Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard delivered Australia through the GFC.
As much as you may not like it; Credit Suisse data clearly demonstrates that as of July 2014 Australians were the wealthiest people on Earth; our economy AAA rated by all major ratings agencies and public debt just 1/8th that of the USA and the UK - confirmation of their massive October 2013 report.
As for subsequent data, that will reflect the impact of Tony Abbott's rotten budget full of broken promises and the impact of his destructive negativity on sectors such as defence ship-building, auto manufacturing, science, education and health.
Table 3: Top ten countries with the highest median wealth per adult in mid-2014 (USD)
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Column 4 |
1 |
Ranking
|
Country
|
Median wealth per adult (in USD)
|
Change since mid-2013 (%)
|
2 |
1
|
Australia
|
225,000
|
4.9%
|
3 |
2
|
Belgium
|
173,000
|
12.3%
|
4 |
3
|
Italy
|
142,000
|
9.6%
|
5 |
4
|
France
|
141,000
|
1.3%
|
6 |
5
|
United Kingdom
|
131,000
|
16.1%
|
7 |
6
|
Japan
|
113,000
|
2.7%
|
8 |
7
|
Singapore
|
109,000
|
6.1%
|
9 |
8
|
Switzerland
|
107,000
|
10.4%
|
10 |
9
|
Canada
|
99,000
|
3.2%
|
11 |
10
|
Netherlands
|
93,000
|
6.3%
|
https://www.credit-suisse.com/upload/news-live/000000022801.pdf