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We need a smarter economy in a modern world
Australia has become rich on the basis of natural resources but we can't rely on it in the future.
Harold Mitchell is the founder of Mitchell & Partners and a former executive chairman of Aegis Media Pacific. He is founder of the Harold Mitchell Foundation.
Australia has become rich on the basis of natural resources but we can't rely on it in the future.
Does all that late study really make a lot of difference in the end? Sure it helps you pass but I doubt it makes you any smarter.
Do you remember when the biggest thing in a life of a four year old was a Matchbox car or a Tonka Truck?
The clouds are gathering and getting lower by the moment but we can learn from the magpies.
Australia's cultural treasures and Australia's sporting capacities cannot be separated from our financial and social future.
Charlie has been leaping around since last Saturday shouting "a champion team will always beat a team of champions".
The new world of innovation runs on the belief that 'if it's worth doing, it's worth doing badly'.
What piece of music would you take on a voyage of great discovery?
I'm not so sure that we should be rushing around publicly pursuing this free trade deal with London.
I question whether Australians should be having the days off that we do.
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