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December 2025

How to AI-proof your job applications in 2026

AI cover letters are getting dumped in the virtual trash. Here’s what the experts say will get your foot in the door.

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, was handed powers by the last government to regulate much of the internet via industry codes.

Inman Grant lifted the lid on big tech. She didn’t like what she found

As Australia’s world-first social media ban comes into effect, eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant is feeling the pressure.

“Dude if you have any real evidence post it… waste of my time here,” Zhang posted.

Airwallex CEO brawls with Silicon Valley heavyweight over China links

Jack Zhang accused venture capitalist Keith Rabois of trying to damage the company after he claimed it was a “Chinese backdoor into sensitive American data”.

Annika Wells

Social media companies to be closely monitored to enforce under-16 ban

Social media companies will need to demonstrate after just one day how many under-16 accounts they have banned and provide regular updates for six months.

November 2025

Salma Hayek and her husband, Kering CEO François-Henri Pinault, who donated $179 million to rebuild the French cathedral.

What really drives CEOs (and it’s not money)

Bosses talk endlessly about customers, investors and employees, but there is one audience they are often most anxious to impress.

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Overall equity partner numbers have decreased for the first time in five years.

Big four partner promotions sink to five-year low in UK

Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC bosses are striving to protect UK profits amid slowing revenues.

Optus CEO Stephen Rue’s flood of LinkedIn love should at least spark a smile.

Optus CEO gets congratulated for (so far) surviving Singtel

If Stephen Rue ever needs motivation to keep facing his critics over Optus’ outages, he can turn to LinkedIn to remember he just needs to “keep the line” and “hang tough”.

The invisible (mainly female) workers now running top firms

Global executives are increasingly hiring chiefs of staff for their companies – the behind-the-scenes role long associated with politics or the military.

October 2025

Woolworths is being sued by a senior executive who has alleged discrimination.

Senior Woolworths executive sues retailer, Banducci for discrimination

Miwah Van, the company’s chief growth officer, filed the claim in the Federal Court. The company said it was reviewing the details and Van was on leave.

Analysts say the indictment is the latest, and among the most egregious, examples of Singapore’s relatively lax business environment being utilised for illicit activity.

How Singapore legitimised a multibillion-dollar crime syndicate

Prince Group’s chairman, indicted for online scams, and his associates took advantage of the city state’s reputation as a stable financial capital.

Are those lining up to buy gold bullion wasting their time and money?

When it comes to gold, who is the smart money anyway?

The long lines of buyers down Martin Place waiting to get their hand on bullion have turned into fodder for the experts on LinkedIn to spruik their views.

Teenagers are already spiuking ways to get around the government’s under-16 social media ban.

Teenagers find loopholes in Albanese’s youth social media ban

A brief look at TikTok reveals dozens of accounts marked ‘parent managed’ or ‘owned by parents’ in an attempt to convince platforms it is not run by a teenager.

Elon Musk said a daily schedule of Jeffrey Epstein that referenced him was "false".

Burnout and politics: Why senior staff are deserting Elon Musk

The churn at Tesla and xAI comes amid disillusionment with the billionaire’s activism, strategic pivots and mass lay-offs.

September 2025

Mike Cannon-Brookes boarding his private jet.

Cannon-Brookes launches record M&A deal from 44,000 feet

The Atlassian billionaire’s found the perfect use for his private jet, hopscotching to his various interests.

Huge pay can’t numb the horror of some jobs

A global survey shows loving your work may be a privilege, although some jobs, such as PR for Donald Trump’s immigration agents, are worse than others.

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Joe Emery is using his battles with mental health and the dire employment market to build a huge social media audience.

‘I’ve applied for over 5000 jobs – it’s brutal out there’

This UK copywriter has been left mentally, physically and financially crushed by redundancy.

The new generation looks set to shake up the workforce in ways that few have before.

Why you should be grateful your next boss is Gen Z

Today’s newest workers have overcome hurdles that would have seemed preposterous to their older colleagues, from AI to COVID-19. They’re ready to shake up the workforce.

August 2025

Maths wizard lands $1.4b payday from high-tech trading firm

Dubbed “king of the geeks”, billionaire Alex Gerko earned a massive pay day from the profits of his trading firm XTX Markets.

Man-about-town Martin Pakula is in-demand.

Martin Pakula’s Crown under BDO probe

One wonders what the BDO probity types will make of the Crown chairman’s bulging roster.

Cliff Obrecht goes full tech bro on LinkedIn.

Cliff Obrecht turns LinkedIn into the tech bro frat house

When you are the co-founder of one of Australia’s most valuable unicorns, you don’t need to use LinkedIn to self-promote.

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