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Robert Gottliebsen has spent more than 50 years writing and commentating about business and investment in Australia. He has won the Walkley award and Australian Journalist of the Year award. He has a place in the Australian Media Hall of Fame and in 2018 was awarded a Lifetime achievement award by the Melbourne Press Club. He received an Order of Australia Medal in 2018 for services to journalism and educational governance. He is a regular commentator for The Australian.

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The great tech revolution will decimate jobs

Two stunning global facts emerged at the Australian Leadership Retreat at the weekend.

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French President Emmanuel Macron looks on as he delivers a joint press briefing with Italian Prime Minister (unseen) during their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on May 21, 2017. French President Emmanuel Macron met Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni in Paris ahead of next week's G7 summit in Sicily. / AFP PHOTO / Thomas SAMSON

‘Employment decimated’

In a decade or two, half of the world’s four billion jobs will be eliminated by technology. Thankfully, Australia is prepared.

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Adani Australia's CEO and Head of Country Jeyakumar Janakaraj during a tour of the Arrium steelwork facilities in Whyalla, South Australia, Thursday, May 4, 2017. Mining giant Adani announced today it had signed a deal with Arrium's Whyalla steelworks to buy steel for a railway line for the proposed Carmichael mine project. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Energy anger boils over

The Indians see Adani as a litmus test for future ties, while Australian businesses are dismayed over the gas crisis.

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A photo taken on May 15, 2017 shows staff monitoring the spread of ransomware cyber-attacks at the Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA) in Seoul More cyberattacks could be in the pipeline after the global havoc caused by the Wannacry ransomware, a South Korean cybersecurity expert warned May 16 as fingers pointed at the North. More than 200,000 computers in 150 countries were hit by the ransom cyberattack, described as the largest ever of its kind, over the weekend. / AFP PHOTO / YONHAP / YONHAP / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT NO ARCHIVES RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE

Cyber warfare now biggest threat

We’ll look back on the last year as start of an era where threat of cyber warfare will become greater than nuclear attack.

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Time to go back to the 1950s?

Take a look at what 2017-style 1950s banking/wealth management might look like.

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The scariest detail of cyberattack

Most businesses thought that if they were careful with emails they would be safe. That is not now the case.

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Not happy, Jan: A Sensis story

Suddenly, the famous yellow pages advertisement line that boosted sales has been turned back on its promoter, Sensis.

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Not happy, Jan: A Sensis story

Suddenly, the famous yellow pages advertisement line that boosted sales has been turned back on its promoter, Sensis.

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Big Australian back in bed with shareholders

BHP has re-learnt its history and is re-engaging with its Australian small shareholders and the general community.

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The Big Australian returns home

BHP has re-learnt its history and is re-engaging with its Australian small shareholders and the general community.

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