The author has been described by News Ltd as an "iconoclast", "Svengali", a pollie's "economist muse", and "pungently accurate". Fairfax says he is a "Renaissance man" and "one of Australia’s most respected analysts." Stephen Koukoulas concludes that he is "85% right", and "would make a great Opposition leader." Terry McCrann claims the author thinks "‘nuance’ is a trendy village in the south of France", but can be "scintillating" when he thinks "clearly". The ACTU reckons he’s "an enigma wrapped in a Bloomberg terminal, wrapped in some apparently well-honed abs."

Thursday, May 20, 2010

AFR coverage of my speech this week...

This is the AFR's coverage today of my speech on housing risk (you might have to click to be able to read the text). IMHO, Rob Harley is the best property journalist in the country, and runs an exceedingly tight real estate ship over at the Fin...