$27.8bn empire: Inside the world of Australia’s cardboard king
From partying with Katy Perry to being praised by US presidents, this is the inside story of how Anthony Pratt built a global empire.
Manufacturing
Trump’s tirade over nuclear subs report leak
The former US president has responded to claims he leaked sensitive military information to Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt in a typically bombastic fashion.
Mark McGowan‘s new gig revealed
Former WA premier Mark McGowan, who quit politics this year claiming he was “exhausted” from political life, has taken on several new high-profile roles.
Calls for pay shake-up for millions of Aussies
A Senate committee is hearing from some of the nation’s heaviest-hitting unions as it considers amendments to Fair Work laws.
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New car sales in overdrive
SALES of new cars are at record levels, thanks to buyer-friendly interest rates, but market trends are proving to be a headache for Ford and Holden.
Whopping fine for carbon tax lie
A COMPANY which jacked up its prices and blamed the increase on the carbon tax has been ordered to pay more than half a million dollars in fines.
Australia’s biggest corporate scandal?
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Is this the next Holden Commodore?
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Local car industry to go distance
THE Federal Government says Ford, Toyota and Holden will not shut its factories early despite new lows for sales of locally-made cars.
Is this the end of petrol cars?
THE future of motoring is a step closer, with Australia’s first hydrogen refuelling point for cars. Now the industry is trying to create a network.
Sushi rolls hide a shocking secret
CHAINED up in ships, whipped with toxic stingray tails and fed only a few mouthfuls of rice. These are the pictures one industry doesn’t want the world to see.
Can you name our top 10 companies?
THE list is out for Australia’s biggest retail earners of 2014. Can you guess which company topped the list?
Ford Australia boss quits
DETROITER Bob Graziano said he would stay to oversee the Ford Australia factory closures. But today he announced his retirement from the company he served for 32 years.
Why your ice cream is bad for monkeys
IT’S a jungle out there. But you won’t believe how your run-of-the-mill ice-cream is creating a threat to the animal world — in more ways than one.
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