Correspondence: Anthony Klan, 2 Holt Street Surry Hills, NSW Sydney 2010, Australia. Tel: +61 (0) 2 9288 2488; E-mail anthonyklan@hotmail.com

¹is a senior property journalist with The Australian newspaper. He covers property trends, listed property trusts, residential property and corporate crime.

Received 29 August 2007; Revised 29 August 2007.

Abstract

Australia has the skills and the investment demands to catapult its best retail players into the world spotlight.