If the Howard Government was half as good an economic manager as it claims, we’d be participating in the current banking rescues, writes Stephen Mayne.
South koreans
South Korea versus Australia – our pathetic savings record
Peter Costello has had plenty of ups and downs as Treasurer since March 1996, but when asked about his toughest single day in the job, he cites Christmas Day 1997 – the day South Korea ran out of foreign reserves.
