Our number one reason visitors love Australia is an attitude rather than a particular thing. Aussies are a naturally cheery and optimistic bunch and why wouldn’t they be? The weather is good. They’ve got a great work/life balance. And the worries of the rest of the world seem a million miles away. (Probably because they are.)

To the locals, Australia is both the Lucky Country and God’s Own and it always ranks highly in annual ‘Happiest Country in the World’ surveys. There’s a reason ‘She’ll be right, mate’ is the national motto. It generally will be.

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Why the world is so obsessed with Australia and the Australian way of life