As I clearly stated in my post about personal barbs:
"No matter."
(Lol)
Now, back to the essence of the discussion:
"So was the resources sector not booming in the late 2000s when the "GFC struck?
What did the terms of trade look like in 2009/10/11 when commodity prices reached record highs and the A$ fell to multi-year lows, which provided a cushion to export-facing sectors of the Australian economy?"