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Slugcatcher on the Santos dividend promise

NO ONE should be suspicious of a particular word but whenever anybody tells Slugcatcher that something is “sustainable”, particularly in the world of natural resources, he’s not sure whether to laugh, cry or tell the user to think carefully about what sustainable actually means.

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How long might Santos 'sustain' its new dividend policy?

How long might Santos 'sustain' its new dividend policy?

  Often said with the best intentions, such as when Santos last week said it was adopting a "sustainable" dividend policy, the reality of nothing actually being sustainable gets lost in the praise because...

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