October 2024
How ‘sinister’ Fayed lied his way into the heart of British society
The businessman’s already controversial reputation has been forever sullied by the shocking claims of sexual abuse.
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- Iain Hollingshead and Ben East
September 2024
DEI is no longer just about ethics, it’s about profits, academics say
Australian business schools are providing an increasing amount of diversity components to reflect a growing corporate demand.
- Gus McCubbing
July 2024
The #MeToo lawyer accused of being a tyrant
Roberta Kaplan’s poor treatment of colleagues, including micromanagement, insults and personal attacks, triggered her expulsion from the firm she founded.
- Katie J.M. Baker
May 2024
- Opinion
- Opinion
The uncancelling of Kevin Spacey, MeToo’s greatest casualty
It is the cruel catch-22 of cancel culture that being innocent may afford no protection against being treated as guilty.
- Allison Pearson
April 2024
- Opinion
- Domestic violence
Albanese confronts domestic violence crisis
Women are angry, and the prime minister is dodging criticism even as he calls an emergency meeting of national cabinet on domestic violence.
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- Jennifer Hewett
Albanese calls crisis meeting on male violence against women
The prime minister will hold a national cabinet meeting after being heckled at a Canberra rally protesting against a “national crisis” of gendered violence.
- Ronald Mizen
- Analysis
- Analysis
Why Harvey Weinstein’s conviction was fragile from the start
For years, his lawyers have argued that his trial was fundamentally unfair because it included witnesses who fell outside the scope of the charges.
- Jodi Kantor
January 2024
- Opinion
- Leadership lessons
A new global gender divide is emerging
Young men and young women’s world views are pulling apart. The consequences could be far-reaching.
- John Burn-Murdoch
Epstein had enough info on Clinton and Trump to destroy 2016 election
Epstein’s younger brother, Mark, 69, has suggested his ties with powerful figures went further than have been disclosed.
- Susie Coen and Rozina Sabur
Unsealed documents shed light on Jeffrey Epstein’s lurid world
Most of the documents do not include specific episodes of wrongdoing by men other than the disgraced financier, who was found dead in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019.
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- Joshua Chaffin and Joe Miller
December 2023
- Opinion
- Workplace
Is an office romance a good investment?
Mistletoe encounters at the staff party are rarely encouraged — but they might pay off.
- Emma Jacobs
November 2023
Xi’s message to women: ‘Go home and have babies’
The Communist Party’s solution to China’s demographic crisis and a slowing economy is to push women back into traditional roles.
- Alexandra Stevenson
One of London’s oldest hedge funds closes after sex assault claims
Crispin Odey had already been ousted from the asset management business he founded in 1991 over the allegations from women who worked there.
- Antonia Cundy, Madison Marriage and Sally Hickey
October 2023
Productivity Commission overhaul after ‘sexism, racism, bullying’
The review found now former employees had engaged in “unacceptable behaviour” and that “a culture of sexism, sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination existed in pockets of the commission”.
- Ronald Mizen
September 2023
Crispin Odey urged woman he groped at work to downplay incident to FCA
The former employee told a lawyer at Simmons & Simmons that a “culture of fairly prolific sexual harassment” from the high-profile financier prevailed at his firm.
- Antonia Cundy
YouTube stops Russell Brand from making money off his channels
YouTube said monetisation from the comedian’s account, which has 6.6 million subscribers, has been suspended ‘following serious allegations against the creator’.
- Jill Lawless
‘I love you’ – Brand tells fans amid sex assault claims
Rather than allowing an elephant to linger in the room the comedian addressed the controversy. The performance came amid media stories accusing Brand of sexual abuse.
- Craig Simpson
Spain’s top soccer official resigns over unwanted World Cup kiss
Luis Rubiales posted a statement on social media saying he had submitted his resignation as the federation’s president and as vice president of UEFA.
- Michael Wolgelenter and Rachel Chaundler
August 2023
Drumgold goes to court to have Lehrmann trial findings quashed
Shane Drumgold’s action is the latest twist in the legal saga involving the rape trial of former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann.
- Ronald Mizen
FIFA suspends Spain’s soccer boss over World Cup kiss
Luis Rubiales sparked a furore after he forcibly kissed a star Spanish player at the Women’s World Cup medals ceremony in Sydney.
- Aaron Boxerman and Constant Méheut