Space travel is hard, most started off with a few explosion before they got it right. And it is the way engineering goes. At first you test not to see success, but to learn how things work.

How many rockets did it take the US or Russia in the biggening? Even before that and lets say the V2 or very early long range rockets, how many did 8t take to get that one successful launch with no failure? How many rockets destined for orbit still blew up even decades after multiple successful launches? How many rockets still blow up today by companies with thousands of successful launches under their belt. Rockets will still be blowing up a hundred years from now if propulsion is the same. Planes will still be falling from the sky. Cars will still be crashing. This is Murphys law and nothing to do with Australia specifically.

Failure in the science is a learning experience and not a reason to just say we can't do this, we might as well put more shrimp on the barbie and cull a few Emu's. 

Yes, exactly this post but this thread wouldn't load if you were to link every video. Also, everyone forgets about the manned mission :(. It's the first that comes to mind for me, it was brutely scarring imagining those men when I was a toddler. 

Did it have the Fantastic4 on board?

Took the words out of my mouth. Director Krennic (played by an Aussie with his own accent) has entered the chat. 

For the record, I do know that rocket explosions are very common and that early rocket use in the US, Russia, etc was also beset by constant mishaps.

I wasn't seriously saying that we suck and should stop trying, the topic was intentionally just a bit of silly self-deprecating fun.

Poor thing didn't learn everything in Australia is trying to kill you.

Just the ones from 2015, no biggie

Oh no a Dingo crashed me rocket!

You just know there was some big huge spider up in those engines and it caught flames and exploded causing a chain reaction.