It took 15 minutes for The Greens’ Nick McKim to threaten outgoing Woolworths boss Brad Banducci with six months’ prison and $5 million in fines on Tuesday.
Unable to reveal the supermarket giant’s return on equity figure, Banducci became the latest leader of a big-brand company to be cast as the villain in a heated round of political theatrics only marginally related to the issue being considered by politicians.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
