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Infrastructure Growth Engine Mangles The Smooth Macquarie Message

Saturday July 27, 2002
The bank that sold Australia on backing big projects has some explaining to do, reports Brian Robins.

African Bill Spurs Bhp Coal Push

Saturday July 13, 2002
Legislation to better the miners' lot is one reason for the resources house's risky strategy, writes Brian Robins.

Worldcom's Woe Is Hunter Hall's Opportunity

Monday July 8, 2002
This fund manager plays by its own rules, writes Brian Robins.

Can The Fairfax Family Empire Strike Back?

Saturday July 6, 2002
Brothers look to break into the A list. Brian Robins reports. The quiet death last month of moves for competition changes in media has given John Brehmer Fairfax and his brother Tim vital breathing space in their jockeying to break into the top tier of the industry.

Fairfax Brothers' Eyes On The Paper

Saturday July 6, 2002
A family heirloom would be the crowning glory. Brian Robins reports. The quiet death last month of moves for competition changes in media has given John Brehmer Fairfax and his brother, Tim, what may be vital breathing space in their jockeying to break into the top tier of the industry. It is easily overlooked, but out of the bitterness of the ill-fated bid by young Warwick Fairfax for media group John Fairfax & Sons in the late 1980s, his cousins, John B. and Tim Fairfax, have carved out a sizeable m

News Corp Gets The Best Of Both Worlds

Saturday July 6, 2002
Global accounting helps to smooth out the profit. Brian Robins reports.

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