Recent research by Denis Tracey at the Asia-Pacific Centre for Philanthropy and Social Investment at Swinburne University reveals that wealthy Australians are not as generous as their American peers. Recent research by Denis Tracey at the Asia-Pacific Centre for Philanthropy and Social Investment at Swinburne University reveals that wealthy Australians are not as generous as their American peers. People usually like to be thought of as generous, and stories of kindness and altruism are a source of pride in most cultures. Many Australians would probably say that we are a generous society. They would point to the success of our migration program (though perhaps less confidently than five years ago)…