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John Spalvins: ‘Everything was possible in the ’80s’

Andrew Clark

During the 1980s “everything was possible”, says John Spalvins, boss of Australia’s biggest industrial group until it collapsed amid spiralling debt and 17 per cent-plus interest rates.

Unfortunately, the “everything is possible” view has now been reversed, he says.

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Andrew Clark is a former editor of The Sun-Herald and Australian Business. He was a correspondent in Europe and North America, a political correspondent in Canberra and has been a journalist for more than 55 years. Email Andrew at aclark@afr.com.au

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