17 Nov On the Outer Barcoo
“On the Outer Barcoo, where the churches are few And the men of Religion are scanty On a road never crossed, ‘cept by folk that are lost One...
07 Nov Water as a Commodity
Water as a Commodity By Charlotte Thomson Murrumbidgee Irrigation farmer, Dean Salvestro, talks about water licenses and the impact they have had on his business. The buying up...
07 Nov RBA Sets the Runway
Statement by Glenn Stevens, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision At its meeting on the 3rd November, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 2.0 per...
22 Oct Crystal Balling the Yield Curve
What you need to know about the yield curve. Discussion around the BBQ follows a protocol. Sporting highlights, weekend foolishness, business anecdotes then eventually on a...
11 Oct The lure of high altitude mountaineering
The perception in the public arena is that high altitude mountaineering is egocentric on many levels. To conquer a mountain is to conquer Mother Nature. ...
11 Oct Life on the Hay Plains and some Economic talk
Life on the Hay Plains: Rowan & Sarah Houston By Charlotte Thomson Recently, I talked to Rowan Houston of “Budgewah,” 20km’s from Hay in NSW. In the...
24 Sep Do urban communities care about Australian agriculture?
There’s a general feeling of indignation when Australian farmers talk of the lack of care urban areas have in regards to Australian farming. This talk...
10 Sep The Penny Drops
There are moments upon candid reflection when an audience is so gravitated by a message being told that a paradigm shift occurs within graces that...
27 Aug Value Investing
Matthew Meehan from Agbis take the time out to discuss with Ian Robinson the art of value investing. The interview strips it back to the...
27 Aug Lessons from the Chicago Trading Pits
The story is raw as it is real, but the underlying lesson learnt are timeless. Ride the Hot Tub Time machine back to the 1990’s...