This week on The Fin, political editor Phillip Coorey and former Labor adviser and AFR columnist Lidija Ivanovski talk about the decimation of the Opposition, the uphill battle facing Sussan Ley and the fierce debate over the Super Tax.

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Further reading:
The longer the split, the harder it will be to reconcile
Sussan Ley, who used to hold her own in shearing sheds, is playing hard ball.
It took five days for the Coalition to fall apart
Negotiations between the two parties fell at the first hurdle. When parliament resumes, the Liberals will hold all 30 shadow ministries and the Nationals will be on the crossbench.
How Albanese learnt from Labor losers and won big on Saturday
For six months, he has been privately telling his supporters that he had the plan to deliver Labor a second-term majority, and the skill to pull it off.

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This week on The Fin podcast: senior reporter Jonathan Shapiro on Buffett’s legacy and whether his catchphrase ‘never bet against America’ still stands.

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Further reading:
Fear, loathing (and hope) as finance’s elite gather in LA
Private equity titans and dealmakers converging at the Milken Institute Global Conference this week were relentlessly optimistic in public, but the tone was different behind the scenes.
US billionaire’s Sydney taxi ride sparks $6.2b super-like initiative
Michael Milken is gathering support for a plan to emulate the Australian superannuation system and give every child a $US1000 share account.
Warren Buffett steps down, delivering a parting shot against tariffs
The disciples of legendary investor Warren Buffett gathered in Omaha seeking reassurances of America’s future, instead they got a bombshell about his future.

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This week on The Fin, James Thomson and Joyce Moullakis on James Hardie’s latest controversy, why shareholders don’t get to vote and what they want to change.

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Further reading:
The great ASX investor uprising delivers very hollow victory
The hated James Hardie takeover of a US group is going ahead, but investors have at least won some important concessions.
Inside the biggest investor uprising in three decades
Investor anger over the James Hardie deal is being compared to 1993’s investor rebellion against Murdoch’s plans for “super voting shares”. Now the ASX is in the gun.
ASX compliance chief rejects rule gaming suggestion
Daniel Moran likened the ASX’s role in the controversial James Hardie transaction to that of a referee on a sporting field.

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