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MacroBusiness was formed by four bloggers who reckon the gap between the Australian business media and reality has widened to a gulf.
That this is possible without the heavy-hand of a dictator is testament to the power of vested interests, monopolies, weak government, closed ideologies and a perennial culture of populism.
In effect, it means our leadership class can make unaccountable economic and business blunders, or, they are measured against entirely inappropriate yardsticks.
At MacroBusiness we use reason, history and ideas to bring you a bigger picture of the choices we face for our economy, businesses and investments.
We are the hedge fund of Australian business media. We are business media noir. We are MacroBusiness.
That this is possible without the heavy-hand of a dictator is testament to the power of vested interests, monopolies, weak government, closed ideologies and a perennial culture of populism.
In effect, it means our leadership class can make unaccountable economic and business blunders, or, they are measured against entirely inappropriate yardsticks.
At MacroBusiness we use reason, history and ideas to bring you a bigger picture of the choices we face for our economy, businesses and investments.
We are the hedge fund of Australian business media. We are business media noir. We are MacroBusiness.
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Mentions in press and media 17
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| May 22, 2024 | LGBTQ+ workers in hospitality vulnerable to harassment and discrimination | An AI-generated image. Source: Adobe Stock. article-article-body “The thing about being out as queer and working in hospitality is that it can give employers and customers another reason to harass you, and even if you’re not getting discrim... |
| Apr 14, 2022 | Election 2022: What’s next for the NBN? Here’s what Labor and the Coalition are promising | Source: The Conversation For many Australians, the promise of cheap, reliable broadband remains a dream. So why is the National Broadband Network (NBN) still not delivering an outcome that was promised more than a decade ago when the NBN ro... |
| Mar 19, 2020 | Bitcoin Sees 9% Gain as Turmoil Hits the Forex Markets | View Bitcoin (BTC) is gaining amid a sell-off in fiat currencies and could rise further if the U.S. stock markets track European equities higher. Technical charts indicate scope for a rise to key resistance at $5,926. A move higher would co... |
| Feb 12, 2016 | What might upset Australia’s ‘rock solid’ banks | Market volatility has affected banks internationally in the US, UK and Europe but even though Australian banks remain insulated from turbulence abroad it might not be all smooth sailing. The MSCI index of global banks has fallen by 16% sinc... |
| Apr 7, 2015 | Raf and Lee – founders of Sealz glasses | Sealz glasses are sunglasses that instantly convert to goggles at the click of a button. This patented military-based technology will have uses in outdoor sports, for health & safety applications, and in the military, construction, ener... |
| Nov 19, 2013 | Treasury says forecasting a single figure is too difficult: It wants confidence intervals in its forecasts | At this year’s budget announcement, the Australian Federal Treasury was 70% sure GDP would grow between 2% and 3.75%. It might seem like a large margin of error. But that’s how Treasury wants all its forecasts to be understood. In a paper r... |
| Sep 17, 2013 | Tony Abbott’s future policy direction on energy | The Coalition has returned to government at a time of uncertainty and rapid change in almost every area of energy policy. With an energy policy released and a responsible minister named, what can we determine about where this new government... |
| May 23, 2013 | Torsten – founder of coseats.com | Torsten is the founder of coseats.com, Australia’s biggest rideshare site that connects drivers and passengers around Australia. Torsten is a software developer and spent many years in the IT industry before starting coseats.com. He is pass... |
| Mar 25, 2013 | Россию все обманули, хитроумный банкинг, кипрский грабеж, банки ЕC для идиотов, на очереди Словения, Франция и Люксембург | Пол Кругман: Кипр: идиотизм за гранью понимания [оригинальное название поста – Cyprus: The Sum of All FUBAR. Английское FUBAR – сокращение от F**ked Up Beyond All Recognitio, идиотизм за гранью понимания. – Прим. Bankir.Ru]. На данный момен... |
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FAQ about Macro Business
What has the press written about Macro Business?
Parsers VC has collected 17 articles mentioning Macro Business, among them “LGBTQ+ workers in hospitality vulnerable to harassment and discrimination” (May 22, 2024) and “Election 2022: What’s next for the NBN? Here’s what Labor and the Coalition are promising” (Apr 14, 2022).
Is Macro Business still active?
Yes, Macro Business is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 1, 2025.