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Investigative commentary on Australian business and finance, led by Joe Aston.

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Creator of Rampart

Joe Aston

Joe Aston

Joe Aston is the founder of Rampart. He is an <i>Australian Financial Review</i> columnist and the best-selling author of <i>The Chairman’s Lounge: The Inside Story of How Qantas Sold Us Out.</i>

Ivor Ries

Ivor Ries

Ivor Ries was the <i>Australian Financial Review</i>’s Chanticleer columnist between 1991 and 1999 and is a former equities analyst at EL&C Baillieu, Wilson HTM and Morgans.

Alexandra Carlton

Alexandra Carlton

Alexandra Carlton writes for <i>Gourmet Traveller, Qantas magazine, Good Food, The Australian, Escape</i> and others. She is also the Oceania Academy Chair for The World's 50 Best Restaurants.

Darren Lim

Darren Lim

Dr Darren Lim is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the Australian National University who specialises in economic security and Australian foreign policy, and hosts the <i>Australia in the World</i> podcast.

Andrew McKean

Andrew McKean

Andrew McKean is a financial journalist who has joined <i>Rampart</i>. He was previously at <i>Financial Standard</i> covering superannuation, financial advice, and investment markets.

Patrick James

Patrick James

Patrick is an investor with prior experience as a senior analyst at an Australian hedge fund.

Dimitri Burshtein

Dimitri Burshtein

Dimitri Burshtein is a Senior Director of Eminence Advisory. He is a regular contributor on economic, social and public policy issues.

John McDonald

John McDonald

John McDonald was an art critic for the <i>Sydney Morning Herald</i>, and film critic for the <i>Australian Financial Review</i>. He now posts under his Substack <i>Everything the art world doesn't want you to know</i>.