At its peak, Gunns Ltd had a market value of $1 billion, was listed on the ASX 200, was the largest employer in Tasmania and its largest private landowner.
Most of its profits came from woodchipping, mainly from clear-felled old-growth forests. A pulp mill was central to its expansion plans. Its collapse in 2012 was a major national news story, as was the arrest of its CEO John Gay for insider trading. Quentin Beresford illuminates for the first time the dark corners of the Gunns empire.
Published: 2015
Format: softcover
Pages: 442
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