A: I am not sure how feasible it is to compare an oil company (Woodside) with a retailer, such as Woolworths or Wesfarmers (which is largely a retailer).

Between Woolworths and Wesfarmers, I prefer Wesfarmers. There are too many issues with Woolworths – BigW, Masters, margin squeeze in the supermarket business, new CEO, etc. I think Wesfarmers has got its act together, is well led, and has a strong record with delivering returns to shareholders.

Hope this helps.