Peter Rowland making his famous chicken sandwiches.

Decline and fall Serious questions for cratering caterer

YOU have to feel for Peter Rowland: a lifetime’s work has been shredded, and shredded in tandem with devastating family tragedy, writes Terry McCrann.

Chief gets $25m, owners get $7.5bn

Qantas chief executive officer Alan Joyce speaks during a press conference in Sydney on August 25, 2017. Corporate Australia should speak out in support of same-sex marriage, Qantas chief Alan Joyce said as he pledged to donate a "significant amount" of money to boosting the yes campaign in an upcoming national vote. / AFP PHOTO / WILLIAM WEST
I SINCERELY doubt that back in the dark days that ran on seemingly endlessly for our national carrier, that in their wildest dreams chairman Leigh Clifford or CEO Alan Joyce anticipated a Qantas share price of $5.72, writes Terry McCrann.

Three myths: loans, rates and the Aussie

The Reserve Bank Of Australia (RBA) in Martin Place, Sydney on Thursday, March 9, 2012. (AAP/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING
THERE might be $500 billion of “liar loans” out there but they are not about to bring all the banks crashing down anytime soon, writes Terry McCrann.

Ignore the ASX, we’re better off

The Reserves Bank of Australia Governor Philip Lowe speaks at the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics public hearing in Sydney on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. (AAP Image/Paul Miller) NO ARCHIVING
OUR market is struggling. It’s the only major market in the world which hasn’t managed to get past, or indeed even anywhere near, its pre-GFC high, writes Terry McCrann.

Waiting for clarity on North Korea

This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 2, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) attending a photo session with participants of the fourth conference of active secretaries of primary organisations of the youth league of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in Pyongyang. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS / STR / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT   ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PHOTO IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY AFP.  /
SHARE markets aren’t that great at predicting the financial future, so should we take any notice of what they are predicting about North Korea, asks Terry McCrann.

Rival chiefs speak to CBA’s agony

(FILES) This file photo taken on August 9, 2017 shows Commonwealth Bank CEO Ian Narev briefing media regarding the bank's full-year results in Sydney. The chief executive of Australia's biggest bank, the Commonwealth, will retire, the company said on August 14, 2017, amid pressure from regulators over alleged breaches of money laundering and terrorism financing laws. / AFP PHOTO / SAEED KHAN
THE fundamental, overriding problem that the Commonwealth Bank has in the wake of the “money laundering” mess was captured at a lunch yesterday, writes Terry McCrann.

Blackmores tells three big stories

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THE results of Blackmores — Australia’s first and only $200 stock since Poseidon hit $280, way back in 1970 — were interesting on three levels, writes Terry McCrann.

Manic Monday splashes disruption

Australian Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison presents the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Funding bill for second reading in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, August 17, 2017. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING
DISRUPTION is the name of the 21st century game. Boy, did we get it big time on a manic, manic Monday morning, writes Terry McCrann.

What the Ten takeover means for you

(FILES) A file photo taken on April 27, 2017 shows the Ten Network logo on their Sydney headquarters. Australia's Ten Network, one of the nation's three commercial channels which broadcasts shows such as 'I'm a Celebrity', was on June 14, 2017 placed in voluntary administration after failing to secure a new finance package. / AFP PHOTO / SAEED KHAN
THE buyout of Ten Network by US broadcasting giant CBS will change the face of Australian media, writes Terry McCrann. Here’s what it means for you.

A sensible resolution on Ten takeover

ACCC Chairman Rod Sims speaks to media during a press conference in Sydney, Monday, July 24, 2017. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is seeking information regarding Takata airbags at the centre of the largest vehicle recall in history.(AAP Image/Brendan Esposito) NO ARCHIVING
THE competition tsar has specifically and publicly okayed the proposed takeover of the ailing Ten Network by Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon, writes Terry McCrann.

Commonwealth Bank in class of its own

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THE really serious threat in the CBA class action is its potential for an increasingly corrosive interplay with the underlying money laundering issue, writes Terry McCrann.

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