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Comment & Analysis
Was there a profit hole inside Woolies last year?
Malcolm Maiden 12:15 AM It looks like it will be up to the Federal Court to decide whether the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is right that Woolworths gouged suppliers a year ago in an attempt to fill a hole in its earnings. What can be said, however, is that the claim intersects in interesting ways with what Woolies was saying at the time.
Innovation needs to be in your face
Ross Gittins 9:00 PM What can governments do to encourage innovation? Well, as we learnt this week, Malcolm Turnbull can think of $1.1 billion-worth of things to do.
Palmer battling hard to save empire
Elizabeth Knight 12:15 AM Gumtree post, January 2016: For sale – one (barely used) dinosaur theme park, five corporate jets, a set of plans for a replica of the Titanic, an abandoned former luxury resort on prime Queensland acreage, a handful of golf courses and numerous residential properties. Items can be bid for individually. Contact Clive Palmer - Coolum, Queensland.
Michael Pascoe
Jobs boom is a Sydney story
Michael Pascoe There is an extraordinary wall of negativity in the economic commentariat about the much-better-than-expected employment statistics.
Disruption in Australia is not a new innovation
Harold Mitchell 12:15 AM We've a long history of challenging accepted business wisdom.
Atlassian is worth as much as Qantas now
John McDuling It's only been a day, but life as a listed company has been kind to the Australian tech darling.
Reform brawling should force states' land tax hand
Michael Pascoe How brawling, blaming and buck passing might end up driving decent tax reform.
Karaoke sex slave raids a stain on Australia
Adele Ferguson Sexual servitude is arguably the most egregious worker violation of foreign workers in this country.
East West report shows how not to do a deal
Malcolm Maiden The report is a reminder however that in public-private project debacles the public service also plays a part. Advice to the former state government was not "full and frank", it says, in a finding key state public servants reject.
Companies can't cut out the clever
John Pollaers Boards must follow Malcolm Turnbull's lead and not rein back spending on innovation.
NAB takes divorce notes from AMP
Malcolm Maiden NAB's chief financial officer Craig Drummond argued on Tuesday that divorce was by far the best option.
Woolies' Rewards card fails social media test
Michael Pascoe Woolworths' chairman Gordon Cairns needs to talk to Scott Mate instead of his management team and retail consultants that have, shall we say, been failing to kick goals.
Unveiling the real Clive Palmer
Elizabeth Knight The billionaire tag is clearly a misnomer, but is Clive Palmer headed the same way as Nathan Tinkler?
Clive Palmer - broke or bluffing?
Elizabeth Knight Today is shaping up to be the one that unveils the real Clive Palmer.
Innovate or be damned
Adele Ferguson For years Australia has carried the stigma of failing to commercialise inventions. The so-called smart country has looked increasingly deficient.
They should've taken $1 billion bait
Elizabeth Knight The Australian company running our detention centres refused a takeover offer a year ago; now it may have to sell for much less.
Lethargy has struck services exports
Michael Pascoe After two years of high achievement against the odds, something strange has happened with our services exports.
Want innovation? Bid for IT whales, 3D printing and block chain
Malcolm Maiden A brave government would provide even more generous waivers from tax and red tape for companies exploring areas set to win big.
Broken public service leads to broken governance
Ross Gittins There's no bigger question in politics today than why our governance has become so bad.
Lawyers the likely winners of tax avoidance bill
Michael West There will be much "restructuring" going on right now at the big end of town. Under the government's corporate tax avoidance bill, which passed into law last Thursday, 281 private companies are expected to make public their revenue and the amount of tax they pay later this month – those with more than $200 million in revenue.
How big stocks dragged us down
Malcolm Maiden Forget Dick Smith and Slater & Gordon. Big companies were the big disappointment for most share market investors this year.
Glorious flowers the result of hard work and lots of fertiliser
Harold Mitchell Smell the roses over Christmas while you can, there could be plenty of fertiliser around next year.
Humpty's not so charitable return
Michael West How much of any donation given should actually go to the charity?
Ross Gittins
Miraculous escape or just maths?
Ross Gittins There was a risk of recession, and then there wasn't. What an exciting week it's been for lovers of thrills and spills in the economy.
COMMENT
Let's hold tech philanthropists to their word
Madhumita Murgia Tech founders like Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg are the world's new industrialists - and, surprised by their own success, some of the most generous donors.
CBA cleared but wins no friends
Michael Pascoe As a major bank with an image problem, it wouldn't kill CBA to be a little more human sometimes.
COMMENT
BHP Billiton can't afford another train wreck
Jon Yeomans Almost exactly a month since a dam burst at its Samarco joint venture in Brazil, the mining giant is facing challenges on many fronts.
Nothing super about board law change failure
Adele Ferguson While industry funds have largely escaped scandals, legislative changes aren't always about the past, but should also be about future-proofing.
Morrison's 11th-hour deal with Greens on tax avoidance
Michael West The Turnbull government cans controversial rules shielding billionaires from disclosing their financial information, in a compromise last night to ensure the passage of its corporate tax avoidance bill.
