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Giles Parkinson
Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of The Driven, and the founder and editor-in-chief at Renew Economy. Giles has been a journalist for more than 40 years, is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review, and owns a Tesla Model 3.
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