IMHO Australian Financial Review has reasonably invested money and effort to retain copyright of their stories - so has ability to charge a premium for access to them, at least until they are reproduced elsewhere.
Many accept this premium and pay the subscription so as to have the information available.
What are the actual numbers for AFR printed AND AFRonline ?
Am holding both SIP and FXJ.
SIP Price at posting:
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