Economy: The Australian economy continues to perform strongly growing between 4 per cent and 5 per cent per annum. Solid growth during the first half of 2000 kept the annual rate of rise in growth at 4.7 per cent pace.

Economy: The Australian economy continues to perform strongly growing between 4 per cent and 5 per cent per annum. Solid growth during the first half of 2000 kept the annual rate of rise in growth at 4.7 per cent pace.