So the secondary effect is a lot of folks who traditionally came to the shore are going elsewhere.

People are doing more and more via phone and e-mail, so it's harder for us to establish a personal relationship and develop a rapport.

It's going to divert some key materials. It's going to have an effect on building elsewhere. A lot of the areas that were hit are areas that produce wood products.

I think everyone went into last year hoping for the best. I think if you had polled the folks on the committee or others of what to expect, they would have been a little anxious and nervous.

Election years are traditionally up years,

Traditionally, most of Australia's imports come from overseas