Most Australian business journalism tells you what happened. Rampart explains what it means, and why it matters.
About Rampart
Journalism you can actually trust
Founded by Joe Aston, Rampart publishes fearless investigative commentary on the companies, leaders, and power structures shaping Australian business and finance.
For Rampart’s subscribers, that means something increasingly rare: journalism they can actually trust, depth they actually learn from, and writing sharp enough to be entertainment in its own right. No press releases dressed up as analysis. No sacred cows. Just the real story, told properly.
About Joe Aston
Feared and revered
Joe Aston is one of Australia’s most influential commentators on business, finance and politics. For 12 years he struck fear into the hearts of the nation’s political and corporate leaders, transforming The Australian Financial Review’s Rear Window into the nation’s premier daily column.
He interrogated some of the country’s biggest business stories, from Rio Tinto’s Juukan Gorge scandal to the fall of Qantas under Alan Joyce and, according to his editor-in-chief Michael Stutchbury, “turned a gossip column into a form of journalism like never before seen in Australia, and arguably the world”.
In 2024 Joe became a best-selling author with The Chairman’s Lounge: The Inside Story of How Qantas Sold Us Out.
In 2025, he launched Rampart – built on the same principles that defined his career: deep research, brilliant prose and no holds barred.
What our subscribers say
Premium membership
Rampart Chairman’s Lounge
The cheekily-named Rampart Chairman’s Lounge is our premium membership tier – and provides experiences you can’t get anywhere else. Quarterly, intimate, off-the-record dinners in Sydney and Melbourne bring members together with Joe Aston and guest speakers drawn from the highest levels of business. The kind of conversation that doesn’t happen anywhere else – and doesn’t leave the room.
Members also receive Rampart articles 8 hours before everyone else, 10 gift article tokens each month to keep their networks informed, luxury Rampart merchandise, and a complimentary annual Rampart subscription to gift to a friend or colleague.
For teams & institutions
About corporate subscriptions
Rampart’s corporate and institutional subscriptions are built for the firms and teams who run on better information. Whether you’re equipping a board, an investment committee, or an entire organisation, group subscriptions give every member full access to Rampart’s journalism, three gift article tokens per month per user to circulate with clients and contacts, and private podcast feed access to every Rampart Talks interview.
Subscriptions can be tailored to your team’s needs, with volume-discounted pricing tiers and a dedicated group portal making it simple to issue and revoke invitations as your team changes.