Opinion
Workplace culture
‘Guilty by chromosome’: Culture change doesn’t come easy for Rio’s workers
It’s jarring how little progress the mining giant has made in overhauling its workplace culture rife with bullying, racism and sexual harassment - and it’s not for lack of trying.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Supermarkets
Will the ACCC’s spotlight on supermarkets deliver any relief?
The competition watchdog’s forensic questioning of Woolworths has so far failed to land a punch or leave red-faced supermarket executives squirming.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Investing
These rock-star stock picks could get markets talking next year
From a travel agency battling COVID blues to a Spanish company with 100,000-odd cell towers, you never know where the next big thing might come from.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Superannuation
Cbus scandal revives ghosts of banking royal commission
The allegations against one of the country’s biggest superannuation funds is politically explosive and hugely embarrassing for one of the so-called gamekeepers of governance.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Interest rates
Emptying the cookie jar to pay interest: Borrowers are desperate for rates to fall
There are plenty of white-knuckled borrowers waiting for February in hopes the Reserve Bank will begin down the path of lowering rates. Can they make it that far?
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Aviation
Airlines that love competition: Do you see pigs fly?
If travellers are wondering why they are feeling a bit of a back-pocket sting of late, the ACCC has found “best discount economy” airfares have increased by up to 95 per cent since Rex’s collapse.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Casinos
James Packer’s Crown exit gets better with age
The billionaire pocketed $3.3 billion selling his stake to Blackstone, and while his fortune has soared since the deal, the resort group is now worth peanuts.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Company mergers
A $9 billion pharmacy Goliath is born, and not everyone’s delighted
The new mega-chemist and wholesale supplier will be to retail pharmacies what Bunnings is to hardware, what JB Hi-Fi is to electronics or what Dan Murphys is to booze.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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US Votes 2024
Global economy hangs in balance as investors brace for election result
Inflation and where it goes next is the No.1 issue for global markets as counting continues in the US election.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Loyalty programs
The truth about why the Chairman’s Lounge is so valuable for Qantas
The strangest aspect to this story is that it has taken decades for politicians’ elite club memberships to become an issue du jour.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Governance
The bombshell scandal that’s knocked another billionaire off his perch
Just like the Richard White scandal, the troubles of WA mining royalty Chris Ellison at Mineral Resources show the dire state of corporate governance in Australia.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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