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Australia versus the rest of the world? That question will dominate sharemarkets in 2006 and Eureka Report contributors are generally going against the grain by arguing the best way forward is to stay at home. In today's video interview, associate editor Michael Pascoe talks to AMP chief economist Shane Oliver, who says domestic equities will continue to perform better than overseas counterparts in the year ahead. Separately, in a feature-length article forecasting global economic trends, ANZ chief economist Saul Eslake predicts problems in China after 2008 will have serious repercussions.