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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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Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten during a press conference at St Norbert College Trade Training Centre in Perth, Western Australia on Friday, Feb. 02, 2017. (AAP Image/Richard Wainwright) NO ARCHIVING

If Shorten wins the Lodge

From negative gearing to our AAA rating, business needs to wake up to the implications of a 2019 ALP victory.

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An undated handout photograph shows the Santos Ltd. operations in Moomba, South Australia, provided to the media on Thursday, April 23, 2009. Santos Ltd., Australia's third-biggest oil and gas producer, said first-quarter sales dropped 15 percent after oil prices and output slumped. Photographer: Robert Garvey/Santos Ltd. via Bloomberg News EDITOR'S NOTE: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVING.

Easy fix for east coast gas mess

The coalition opposition in Victoria are blocking a simple and effective fix to the country’s energy crisis.

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NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 25: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in late morning trading after the Dow Jones industrial average crossed the 20,000 mark for the first time on January 25, 2017 in New York City. Solid earnings from major companies, including Boeing, led the morning rally. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Hidden fear haunts markets

Boeing’s predicament reflects that of many US firms attempting to navigate the unpredictable forces buffeting markets.

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2/2/17 Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a press conference after touring the CSR Viridian glass manufacturing facility in Dandenong South. Aaron Francis/The Australian

Malcolm’s got his mojo back

The PM needs to start applying the tenacity he’s shown in his dealings with the US and get on with fixing our mess.

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Cranes over buildings in the Docklands. Picture: Jay Town

Units to dodge China carnage

As clamps on Chinese cash begin to bite, policy blunders will shield the big city property markets from the fallout.

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Businessmen stare at the boards of the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) on Bridge Street, Sydney CBD.

Retirees to wear cost of tax cut

A blind spot in our corporate tax cut debate means that long-term investors are being left to foot the bill.

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PM Malcolm Turnbull, Deputy Barnaby Joyce and Treasurer Scott Morrison hold a joint press conference at Parliament House this afternoon.

Company tax cuts aren’t enough

Forget plans to cut our corporate tax rate, here’s seven other measures we could take to make us more competitive.

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AU-1 First Flight at Fort Worth, Texas. Pilot Al Norman, the F-35 Chief Test Pilot, flying Australia's first F-35. The first of Australia’s Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) successfully taking flight from Fort Worth, Texas on Monday 29 September. The first two of 72 F-35A JSF’s for Australia were rolled out of the Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Fort Worth, Texas on 24 July 2014. The F-35As will replace the RAAF’s current fleet of ageing F/A-18A/B Hornets.

Facts of F-35 on Trump’s radar

For us, Trump’s biggest call is not the refugees deal but his move to reveal the truth about the Joint Strike Fighter.

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Day one of a three-day Senate Inquiry into corporate tax avoidance held at The Portside Centre, Sydney. Australian Taxation Office attends committee hearing. ATO Commissioner Chris Jordan during hearing. Pic - Britta Campion

Small business needs ATO shield

Canberra needs to protect SMEs from the ATO’s fragile debt reporting system that threatens too many with bankruptcy.

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Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies meets US President Harry S Truman at the White House in Washington DC, 28/07/1950. Pic USA Information Service.

How bad press shaped ANZUS

Trump’s rocky relationship with the media is reminiscent of an earlier era when our defence pact with the US was signed.

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