This Month
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- Governance
Get your house in order, Longo tells scandal-plagued CEOs
After a string of high-profile scandals involving chief executives, ASIC chairman Joe Longo is putting boards on notice.
- Ronald Mizen
January
Very pubic display hangs over Sayers’ PwC pension
The Melbourne man-about-town may have been forced to quit the Carlton presidency, but his friends are still in overdrive on damage control.
- Hannah Wootton
Sayers Group considers name change amid lewd photo scandal
The firm was built around Sayer’s personal brand and gathered high-profile Melbourne businesses identities to bankroll the venture when it launched.
- Hannah Wootton, Mark Di Stefano and Zoe Samios
Sayers steps down from Carlton after ‘very tough’ few weeks
Luke Sayers has stepped down as Carlton president and said he would take time off work after a “very tough” period that followed a post of a penis on his X account.
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- Hannah Wootton and Mark Di Stefano
Lewd photo scandal sparks AFL investigation for Melbourne’s Mr Teflon
Is this how Luke Sayers, PwC’s youngest CEO and the head of one of Melbourne’s most popular football clubs, finally comes undone?
- Hannah Wootton
Carlton president Sayers caught in lewd pic scandal
The former PwC boss Luke Sayers claims a hacker was responsible for a nude picture sent to a female executive on social media.
- Gus McCubbing
December 2024
Plenary CEO avoids conviction after guilty plea
Two charges related to resisting and assaulting police were withdrawn after David Lamming’s guilty plea was accepted by the local court.
- Max Mason and Zoe Samios
November 2024
Future Fund questions MinRes’ handling of Ellison claims
The comments from the sovereign wealth fund came after influential proxy advisers said directors needed to be more accountable for the governance failure.
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- Peter Ker
- Exclusive
- Bridget McKenzie
McKenzie failed to declare more than a dozen free flight upgrades
Pressure has been mounting on Senator Bridget McKenzie since it was revealed last week she had written to Qantas, Virgin and Regional Express for more details.
- Ronald Mizen
October 2024
- Analysis
- Bridget McKenzie
Inside Qantas’ revolving door with Parliament House
The flight upgrade saga engulfing politics this week has shone a light on the grey areas in which political staffers, lobbyists and government regulations executives operate.
- Ronald Mizen
Dutton admits soliciting free ride on Rinehart’s jet, backs McKenzie
The opposition leader says his office asked to use the mining magnate’s private jet and supports the changing tunes of his transport spokeswoman.
- Ronald Mizen
- Exclusive
- Bridget McKenzie
Bridget McKenzie launches flight upgrade inquiry – into herself
Senator McKenzie said she had only received one Qantas upgrade but is now reviewing her travel history after the AFR asked about specific flights.
- Ronald Mizen
Over a $90,000 dispute, Richard White’s down $3b and counting
At what point did WiseTech investors start counting the founder’s libido as a contingent liability?
- Myriam Robin
Singapore to charge billionaire Ong for scandal over ex-minister
Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng worked with the disgraced former minister S. Iswaran to bring the Formula 1 Grand Prix to the city state.
- Low De Wei
July 2024
‘Not a threat, it’s very real’: CFMEU retaliation tactics in focus
Victorian firms strong-armed into signing enterprise bargaining agreements say they are too afraid of speaking out against the CFMEU for fear of reprisals.
- Ronald Mizen
April 2024
Higgins must accept there was no cover-up: Reynolds
Senator Linda Reynolds will proceed with her defamation lawsuit unless Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz accept Federal Court findings there was no cover-up of rape.
- Ronald Mizen
A rape, a cover-up narrative and a political firestorm
“Tonight, claims of rape, roadblocks to a police investigation, and a young woman forced to choose between her career and the pursuit of justice”. That is how Ten introduced its interview with Brittany Higgins.
- Ronald Mizen
- Updated
- Lehrmann trial
Higgins, Sharaz should settle with ‘vindicated’ Reynolds: Dutton
The opposition leader says Brittany Higgins and her fiancé David Sharaz should settle the senator’s defamation actions against them and issue a “full apology”.
- Ronald Mizen
February 2024
Joyce an embarrassment like Les Patterson: Labor MP
Labor MP Tania Lawrence likens Barnaby Joyce to Sir Les Patterson and suggests he reconsider his position an MP.
- Phillip Coorey and Cindy Yin
November 2022
Anglo, Peabody, Glencore targeted in fake-coal claims
Some coal giants have rejected allegations of forcing labs to manipulate the results of tests on coal.
- Liam Walsh