The benchmark S & P/ASX 200 is down just 3.8 per cent year to date, versus a 17.1 per cent fall for the US benchmark S & P/500 index and 29.2 per cent tumble for the tech heavy Nasdaq. Other global peers like Europe’s STOXX 600 are down 9.4 per cent year to date, with China’s A50 Index tumbling 20 per cent. Tadgell suggests Australia has at least four core advantages for investors, versus its global peers. First, it is a stable democracy where the political centre dominates, helping to facilitate the passage of constructive legislation, unlike the US for...