Joe Aston

National columnist who writes about culture and current affairs

Joe Aston is one of Australia’s most influential commentators on business, finance, and politics.

For 12 years, his must-read column Rear Window in The Australian Financial Review struck fear into the hearts of the nation’s political and corporate leaders.

Aston tackled some of the country’s biggest corporate stories, claiming massive scalps including CPA Australia's Alex Malley, multiple Cricket Australia chairmen, Rio Tinto's CEO and chairman over the Juukan Gorge disaster, and Qantas CEO Alan Joyce and chairman Richard Goyder.

AFR editor-in-chief Michael Stutchbury praised Aston for transforming a gossip column into a unique form of journalism.

Aston is also a captivating after-dinner speaker and skilled MC.

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Key Points for Joe Aston

Joe Aston is a prominent Australian commentator on business, finance, and politics.
He wrote the influential Rear Window column in The Australian Financial Review for 12 years.
Aston and his AFR colleagues won a Walkley Award in 2023 for their coverage of the PwC tax leaks scandal.
He is currently writing a book about Qantas, titled The Chairman’s Lounge, to be published by Simon & Schuster in October 2024.

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