I founded Australia's largest social media network of manufacturers, the Australian Manufacturing Forum on Linkedin, and the @AuManufacturing news and analysis website - www.aumanufacturing.com.au - the best read Australian manufacturing media title.Fifty year's business journalism and editing experience mainly for the Australian Financial Review and BRW group in Australia and Asia led me to professional social media where I champion Australian manufacturers. I have been a senior columnist, writer, editor and editorial manager, founded a start-up online procurement service and served on the board of Australia's premier private-sector funder of research into innovation and competitiveness. Advising the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes and the Cluines Ross Awards, I was instrumental in creating their first awards recognising excellence in business sector innovation, adding to existing science-based awards.Check out my 14,600 member Australian Manufacturing Forum network on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3852111/Visit the Forum's news and analysis website: https://www.aumanufacturing.com.au/And subscribe to our free manufacturing newsletter: https://www.aumanufacturing.com.au/subscribe Follow @AuManufacturing and my personal views @PeterTRoberts on Twitter. 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.