There are places closing and few businesses around here are screaming for workers. Living on the edge.

We are not untroubled, but certainly OK - thanks to the very unpopular, at the time, actions of the brilliant Hawke-Keating Labour government

beanz, would love to hear what the brilliant actions were?

I'm dissapointed that the source didn't print or give a link to the entire list. It would be interesting to see, but they only mentioned five countries. If anybody finds it, please post a link here.

Top countries best surviving global recession
1st - Australia
2nd - China
3rd - India and Singapore (equal)
5th - Hong Kong
6th - Canada
7th - Japan and Qatar (equal)
9th - New Zealand
10th - Malaysia, Sweden and Vietnam (equal)
Source: Servcorp International Business Confidence Survey

Thanks, tabsey. Sometimes these news sites just don't get it. I heard that Wisconsin had a deadline for signing up for the state's "Do Not Call" list (where you can register your phone to be off telemarketers' lists). I did a search, and out of seventeen news (TV, radio and newspaper) sites in Wisconsin, all mentioned signing up over the web but only one gave the link.