{"id":30270,"date":"2016-11-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/the-sad-truth-about-australian-industry\/"},"modified":"2016-11-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T00:00:00","slug":"the-sad-truth-about-australian-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/the-sad-truth-about-australian-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u201csad\u201d truth about Australian industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Horticulturist and TV personality Don Burke says Australia has a \u201csad\u201d lack of entrepreneurs who can grasp the future\u2026<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThe history of Australia is an interesting one,\u201d Don told FIVEAA\u2019s Michael Keelan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re one of the most innovative countries in the world. A huge number of innovations come from there, but we very rarely get them developed in Australia. Industry has never supported creative ideas in Australia, be it the forklift truck [invented in Australia] \u2026 to a thousand other things.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>LISTEN HERE:<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/294916577&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a problem,\u201d Don said. \u201cWe do not have enough entrepreneurial people who can grasp the future. It\u2019s sad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Don compared Australia with Singapore, which he said is at the cutting edge of horticulture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSingapore is probably the most modern country in the world and the most progressive one\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir gardens and their buildings, they\u2019ve all got rooftop gardens &#8212; it\u2019s stunning. Singapore is a delight for the entire world to see.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>MOST POPULAR<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/fremantle-changes-the-date-of-australia-day\"><strong>THIS CITY HAS CHANGED THE DATE OF AUSTRALIA DAY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/david-and-will\/mum-embarrasses-daughter-with-humiliating-schoolies-story\"><strong>MUM EMBARRASSES DAUGHTER WITH MORTIFYING SCHOOLIES STORY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Horticulturist and TV personality Don Burke says Australia has a \u201csad\u201d lack of entrepreneurs who can grasp the future\u2026 \u201cThe history of Australia is an interesting one,\u201d Don told FIVEAA\u2019s Michael Keelan. \u201cWe\u2019re one of the most innovative countries in the world. 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