August 2022
Bill Carmichael, the unsung hero of economic reform, has died at 93
Bill Carmichael, who helped instigate a reform process that led to the transformation of Australia’s economy, died in Canberra on July 9. He was 93.
March 2022
A remembrance of Max Walsh
The 1970s was a time when journalists, politicians and policymakers came together to develop the modern Australian success story. Max Walsh was the centre.
Is Australia still Max Walsh’s ‘poor little rich country’?
The pre-election debate around the budget shows why today’s political class should read the AFR Classic from The Australian Financial Review’s former editor Max Walsh.
A new destiny built on the mining boom
AFR Classic | On July 20, 1973, AFR political correspondent Maximilian Walsh, who died last week, praised the Whitlam government for striking a blow against Australia’s protectionist history.
Max Walsh was one of the greats of Australian journalism
Max Walsh exerted enormous influence on the shape of modern Australia through his roles as a political journalist and as editor-in-chief of the Financial Review.
Max Walsh, former AFR editor-in-chief, dies, 84
Tributes have flowed from leaders in politics, business and journalism for Max Walsh.
Max Walsh wrote the story of Australia’s reform era
Without Max Walsh’s commitment to informing Australians about the big-picture nexus between politics and the economy, modern Australia would have remained a smaller and less prosperous country.
November 2021
Larger than life media figure Trevor Kennedy dies
He was a commanding presence, with disarming charm, shrewd judgment, personal generosity, earthy wit, and a rare capacity to get to the nub of complex issues
The Financial Review’s most influential columns started in the 70s
Columns may not ‘make’ a paper, but when they’re as original as Pierpont, Chanticleer or a ‘Modest Member’, they make a real difference.
September 2021
Horsfall launched Financial Review with perfect timing
The paper’s first editor Jack Horsfall’s mission was to start “a national forum of opinion” – and headlines came thick and fast very soon.
July 2020
Take a leaf out of the Thatcher-Reagan playbook
As policy frameworks, Thatcherism and Reaganomics made significant economic shifts possible, writes Andrew Clark.