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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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Australian Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison is congratulated by (lt-rt) Minister for Environment Josh Frydenberg, Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Minister for Defence Materials christoper Pyne after delivering of the 2017-18 Federal Budget in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, May 9, 2017. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

Finally, a purpose and a plan

A decade of substandard government has been broken by the federal budget and Australia is now set for revolution.

Robert Gottliebsen

Budget 2017

Budget day behind the scenes

Today I want to take you behind the budget game scene which I and many other journalists play each year.

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How budget day will unfold

Today I want to take you behind the budget game scene which I and many other journalists play each year.

Robert Gottliebsen

Fairfax fate depends on Domain

The fate of the company is no longer dominated by its CEO and board but by Anthony Catalano and his Domain empire.

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French president-elect Emmanuel Macron greets supporters before delivering a speech in front of the Pyramid at the Louvre Museum in Paris on May 7, 2017, after the second round of the French presidential election. Emmanuel Macron was elected French president on May 7, 2017 in a resounding victory over far-right Front National (FN - National Front) rival after a deeply divisive campaign, initial estimates showed. / AFP PHOTO / Eric FEFERBERG

Australia needs Macron policies

If we strip away the political rhetoric, the French president-elect has a set of policies that would transform Australia.

Robert Gottliebsen

Telstra CEO Andrew Penn looks on ahead of the company's annual general meeting, in Sydney, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016. Telstra chairman John Mullen says there is

A ringing triumph for Telstra

The ACCC’s decision is a huge win for Telstra in the city markets as well as the country.

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Waking up to a gas crisis

Rising energy costs are changing the face of business in Australia, but there are reasons to be hopeful.

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People leave the Farifax offices in Sydney, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Fairfax said it would cut 125 editorial jobs at its Australian newspapers after New Zealand regulators rejected a merger there that Fairfax said would save money and jobs. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

What next for Fairfax titles?

One scenario is they will be owned by families who seek community influence — but not if the quality declines too far.

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Australia's Treasurer Scott Morrison speaks during a press conference outside Treasury in Canberra, Monday, May 1, 2017. Scott Morrison is preparing the Budget which will be delivered on May 9, 2017. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Another botched job on super

Let’s hope Scott Morrison avoids superannuation changes in next week’s Budget, because it’s clear the people around him don’t understand the industry.

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Will we ditch NBN for mobiles?

The ACCC decision on roaming comes against a backdrop of a looming new telecommunications revolution.

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