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Christopher Niesche
Business Writer

Business Writer

We are your advocate, Aotearoa. Uncovering stories that matter, asking hard-hitting questions of those in power, live-blogging sport events, monitoring the highs and lows of the NZX and providing Premium expert opinion and analysis. Bringing you distinctive, quality journalism and breaking news from across New Zealand and around the world. With specialists working together to create indepth reads, engaging video, and unmissable podcasts.

Check out Christopher’s latest content
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No sign of a spending slowdown in Australia, even at the luxury end
Opinion

No sign of a spending slowdown in Australia, even at the luxury end

11 Feb 04:00 AM
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Christopher Niesche: Lithium bloodbath hits billionaires
Opinion

Christopher Niesche: Lithium bloodbath hits billionaires

28 Jan 02:00 AM

OPINION: Lithium producer Liontown's share price shows what can go wrong.

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Supermarket competition: Is the grass really greener across the Tasman?
Business

Supermarket competition: Is the grass really greener across the Tasman?

14 Jan 01:00 AM

OPINION: Christopher Niesche backgrounds inquiry into Australia's supermarket sector.

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Christopher Niesche: Australia’s corporate scandals have exposed leadership failures
Opinion

Christopher Niesche: Australia’s corporate scandals have exposed leadership failures

17 Dec 02:39 AM

Optus, Qantas and PwC have all been embroiled in controversy.

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Christopher Niesche: Wannabe Aussie first home buyers sailing in troubled waters
Inflation

Christopher Niesche: Wannabe Aussie first home buyers sailing in troubled waters

03 Dec 03:00 AM

OPINION: Why home ownership will increasingly be determined by who one's parents are.

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Christopher Niesche: A lesson for Optus - don’t mock your customers
Telecommunications

Christopher Niesche: A lesson for Optus - don’t mock your customers

19 Nov 01:00 AM

A handy crisis management tip.

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Opinion: No one copped more wrath from Qantas investors than this man
Opinion

Opinion: No one copped more wrath from Qantas investors than this man

05 Nov 04:00 AM

Executives are now flying economy "more often".

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Christopher Niesche: Diabetes ‘miracle’ drug slims health industry profits
Investment

Christopher Niesche: Diabetes ‘miracle’ drug slims health industry profits

22 Oct 04:00 AM

Will the rise of Ozempic keep eating into other companies' profits?

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Christopher Niesche: RBA’s rate hikes finally starting to bite
Opinion

Christopher Niesche: RBA’s rate hikes finally starting to bite

12 Oct 11:00 PM

OPINION: RBA says many households are experiencing a "painful squeeze on their finances".

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Christopher Niesche: Qantas scandals show bosses are boys in a bubble
Airlines

Christopher Niesche: Qantas scandals show bosses are boys in a bubble

24 Sep 03:00 AM

OPINION: Investors are wondering why Qantas CEO Alan Joyce got away with so much.

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Departing Qantas boss leaves train wreck in his wake
Airlines

Departing Qantas boss leaves train wreck in his wake

10 Sep 04:00 AM

OPINION: There is hardly a stakeholder group Qantas hasn’t antagonised.

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Another ‘banana republic’ moment
Employment

Another ‘banana republic’ moment

26 Aug 11:00 PM

Report paints a bleak picture of how Australia and NZ will cope with ageing populations.

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Christopher Niesche: Why Australia’s commercial property sector is feeling the squeeze
Opinion

Christopher Niesche: Why Australia’s commercial property sector is feeling the squeeze

13 Aug 05:00 AM

OPINION: Vacancy rates in Sydney and Melbourne towers are running around 15 per cent.

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Christopher Niesche: Aussie accounting scandal - profits before principles
Opinion

Christopher Niesche: Aussie accounting scandal - profits before principles

30 Jul 06:46 PM

OPINION: The big Aussie accountancy firms have only themselves to blame.

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Christopher Niesche: PwC scandal and fire sale leaves questions open
Opinion

Christopher Niesche: PwC scandal and fire sale leaves questions open

02 Jul 04:00 AM

Opinion: It’s hard not to have some sympathy for the partners in PwC scandal.

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Australia's largest law firm held ransom by cyber attack
Economy

Australia's largest law firm held ransom by cyber attack

18 Jun 05:00 AM

Plus: Aussie set to follow NZ into recession.

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PwC’s future in Australia under threat as tax advice crisis grows
Employment

PwC’s future in Australia under threat as tax advice crisis grows

04 Jun 05:00 AM

Business with 9200 employees and A$2.6 billion in annual revenue is under pressure.

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Opinion: Reputational stench could linger around PwC Australia for some time
Opinion

Opinion: Reputational stench could linger around PwC Australia for some time

21 May 05:00 AM

The scandal currently engulfing the "Big Four" accounting firm has a long way to run.

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Australia gets first Budget surplus in 15 years
Opinion

Australia gets first Budget surplus in 15 years

10 May 05:18 AM

Billions in incentives for doctors to provide more free consultations, energy bill relief.

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Christopher Niesche: Funeral firm’s classic dance around takeover bid
Business

Christopher Niesche: Funeral firm’s classic dance around takeover bid

30 Apr 04:00 AM

The steps (and missteps) around a private equity firm's bid to take over InvoCare.

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Christopher Niesche: Only the brave would bet against the ‘dream team of retail’
Retail

Christopher Niesche: Only the brave would bet against the ‘dream team of retail’

02 Apr 05:00 AM

Aussie retail giants eye expansion in the current downturn.

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Christopher Niesche: Will the Silicon Valley Bank collapse cause judders down under?
Business

Christopher Niesche: Will the Silicon Valley Bank collapse cause judders down under?

18 Mar 10:47 PM

There are key differences from the setup in the US.

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Christopher Niesche: Greenwashing becoming harder to get away with
Business

Christopher Niesche: Greenwashing becoming harder to get away with

05 Mar 03:00 AM

Regulators put companies' emissions profiles under the spotlight.

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How Aussie winemaker adapted after being shut out by China
Business

How Aussie winemaker adapted after being shut out by China

19 Feb 04:00 AM

Australian wine exports plunged from $1.3 billion before the 2020 tariffs to $12.4m.

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Christopher Niesche: RBA looks for signs of consumer spending drop-off
Retail

Christopher Niesche: RBA looks for signs of consumer spending drop-off

04 Feb 09:59 PM

When will Aussies cut their spending enough to cool inflation?

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Christopher Niesche: Billionaires were bound to fall out
Airlines

Christopher Niesche: Billionaires were bound to fall out

22 Jan 08:31 PM

Daring project: Moguls planned world's largest solar farm. What went wrong?

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Christopher Niesche: Irony and steel as race to curb emissions has a tariff twist
Commodities

Christopher Niesche: Irony and steel as race to curb emissions has a tariff twist

18 Dec 03:00 AM

Green tariff for swathe of goods including cement, electricty and others.

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Christopher Niesche: Rate hikes fail to deter Aussies from flying and buying
Business

Christopher Niesche: Rate hikes fail to deter Aussies from flying and buying

04 Dec 03:00 AM

What the performances of Qantas and Harvey Norman say about the heat in the Aus economy.

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What went wrong with the ASX’s technology upgrade?
Opinion

What went wrong with the ASX’s technology upgrade?

20 Nov 04:00 AM

Failure of the project is a blow to Australia's reputation as a modern financial centre.

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Christopher Niesche: Betr’s big gamble pays off - but its losses could have been huge
Opinion

Christopher Niesche: Betr’s big gamble pays off - but its losses could have been huge

06 Nov 04:00 PM

A promotional bet could have cost Betr between A$30 million and A$50m.

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Christopher Niesche: The downside to Victoria premier's green power plan
Energy

Christopher Niesche: The downside to Victoria premier's green power plan

23 Oct 04:00 AM

Three coal generators in the state will be forced to close earlier than expected.

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Christopher Niesche: A big green deal for Supermarket giant Coles
Companies

Christopher Niesche: A big green deal for Supermarket giant Coles

25 Sep 09:00 PM

Plus: Why are Australians the richest people in the world?

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Christopher Niesche: Airline's passengers lose patience
Business

Christopher Niesche: Airline's passengers lose patience

28 Aug 02:00 AM

Frustrated travellers will no longer cut the airline any slack.

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Christopher Niesche: Mining giant BHP eyes OZ Minerals in billion-dollar deal
Opinion

Christopher Niesche: Mining giant BHP eyes OZ Minerals in billion-dollar deal

14 Aug 06:00 AM

BHP has its eyes squarely on the future.

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Why shareholders are nervous as ANZ eyes Suncorp
Banking and finance

Why shareholders are nervous as ANZ eyes Suncorp

31 Jul 06:40 PM

On the face of it, the A$4.9 billiontakeover looks like a good idea.

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Christopher Niesche: Buy now pay later pain, CEO bonuses soaring
Employment

Christopher Niesche: Buy now pay later pain, CEO bonuses soaring

17 Jul 03:00 AM

End of a boom in one sector but no end to huge bonuses for CEOs

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Christopher Niesche: Neobank Volt's exit a blow for all Aussie bank customers
Opinion

Christopher Niesche: Neobank Volt's exit a blow for all Aussie bank customers

03 Jul 04:00 AM

Volt was one of a handful of neobanks promising to challenge the Big Four.

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Christopher Niesche: Australia in midst of mergers and acquisitions boom
Opinion

Christopher Niesche: Australia in midst of mergers and acquisitions boom

05 Jun 05:00 AM

But what happens when the private equity firms start to hop off the merry-go-round?

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Christopher Niesche: First home buyer relief may soon sour
Opinion

Christopher Niesche: First home buyer relief may soon sour

08 May 05:00 PM

There are a lot of mortgage holders out there who will struggle if rates rise much more.

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Christopher Niesche: Australian budget looks no further than end of May
Opinion

Christopher Niesche: Australian budget looks no further than end of May

29 Mar 08:00 PM

COMMENT: Budget full of one-off cash payments but little to address structural issues.

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Christopher Niesche: Board and management must be held to account for casino's activities
Opinion

Christopher Niesche: Board and management must be held to account for casino's activities

27 Mar 03:00 AM

Review reveals major failings in governance and oversight at Australian casino group.

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Christopher Niesche: The big challenge to billionaire's bid to turn Australia's energy market green
Opinion

Christopher Niesche: The big challenge to billionaire's bid to turn Australia's energy market green

27 Feb 04:00 AM

AGL shareholders will need to decide which option is the best for creating value.

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Christopher Niesche: Fund manager loses his halo as share price tumbles
Markets

Christopher Niesche: Fund manager loses his halo as share price tumbles

13 Feb 02:00 AM

When investors lose faith, it's tough to win it back, writes Christopher Niesche.

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Christopher Niesche: Australian firms, laid low by Omicron, turn to RAT-hunting
Business

Christopher Niesche: Australian firms, laid low by Omicron, turn to RAT-hunting

23 Jan 04:00 AM

Covid variant has cut a swathe through businesses across the Tasman.

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Australia updates its payment system rules for the age of the digital wallet
Business

Australia updates its payment system rules for the age of the digital wallet

12 Dec 04:00 AM

Govt eager to level playing field between high-tech payment providers and the banks.

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Why some Aussie electricians are now earning $130,000
Employment

Why some Aussie electricians are now earning $130,000

14 Nov 04:00 AM

Two Aussie law firms have raised lawyers' salaries by 10 per cent, another by 15 per cent.

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Christopher Niesche: Australian banking giant positioning itself to capitalise on a decarbonising world
Business

Christopher Niesche: Australian banking giant positioning itself to capitalise on a decarbonising world

31 Oct 03:30 AM

Macquarie has more than 300 renewable energy projects in the pipeline.

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Christopher Niesche: The remarkable turnaround of Aus pay TV network Foxtel
Media and marketing

Christopher Niesche: The remarkable turnaround of Aus pay TV network Foxtel

03 Oct 04:00 AM

Christopher Niesche finds that the death of pay TV may have been exaggerated.

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Christopher Niesche: Australia risks trade sanctions over climate change failings
Commodities

Christopher Niesche: Australia risks trade sanctions over climate change failings

19 Sep 03:00 AM

The country is still going full steam ahead with coal mine development.

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Christopher Niesche: A shot in the arm for Australia's economy
Business

Christopher Niesche: A shot in the arm for Australia's economy

05 Sep 06:08 AM

The big question is what the state Premiers decide to do.

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Mining giant BHP turning its back on fossil fuels - will investors follow?
Opinion

Mining giant BHP turning its back on fossil fuels - will investors follow?

22 Aug 05:00 AM

Will investors be happy with a smaller BHP – one without petroleum and less coal?

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Christopher Niesche: Why Aussie banks are snapping up broadband companies
Banking and finance

Christopher Niesche: Why Aussie banks are snapping up broadband companies

25 Jul 05:00 PM

OPINION: Why banks are looking to offer their customers something different.

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One in ten Aussies a US dollar millionaire - how does NZ compare?
Business

One in ten Aussies a US dollar millionaire - how does NZ compare?

27 Jun 03:00 AM

Being a millionaire doesn't mean what it once did.

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Christopher Niesche: Billionaire Kerry Stokes soon to notch up another big win
Opinion

Christopher Niesche: Billionaire Kerry Stokes soon to notch up another big win

13 Jun 09:00 PM

The dyslexic boy from the slums of Melbourne outsmarts business rivals to build a fortune.

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Investors the losers from Australia's move on proxy firms
Markets

Investors the losers from Australia's move on proxy firms

30 May 03:00 AM

Super funds will be less aware of the performance of companies they have invest in

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Christopher Niesche: China's punitive tariffs on Australian goods
Opinion

Christopher Niesche: China's punitive tariffs on Australian goods

16 May 01:00 AM

OPINION: Treasury Wines has accepted that the China market is effectively closed to it.

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Christopher Niesche: Australian house prices surge back up
Opinion

Christopher Niesche: Australian house prices surge back up

04 Apr 05:00 AM

COMMENT: House prices in Australia are rapidly scaling new heights.

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Christopher Niesche: Governments need to come down hard on Facebook
Business

Christopher Niesche: Governments need to come down hard on Facebook

21 Feb 04:00 AM

Facebook has show why governments need to come down on it like a ton of bricks.

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Christopher Niesche: Google's threat to turn Australia's search function off
Media and marketing

Christopher Niesche: Google's threat to turn Australia's search function off

24 Jan 04:00 AM

OPINION: Google is willing to forgo its hefty earnings from the Australian market.

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Australian Govt caves to pressure from Google, Facebook
Media and marketing

Australian Govt caves to pressure from Google, Facebook

13 Dec 04:00 AM

Facebook threatened to stop showing news by Australian media companies in its feeds.

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Christopher Niesche: Australia's plan to stamp out inequitable property tax
Opinion

Christopher Niesche: Australia's plan to stamp out inequitable property tax

29 Nov 04:00 AM

COMMENT: New South Wales Government introducing a bold plan to abolish stamp duty.

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Renewable energy: Covid an opportunity to reduce emissions and create jobs
Opinion

Renewable energy: Covid an opportunity to reduce emissions and create jobs

20 Sep 01:00 AM

COMMENT: Countries can meet their emissions reduction targets as they create jobs.

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Christopher Niesche: Review of AMP assets - could this spell the end?
Opinion

Christopher Niesche: Review of AMP assets - could this spell the end?

06 Sep 12:49 AM

COMMENT: AMP board has kicked off a review of all of its businesses and assets.

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Chris Niesche: Seek's short term pain and JB Hi-Fi's gain
Opinion

Chris Niesche: Seek's short term pain and JB Hi-Fi's gain

23 Aug 05:00 AM

The winners and losers in Australia's financial reporting season.

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Christopher Niesche: Rio Tinto's controversial business move in Australia
Opinion

Christopher Niesche: Rio Tinto's controversial business move in Australia

09 Aug 12:00 AM

COMMENT: The miner's decision to put profit ahead of principle might yet backfire.

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Christopher Niesche: Will Aussie mortgage holiday extension delay the inevitable?
Business

Christopher Niesche: Will Aussie mortgage holiday extension delay the inevitable?

12 Jul 05:00 AM

Almost 900,000 home borrowers and businesses have deferred AU$266 billion worth of loans.

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Niesche: Qantas CEO moves to slim down airline for survival
Airlines

Niesche: Qantas CEO moves to slim down airline for survival

28 Jun 05:00 PM

Plan came a day before Bain Capital bought Virgin Australia.

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Christopher Niesche: Aussie PM back to his old tricks
Markets

Christopher Niesche: Aussie PM back to his old tricks

14 Jun 01:00 AM

COMMENT: Scott Morrison is hoping to kickstart Oz economy with a home renovation boom.

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The rebel Aussie tenant who acted fast when Covid-19 hit
Markets

The rebel Aussie tenant who acted fast when Covid-19 hit

17 May 04:00 AM

Solomon Lew didn't wait for permission to stop paying rent.

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Billionaire's China stance puts pressure on government
Opinion

Billionaire's China stance puts pressure on government

03 May 05:00 PM

COMMENT: How much are we prepared to let China push us around?

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Christopher Niesche: ASX bounce doesn't gel with harsh reality
Opinion

Christopher Niesche: ASX bounce doesn't gel with harsh reality

19 Apr 05:00 PM

COMMENT: The index is now just 23 per cent off its record high in February.

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Christopher Niesche: Is Govt aid enough to keep economies intact long term?
Business

Christopher Niesche: Is Govt aid enough to keep economies intact long term?

23 Mar 04:55 AM

COMMENT: The downturn is likely to be much deeper than the SARS-induced downturn in 2002.

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Christopher Niesche:  What IPO failures tell investors about the share market
Business

Christopher Niesche: What IPO failures tell investors about the share market

03 Nov 06:00 AM

Fund managers have been burned by several dismal floats in the past few years

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Christopher Niesche: Banks must blame themselves for tougher controls
Banking and finance

Christopher Niesche: Banks must blame themselves for tougher controls

20 Oct 03:21 AM

Disclosure of information that is too complex doesn't help consumers.

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Christopher Niesche: How Westfield's technology start-up came unstuck
Retail

Christopher Niesche: How Westfield's technology start-up came unstuck

06 Oct 01:53 AM

Plus, why house prices in Sydney and Melbourne are roaring back

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Christopher Niesche: Something sour about Aussie dairy deal
Business

Christopher Niesche: Something sour about Aussie dairy deal

22 Sep 04:00 AM

Christopher Niesche takes a more cynical at the facts behind the Bellamy sale.

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Christopher Niesche: Lifting lid on loyalty schemes
Business

Christopher Niesche: Lifting lid on loyalty schemes

08 Sep 01:00 AM

Most of us have no idea what we're giving up in exchange for rewards.

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Christopher Niesche: Results hint at retail recovery in Oz
Opinion

Christopher Niesche: Results hint at retail recovery in Oz

25 Aug 05:00 PM

COMMENT: JB Hi-Fi's strong results continue without much help from the internet.

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New Zealand's shock cash rate cut sends ripples across Tasman
Opinion

New Zealand's shock cash rate cut sends ripples across Tasman

11 Aug 06:54 AM

COMMENT: NZ move has reminded Aussies how vulnerable their much larger economy is.

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Niesche: Miner's green move breaks new ground
Opinion

Niesche: Miner's green move breaks new ground

28 Jul 05:00 PM

COMMENT: BHP Billiton is drawing a powerful line in sand for industry.

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Christopher Niesche: Where's the consumer guarantee for property?
Business

Christopher Niesche: Where's the consumer guarantee for property?

14 Jul 03:07 AM

COMMENT: Australia could learn a thing or two from New Zealand's leaky building crisis.

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