2008 archive of Mayne Report editions

December - 9 editions

Mayne Report's 2008 year ender and last minute sell-down
December 31, 2008

Revealed: Australia's most inaccurate balance sheets
December 23, 2008

Collingwood AGM, Rizzo survives, ANZ shareholders MIA and Qantas delusions
December 19, 2008

CBA, David Ryan, Madoff, Collingwood AGM, Aussie Ponzi, Christmas video, ASIC jail list and share trades
December 17, 2008

Will ComBank bullies blink over Centro today?
December 14, 2008

ABC Learning, CBA's Centro brutality, sworn in, pokies, PacBrands and SPP plays
December 10, 2008

CEO payouts, Nufarm AGM, Manningham mayoral process and Gunns campaign
December 7, 2008

Bank bashing, governance conference, John Barassi, Manningham, dud directors, ABC Learning and selling shares
December 3, 2008

After 37 straight defeats, the drought is broken
December 1, 2008

November - 17 editions

71% backing at Centro, $11bn backing at BHP and huge Qantas protest
November 28, 2008

Huge backing at Centro Retail, discussions under way about joining board
November 27, 2008

BHP backflip after $7bn backed our tilt
November 26, 2008

Rio-BHP, soft business journalism, REA Group AGM, Centro, pokies and analysts axed
November 26, 2008

Turnbull pay plan, Babcock, pokies push, Brisconnections, Rich List, Costa and Stockdale
November 25, 2008

Telstra shareholders boo the board
November 22, 2008

Financial crisis, crashing companies, ABC Learning audio, Tatts, IOOF and AED AGMs
November 20, 2008

Cashed up Macquarie holds profit and devidend line as shares recover
November 18, 2008

Macquarie, ABC Learning, Slaters AGM and plunging Rich Listers
November 17, 2008

Combank's $700m ABC Learning debacle
November 13, 2008

ANZ turns to Sir Rod, Fairfax AGM, Stokes, BHP backing, Telstra campaign and great $99 subs deal
November 12, 2008

Stokes bunfight, Talking Heads and IMF audio
November 11, 2008

Computershare AGM, Seven wash-up, audio highlights and ABC Learning chair under pump at Lend Lease
November 11, 2008

Babcock blasted at fiery B&B Power AGM
November 7, 2008

Round 10 with James Packer, BBI, Allco and ABC Learning
November 6, 2008

Fee gouging under the pump at Babcock & Brown Infrastructure AGM
November 5, 2008

Meeting with billionaire Kerr Neilson, B&B Power chair Len Gill and GPT chair Peter Joseph
November 4, 2008

October - 25 editions

Connecteast AGM, Gunns, Toll and praise for Jeff Kennett
October 31, 2008

Toll board skewered over $55m executive rort
October 30, 2008

Macquarie Media battles and bootleg Packer audio
October 29, 2008

Two rounds with James Packer and then a hand-shake!
October 28, 2008

Packer debt free on Crown stake
October 28, 2008

Transurban rem report goes down and two Packer meetings today
October 28, 2008

Transurban shareholder revolution - chairman almost defeated
October 28, 2008

Troubled times, Icahn exchange, Boral and the secretive Wilson billionaires
October 27, 2008

Last Monday in October, Packer AGMs, Transurban, Kennett and Tabcorp
October 27, 2008

Icahn, Hellicar, Ebi, Ken Moss and Energy World
October 24, 2008

GPT, market chaos, AGMs everywhere and breakfast with Carl Icahn
October 23, 2008

Amcor, Tabcorp and market chaos
October 23, 2008

A huuuuge day for Australian corporate governance
October 22, 2008

Macquarie releases all management agreements
October 22, 2008

Murdoch video, PacBrands, NAB, Xenephon
October 21, 2008

Rupert's accountability dodge, Macquarie's Italian hit, Babcock funds revamp, pokieact.org and rich lists.
October 20, 2008

Rupert runs scared after just 3 of our 8 questions
October 20, 2008

Questions for Rupert, CNBC drops Sun king doco, outrageous payouts, ANZ non-tilt, welfare splurge and ComBank rip-offs
October 17, 2008

Market plunges and Don Argus delusions
October 16, 2008

Charles Goode refuses to answer the ANZ question
October 15, 2008

Rudd's shock and awe approach should be welcomed
October 12, 2008

Market collapse, Iceland precedent, pay revolt, portfolio hit, RRR and collapsed companies
October 10, 2008

Global financial crisis, still buying, 8 new rich listers, September traffic figures and Woolies tilt rejected
October 8, 2008

Buying opportunities, Computershare CEO meeting, Woolies and Centro tilts and Trevor Rowe's page one lecture
October 6, 2008

Teele's cult, ASX wash-up, ASIC jailing spree, AGM targets, all our trading and much more
October 3, 2008

September - 19 editions

BHP and Woolies tilts, AFIC push on Stan Wallis, ASX-Kohler yarn and new Rich Listers
September 26, 2008

Delusional ASX attacks press and imperils franchise
September 25, 2008

Fur flies over Macquarie analyst coverage
September 19, 2008

Risk Metrics nails Macquarie and Babcock
September 18, 2008

Activist funds, Macquarie debt rumours, BB Wind, Fortescue, Centro and Cape Lambert
September 17, 2008

News alert: Stokes and Gammell crack WAN board, Turnbull and financial crisis
September 16, 2008

Bloodbath on Wall Street, implications everywhere
September 16, 2008

Lehman, AGL, Phil Green, Ballmer's ASX play, Packer cynicism, Rich List and activist funds
September 15, 2008

Besieged Trevor Rowe calls in the KGB
September 12, 2008

ASX under the pump like never before
September 11, 2008

ASX shock and Kerry Stokes a no show
September 10, 2008

AWB Cold War warriors quit en masse
September 8, 2008

Macquarie fee bonanza, Aristocrat, BHP tilt, foreign lists, Alex offer and Bradken SPP win
September 8, 2008

WA election puts Rio takeover in doubt
September 7, 2008

Incitec Pivot EGM, Gunns, Fairfax board and WA News
September 5, 2008

AWB farmers hit jackpot, Babcock scandal and ASX update
September 4, 2008

Angry farmers tip wheat on shareholder activist after historic AWB vote
September 3, 2008

Pressure mounting on ASX
September 3, 2008

ASX responds and special end of profit season wrap
September 1, 2008

August - 13 editions

Centro and BHP tilts, Allco, Babcock, AWB, Woolies, Rupert and ex CEOs
August 28, 2008

Record losses, ASX rorts, Lowy spray, Macquarie gouging and Babcock delusions
August 27, 2008

Tilley, Xenophon and Rio takeover conditions
August 25, 2008

AWB, Babcock, ANZ, Gunns, Hegarty...what a week
August 22, 2008

Close to fisticuffs at James Hardie AGM
August 20, 2008

Babcock, Macquarie and James Hardie
August 20, 2008

Babcock, AWB, Macquarie, Gunns and James Hardie
August 19, 2008

Trujillo's $13.4m as Telstra disappoints
August 13, 2008

Babcock audit fight, BHP tilt, Bradken SPP, Rich Listers and record traffic
August 12, 2008

Commander collapse, ASX tilt, activist funds and recent share trading
August 8, 2008

WA board coup, Rupert's whinge and Healey's next outing
August 6, 2008

Stokes punting, ASX tilt and new ABC Learning board
August 5, 2008

Asciano bid conflicts and ANZ tilt
August 4, 2008

July - 13 editions

Brisconnections tanks with conflicts and spin everywhere
July 31, 2008

Cracking new video, BHP tilt, ASX conflicts, Rupert buy and recent trading
July 30, 2008

Would Australand have collapsed without Sing Inc?
July 28, 2008

Macquarie videos, Stokes raid, new board tilt, Oz Minerals, share trading and much more
July 25, 2008

Great Debate, but Macquarie emerges triumphant
July 23, 2008

Millionaires Factory AGM caravan comes to Melbourne
July 23, 2008

Hegarty Payout rolled, history is made
July 18, 2008

Village EGM and SP Ausnet AGM
July 17, 2008

Milne video, Allco, plans for activist fund, SP Ausnet, ANZ and Rich Listers
July 16, 2008

GPT video and 100 new directors wanted
July 10, 2008

Oxiana, Village, Macquarie, SPP snubs, Rich Listers, AGM records and share surges
July 9, 2008

Two strange Macquarie tales, Babcock, new video and AGM records
July 7, 2008

Oxiana, chairman margin calls, Rupert's pokies, AGM hunting and much more
July 3, 2008

June - 13 editions

Major attack on the directors' club
June 26, 2008

Pratt, Macquarie, Babcock, insider trading, Futuris, Telstra gravy train, tax loss selling and Background Briefing
June 25, 2008

Xstrata set to fail in bid to steal Indophil
June 23, 2008

Pratt, Babcock, Hegarty, Transurban - it's all happening
June 20, 2008

Zinifex outrages, super governance, Rich List and much more
June 18, 2008

Zinifex vote, video and a big Babcock right of reply
June 17, 2008

Babcock: Nosworthy video, Glover interview, EBB related deals, Leigh Hall and Stephen Loosely
June 13, 2008

Babcock special: it's all about the big 13 executives
June 12, 2008

Babcock battles, Austar AGM, new video and Rich List
June 11, 2008

Babcock, new directors, ASIC, chairs to quit, Rich List, Lowy and much more
June 11, 2008

Revealed: Australia's newest gas billionaire
June 5, 2008

Babcock tumbles and two new videos
June 3, 2008

Gunns, Bondy, Four Pillars, dodgy accounting, Rich List and record traffic figures.
June 2, 2008

May - 12 editions

Great debate at the Babcock AGM
May 30, 2008

Babcock battles, Austar AGM, new video and Rich List
Thursday, May 29, 2008

Special Rich List edition and Babcock preview
Wednesday,May 28, 2008

Another great Frank Lowy battle
Friday, May 23, 2008

Thursday, May 22, 2008
Max Moore-Wilton comes out swinging

Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Macquarie Airports AGM, Rio audio files, conflicted directors, CEOs on boards, Rich List and big documents

Friday, May 16, 2008
Welcoming Bell Financial Group to the public company world

Thursday, May 15, 2008
ASX board tilt, Margaret Jackson, Hellicar, consumer conflicts, Macquarie and iiNet CEO email

Friday, May 9 , 2008
Two ASX videos, Costello, ASIC, iiNet and The AFR

Thursday, May 8, 2008
Our liveliest edition yet

Friday, May 2, 2008
End of another frenetic week and month

Thursday, May 1, 2008
Winning from the floor at Alumina

April - 14 editions

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
IRESS AGM, Origin bid and 20 more Rich Listers

Tuesday, April 29, 2008
WA News, Governance AGM, HIH directors, Rich List and share trading

Thursday April 24, 2008
Banging the patriotic drum at Rio Tinto
Rorting revealed at WA News

Wednesday April 23, 2008
Kerry Stokes vanquished in WAN showdown

Tuesday April 22, 2008
Cossie's book, WA News, old chairs, ASX conflicts, Rich List and full share disclosure

Thursday, April 17, 2008
Launching the "save Owen Hegarty" campaign at last Oxiana AGM

Wednesday, April 16, 2008, 4:58pm
All the AXA AGM action

Wednesday, April 16, 2008, 9:44am
Axa AGM, Maurice Newman, David Crawford, WA News and QBE

Monday, April 14, 2008, 3:35pm
ASX, WA News, Opes and bad directors

Friday, April 11, 2008, 4:26pm
What a week

Tuesday, April 8, 2008, 11:34pm
WA News, Gatto, Macquarie Model, sporting sponsors, Rich List and share sales

Monday April 7, 2008, 1:45pm
ANZ's shifty Opes spin

Thursday April 3, 2008, 3:45pm
Macquarie's taxi play, more Eddington gigs, a Babcock shafting and 25 more Rich Listers

Tuesday, April 1, 2008, 10:25pm
Opes founder's mortgage, BHP spies, Directors' club, Rich List and hilarious Allco HIT DRP

March - 15 editions

Friday, March 28, 2008, 12:21am
Smedley, MFS, new video, Stokes push-polling and Jones audio

Friday, March 28, 2008, 3:45pm
Inside the MFS EGM fiasco

Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 10:33pm
MIG, Goodman, RACV, Rich List and where directors come from

Monday, March 24, 2008, 10:08pm
Macquarie, WA News, Eric Mayne chat and improving AGMs

Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 11:05pm
An evening with Sir Rod Eddington

Monday, March 17, 2008, 5:35pm
WAN rorts, new video, alumina tilt, Rich List and AFIC

Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 6:52pm
WA News, ABC Learning, Incitec-Pivot, Fortescue and Allco

Tuesday, March 11, 2008, 3:45pm
An independent process for WA News election

Monday, March 10, 2008, 4:44pm
Margin calls, director dealings, Kohler and WA News

Friday, March 7, 2008, 6:03pm
WA News board tilt and market bedlam

Thursday, March 6, 2008, 6:57pm
Spectacular Allco and ABC Learning developments

Thursday, March 6, 2008, 3:14pm
The 10 most sackable directors' club members

Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 6:15pm
ABC Learning, Allco, Wayne Goss, updated lists and much more

Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 5:08pm
Governance talk, City Pacific, campaign finance, two new videos and Fairfax transcripts

Monday, March 3, 2008, 7:03pm
Steve Harris, City Pacific defo attack, Rich List and all our recent trades

February- 12 editions

Friday, February 29, 2008, 6:43pm
Shock horror, ASIC jails two people in a day - almost

Friday, February 29, 2008, 3:54pm
Breaking news in WAN board fight

Wednesday, February 27, 2008, 5:09pm
Groves margined, WA News, jail list, Rich List and much more

Tuesday, February 26, 2008, 4:44pm
ABC Learning, Allco and Murdoch

Thursday, February 21, 2008, 5:39pm
Timbercorp one of the best AGMs ever

Thursday, February 21, 2008, 9:57am
Taking on Timbercorp today

Wednesday, February 20, 2008, 1:09am
Special edition: foreign investment in Australia

Friday, February 15, 2008, 12:01am
A much-deserved kicking for Macquarie

Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 1:12am
AWB AGM, Rio takeover and three updated lists

Friday, February 8, 2008, 9:25pm
Rio Tinto tilt, Macquarie and Labor finances

Wednesday, February 6, 2008, 7:12pm
Macquarie, AWB, foreign ownership, market movers and Alumina tilt

Tuesday, February 5, 2008, 12:09am
AWB, China, AGM voting, directors section and Rich List

January- 10 editions

Thursday, January 31, 2008, 11:44pm
Burrows quits, Rupert, donations, long-serving directors and much more

Wednesday, January 30, 2008, 12:35am
Skilled EGM, Mark Burrows campaign and our oldest directors

Friday, January 25, 2008, 5:23pm
John Kinghorn saves the day at Allco

Monday, January 21, 2008, 6:34pm
Market crunch and Murdoch's Packer deal

Monday, January 21, 2008, 12:38pm
Is Allco insolvent as you read this?

Friday, January 18, 2008, 5:22pm
MFS update - listen to the AGM audio

Friday, January 18, 2008, 12:30pm
MFS plunges, dodgy governance everywhere

Thursday, January 17, 2008, 1:32am
Markets tumble, Rupert book deal, Centro, Rich List, Xenophon, AFR tips and our buying spree

Monday, January 14, 2008, 10:42am
NAB scoop, Alumina tilt, AWB and AGM archive

Wednesday, January 9, 2008, 11:09pm
Alumina board tilt to expose the overpaid lunch club

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