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Geoff Dixon

August 2024

Former Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce will have more than $9 million docked from his pay.

Qantas board failed to challenge Joyce’s ‘command and control’

Qantas’ incoming chairman John Mullen said bonus practices at the airline had been problematic as the board was unable to override “the formulaic results of a compensation scheme” if there was a major scandal.

September 2023

Qantas, Woodside and AFL chairman Richard Goyder.

Richard Goyder weighs Qantas positives, Joyce’s payout

The Qantas board led by Richard Goyder will need to weigh up whether to release all shares and bonuses for Alan Joyce worth more than $21 million.

July 2022

Qantas’ succession planning will get more complicated following the departure of Jetstar boss Gareth Evans.

Qantas’ succession planning just got more complicated

When Jetstar chief Gareth Evans steps down from Qantas’ budget offshoot in the new year, he will be the fourth succession candidate in six years to depart.

March 2022

Sam Henderson pleaded guilty to dishonesty and defective disclosure charges at the banking royal commission.

Celebrity Hayne witness lists $5m holiday home

Sam Henderson has kept a fairly low profile in recent years, but his investment savvy has re-emerged as his Southern Highlands retreat has hit the market.

June 2021

Kym Johnson has joined the throngs of returning Hollywood expats to buy in Rose Bay.

Dancing With the Stars judge buys Sydney pad for record $13.5m

Kym Johnson and her cybersecurity software tycoon husband have purchased former Ferrari chief Herbert Appleroth’s beachfront garden apartment in Rose Bay.

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April 2021

Louise and Matthew Baxter now own both neighbouring properties of their Bayview home.

Superyacht builders buy homes either side for $14m

Yachties Louise and Matthew Baxter have bought out their neighbours in Sydney’s Bayview – and a luxury car dealer has sold in Darling Point for $12 million.

February 2021

The report devoted 19 pages to Andrew Demetriou’s performance, described as “unimpressive” and “bizarre”.

Crown directors ‘unedifying’, ‘inexplicable’, ‘lacklustre’

Plain-speaking Commissioner Patricia Bergin delivers unflinching assessments of Crown directors in her report finding the company not suitable to operate its Barangaroo casino.

October 2020

James Packer (LHS) and Rob Rankin (RHS) have gone their separate ways on the Pacific Point Partners venture.

Ex-Crown chairman may face ASIC prosecution

In a bombshell end to Wednesday's hearings of the NSW casino inquiry, it was revealed former Crown Resorts executive chairman Rob Rankin has refused to answer the inquiry's questions or appear from England.

September 2020

Alan Jones andJames Packer at a Paul Morgan charity lunch in Brisbane.

Packer, key lieutenants to front Crown inquiry

The two weeks of hearings will see many members of the Crown board and chief executive Ken Barton in the witness box.

April 2020

Lindsay Fox (left) with Solomon Lew announcing their bid for failed airline Ansett.

Want to buy an airline? It's not simple

Opportunistic bidders might be circling troubled Virgin Australia, but that doesn't mean a deal is on the table. Far from it.

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