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PD Jonson

Peter Jonson is a professional director and economist, currently Lead Independent Director at Village Roadshow Ltd, Previous roles include Chairman of Bionomics Ltd and several startups in the biotech area. Chairman of the Melbourne Institute Advisory Board from 1992 to 2002, now Chair Emeritus. Founding Chair of the Australian Institute for Commercialisation (2002 to 2007). Chair of the Commonwealth government Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Committee 2005 - 2010.

Peter has been Chairman of ANZ Funds Management, Group Managing Director of Norwich Union Financial Services Ltd and Head of Research at James Capel Australia Limited. Peter held a number of senior positions as an economist with the Reserve Bank of Australia from 1972 to 1988. He is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.

A biographical essay can be found here

Peter is the founder and editor of HenryThornton.com

His Great Crises of Capitalism was published in early 2011. Info here. He is currently researching the connection between monetary policy and asset inflation.

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Letter about the economic outlook in early 1990 - `the recession we had to have.`

Text of Confidential letter to Dr Chris Higgins, Secretary to Treasury, copy to Mr Ian Macfarl »

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Subject:	banks in 1990
Posted by:	NIGEL F
Date:	11/18/2004
Mr Jonson, your letter was spot on. I was a banker who saw bank recovery teams destroy businesses and their owners. Is it all going to happen again? How would an economic shock affect the business sector, particularly if households start to feverishly repay their heavy debts? The banks would, no doubt, redeploy the old recovery Nazzis (who only understand loan-to-valuation ratios) to comb over consumer and business portfolios to select their poor victims. Back to the future!

Prostate Rebore

Henry’s myriad afflictions of the middle-aged male have been amply described – (1) Author: PD Jonson

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Subject:	Henry`s Health
Posted by:	Mark Hodge
Date:	9/26/2004
Wonderful to hear of Henry's recovery but, as one of the two lunch companions, I must say that if he ever tries to struggle on manfully while in distress, I wont be overly pleased. Glad to hear that the Epworth did the job - my experiences with the US system were not so positive. After a stress related stomach/gastric complaint, I was forced to relax and endure the snap of the rubber glove. The bill and frustration of subsequent dealings with insurance company were the second thing about that particular chain of events that made my eyes pop.

Lord Desai of Immigration

The world needs to make the movement of people as free as the movement of ca »

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Subject:	immigration.
Posted by:	Wellington
Date:	2/3/2008
Free movement of people sounds OK but it impacts on the society we already have. A million muzzies arriving here would see mosques galore everywhere ... this is not the ambiance most australians want. This is just one example. A better idea for Australia is to actively promote the migration to Australia of mainstream Christians. Color doesn't matter, but culture does. Christians would continue to fit in here as they have been doing since 1788...without problems. Sir Wellington Boote.

The Jonson Room - 1967 to 1999

Snow Gums - Lake Mountain

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Subject:	Mystery Artist
Posted by:	Liz Rowell
Date:	7/5/2003
Would love to know more about the artist, bit short on description too.

Subject:
Posted by:	John Hayman
Date:	9/3/2010
Reminiscent of van Gogh, with a touch of Pro Hart. The cupboard door is my favorite.

Offshore Aussies

There are something like 1 million Australian living and working abroad. Although it is har »

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Subject:	Expats and finding work
Posted by:	Louis Hissink
Date:	1/18/2004
I am not sure, but whether the AMA, the ACTU and other like minded groups, the opposition to novelty, whether scientific or business, seems implacable. Conservative - definitely. Opposition to competition, whether in idea or otherwise, implacably. And being a tall poppy without having gone and returned, is no different. Australia has never had a period of an unhampered market. That is our history and our problem.

The Return of the Check List.

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Subject:	Goodhart`s Law
Posted by:	Louis Hissink
Date:	11/11/2003
Without getting technical, it is the same as a circular reference in a spreadsheet. And "Shit Happens" is not an explanation but a statement, and hardly an answer. The Reserve's problem is itself, reacting to its own prescriptions coupled with a severe case of alzheimer's.

On becoming a more innovative nation

Articles on becoming a more innovative nation

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Subject:	more innovation.
Posted by:	Henry Thornton
Date:	2/5/2007
Glad to hear about the extra money coming down the pipe for help to small business for research and exports...this is real socialism in action, eh Henry? Why do australian businessmen not want any government involvement in labour issues but want mucho government involvement in funding research and exports? The Head of HR cries 'get outta my way!' but the Head of R&D cries 'come on down, with your check book and regulations"! What exactly is 'FREE enterprise'? Can you explain this, Henry? Sir Wellington Boot.

The Reserve Bank - transparency, etc

Someone once remarked that sunlight is a great steriliser. The Reserve Bank is currently in »

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The shift from thrift

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The Reserve Bank

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World traffic lights on the blink?

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