Ending a vehicle of economic folly
Australia has great advantages – and sub-scale manufacturing of subsidised cars was not one of them
Holden's end of the road
How more than $35b in taxpayer assistance and subsidies wasn't enough to save Australia's car industry.
How Australia's brilliant car career crashed
It was a brilliant 130 years of car-making. Why wasn't it longer?
How Australian car makers lost their way
Australian car buyers have the choice of 65 models now and locals simply preferred imported offerings compared with loyalty to local car makers.
Kobe Steel failures dent Japan's high quality image
Revelations of quality control failures for over a decade have cut the firm's share price by 40pc.
Woodside stakes claim to supply Victoria
Woodside CEO Peter Coleman has declared the company would be a "very competitive" LNG supplier to AGL's controversial import terminal projec...
O'Malley says energy debate must focus on basics
BlueScope's departing chief executive urges Canberra to develop a 10-year ''energy transition plan''.
Crime 'windfall' as smoking rises and and taxes fall
Tax revenues from tobacco fell more than $200 million below official estimates despite an increase in the amount of tobacco being smoked and...
Shell takes aim at gas 'myths'
Shell's most senior representative in Australia Zoe Yujnovich has attacked false claims around east coast gas supply and prices.
Business park plan for Holden site
The 123ha Holden manufacturing plant site in northern Adelaide will be transformed into a ''business park'' when the factory shuts.
