Strengths
* Strong Economy with per capita GDP on par with the four dominant West European
economies.
* Strong emphasis on reforms, low inflation, a housing market bloom, growing ties with
china have led to its 16 years of expansion.
* The budget has been in surplus since 2002 due to strong revenue growth.
* Major exporter of agricultural products, minerals, metals, and fossil fuels.
* Excellent domestic and international telephone services.
* The strength of Australias economy has been highlighted in recent years by its ability to
withstand a number of internal and external events, including a major drought, a housing
boom and the Asian financial and economic crises.(About Australia)
Weaknesses
* Socially permissible systems for information exchange, vertically and horizontally
(professional cross-sectoral committees are a step in the right direction on the government
level). (SWOT Analysis)
* Enforcement of environmental and economic laws and regulations.
Opportunities
* Australia has a business-friendly regulatory environment. According to the World Bank,
Australia is the fastest place in the world in which to start a business, with regulatory
procedures taking just two days. (About Australia)
* Has the fewest restrictions on product markets of all of its 30 member countries, the
lowest level of public ownership of business and the least restrictive impact of business
regulation on economic behavior.
* Australia recently partially deregulated the banking sector, removing many interest rate
limits and allowing the entry of 16 new foreign banks, five of which were U.S. banks.