Investing now...?

How soon will the Australian economy recover, still much speculation: http://business.smh.com.au/business/budget-optimists-are-guessing-too-20090522-biaz.html
Divided opinion, but even the best signs are far from bullish: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,25524015-643,00.html

Share markets have shown some recovery in last few months, but stories of business failures remain a relevant consideration: http://business.smh.com.au/business/collapse-a-cautionary-tale-for-ad-industry-20090522-biar.html
Yet, in the same paper you can read about other business successes: http://business.smh.com.au/business/amatil-pops-the-cork-on-latest-growth-figures-20090522-biax.html
Some of you were interested in our big minin firms as a possible investment, yet RIO's prices have taken a battering: http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-business/rio-takes-borates-business-off-market-20090523-biiu.html

Appropriate spending?

The Federal Budget brought about some interesting discussion on Fiscal policy and estimates regarding how soon Australia might be back to trend growth.

What were your reactions to the budget? What did your parents have to say?

read budget here: http://www.budget.gov.au/2009-10/content/speech/html/speech.htm and follow links through the site to read more.