I'm guessing you mean the broader global usage applied to Australia as a whole:
Dutch economic experience where the manufacturing sector declined and suffered general inflation as a result of the booming natural gas sector.
ie: An exurberance of raw natural resources killing other sectors of the economy.
In the context of Western Australia, though, one might argue that the "Dutch curse" is consistently smashing your ships up against the shores of one of the more hostile coasts globally.
In the context of Western Australia, though, one might argue that the "Dutch curse" is consistently smashing your ships up against the shores of one of the more hostile coasts globally.
All in the name of The Spice Must Flow.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipwrecks_of_Western_Australi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company