David James
The Nar Nar Goon show
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David James | Everything and nothing is happening in Australian elections ... but mostly nothing.
Trust IN the trustees
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David James | What a cheese and lettuce sandwich can tell us about superannuation.
An off-the-wall Pacific solution
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David James | If an asylum nation run by Labor Party factions sounds sane, there are plenty of March hares further afield.
Problem? Bring in the miners.
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David James | The miners and Labor party factions are doing a fine job of running the country.
The good ship Bulldust
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David James | Time to sail around the world like everyone else with a load of bull.
Holes, governments and workers
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David James | The time has come to start blaming the usual suspects for the world’s ills. Here is a basic list to remind us who is actually at fault when anything goes wrong.
Reservations about the Reserve
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David James | Questions remain about the RBA currency controversy.
The ‘It’s A Bit Rich’ list
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David James | Winners of the inaugural ‘It’s a bit rich’ list.
The James review on anything
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David James | The government’s approach to the Henry review shows the way to get political influence.
Information underload
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David James | Beware people who talk about the value of information
A thinker unparalleled
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David James | You can’t indefinitely borrow more than you earn, so long as you never stop growing.
What a bunch of bankers
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David James | Are bankers and the truth not talking to each other?
History according to the banks
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David James | The history of the world according to Australia’s banks.
Storm of protest over insurance
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David James | There’s nothing wrong with the insurance industry, except that it is a complete failure.
Yuan rejects US Dollar
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David James | The power couple of the global capital markets is on the rocks.
Telstra calls Conroy
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David James | A tape has come into my possession of a phone conversation between Senator Stephen Conroy, the minister for broadband, communications and the digital economy, and Telstra.
M&A suits Stokes to a T
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David James | Media mogul Kerry Stokes has merged "tractors and television", which makes me wonder what other mergers based on alliteration are available.
Juice on the tablelands
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David James | The near collapse of the world financial system, the melting of the polar ice caps, but what about the goings on in the lovely city of Orange?
Rocky politics
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David James | Rock trading is sometimes referred to as "cap and trade", because it has nothing to do with caps and there isn't much trading involved.
Honest as a swamp hen
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David James | Pity the poor ASIC employee who has the misfortune of actually having to listen to our phone calls.
The bloodsucking banker
| David JamesVampire movies are very much in vogue. Just why became clear when I came across the haunting tale of Twilight, reportedly a classic of the genre....
ASIC tees off with tiger
| David James - Contact David James: djames@brw.fairfax.com.auThe Australian Securities and Investments Commission has been having a hard time of it lately; an unsuccessful prosecution against Jodee Rich, a spot of judicial bother in the action against former AWB chief executive Andrew Lindberg and a damp squib...
Spin without fear or favour
| David JamesWhat is the future of journalism? This is a critical issue for everyone (by "everyone", I mean here "journalists"). The world could very well come to an end (by "the world", I mean here "journalists' livelihoods"). Something must be done, and urgen...
Adam Smith, king of comedy
| David JamesOnce upon a time there was an 18th century Scottish comedian called Adam Smith. Sadly, in Scotland in the 18th century, there were no jokes. Not a single one. Not even so much as a passing bon mot. Many put this humourlessness down to frustration at ...
Marginal musings, unwanted wisdom
| David JamesMany have asked me what is happening in the global economy. "Dave, what on earth is going on?" they say, their voices trembling with emotion and several large whiskies. "Are we rooned, or are we just rooned?" they querulously ask, eyes glancing furti...