wikipaedia says this about australia "Australia's extreme dependence on agricultural and industrial exports meant it was one of the hardest-hit countries in the Western world, amongst the likes of Canada and Germany. Falling export demand and commodity prices placed massive downward pressures on wages. Further, unemployment reached a record high of 29% in 1932,[38] with incidents of civil unrest becoming common. After 1932, an increase in wool and meat prices led to a gradual recovery."
volt
well you are probably right about the dependence on commodities
already there are signs that commodity prices are rising and china is building up stockpiles. not to mention takeover activity eg OZL, RIO would they buy if they didn't things were to go down more would they?