September
- Opinion
- Australian economy
CEOs who spend less time trying to be liked are heard more often
When company bosses spent less time trying to be liked, they got listened to more often.
- John Roskam
April
Ramsay Foundation splashed $7m on failed Voice campaign
Rich Listers, major charitable foundations and big corporates spent millions on last year’s Indigenous referendum.
- Tom McIlroy
February
Keating’s list of business greats spans miners and property moguls
Keith Campbell, Rod Carnegie and Marius Kloppers were all praised by the prime minister who oversaw a period of great change in the Australian economy.
- Michael Stutchbury
August 2023
BHP’s ‘inclusive language’ scolds strike again
At the new, inclusive BHP, workers don’t get smashed in the wet mess, but unwind by drinking amazingly at the tavern.
- Myriam Robin
March 2022
- Exclusive
- Mining
Former BHP chairman Don Argus says board worried for CEO’s safety
Former BHP CEO Marius Kloppers was under a safety cloud in China when he was negotiating much higher spot prices for Australian iron ore exports.
- Andrew Clark
Fear and loathing at BHP and Rio Tinto
Spying, intrigue, fears over the safety of BHP’s CEO: welcome to the rough-house world of noughties iron ore price negotiations.
- Andrew Clark
October 2020
BHP runs screaming from Queensland election
The Big Australian has devolved from cold-blooded killer to avowed pacifist in a few short years.
- Joe Aston
August 2020
No soup bans in BHP's office of the future
In the new world of work, BHP staff won't have to worry about smuggling in contraband soup if they choose to return to the office.
- Natasha Boddy
November 2019
- Opinion
- Mining
Henry promises continuity with a twist
BHP's next boss has offered an opening narrative that echoes the contrasting strategies of both current and past chief executives.
- Matthew Stevens
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
The big worry for the new BHP boss is China
BHP's new chief executive, Mike Henry, is hostage to the performance of his company's biggest customer, China.
- Tony Boyd
- Opinion
- Mining
Seamless change at BHP bodes well for Australia too
Past CEO changes have been abrupt, but this time there's no sharp change of direction for the Big Australian.
- The AFR View
September 2019
- Opinion
- Mining
BHP plots an end to boom-bust bonus cycle
How BHP was inspired to build an executive bonus scheme that's less volatile than the one that paid former boss Marius Kloppers $US76 million in five years.
- Matthew Stevens