Max Walsh
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Max Walsh is an Australia
n economic and political commentator, journalist, author and broadcaster. Max has held senior positions with two of Australia’s largest publishing companies and television networks.
before establishing Nine Network’s Sunday program. He then became co-presenter of the Carleton-Walsh Report on ABC Television
, before moving to Channel
10 as anchor of The Walsh Report.
From 1983 to 1998 he was a columnist and correspondent with the Sydney Morning Herald and the Melbourne Age, in 1998 he became Editor-in-Chief of The Bulletin
. He worked at the Bulletin until his retirement from the Editor-at-Large position in June 2007.
Max Walsh is Chairman of the Australian Masters Corporate Bond Fund No. 1, Australian Masters Corporate Bond Fund No. 2, Australian Masters Corporate Bond Fund No. 3, Australian Masters Corporate Bond Fund No. 4 and Australian Masters Corporate Bond Fund No. 5.
He is also Non-Executive Chairman of the Global Resource Masters Fund, and Asian Masters Fund and he is a director of the Australian Governance Masters Fund.
for his services to journalism.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n economic and political commentator, journalist, author and broadcaster. Max has held senior positions with two of Australia’s largest publishing companies and television networks.
Career
From 1974 to 1981 Walsh was editor and managing editor of The Australian Financial ReviewThe Australian Financial Review
The Australian Financial Review is a leading business and finance newspaper in Australia.Fairfax Media publishes it in a compact format six days a week, Monday to Saturday....
before establishing Nine Network’s Sunday program. He then became co-presenter of the Carleton-Walsh Report on ABC Television
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
, before moving to Channel
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
10 as anchor of The Walsh Report.
From 1983 to 1998 he was a columnist and correspondent with the Sydney Morning Herald and the Melbourne Age, in 1998 he became Editor-in-Chief of The Bulletin
The Bulletin
The Bulletin was an Australian weekly magazine that was published in Sydney from 1880 until January 2008. It was influential in Australian culture and politics from about 1890 until World War I, the period when it was identified with the "Bulletin school" of Australian literature. Its influence...
. He worked at the Bulletin until his retirement from the Editor-at-Large position in June 2007.
Board positions
As of 2010 Walsh is Deputy Chairman of financial advisory firm Dixon Advisory and is a member of the firms Investment Committee.Max Walsh is Chairman of the Australian Masters Corporate Bond Fund No. 1, Australian Masters Corporate Bond Fund No. 2, Australian Masters Corporate Bond Fund No. 3, Australian Masters Corporate Bond Fund No. 4 and Australian Masters Corporate Bond Fund No. 5.
He is also Non-Executive Chairman of the Global Resource Masters Fund, and Asian Masters Fund and he is a director of the Australian Governance Masters Fund.
Awards
In 1983 Walsh was made a member of the Order of AustraliaOrder of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
for his services to journalism.
Author
Walsh is author of the book, "Poor Little Rich Country - A political History of the 1970s".External links
- http://www.dixon.com.au/dixon/AboutUs.aspx?a=31&s=31&c=78
- http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1287070
- http://www.icmi.com.au/Speaker/Economy/Max_Walsh
- http://www.dixon.com.au/amcbf/
- http://www.globalresourcemasters.com/
- http://www.asianmastersfund.com.au/
- http://www.dixon.com.au/dixon/Services.aspx?a=32&s=32&c=1207
- http://www.asx.com.au/asx/research/companyInfo.do?by=asxCode&asxCode=AQF
- http://www.asx.com.au/asx/research/companyInfo.do?by=asxCode&asxCode=GRF
- http://www.asx.com.au/asx/research/companyInfo.do?by=asxCode&asxCode=AUF