Robert Norman Gottliebsen (born 4 February 1941) is a columnist for '' Business Spectator'' and an economics writer at ''

The Australian ''The Australian'', with its Saturday edition, ''The Weekend Australian'', is a broadsheet newspaper published by News Corp Australia since 14 July 1964.Bruns, Axel. "3.1. The active audience: Transforming journalism from gatekeeping to gatew ...

''. He was the original columnist "Chanticleer" for the '' Australian Financial Review'' and founder of ''

Business Review Weekly ''BRW'' (formerly ''Business Review Weekly'') was an Australian business magazine published by the Fairfax Media group. The magazine was headquartered in Melbourne. It regularly compiled lists which rank corporations and individuals according to ...

'' magazine, heading the magazine for the next 19 years. He also co-founded the investor advice newsletter and website ''Eureka Report'' in 2005, and writes a weekly column for it. Gottliebsen was educated at Essendon Grammar School and the

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb no ...

. He won a

Walkley award The annual Walkley Awards are presented in Australia to recognise and reward excellence in journalism. They cover all media including print, television, documentary, radio, photographic and online media. The Gold Walkley is the highest prize and ...

in 1976, and was

Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year The Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year Award, often known simply as the Graham Perkin Award, is one of Australia's pre-eminent prizes for journalism. It was established and named in honour of Graham Perkin, who was editor of ''The ...

in 1976. He was made a

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in the

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, for "significant service to the print media as a journalist, editor and business analyst, and to education through school governance roles." Gottliebsen is a member of

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Presbyterian Church and has served as its treasurer.

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1941 births Living people Australian journalists The Australian journalists University of Melbourne alumni Members of the Order of Australia Australian magazine founders Walkley Award winners Australian Presbyterians People educated at Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School Writers from Melbourne {{Australia-journalist-stub