• How were different stakeholders affected by the Australian operations closures?

To answer this question, we need to identify who the stakeholders are in the context of Australian operations closures. Stakeholders could include employees, customers, suppliers, investors, and the local community.

1. Employees: They are likely to be significantly affected as the closure of operations could lead to job losses. This could also impact their families and dependents.

2. Customers: They could be affected if the closure leads to a lack of availability of products or services they used to get from the operations. This could force them to look for alternatives.

3. Suppliers: They could lose a significant customer, which could impact their sales and profitability. This could also lead to job losses within the supplier companies.

4. Investors: They could lose their investment if the closure of operations leads to a decrease in the company's profitability or even bankruptcy.

5. Local Community: The closure of operations could lead to a decrease in local economic activity. This could impact local businesses and could also lead to a decrease in local property values.

6. Government: If the operations were a significant contributor to tax revenues, the government could be affected by a decrease in these revenues.

Each of these stakeholder groups could be affected in different ways and to different extents. The specific impacts would depend on the nature of the operations that were closed and the economic conditions in Australia at the time of the closure.