Tag Archives: Ford

Holden succumbs

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Geoff O'Reilly

I’ve enjoyed owning and driving 5 different Holdens in my time. Good workmanlike, middle-of-the-road cars, all of them. It will be kind of a pity to see Australian made Holdens eventually disappear from the market. My current VW is great. … Continue reading →

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High house prices cause Qantas mess

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Geoff O'Reilly

Well now … high Australian house prices are clearly not the only cause of the mess at Qantas, but there is a clear causal connection. What on earth is it? Read on and I’ll show you. At the time of the … Continue reading →

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Twitter IPO

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Geoff O'Reilly

I use Twitter every day. But not to tweet. Configured to follow the right news sources (BBC, NYT, Reuters, The Economist, RT and others) it makes a truly excellent news feed to keep up with what was going on. Today … Continue reading →

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