Inside Qantas' Chairman's Lounge, power abuse and what happens in Canberra

Joe Aston, author of The Chairman's Lounge and prolific financial journalist, joins Owen Rask to dive into corporate ethics, the role of journalists and Qantas' control over the business elite, on this episode of The Australian Finance Podcast.

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• Amazon: https://www.amazon.com.au/Chairmans-Lounge-inside-story-Qantas/dp/1761429760
• Audible: https://www.amazon.com.au/Chairmans-Lounge-Inside-Story-Qantas/dp/B0D9WJYSGJ

Topics covered:

1:30 - How Joe keeps companies accountable

8:45 - Harvey Norman red flags

15:30 - Joe Aston's research process

23:00 - Joe Aston on Qantas story

26:46 - What is the Chairmans Lounge?

32:30 - Virgin & Qatar coming for Qantas?

36:20 - Finding sources in journalism

38:00 - Bias in journalism

46:15 - Power abuse in business

50:45 - Youth is wasted on the young

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