More on Dick Smith’s challenge to multi-billionaire Harry Triguboff

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I posted on Wednesday Dick Smith’s challenge to multi-billionaire, ‘Highrise’ Harry Triguboff, to give some of his $11-plus billion fortune to charity (read transcript here).

Dick Smith has also appeared on A Current Affair, where he upped the ante on Highrise Harry:

Good onya Dick. Highrise Harry has been a prime financial beneficiary of the Australian Government’s mass immigration ‘Big Australia’ policy – effectively privatising the gains and socialising the costs. It’s time he donated some of his vast fortune back to the community.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.