Mark Hawthorne is Senior Editor at The Age. Previously he was National Business Editor of Fairfax Metro Media.
A key adage of the corporate world is "don't go into business with a friend". Or, as American oil baron John D. Rockefeller famously put it: "A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder."
"I detest him" says Grill'd founder of his friend and partner
For Australia's car makers, it started with a bang, and is ending with a whimper.
A year out from the closure of its two Australian manufacturing plants, and the production of the final locally built Commodore, Holden has unveiled its game plan for life as a pure car importer.
The company building the new international container terminal at Webb Dock has taken aim at both the state government and Port of Melbourne Corporation.
Some of Australia's most popular milk brands step up their fight over the rights to use the term "A2" on their labels.
Gold and diamond magnate Joe Gutnick is again in court being chased for millions of dollars.
An New Yorker, an Irishman and a Cuban head to Melbourne for an Italian festival. Sadly, it's not the start of a joke.
An New Yorker, an Irishman and a Cuban head to Melbourne for an Italian festival. Sadly, it's not the start of a joke.
When you are building one of the biggest landfill dumps in the world, it makes sense the fight is going to get dirty.
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