Dr Paul Allen

Image via Wikipedia Australia is a good place to live. It is well ordered. The basic needs of most people are met. There is employment for most people. For those unable to work, there is a good range of social services. There are many opportunities for entertainment, sport and culture. The large cities are highly multicultural, and, for the most part, people of different backgrounds accept each other. Yet, close to one-fifth of young people and older people say that they are hurting deep inside and they are not satisfied with their lives. Often the immediate cause of this dissatisfaction is a breakdown in relationships. However, there are underlying problems in the nature of Australian culture itself. In the 1970s, young people turned away from the traditions of the past. They no longer felt bound by the patterns of marriage and family life, by the styles of music and art, or even by the particular drugs that had been prevalent in Australian life. Certainly, many people felt that