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."

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Rory Robertson's opening salvo in great Aussie sugar debate (warning: much bolded text)

As regular readers of Rory Robertson's robust writing will recall, the Cape York alumnus is fond of both bold and underlined text to emphasise his points. Read them here.