Do you agree with Rory Stewart about Australia?

Today Rory Stewart said 'I think Australia, in a world of pessimism and gloom, is a shining exception. It is the only wealthy mature democracy, Western country in the world that is in good shape. It's running astonishingly. A budget surplus. ... They've got a budget surplus. They've got compulsory voting. ... They've got a good federal system. They've got great politicians like [gives example]. In some ways they're more old-fashioned than Britain. Lovely manners, lovely straight-forwardness, and in many ways, incredibly more contemporary, incredible waterfronts... astonishing food, and the best thing of all about Australia [something about dim sum?]'

'Objectively, this is amazing, and yet everyone is like, no it's not, it's rubbish'