Alan Kohler on the stories he covered at the ABC - and the ones he missed
Long-time ABC finance presenter Alan Kohler reflects on his 31-year career as he prepares for retirement. He discusses the evolution of Australian politics and economics, noting that some of the most significant shifts were overlooked at the time.
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Provides historical context on Australian economic and political reform from the perspective of a veteran journalist.
Alan Kohler is finance presenter on ABC News for just a few more days before he retires. ( Supplied: Alan Kohler )
Link copied Share Share article This is my last column for the ABC after 31 years with this wonderful place, mainly on TV and, lately, also writing these columns and doing podcast interviews.
Inevitably, the end arouses reflections about the beginning and the middle, and the seeds sown then for things happening now.
I joined Kerry O'Brien's team on the new national 7.30 Report in December 1995 as business and economics correspondent after a turbulent stint as editor of The Age.
Paul Keating had three months to go as prime minister, and opposition leader John Howard was about to deliver the fourth of his headland speeches, ostensibly laying out his agenda for government but perhaps disguising more than he revealed.
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