Whilst going through my old college books a few months ago I discovered my copy of ‘Money & Friends’ by David Williamson which I studied for English. Written in 1991, the play is set in the late 80s about a person who has lost $40,000 from a failed due to the property bubble popping. Interestingly, I spotted this foreword by the Chairman and Editorial Director of BRW Publications, Robert Gottliebsen, who prophetically predicted in 1991; “that sometime in the 21st Century, once again, property will lure Australians into reckless investing helped by bankers who will have forgotten history.” Amazing to think it took little longer than a decade for the property ponzi bubble to inflate again…
Anyhow, for your reading pleasure, I have scanned the foreword below:
