Decoding Peter Costello’s final salvo from his Nine exit

Welcome to a Tuesday update from Unmade. Today: Peter Costello is out as Nine chairman. He dropped some hints about his successor Catherine West and CEO Mike Sneesby is his final statement. We dig into what he means.

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Peter Costello resigns as Nine chair, and on the way out, tries to stop deputy Catherine West getting the prize

It took three days longer than it should have, but Peter Costello eventually did the right thing and resigned as Nine chairman on Sunday night.