How ethical is Australia?: an examination of Australia's record as a global citizen (Public interest series.)
Philosophy, Politics and government
Human-narrated audio
Summary
How Ethical Is Australia? assesses how well Australia is performing as a global citizen. It examines five areas of government policy with a global impact - foreign aid, the United Nations, overseas trade, the environment and refugees. Our record in… four of these, the authors say, is not one 'of which any nation would be proud'. This essay, by the renowned Australian philosopher Peter Singer, argues that the Australian government ought to do more than pursue narrow, short-term national interests. He asserts that Australia could and ought to be doing its part to make the world a better place, by working to protect the global environment and to reduce poverty worldwide. A more ethical approach to the world beyond Australia's borders is also in our national interest - if we take a broad, long-term view of what our national interests are.