I endorse
tres equis' sentiments on Dick Smith, that he is a great
Australian, down-to-earth. entrepreneurial,
philanthopist, but with a clear understanding of the dangers present in unrestrained
globalism. His
Dick Smith Foods was formed from a popular backlash against the selling-off of great Australian food companies such as
Arnott's and
Aeroplane,
Tarax and
Vegemite.
Dick Smith is a regular pundit in the Australian media, and portrays himself (quite genuinely one would think) as an archetypal Good Aussie Bloke.
Dick Smith was born on 18 March 1944 in Roseville, New South Wales and today lives in the leafy northern Sydney suburb of Terry Hills.
The following list of achievements is taken from the Dick Smith Foods website: