August 2024
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
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 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
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
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.
April 2021
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
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
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
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
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.