▁uses . ▁The ▁country ▁has ▁been ▁living ▁on ▁borrow ed ▁time , ▁and ▁Austral ians ▁have ▁stopped ▁talking ▁about ▁product ivity ▁and ▁value ▁adding . ▁For ▁example , ▁Australia ▁exports ▁raw ▁materials ▁and ▁its ▁unique ▁fine ▁w ool , ▁but ▁then ▁imports ▁them ▁back ▁at ▁a ▁higher ▁value . ▁Free ▁trade ▁agre ements ▁have ▁been ▁signed ▁by ▁Australia , ▁which ▁further ▁expose ▁what ▁manufact ur ers ▁it ▁has ▁left , ▁and ▁then ▁Australian ▁govern ments ▁bol ster ▁strateg ic ▁indust ries ▁to ▁save ▁jobs . ▁ ▁Australia ▁is ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁an ▁innov ative ▁and ▁product ive ▁country , ▁and ▁it ▁needs ▁local ▁govern ments ▁and ▁consum ers ▁to ▁appreciate ▁and ▁support ▁what ▁is ▁unique ▁to ▁this ▁country . ▁The ▁international ▁tr end ▁of ▁global isation ▁has ▁been ▁matched ▁dom est ically ▁with ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁the ▁m ega ▁store ▁concept ▁of ▁ret ail ing . ▁Lar ge ▁super mark ets ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁w are h ouses ▁have ▁their ▁s elling ▁policies ▁based ▁on ▁any time , ▁everywhere , ▁everything ▁the ▁same , ▁which ▁means ▁their ▁proc ure ment ▁policies ▁are ▁cent r ally ▁driven ; ▁they ▁demand ▁bulk ▁orders ▁from ▁specific ▁price ▁compet itive ▁produ cers ▁and ▁far mers ▁nor ▁do ▁these ▁ret ail ▁gi ants ▁acknow ledge ▁local ▁peculiar ities ▁and ▁set ▁a ▁priority ▁on ▁Made ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Bu y ▁Australian ▁campaign s ▁In ▁its ▁magazine ▁Cho ice ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁the ▁Australian ▁Cons um ers ' ▁Association ▁ad vised ▁consum ers ▁to ▁Bu