In 1973 I went to the AWA factory in Parramatta road in Sydney for a job only to be told there where no jobs as they had just stopped making Televisions as they where cheaper to produce over seas
That has been the pattern for Australian industry ever since.
My Favourite is example is Bonds
does anyone buy Bonds products any more
I will continue to buy online from and overseas as it is Cheaper and more convenient for me to have goods delivered to my door and a damn site quicker than most companies can provide here in Australia
Hardley Normal has lost my Custom
See this post on the ABC website for some very interesting replies on this topic
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...07/3108119.htm
Cheers