Frank Zumbo

Air-rail links not pie in sky

07 Jan 2014

Funding issues aside, there's a case to be made for investing in a new Sydney airport, a high-speed railway link, and intermodal freight terminals and related infrastructure, writes Frank Zumbo.

Farmers denied voice in supermarket code

20 Nov 2013

What kind of peace deal do you have if one of the major protagonists in the battle is absent, asks Frank Zumbo.

Conditions alter but one certainty is high petrol prices

23 Jul 2013

Here we go again. Petrol prices are skyrocketing and the usual defenders of the big oil companies and major retailers are out there saying there is nothing wrong, writes Frank Zumbo.

Let the community decide

15 May 2013

Consumers should always be able to choose where they shop, rather than have that decision made for them by big businesses, argues Frank Zumbo.

Nothing being done to help ripped-off consumers

25 Mar 2013

Federal Labor has failed to foil the competition killers, writes Frank Zumbo.

Those gasbag retailers have tanked your wallets this year

19 Dec 2012

As the year comes to an end it’s timely to reflect on how we might have been ripped off during 2012 and what can be done about it next year, writes Frank Zumbo.

Federal mediator too far away from ACT action

28 Nov 2012

Given the games that shopping centre landlords, franchisors and larger businesses can play, it's time small businesses had access to an independent commissioner in the ACT, writes Frank Zumbo.

Tech to fight petrol stations

26 Oct 2012

All petrol retailers need to put their prices online for motorists to get the full benefit and to ensure a level playing field, write Frank Zumbo.

Small business needs a champion with real powers

18 Sep 2012

Appointing a new small business commissioner without legislative teeth is futile, argues Frank Zumbo.

Online shopping is winning our hearts and minds

17 Aug 2012

Bricks and mortar retailers have to get smarter if they want to keep their customers, writes Frank Zumbo.

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