WA business elite pay $5500 for intimate dinner with Mark McGowan
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WA business elite pay $5500 for intimate dinner with Mark McGowan

Greens MLC Brad Pettit said cash for access forums were bad for democracy. “They give the wealthy and powerful disproportionate access to ministers and the Premier and frankly reinforce policy decisions in favour of the groups that they represent while excluding others that aren’t as cashed up.”

  • byHamish Hastie

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Wesfarmers issues Woolies warning to pharmacists as Priceline battle heats up
Retail

Wesfarmers issues Woolies warning to pharmacists as Priceline battle heats up

Wesfarmers has taken its campaign to win a takeover battle with Woolworths for the Priceline chain directly to pharmacists.

  • byDominic Powell
‘Second fiddle’:Wesfarmers boss says Woolies not right for API
Retail

‘Second fiddle’:Wesfarmers boss says Woolies not right for API

The head of Bunnings owner Wesfarmers claims Woolworths will prioritise its own health and beauty division over pharmacists if it’s successful in its bid.

  • byDominic Powell
Woolies could face political,regulatory hurdles in $870m Priceline bid
Retail

Woolies could face political,regulatory hurdles in $870m Priceline bid

On Thursday,Woolworths shocked the market with its $1.75-a-share offer to acquire Priceline owner API,gazumping longstanding retail rival Wesfarmers. But it may not be smooth sailing getting the deal over the line.

  • byDominic Powell andRachel Clun
Staff shortages at major retailers worsen ahead of Christmas
Retail

Staff shortages at major retailers worsen ahead of Christmas

Staff shortages at some of Australia’s largest retailers could threaten trade over the festive season.

  • byDominic Powell
Some Bunnings staff to quit over vaccines as businesses wrestle with mandates
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Some Bunnings staff to quit over vaccines as businesses wrestle with mandates

The head of hardware giant Bunnings has revealed the business has already seen a small number of employees quit over opposition to vaccination.

  • byDominic Powell
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Wesfarmers and Mitsui look at $1 billion-plus WA low-carbon ammonia export
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Wesfarmers and Mitsui look at $1 billion-plus WA low-carbon ammonia export

Wesfamers and Mitsui are looking to export low-carbon ammonia from WA to Japan in a move that could see heavy industry developed in WA’s Mid-West.

  • byPeter Milne
‘Spooked’ Sigma infuriates biggest shareholder as chemist war changes script again
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Company mergers

‘Spooked’ Sigma infuriates biggest shareholder as chemist war changes script again

‘Getting spooked is not a reason to write out a blank cheque,’ says Sigma’s largest shareholder,Allan Gray’s Simon Mawhinney in his full-throated criticism of Sigma outbidding giant Wesfarmers for Priceline owner API.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Board games:Is a cosy directors’ club a risk to corporate Australia?
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Board games:Is a cosy directors’ club a risk to corporate Australia?

A small group of powerful men,and increasingly women,dominate the boards of Australia’s biggest companies. And some fear the group is too small.

  • byAnne Hyland
API board backs Wesfarmers’ raised offer for Priceline owner
Retail

API board backs Wesfarmers’ raised offer for Priceline owner

Retail giant Wesfarmers appears in pole position to take over pharmaceutical wholesaler Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) after sweetening its offer.

  • byEmma Koehn andDominic Powell
Wesfarmers boss calls for more stimulus for struggling businesses as lockdowns bite
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Wesfarmers boss calls for more stimulus for struggling businesses as lockdowns bite

Wesfarmers boss Rob Scott while he wasn’t calling for a reinstatement of the JobKeeper program,fresh stimulus in some form should be a “live issue” for the federal government.

  • byDominic Powell