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Gravy Train of Greed

While we’re on Australia’s favourite subject and national obsession, no I don’t mean sport, this essay by Alison Pennington may … More

Alison Pennington, GEN F'D, Property gravy train

Property Pox & Parable

On a recent visit to my old stamping ground in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, I was shocked and even nauseous at … More

my family real estate story, property parable, property pox

‘In Praise of Idleness’

At the last turn of a century I departed salaried employment to ‘have a break’ from corporate life, which then … More

attitudes to work, Bertrand Russell, In Praise of Idleness

Amazon Amigo

Jeff Bezos of Amazon is the world’s richest man, with a personal fortune of about US$120 billion. Amazon avoided about … More

Amazon exploitation, Audible, Chokepoint Capitalism, Jeff Bezos philanthropy, Jessica Bruder, Nomadland

Solar Champions: Go Aussie!

Surprising factoids seem popular, so here’s anothery in our new series, as Andrew Blake, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University, … More

Andrew Blake, Professor of Engineering ANU, World solar generation per capita

CBD: Central But Dead

The Emerald City aka Sydney lost its allure for office workers when the pandemic gave them a choice to work … More

Better Sydney, Empty CBD, NSW Productivity Commissioner

Qantas Qandary

Breaking News: Qantas to Phase out Passengers in Plan to Improve Service (PIS)  In a new strategy that it says … More

Alan Joyce, customer service, Qantas

Pollies & Property!

Prices of Australian real estate are going crazy again. Shane Wright (SMH 26 June) demonstrates the massive conflict of interest … More

Hal Pawson, negative gearing, Paul Keating, politicians self-interest, real estate boom, Shane Wright

‘Utopia is Creepy’

I’m backing our government in the current face-off with Facebook. Zuckerberg thought he could teach Australia a lesson by turning … More

Facebook free, Utopia is Creepy

Tale of Two Joysticks

My airline ‘career’ was in the halcyon flying days of last century, which continued hubristically for another twenty years. Now … More

airline industry, American Airlines, video game fortunes

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