Otto von Bismarck said: “Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.” Australia has benefited tremendously from learning lessons from overseas, helping avoid the errors of others. But this should not extend to copying everything from overseas, or thinking that circumstances that apply overseas always apply in a similar measure to the Australian context.
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