January 2022
John Spalvins: ‘Everything was possible in the ’80s’
In the 1980s, John Spalvins was riding high. But by the end of the decade he was not celebrating.
- Andrew Clark
The boardroom battles that shocked Australia
The business establishment watched in horror as corporate raiders made a play for Australia’s biggest company, BHP, and prominent newspaper empire, Fairfax, in the 1980s.
- Andrew Clark
How the takeover king of the 1980s came undone
John Spalvins controlled the biggest industrial group in Australia at the end of the decade but it all came crashing down.
- Andrew Clark
November 2020
The biggest test for Australia's most famous wine brand
Penfolds has a 176-year history but its resilience is being severely tested by the China trade row, and redirecting product to other markets isn't that simple.
- Simon Evans
