Discuss the policy options the Australian Government can use to achieve external stability
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In a growing age of globalisation, Australia's economic relationships with the rest of the world play a central role in the nation's economic performance. External stability is a broad term which describes a situation where external indicators such as the Current Account Deficit (CAD), foreign liabilities and the exchange rate are a level where they can remain in the longer term without negative economic consequences (i.e. remain stable). External stability has always been important for Australia, as Australia has always relied to some extent on the strength of its ties with other economies for its economic success. Theoretically, economists have traditionally the major objectives of Australian government economic policy as that of economic growth, internal balance as well as external stability. Governments can choose to pursue a range of policy aims, and often the priorities of government policy shift over time, due to the individual perceptions of each...


