Yabby, please read the paragraph immediately under the fatuous and fraudulent comment by www.liveexportcare.com, which states the facts from the ABS Year Book. Perhaps the period that "Australia rode on the sheep's back" derives from when the country was so primitive it couldn't do anything much else. Now it clearly can, as the stats by industry and by state demonstrate - or perhaps you didn't read those either.

Nicky

*Now it clearly can, *

Now it can? I remind you that farming and mining still dominate
exports. Despite all this, Australia still runs a current account
deficit of around 6% of GDP. We have two economies. One focussed
globally, the other relying on local protection, as they are
unable to compete globally.

Like I said - you either didn't read the stats or you couldn't understand them. You really need to get over that over-exaggerated notion of your own importance (to the economy, and recognize that you are now a drain on the Australian community - particularly the environment).
Nicky

Funnily enough Nicky, economists agree with me, a few left wing
animal liberationists, who know zilch about economics, might not.

Tough titties as they say :)

"I remind you that farming and mining still dominate
exports."

I see the Yabby is still in La La Land. Lamb exports come in around second last. However, Australia's principal export markets in 2007, for Australian lamb (dead meat that is), was the US and the Middle East.

The major export market for mutton (dead) was Saudia Arabia.

In 2007, Australian lamb exports totalled 161,037 tonnes (shipped weight). Over the same period, 149,734 tonnes of Australian mutton was exported.

The estimate for minerals and energy exports for 2007/2008 is $110 billion - up $2 billion from the previous year.

Live exports of sheep in 2007 realised a paltry $262 million.

However, the predatory meat cartel's penchant to export live animals affects Australia's GDP by many millions of dollars per annum.

Ignorant know-alls rely entirely on the sustainability of their bank balance - not Australia's fragile environment. Our resident know-all masks his greed by spruiking on about the economy, earth worms, the holy father, secession, city slickers, hormones and other billious tripe.

But then when you think of the long and gloomy history of these misfits' inhumanity to other species, you will discover how many hideous crimes have been committed in the name of economic rationale.

And who better to "enlighten" us on economic rationale than our disgusting in-house sadistic beast and master-of-muck, Yabby, who should have been deported decades ago.

Ah Dickie, another fanatic. Perhaps you have a point. Those evil
farmers are actually going out making a living and feeding people,
wow, now that is evil!

Perhaps farmers don't matter after all. They did a great experiment
in Zimbabwe, threw the farmers off their farms and nature took its
course. Given your understanding of economics, we could have
an economy just a good as Zimbabwe! Ever thought of migrating?