ABOUT US:
@AuManufacturing is the news and analysis website of the Australian Manufacturing Forum Linkedin networking group – the largest on social media.
Our mission is to extend the reach and influence of the views of our 8,000 manufacturer members through curated news, commentary and analysis.
The website features the views of real Australian manufacturers, thought leaders and commentary from editors Peter Roberts and Brent Balinski. With more than 50 years shared experience in industry reporting we bring you what is really happening in Australia’s $100 billion a year manufacturing sector.
Unlike our competitors, this site contains no paid content masquerading as ‘editorial’ – only genuine news and views of those at the manufacturing coalface.
Our stance is optimistic, positive and forward-looking. Australian manufacturing has been reborn after decades of restructuring as a vigorous, innovative contributor to the economy.
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Peter Roberts and Brent Balinski
PETER ROBERTS, editor:
Peter Roberts is a leading journalist, editor and company networking expert. In a forty year career in business journalism he worked mainly for the Australian Financial Review group in Australia and Asia. Peter was senior industry writer and daily columnist for the AFR, managing editor of BRW magazine and managing editor of Fairfax Business Media’s Asian IT magazine group based in Singapore. Peter has launched business magazines in South-East Asia, India, China, New Zealand and Australia. Peter also founded a start-up online procurement service and served on the board of Australia’s premier private-sector funder of research into innovation, the Australian Business Foundation.
THE CRITICS RAVE!
‘Less than spectacular’ – The Australian
‘A high tech apologist of the worst kind’ – federal science minister, Peter McGauran
‘An individual venting bile that made no valuable contribution to anything’ – Mark Paterson, secretary Department of Innovation Industry Science and Research
‘A constant critic of government’ – federal industry minister, Nick Minchin’.
“He tried his best” – Kim Carr, federal industry minister.
BRENT BALINSKI, editor:
Brent Balinski is an experienced freelance journalist and copywriter. He has worked in editor roles at a variety of trade publications, including at Manufacturers’ Monthly, where he was assistant editor. Brent has covered industrial and technology topics for countless websites and magazines, including for Engineers Australia, Fairfax Media, AMT Magazine and Samsung Reimagine, and currently serves a diverse set of private and public sector clients as a media professional.