Australian manufacturingIt was great when the
whole product was locally made; but newer products rely on more and more imported components, and our companies often haven't done an adequate job of checking those (see for example the circuit breaker in
this, and the
lampholder in many Westinghouse fridges).
Nowadays I only really bother for items which
are simple enough to locally manufacture in their entirety: Beyond food/drink and basic building materials I have
Clipsal 2000 Series switches and sockets (although many of the lower-volume items are offshored even there),
Palm Outdoor cups and plates/bowls, a
Koala bed and that's about it… For large appliances I usually go with European makes; small appliances I choose on their (observable) merits.
“Nonsense”If you say the word without explaining
why, then you have zero chance of convincing any sane opponent.
(Providing an explanation doesn't guarantee anything, of course, but if you want to have a
chance…)
