Do your homework, there's more unemployed and on welfare in Australia as a % than in the USA.
Property in major cities and shares have completely outstripped gold as an investment for years, unfortunately for goldbugs they hang on to the 'cash is trash', 'paper will be worth nothing', 'the bottom's in', 'backin' the truck up', the '5000 year store of value' and other worn-out cliches.
