January 2016
Dick Smith closes its David Jones stores
Almost 200 jobs affected as electronics chain swings axe
- Updated
ANZ boss Shayne Elliott breaks silence on scandal
ANZ's chief has bought into the scandal saying past behaviour was not up to scratch.
- Updated
September 2015
Liberal Leadership: Malcolm Turnbull must bring women forward
Prominent women in business including Diane Smith-Gander have hailed the departure of Tony Abbott as an opportunity to improve the government's focus on women.
- Updated
Large scale solar plants get $350m push
Australia will get up to 10 new large solar power stations as part of an unprecedented $350 million tie-up between two major government renewable energy agencies.
- Updated
April 2015
Iron Mountain to buy Recall Holdings
The dive in the Australian dollar may have finally delivered a deal for American storage company Iron Mountain in its pursuit of Australia's Recall Holdings in the shape of a $2.5 billion scrip and cash bid.
- Updated
January 2015
Call to keep lid on wage claims
Wage negotiations loom as a major hurdle for some of the country’s biggest retail and banking companies in the coming year sparking calls for restraint from unions over pay claims.
December 2014
Two more sacked BHP mine workers win jobs back
For the second time in as many weeks, BHP Billiton mine workers sacked over safety rules have won their jobs back, after the Fair Work Commission said firing the men was unduly harsh.
- Updated
August 2014
KPMG’s Peter Nash - when passion hits
The language is strictly corporate speak - until this professional services chairman talks about a subject few would connect with him
July 2014
Former Fair Work boss calls for IR reform consensus
The looming review of the nation’s workplace laws should be as broad as possible and involve as many stakeholders in its establishment as possible to ensure any reform lasts in the long term, says the former head of the nation’s industrial tribunal, Geoffrey Giudice.
CFMEU-hired lawyer clears union of crime links, death threat
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union has been cleared by its own lawyers over allegations at its NSW branch including that a crime figure was given favourable treatment.
- Updated
Paul Howes appointed as KPMG director
Updated | Paul Howes, who stood down as national secretary of the Australian Workers Union last week, has been appointed as a director at KPMG.
- Updated
June 2014
Government told keep RET promise
Drastic reductions to the renewable energy target (RET) would be a breach of faith with the electorate that could cost billions of dollars in investment, say the leaders of some of the nation’s biggest green power companies.
- Updated
Tasmania world heritage scrap not over
The fight over the World Heritage listing of Tasmania’s forests appears far from over after a Liberal backbencher asked for an investigation into alleged conflicts of interest in the process and the government hinted it could apply again to have boundaries changed.
How a JBWere banker Paul Heath’s confident strategy for promotion unravelled
In January 2011, Paul Heath set his sights on two potential, rather lofty, summits.
- Updated
AustralianSuper’s performance speaks for itself, says Howes
After seven years, prominent unionist Paul Howes is stepping down from the board of AustralianSuper ahead of his departure as national secretary of the Australian Workers Union on July 1.
Fred Hilmer backs Sims over asset sales
The architect of the last competition review Fred Hilmer has backed a call to ensure consumers don’t end paying high prices as governments push to sell asset sales to fix state finances.
- Updated
HSU committing fraud on federal court, says Jackson
Health Services Union national secretary Kathy Jackson’s federal court battle with the union over her slush fund has taken as sensational turn after she claimed the union had “committed a fraud on the court”.
HSU committing fraud on federal court says Jackson
Health Services Union national secretary Kathy Jackson’s federal court battle with the union over her slush fund has taken as sensational turn after she claimed the union had “committed a fraud on the court”.
- Updated
Tim Harcourt ‘breached’ code of conduct
The Fair Work Commission’s embattled panel of independent experts is embroiled in fresh controversy after economist Tim Harcourt apparently breached the tribunal’s code of conduct.
- Updated