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Julie Bishop says ANU and its council knew about and celebrated the paid job with Intel by vice chancellor Genevieve Bell.

Bishop doubles down on who knew what about VC’s Intel gig

ANU chancellor Julie Bishop and her pro chancellor, former KPMG chairwoman Alison Kitchen, have downplayed outrage over university chief Genevieve Bell’s paid job with global tech giant Intel.

  • Julie Hare
Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg says the corporate world has become “culturally neutered”.

What Facebook’s shift to ‘bro culture’ means for corporate Australia

Australian executives are openly discussing what they were once too scared to say out loud: has the corporate world’s push for greater diversity gone too far?

  • Patrick Durkin and Euan Black

This Month

Crackdown coming for double-dipping uni bosses

Australian vice chancellors are among the highest paid in the world, but a handful also have paid gigs on the side, raising questions about potential conflicts.

  • Julie Hare
Australian Industry Group chief executive Innes Willox XXXXXXX

Australian bosses hooked on migrants, global survey shows

A global survey has found that rather than investing locally, Australian employers want migration to do the heavy lifting to fill skills shortages.

  • Michelle Bowes
Julie Bishop and Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell.

Bishop declares responsibility for Bell’s Intel role, rebukes council

ANU chancellor Julie Bishop says she was responsible for negotiating Genevieve Bell’s salary package in full knowledge of her second job with Intel.

  • Julie Hare
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Canva chief people officer Jennie Rogerson says workers should focus on “human skills” in 2025 as AI will increasingly assume responsibility for routine, technical tasks.

The skills you need to thrive at work in 2025

Experts say critical thinking, problem-solving and using generative AI ethically and productively are among the top skills for knowledge workers this year.

  • Euan Black

December 2024

How ‘toxic masculinity’ attacks pushed boys to Andrew Tate

Sick of being told they are part of a “patriarchy” they had no hand in creating, some male teens seek inspiration from “manfluencers”. How can we stop this trend?

  • Euan Black
Paralysis by analysis: Getting started can sometimes be the hardest part of setting goals.

How to set goals you might actually achieve

Most career coaches will tell you that writing down your aims is a necessary precursor to improved performance at work. Here’s how to do it well.

  • Euan Black
A CFMEU rally in Melbourne against the administration in September.

Will the CFMEU be cleaned out? Many doubt it

With few runs on the board at the end of the year, some fear the “timid” and “constrained” CFMEU administration is losing the battle of public perception.

  • David Marin-Guzman
The critically acclaimed second season of ‘Hacks’ just wrapped up on Stan.

Comedy series Hacks shows a new way forward for the workplace

The TV show has triumphed because it shows that regardless of age, we can always learn if we talk and listen.

  • Andreea Papuc
The Albanese government has passed three tranches of workplace laws since taking office.

Workers lodge record number of Fair Work claims

Workers brought a record number of claims to Fair Work last financial year in a trend lawyers say was driven by the heightened hardship of losing one’s job amid the rising cost of living.

  • Euan Black
There is disagreement over how much ANU council knew about Genevieve Bell’s ongoing paid work with Intel.

ANU council members say Bell’s second job was never mentioned

Members of ANU’s governing council dispute being told about the vice chancellor’s second job with global technology company Intel.

  • Julie Hare
ANU alumni have asked chancellor Julie Bishop to investigate why its vice chancellor could hold a second job.

ANU alumni call on Julie Bishop to stand vice chancellor aside

A leadership crisis at Australian National University isn’t going away after a group of concerned alumni have called for an investigation and audit.

  • Julie Hare
Lendlease chief executive Tony Lombardo says senior leaders should be back in the office.

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
Ousted CFMEU NSW secretary Darren Greenfield.

High Court challenge delays CFMEU corruption case

A further delay means that ousted CFMEU NSW secretary Darren Greenfield is yet to be committed to trial almost four years since charges were laid.

  • David Marin-Guzman
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Working mums were among the biggest winners of the working-from-home revolution, CEDA analysis shows.

Study reveals the biggest winners from working from home

New research finds flexible working has boosted workforce participation for carers, working mums and people with a disability or health condition.

  • Euan Black
Darren Greenfield addresses a rally outside NSW Parliament House in September.

Ousted CFMEU officials left in charge of $7m trust

Ex-CFMEU officials, including former NSW leader Darren Greenfield, are on a union-related fund that controls several million dollars, some four months since the union went into administration.

  • David Marin-Guzman
It is hard to think of anything else that costs so little, takes such a piffling amount of time, and yet achieves so much, as a short email or a brief chat to praise someone’s work.

The one thing employees really want (after a good salary)

People can stay in jobs that pay less than the market rate if they feel their work is regularly and properly valued. Recognising good work is cheap and effective.

  • Pilita Clark
CFMEU officials Darren Greenfield (left) and Michael Greenfield have denied the allegations of receiving “corrupting benefits”.

CFMEU investigator looks into $30k-a-month payments to Greenfield duo

Ousted CFMEU NSW secretary Darren Greenfield and his son and former deputy Michael received almost $1 million in union members’ money over three years.

  • David Marin-Guzman
Former head of mergers and acquisitions Jillian Wilson claims she was underpaid $30,000 in superannuation.

Finance exec sues over dismissal ‘for refusing to work on leave’

The mergers and acquisitions chief says she was locked out of her emails and subject to an unspecified performance investigation when she returned from personal leave.

  • David Marin-Guzman
ANU vice chancellor Genevieve Bell and opposition education spokeswoman Sarah Henderson.

ANU boss ‘should repay $1.1m salary’ while double-dipping with Intel

Opposition education spokeswoman Sarah Henderson says questions need to be answered over how a vice chancellor could hold a second job with a foreign company.

  • Julie Hare
Relaunch Me founder Leah Lambart said understanding and showcasing your professional value becomes more important in a weakening labour market.

How to audit your career before the new year

The prospect of higher unemployment next year means understanding and knowing how to showcase your professional value could soon assume greater importance.

  • Euan Black
Genevieve Bell in 2014 when she was being lauded in the New York Times as a “company contrarian, an irritant in an industrial oyster shell”.

How Genevieve Bell went from rock star to under siege

The Australian National University boss is pushing ahead with a massive restructure, and that is causing headaches for everyone.

  • Julie Hare
Health Workers Union boss Diana Asmar allegedly said “I am going to kill her” in relation to an industrial officer who brought charges against her.

Health Workers Union boss restrained after claims ‘traitors’ targeted

The Federal Court has effectively stood aside controversial Health Workers Union boss Diana Asmar after finding there was a serious question over her alleged attempts to target union staff who she regarded as “traitors”.

  • David Marin-Guzman
Courtney Kelley.

MinRes lawyer claims she was forced out for raising ‘cultural issues’

Former legal counsel claims she was retrenched in May because Chris Ellison believed she would make a whistleblower complaint.

  • David Marin-Guzman

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