Hon GRANT ROBERTSON: As we covered in the House last week, or the week before last, we know that different countries experience the impacts of a global slow-down at different times. I was in Australia towards the end of the last week. There is significant concern there about, for example, household energy costs along with the food prices that are being paid over there as well. New Zealand is in one of the better positions of countries across the world to be able to deal with this challenging economic environment, because we have low unemployment, we have low debt, and we have had strong growth. New Zealand's prospects are good but this is a tough time for many people.