(2016) St Thomas More and the Maseratis
From Cheyne Row’s Roman Church,
Parishioners warm to their annual
Procession, every July 7
Drawn irresistibly to the Tower.
(2016) As Aussie as Speedos
Foul, pock-faced cane toad,
ddddddd-ing diesel-motor monotony,
point blunted, brutal snout –
bone-ridge standing out.
(2016) McRae’s Reserve
Tree hide-outs,
swings, roundabouts
footie dream weaves
caterpillars in silk cocoons
adhere to sticks, festooned
on glue stuck gum-leaves.
(2016) All Is Clear Again
I disagree that dawn
And dusk are the
Supreme parts of day.
(2016) Australian Infrastructure from the Grandstands
On 1 July after twenty years on the Board, I resigned as an independent Director from the Stadium Australia Management Board after the NSW government bought out the management rights for an undisclosed sum.
(2016) Disunity is Death: Opening Speech at the ASFA Conference
Speech delivered to the opening session of the 2016 ASFA conference held in the Gold Coast Convention Centre, 9-11 November 2016.
(2016) The Easson Effect – Darren Synder
Profile published in FS Super, The Journal of Superannuation Management, Vol. 8, No. 3.
(2016) AFR Lunch: Michael Easson on the Perils of Post-industrialism – Matthew Cranston
I might have to raise my voice and abandon the Australian drawl for this lunch. Even in the quiet corner of Matt Moran’s Aria restaurant overlooking Circular Quay, Dr Michael Easson, chairman of the Association of Superannuation Funds and co-founder of real estate funds manager EG, has some difficulty hearing me.
(2016) Pale and Stale Taxes Stiffle Property Supply
We will rue the day narrow-minded State and Federal governments decided to squeeze the life out of residential real estate investment through steep new taxes and red-tape on foreigners in Australia.