At the start of the year it looked like we were heading towards a fibre-to-the-node broadband network with very little talk about a separated Telstra. How the world has changed!
The year ends with a lot of questions. What prompted the sudden announcement of fibre to the premises? Do we need to spend all this money if Telstra is split up?
The biggest question is, has the government been making it all up as it goes along? How cohesive is its strategy given the moving goalposts?
This week on Twisted Wire we go through the year’s events, including soundbites from previous editions of the program, and with extra commentary from analyst Kevin Morgan and Internode head Simon Hackett.
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Markets latch on to falling infection rates
Falling infection rates spur new growth. Plus softer retail numbers hit US GDP expectation. I talk to NAB’s Ray Attrill on today’s Morning Call podcast.
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Does Modern Monetary Theory make sense?
Steve Keen is a support of MMT, in part, but departs from the ideology when it comes to the theory relating to exports and imports.
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Is a trade deficit a bad thing?
Is a trade deficit a good thing or a bad thing. It means country’s are prepared to accept your currency – is that a bad thing?
