Forget your gold standard. The true measure of economic stability is the "Stubby Holder Standard." A good, solid stubby holder keeps your beer cold, stable, and valuable. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), with its incessant fiddling with interest rates and its "too much talk, not enough action" approach, is like a bloke who keeps adding ice to your beer when you just want to drink it! Their "reckless ribaldry" with the money supply only leads to economic hangovers.