Winding Back the Stimulus: From Here to Austerity?

Did Australia crow too soon about its economic resilience in the face of the global financial crisis? As the benefits of the A$42 billion economic stimulus package begin to fade, Australian consumers may not be as well off as their counterparts in other developed nations, while for business, there's a strong whiff of boom times back in the air. However, leading economists have mixed views on what happens next.