(CNN)“This used to be the greatest country on Earth, but we’ve lost the plot.”
It might just be a commercial — Australian Lamb’s annual advertisement ahead of Australia Day on January 26 — but it’s struck a nerve with a lot of Australians this year.
As Australians deal with a record-breaking heatwave, environmental devastation and a sixth prime minister in just over a decade, the annual fierce debate over the country’s national day might be the thing that pushes many of them over the edge.
