Alan Kohler is one of Australia’s most experienced commentators and journalists. Alan is the founder of Eureka Report, Australia’s most successful investment newsletter, and Business Spectator, a 24-hour free business news and commentary website. He also hosts Inside Business, a half-hour Sunday programme on the ABC, is the finance presenter on the ABC News - and producer of the nightly graph (or two).
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Comments on this article
Comments PolicyThe cheapest source of higher revenue and profit is successful government lobbying. (SCOREBOARD: Data dichotomy, November 12)
The greatest risk to current revenue and profit is failing to lobby when either competitors or other sectors are hard at it.
Lobbying is a necessary part of business in a mixed economy.