Mathias Cormann
Carlton president Luke Sayers was Mathias Cormann’s back-up plan, inquiry reveals
The former finance minister saw a job at ex-PwC boss Sayers’ group as a plan B, if he didn’t become secretary-general of the OECD.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
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Virtually good value: A jolly Joe Hockey gig costs $20,000 a pop
The former treasurer, who once declared an end to the “age of entitlement”, has a big price tag attached to his time.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
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PwC scandal should remind Albanese to stay strong on multinational tax secrecy
The Albanese government has delayed legislation which will make it more difficult for multinationals to hide their tax avoidance. Now is not the time to give in to the tax dodgers.
- by Joseph Stiglitz
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Cormann’s ‘extraordinary’ day in Kyiv, and what he thinks of Zelensky
When the idea of becoming the OECD boss was first run by him, Mathias Cormann said no. Now he’s travelling to war zones.
- by Latika Bourke
Cormann warns the West that decoupling from China would be a costly mistake
The OECD head says while it is “entirely sensible” to de-risk supply lines from being dependent on China, total decoupling by the West would leave the world poorer.
- by Latika Bourke
ScoMo to give talk to Murdoch’s Hudson hawks
Fresh from Wednesday’s historic parliamentary censure, the former prime minister is off to Washington for a lucrative speaking gig to a Murdoch-backed think tank.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
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Hello Martin: Pakula takes off with Helloworld
The former Victorian state Labor tourism minister joins Helloworld as a non-executive director.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Albanese cabinet to decide if Morrison will be censured over damning secret ministry report
The former PM has defended his decisions to take on multiple portfolios, saying they were taken during an extremely challenging period.
- by James Massola
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Andrew Forrest’s $740 million bet on Ukraine
The Australian miner’s investment will be the first tranche of a $100 billion fund that has been described as Ukraine’s “Marshall Plan”.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
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Morrison shamed into apologising to Karen Andrews on national TV
Former PM Scott Morrison has lost face across the nation and in his party, but has been singled out at the Ernies for sexist behaviour.
- by Helen Pitt and David Estcourt
What do we know about Morrison’s secret ministries?
Many questions have been raised about former prime minister Scott Morrison’s move to secretly have himself appointed to several other ministries.
- by Katina Curtis
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