What Are The Odds Of Victoria Successfully Declaring Independence From The Rest Of Australia

Why aren't Australia and New Zealand one country?

Why aren't Australia and New Zealand one country?That used to be a good question. When I moved from Australia to NZ, it seemed to me that it would be a very good idea. The histories of the two countries are very closely interconnected, with many Australians prominent in early NZ history, and in the 1980s relationships across the Tasman were so close that I didn’t bother to get NZ citizenship. NZ would have benefited from the prosperity of the Australian economy, and at the time Australia was a more outward-looking and optimistic country.Since then, the two countries have diverged. Neo-Liberalism hit both, and it went further in NZ, because the Australian unions were better able to resist. But despite that, Australian politics seems to me to have got nastier, and Australia has got somewhat inward-looking and less open to the future. Whereas in NZ Neo-Liberalism has had some good effects—the country now is much more outward looking, and generally gung-ho, and less socially conservative. But because the economy has been so badly managed (chiefly by National politicians, starting with Muldoon), and because NZ has had no resource boom like Australia, living standards have diverged. Union would always have depended, in part, on Australia wanting it, but the treatment of Ardern by Turnbull, who is in many ways an improvement on Abbott, shows that there’s no enthusiasm there.Some answers rightly point to the different treatment of the indigenous peoples of Australia and New Zealand: systematic injustice is certainly better than genocide. But this has not prevented a very large number of Maori from going to live in Australia, where living standards are higher (and, dare one say it, they don’t have to be involved in Maori politics).

Why is Australian PR becoming difficult to get these days?

It’s a combination of multiple factors.USA + UK immigration policy shift ( which has flooded Australia with PR applicants as it offers similar lifestyle with free healthcare. Cut off points have moved from 60 to 75/80 for most popular skill sets.)Abolishment of Australian 457 skilled visa ( which was the most popular path to permanent residency )The replacement TSS visa is no where as flexible or lucrative as 457 was as only the longer 4 year option offers pathway to PR.Limiting of age requirement to max 45 years for skilled PR. ( making it difficult to score 70 to 75 points for skilled PR applicants who are over 33 years of age unless you can crack IELTS with 8.0 or higher across all bands or hold a PhD. )Applicants of ages between 29 to 33 have increased significantly and have got a major advantage to get maximum points for work-ex + age points to fill the 75 to 80cut off easily without having to score very high on IELTS or PTE.Living in Melbourne for last 3 years I can confirm that Australia has not reduced PR intake. Infact, the number of seats have gone up for many popular professions as per the department records on website. However PR quota reservations for New Zealanders have gone up.

Why was the British Empire so successful?

Following are the top most five important reasons for England being becoming one of the more powerful country in the past. Such as:From Mid 1600's until the war of independence in 1776, Britain had Dominated over several American Colonies. Until the 19th Century, Britain had dominion over Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Until the 20th Century Britain was in control of Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, India, Egypt , Sudan, Palestine, South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong. The policies which the British government used in order to gain control over these states were strategic. Interestingly, many of the colonies were originally founded by private companies/personalities with Royal Charter (approval). It is well known India was established by the East India Company, searching for resources in the Far East. South Africa was arguably the product of aggressive expansion by Cecil Rhodes (incidentally founder of Old Rhodesia).Trade is another factor which founded the British Empire. Indeed, Hong Kong was given to the British by China, after their defeat in the Opium War in 1898. The Opium War was a war fought over trade. The British were fed up with China's unwillingness to house foreigners in their nation - restricting them to reside in Portugese Macau - and negotiated opening of port cities, such as Shanghai and Hong Kong. Unity, was another factor which held the British Empire together. Unity however, must not be mistaken for homogeneity - the Empire was incredibly racially and religiously diverse. However, throughout the New World Britain managed to introduce some very positive changes into the standard of living of millions of people. Britain introduced their Westminster style of government, their common law (arguably the greatest gift of all) and numerous other seemingly inconsequential things (like the sport cricket for example). These unifying traditions helped to bind the Empire together. The final reason behind the strength of the British Empire was pride. Pride in the Empire, pride in nation building, pride in the dissemination of Anglo-Saxon values. It is plain from the disintegration of the Empire, that British peoples loss of faith in Britain as an Empire was critical to its demise. After WW2, the ideology behind Empire building seemed flawed; having watched Europe almost become unbound by the plans of an evil dictator bent on controlling the Continent, Britain's own imperialist forays were challenged.