Opinion
Industrial relations
Tickets on sale: It’s the Big Australian vs the Australian government
So intense has the standoff between BHP and the Albanese government become that the parties are even contesting who started the fight.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Murdoch family case
News Corp shareholder rallies support to weaken Murdoch grip
A major shareholder is bidding to shake the tree and change the status quo at News Corp.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Billionaires
Is this what revenge looks like in retail billionaire land?
The Solomon Lew camp has taken a big swing sacking John Cheston, who was poached a few months ago by billionaire retailer Brett Blundy.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Mergers & acquisitions
The new billionaire behind one of the biggest deals in Australian history
Robin Khuda’s story ticks every immigrant-made-good box, but the real attention-grabbing element is the time taken for the company he founded to reach $23 billion in value – nine years.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Interest rates
Australia is engaging in a damaging economic blame game
Informed debate on the economy has been overtaken by populist rhetoric feeding an overblown distrust of institutions.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Casinos
A star is torn: How Star is playing an existential game of poker
The casino operator’s new boss needs to manage all players – lenders, investors, regulators and government – to convince them that if he throws in his cards, they all lose.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Earnings season
How Vanessa Hudson scored on her maiden Qantas result
For the first time in living memory, Qantas shareholders took a hit for the team. That said, it wasn’t a big one.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Earnings season
Gill’s knockdown rebuild in the house of Tabcorp
Three weeks into the top job, former AFL boss Gill McLachlan has decided not to renovate the betting company. Instead, he is reaching for the sledgehammer.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Earnings season
How thwarting thieves (rather than ‘stealing’ from customers) boosted Coles profit
Coles is a very large company, so quoting $1.1 billion in net profit as proof of price gouging is ludicrous.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Aviation
The good, bad and ugly of the aviation white paper
The government has failed to fulfil the No.1 wish of just about every regular and occasional flyer.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Governance
Sales success meets governance mess at Super Retail
When the sugar hit of a special dividend fades for Super Retail Group, chief Anthony Heraghty will still be fielding a raft of legal allegations.
- by Elizabeth Knight