Monthly Archives: June 2012

Further Upheavals in Australia’s Media Landscape

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Anthony

This morning, in a move guaranteed to reshape Australia’s media landscape, Ms Pristina Tryinhard, the wealthiest woman in Goondiwindi Shire,  bought the Esk Global Mail. In an interview, I asked why she would buy a newspaper that hadn’t made any … Continue reading →

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The Media’s Dilemma? A Case of both barrels, right behind the big toe

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Anthony

Before I begin, let me observe that any self respecting episode of foot shooting invariably includes a strong element of irony. Now, to the matter at hand. In a previous professional incarnation, while, for my sins,  studying Marketing, I learned that a business has two … Continue reading →

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We’re off to see the Economy, the wonderful economy of Oz…

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Anthony

Last night, within a matter of minutes of each other, I heard two politicians  assert, with considerable, er… passion I might add, that the Economy must be protected at all costs. Wow, I thought, this Economy must be important. And … Continue reading →

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Got form? We Aussies? Naahhh…

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Anthony

Now that a dingo or dingoes’ guilt has finally been legally established in the Azaria Chamberlain case, it behooves me, (there’s that lovely word again – still reminds me of Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, 1982, Dolly Parton and… Anyway, back … Continue reading →

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Boys will be boys. So suck it up.

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Anthony

So there’s these two young guys, super fit, on their way to the Olympics and about as excited as Tony Abbot discovering a new piece of bad news about our economy; which, by the way, is pretty damned excited. They’re … Continue reading →

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When is a Spreadsheet like a Chicken’s Entrails?

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Anthony

Sometime ago, in a presentation, I suggested – only half in jest  – that the science of Economics should be disbanded and become a subset of Psychology. My argument was that economists basically do two things: Gather and analyse data; … Continue reading →

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Political Perambulation… It’s not just the path we walk, it’s how we walk it

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Anthony

My father wasn’t much given to handing out advice. In fact, I can only remember two occasions. The first was when he counselled me to never pull a knife unless I planned to use it. I forget the precise circumstance that … Continue reading →

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