This is Brad Banducci’s first major interview since that infamous "walkout" (a term he disputes) on Four Corners.

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When Banducci took the helm of Woolies in 2016, the company was a market pariah following its disastrous foray into hardware via Masters. On his watch, Woolworths regained, and for many years maintained, its ascendancy over arch-rival Coles. He was certainly, in Joe Aston’s view, one of the outstanding major company CEOs of the last decade. Yet his final year was marred by controversy, as Woolworths (and Coles) became a convenient villain for politicians over so-called "price-gouging" in an inflation outbreak and a legitimate target of the competition regulator over tricky advertising tactics; and as Woolworths was caught in the political crossfire over its advocacy for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament and its refusal to sell Australian flag paraphernalia on Australia Day.

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About Joe Aston:

Joe Aston is one of Australia’s most influential commentators on business, finance and politics.

For 12 years, he struck fear into the hearts of the nation’s political and corporate leaders, transforming The Australian Financial Review’s Rear Window into the nation’s premier daily column.

In 2024, he became a best-selling author with the publication of his first book, The Chairman’s Lounge: The Inside Story of How Qantas Sold Us Out.

And in 2025, he launched ⁠Rampart⁠, a premium subscription news publication specialising in Australian business and finance. 

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