John Durie
Crikey.com.au
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Ka-ching of steel: home building boom hit by friendly-fire price hike
Imposing 'dumping duties' on steel imports is a dumb, incorrect move by Industry Minister Angus Taylor. → Read More
Bellamy’s great China moderation
When a high growth company calls the year “transitional” it’s time to hit the sell button, and a 40 per cent downgrade to revenue forecasts only increases the urgency. → Read More
ACCC launches court action over ‘free’ diploma course marketing
The competition watchdog has launched Federal Court action alleging a $57 million fraud against the government by an operator offering “free” education programs in remote areas. → Read More
News Corp takes 15% stake in APN
News Corp ups stake in media company as Irish-based shareholders INM and Bay Cliffe sell out. → Read More
Incoming chief has sold over $10m worth of Westpac shares since 2012
Incoming Westpac boss Brian Hartzer has sold over $10 million worth of Westpac shares over the last two years to leave him with just 25,000 shares at the end of the financial year. Hartzer was awar... → Read More
Flagstaff Partners hires Rabobank's Brett Mitsch
Melbourne advisory firm Flagstaff Partners has hired Brett Mitsch from Rabobank as head of its merger and acquisition practice. The firm has also promoted Chris Leptos to be its deputy chairman. Mo... → Read More
AMP rejects call for government guidelines
AMP chief Craig Meller today flatly rejected the need for government-imposed guidelines for financial planners saying “we need to prove we can regulate ourselves effectively”. → Read More
QBE announces board reshuffle
QBE today appointed finance chief Pat Regan to its board and revealed the former Aviva finance director received an $8.5 million sign-on bonus when starting with the company earlier this year. → Read More
Rational decision on defining free range
JUSTICE Geoffrey Flick today provided the perfect follow to the Harper review with a rational judgment defining exactly what is a “free range egg”. → Read More
Competition Review chair Ian Harper embraces consumer choice
The Harper review has proposed a radical reform of government human services delivery based around incorporating the new digital reality by allowing consumers to be empowered by choice. → Read More
Harper review backs key ACCC reforms
THE Harper review has backed the key ACCC reform recommendations with the aim of boosting economic growth by as much as 2.5 per cent a year. → Read More
What was Myer’s chairman thinking?
MYER chair Paul McClintock must wonder what he was smoking earlier this year when he chose to renew Bernie Brookes position as chief executive, complete with an 11 per cent pay rise. → Read More
Section 46 focus is a distraction
ONE problem with having the small business minister in charge of competition policy is it creates the impression that policy will be hostage to small business concerns. → Read More
Time for right policy to lift jobs market
SEEK boss Andrew Bassat is upbeat on the local economy, arguing some clouds had lifted and the time was right for positive decisions on the employment agenda. → Read More
Wesfarmers talking the talk on expansion
IF Wesfarmers doesn’t finally step outside Australia and New Zealand it won’t be for lack of thinking about it, if this week’s biennial conference in Melbourne is any guide. → Read More
Ian Harper’s draft report will look at competition policy, the law and institutions like the ACCC.
THE role and performance of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission are key issues before Ian Harper’s review of competition policy, which is due to make its first pronouncements on September 22. → Read More
Harper spotlight to shine on ACCC
THE role and performance of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission are key issues before Ian Harper’s review of competition policy, which is due to make its first pronouncements on September 22. → Read More
NAB snares Kirkwood for new role
NAB finance chief Craig Drummond has grabbed BA Merrill Lynch equity strategist Joshua Kirkwood for a role as his new executive chief of staff. → Read More
ECB’s move creates moral hazard
THE knee jerk positive response to the latest ECB rate cut was easy to understand, but fundamentally wrong in the context of the moral hazard created. → Read More
Fahour’s going postal about the dead letters division
IN past lives Ahmed Fahour was a master at spruiking good news. Now those same talents are being employed to play up the losses, as part of an education program to get the legislative changes needed to resurrect Australia Post. → Read More