Chris corrigan, a Sydney businessman, has lost none of his gift for drama. Seventeen years ago Mr Corrigan took on the "wharfies", Australia's stevedores, in a bitter dispute that smashed their control of the docks. The tale was eventually turned into a television mini-series, "Bastard Boys". On November 10th he inserted himself into what had looked like a done deal by launching a rival bid for Asciano, one of Australia's biggest port and rail operators. The company was already on the verge of accepting an earlier, slightly lower offer from Brookfield Infrastructure, a Canadian consortium. Mr Corrigan has set the stage for what may become one of Australia's most hotly contested bids.
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