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Jack spoke to Rich List co-editor Julie-anne Sprague for our brand new podcast, How I Made It. Episode 1 is out now. Just search for How I Made It wherever you get your podcasts, or go here: https://bit.ly/3llR2y0
70 years in Australian business: 2010-2021
In the years after the late-2000s global financial crisis, Australia recorded non-stop economic growth - that is, until the coronavirus pandemic created the most extraordinary crisis in living memory in 2020.
Which is where we find ourselves today. Will Australia dip back into recession? Will we have another change of PM? Our timeline doesn't extend into the future, but, having chronicled the history of business and the nation since 1951, the Financial Review will continue to do so.
You can see previous decades in our playlist, or read the full timeline here: https://bit.ly/3xfhhc8
70 years in Australian business: 1990s
The '90s were bookended by burst bubbles. The decade started with a recession when the commercial property bubble burst, and ended with the dotcom crash.
The Australian Financial Review is celebrating its 70th year, having chronicled the history of business and the nation since 1951. We've taken a look back through the archives to put together this timeline of the most pivotal moments in the last 70 years, decade by decade.
You can see the full timeline here: https://bit.ly/3xfhhc8
70 years in Australian business: 1980s
The ’80s was the era of Labor's Bob Hawke and Paul Keating, and opening up Australia. The new business opportunities were grabbed by a breed of stirrers such as Alan Bond, Robert Holmes a Court and John Elliott. These “entrepreneurs” mostly ended up crashing – and Bondy ended up in jail. But, by exploiting the new access to debt financing, they shook up Australia’s lazy corporate structures.
The Australian Financial Review is celebrating its 70th year, having chronicled the history of business and the nation since 1951. We've taken a look back through the archives to put together this timeline of the most pivotal moments in the last 70 years, decade by decade.
You can see the full timeline here: https://bit.ly/3xfhhc8
70 years in Australian business: 1970s
The '70s was when everything hit the wall. After the economic boom of the '60s, the decade saw Aussies suffer through high inflation, wages blowouts and high unemployment. There was a surge for Queensland coal – but even that boom went bust.
The Australian Financial Review is celebrating its 70th year, having chronicled the history of business and the nation since 1951. We've taken a look back through the archives to put together this timeline of the most pivotal moments in the last 70 years, decade by decade.
Scroll through the full timeline – from 1951 to 2021 – over here: https://bit.ly/3xfhhc8
70 years in Australian business: 1960s
In the early 1960s, Australia was a land of new opportunities. Immigration and the mining boom were powering the economy. Some of the biggest companies of today were started by self-made entrepreneurs in the '60s – laying the foundations of modern Australian business in the process.
The Australian Financial Review is celebrating its 70th year, having chronicled the history of business and the nation since 1951. We've taken a look back through the archives to put together this timeline of the most pivotal moments in the last 70 years, decade by decade.
You can see the full timeline, from 1951 to 2021, here: https://bit.ly/3xfhhc8
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