From the Hibbart Island car ferry.  The ferry goes backwards and forwards - backwards and forwards (more frequently in holiday times!)

Is all reasoning affected by the summer weather on the other side of the world?  It certainly must be time to tap into the untold wealth of the high rollers to help save the economies that are going under instead of cutting into basic services too much.

Why do we copy what is done overseas - every bit of economic rationalism and privatisation  and closure of services - what have those countries gained as they sit on the brink of financial disaster? 

But then our economy is saved by mineral resources.

Our dollar has been higher than the $US for some time.  As a result of the high dollar Aussie tourists are having a field day but certain investments give no returns and go backwards and exporters groan.