Forgotten Fortunes Editorial · Article Discussion
Read the original research: From Alan Bond and Skase to HIH Insurance and Babcock & Brown: Australia’s Crashes
Story overview: Australia’s corporate busts—from Bond and Skase to HIH Insurance and leveraged infrastructure groups—showed how debt, weak oversight and optimism could compound losses.
Discussion question: Which obligations or incentives mattered most to the outcome?
Have a different interpretation? Share the evidence and explain why.
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