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‘Shocking statistic’: Only 10 per cent of liquidators are women. They’re getting impatient

‘Shocking statistic’: Only 10 per cent of liquidators are women. They’re getting impatient

Insolvency was known for an aggressive approach of “kicking down doors, banging tables”. That’s changed, and now there’s a push to boost women’s role in the sector.

  • by Jessica Yun

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ANZ traders exited over intoxication, profane language: Shayne Elliott

ANZ traders exited over intoxication, profane language: Shayne Elliott

Three ANZ traders left the bank after an internal investigation found they used profane language in the Sydney dealing room.

  • by Sumeyya Ilanbey
MPs pocketed $200,000 working for disgraced super fund

MPs pocketed $200,000 working for disgraced super fund

The superannuation fund deceived investors about its exposure to coal, gambling and Russian companies, a landmark court case found.

  • by Harriet Alexander
Productivity isn’t working, so why not try being more ethical?

Productivity isn’t working, so why not try being more ethical?

Ethics is a set of beliefs about the right way for people – and organisations - to behave. But what’s that got to do with the economy?

  • by Ross Gittins
Woke corporatism has started to implode
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Opinion

Woke corporatism has started to implode

If companies can get back to making decent products at a fair price, and paying their staff and customers on time, the system will be a lot stronger.

  • by Matthew Lynn
Most company values suck, so is it time we ditched them altogether?

Most company values suck, so is it time we ditched them altogether?

Claiming “integrity” as a value and writing it on your office walls isn’t a fraud prevention mechanism, so is it time we ditched this corporate snoozefest?

  • by Shelley Johnson
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‘Has to be genuine’: Corporate Australia urged to hold firm on Indigenous reconciliation

‘Has to be genuine’: Corporate Australia urged to hold firm on Indigenous reconciliation

Despite the defeat of the Voice, Australian companies and their business leaders have been urged to stay the course on Indigenous reconciliation.

  • by Jessica Yun
Everyone is saying sorry. If only they actually meant it

Everyone is saying sorry. If only they actually meant it

It used to be the hardest word, but now “sorry” is uttered with ease - especially when it’s an apology for other people’s mistakes.

  • by Malcolm Knox
Corporate lawbreakers should be jailed. Imagine what their spouses would say

Corporate lawbreakers should be jailed. Imagine what their spouses would say

Why have chief executives been so confident their misdeeds would go undiscovered and unpunished? Because for a long time, it was largely true.

  • by Ross Gittins
Big business should serve us, not enslave us
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Qantas

Big business should serve us, not enslave us

Qantas is just the latest and most egregious case of Big Business Behaving Badly.

  • by Ross Gittins
The fat cat myth: Who should we really blame for high inflation?

The fat cat myth: Who should we really blame for high inflation?

The argument that companies took advantage of the pandemic to drive up their prices has been popular. But we may need to point the finger elsewhere.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz

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