http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/matthew-sweeny/ Matthew Sweeny is President of the Sydney University Young Entrepreneurs Society, and an undergraduate at the University of Sydney studying Philosophy. In 2008, he was Managing Director of a Young Achievement Australia Company, which brought together fifteen successful business leaders to inspire our next generation of young Australians to become entrepreneurs. In six months, Matthew returned almost 1,000% profit to his shareholders, and was awarded the 2008 NSW Tertiary Business Person of the Year. He led his team to win Australian Tertiary Product of the Year and Australian Tertiary Company of the Year. Matthew is contactable at Sydney.University.Entrepreneurs [at] gmail.com en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/light-flickering-out-for-a-beacon-of-our-prosperity/ This is a sad week for Australia. For more than 30 years the not-for-profit organisation Young Achievement Australia brought business skills to some 190,000 students. It was a beacon of inspiration, a source of knowledge, and a cultivator of leadership for thousands of young Aussies. This week YAA will shut down, because its funding has dried up. It is a tragedy for all of those who have experienced its excellence, and for all of those who never will. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Matthew Sweeny) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/light-flickering-out-for-a-beacon-of-our-prosperity/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/light-flickering-out-for-a-beacon-of-our-prosperity/#item1761 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:35:03 +0000 Matthew Sweeny | Author bios | The Punch