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In this week’s essential reading guide, Gottliebsen berates BHP for its past mistakes, while Bartholomeusz explains why Slater and Gordon didn’t give Andrew Grech the boot.
Robert Gottliebsen
BHP has still not owned up to the fact that mismanagement contributed significantly to the steep slide in its share price.
Why Slater & Gordon didn’t ditch Grech
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Andrew Grech led the law firm into the abyss and now, with bank deadlines looming, it’s up to him to try and find a way out.
The Qantas formula for the future
Robert Gottliebsen
Alan Joyce opens up on how he weathered the dark days of Qantas’ transition and outlines the course he has charted for the airline.
The Trump card could be played here too
Robert Gottliebsen
Trump strikes a chord with disaffected middle class voters and a similar backlash could occur in Australia.
Should they stay or should they go?
Oliver Marc Hartwich
Britain and Europe have always been an uneasy match, but without Britain the EU would be a very different organisation.
A tale of two economies, but no recession
Victoria Thieberger
When Australia’s GDP figures are released this week they’ll reveal that economic activity is concentrated in the southeastern states.
Fibre-to-the-node’s unsteady first steps
Supratim Adhikari
For all of its promise of early delivery and lower cost, the fibre-to-the-node deployment isn’t proving much fun for NBN Co.
Xi Jinping’s crackdown on dissent includes his loyal opposition
Peter Cai
The Chinese President has concentrated political power in his own hands at the expense of collective leadership.
No easy fix for Woolworths’ old age problem
Miranda Maxwell
Woolworths has spent up to $900m in nine months to compete on price, but its aged store network is a bigger problem.
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I was wrong on Australian house prices
Steve Keen
The economist explains how he erred in his assumptions, noting government meddling has allowed the mortgage bubble to grow.
Bank fee scandal bill mounts
Provisions by the finance sector for its fees-for-no-service scandal continue to grind towards $2bn and there’s more to come.
NAB ban beats Canberra heat
The Hayne report continues to make waves with NAB banning introducer payments ahead of a parliamentary grilling.
The Big Australian needs to fess up to its failures