I personally think it is a true reflection of just how good things actually are for most people when boat people can be used as an election campaign platform, if we had some real fucking issues to worry about we wouldn't be so preoccupied with a few thousand people arriving irregularly by boat. Anyone who thinks Australia is doing it tough should take a look at most other developed economies in the EU and think again, the GFC was little more than a mouse fart here in Australia, the economy contracted a quarter of 1% for 1 quarter for fucks sake, if that tiny ripple shook your world to financial ruin I would be very surprised. I know there are a lot of industries in slow down though whilst others are powering ahead, the bottom line is overall things are pretty good compared to many other countries despite all the election propaganda.