In the jargon of financial markets, investing in Australia is now a “stability” or “safe haven” play whereas formerly it was known as a “cyclical” play. The latter term meant that the Australian economy did better than the world economy when the world economy was doing well, and worse when it was doing badly.
Greece, being close to the fast-growing economies of Eastern Europe and the Balkan area, benefits from its ever-improving economic links with them and is becoming a hub for many of them.