This Month
CEOs reveal how to fix the productivity problem
Business reckons it’s ready to invest to help bolster living standards for all Australians. It just needs some policy help.
- Updated
- James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
More skilled migration, less red tape to kickstart economy: CEOs
The government needs to stimulate sagging productivity growth if Australia is to prosper, business warns.
- Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson
December 2024
The simple ways top CEOs find balance in their lives
The first step to achieving work/life balance is realising how hard it is. These bosses have some easy tips to start with.
- James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
What our top CEOs read, watched and listened to in 2024
From business books to crime thrillers and podcasts, here’s what our CEOs did in their spare time this year.
- Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
How CEOs are using AI, from driverless forklifts to bird counts
Everyone’s doing it, but are they doing it properly? Here is a fascinating snapshot of what Australian companies are doing with artificial intelligence.
- Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
WFH is a mess for ASX giants. It will only get messier
While Australia’s biggest companies have accepted hybrid work is here to stay, they remain uneasy about its impact. The debate is far from settled.
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Profit-bashing won’t help Australians become better off, CEOs warn
Politicians and regulators going after big business was one of the features of 2024. Has it gone too far, and if so, what can be done to restore the balance?
- James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Political CEOs get tangled in their own red tape
Something has to give – and the coming year is the time for business to try to skew the balance back to a more even keel.
- Anthony Macdonald
- Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
Nuclear costing suffers from flawed assumptions
Readers’ letters on the true cost of nuclear power, the unending energy debate, whingeing CEOs, earning trust, Peter Dutton’s flag stance, Victoria’s economy, and the impact of the kakistocracy.
- Exclusive
- Red tape
‘Australia is falling behind’: 55 CEOs demand election action
Top chief executives say the next federal government must make the nation’s crippling regulatory burden and housing supply top priorities.
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- James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
CEOs say you cannot bank on falling interest rates
The big banks are telling customers that interest rate cuts are coming. Their big business clients are less sure.
- Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why top CEOs are having a Make Australia Great Again moment
As Trump looks to attack bureaucracy and welcome investment, Australian business leaders say the country is going in the opposite direction.
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- Federal election
CEOs reveal their asks for the coming election
With a federal vote due by mid-May at the latest, Australian business leaders highlight what they think the government and opposition should focus on to win.
- James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
January 2024
- Exclusive
- Ageing
The 53 risks top CEOs say you’re not paying enough attention to
From the ageing population to housing, healthcare and cybersecurity, there’s plenty keeping our top bosses awake at night.
- James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Sharemarket flies, corporate Australia yet to feel the highs
Share prices are closing in on record highs, but Australia’s CEOs still have plenty to worry about.
- Anthony Macdonald
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Cybersecurity is the No.1 risk not getting the attention it deserves
Australia’s top CEOs say the risk of cyberattacks and the healthcare demands of an ageing population are being ignored or underplayed.
- James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
December 2023
What our top CEOs read, watched and listened to in 2023
Feminist icons, inspirational leaders, sports stars and punk rock got Australia’s top chief executives excited this year.
- James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
AI is a two-speed conversation inside companies
CEOs are exploring all sorts of ways to use artificial intelligence. Their workers, however, feel unprepared for changes.
- Anthony Macdonald
- Exclusive
- BHP Group
CEOs warn red tape, higher rates holding back investment
The country’s top energy and resources leaders say stresses from higher financing costs are being compounded by activism and unfriendly government policies.
- James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
What top CEOs expect Australia’s economy to look like in 2024
Corporate leaders reckon inflation will linger, but say Australia will avoid a recession in 2024.
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- James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald