CEO SURVEY 2026CEO SurveyBusiness leaders have issued frank views over energy affordability, questioning green targets at the cost of ‘deindustrialisation’ as manufacturers fight for survival.
ExclusiveNationReserve Bank governor Michele Bullock personally backs tax reform in Australia and reveals she has been receiving letters from families about the cost of living.
CEO Survey 2026LeadershipRob Scott says Australia faces requires bold tax and regulatory reform or risks consigning the nation to ‘mediocrity and missed opportunity’.
Rob Scott
The ASX faces unprecedented regulatory intervention as problems run deep that have been building for years. This requires a fundamental reset.
EXCLUSIVEEconomicsThe Albanese government’s tobacco crackdown has backfired spectacularly, costing taxpayers $1bn in rebates just as the Treasurer deals with big spending commitments in the budget.
ExchangeOur central bank’s monetary policy will diverge from its US counterpart but analysis shows stocks have previously delivered solid returns when the Fed cut rates and the RBA raised them.
CEO SURVEYCEO SurveyNearly 80 CEOs are unified in worrying that Australia’s productivity malaise has reached crisis point, threatening to lock Australia into a low-growth spiral.
CEO Survey 2026CEO SurveyAustralia risks squandering its renewables advantage unless governments remove barriers that are slowing down critical infrastructure projects, Fortescue Energy boss warns.
Gus Pichot
CEO Survey 2026EconomicsDuluxGroup has revealed its $130m Sydney factory expansion required 18 months of approvals and 40 reports spanning 3500 pages despite being built on its existing site.
CEO SURVEY 2026: FULL LISTLeadershipFrom the economy, energy and technology demands, explore the full responses from the nation’s most influential business leaders in The Australian’s exclusive CEO Survey.
Legal battleCompaniesANZ’s accountability crackdown has triggered an extraordinary legal battle with former boss Shayne Elliott over a $13.5m bonus for which he claims there was a ‘clear agreement’.
CEO Survey 2026CEO SurveyAustralia’s top CEOs have delivered a resounding rejection of government intervention in workplace arrangements, saying it is ‘a sledgehammer to productivity’.
CEO Survey 2026LeadershipDespite Australia’s “boundless advantages”, the nation faces a productivity crisis that defies logic, according to fintech boss Ben Pfisterer.
Ben Pfisterer
CEO Survey 2026LeadershipDale Henderson, the head of Australia’s largest lithium producer, says massive data centre investment will drive unprecedented demand for the battery metal.
Dale Henderson
CEO Survey 2026LeadershipAustralian manufacturers face a perfect storm of rising costs and regulatory delays that threaten to derail economic recovery, DuluxGroup’s Patrick Houlihan warns.
Patrick Houlihan
CEO Survey 2026LeadershipVirgin boss Dave Emerson warns airport charges continue to rise faster than inflation across the industry, pushing up costs for all travellers.
Dave Emerson
CEO Survey 2026LeadershipChief executive Paul Graham says Australia Post is about to get the benefit of heavy investment in digitisation.
Paul Graham
CEO Survey 2026LeadershipNick Hamilton sees encouraging economic momentum as the financial services major pushes for bold superannuation reforms to unlock the nation’s retirement savings system.
Nick Hamilton
CEO Survey 2026LeadershipAustralia faces a critical choice between streamlined project approvals or mounting economic pressures, according to Woodside boss Meg O’Neill.
Meg O’Neill
CEO SURVEY 2026LeadershipWhere AI is an opportunity for journalism to reach a wider audience, news media will always be underpinned by the strength of human connection, says News Corp Australasia executive chair Michael Miller.
Michael Miller
CEO Survey 2026LeadershipThe boss of one of Australia’s biggest wine companies has delivered an upbeat assessment of the economy while warning against overreach on work from home mandates.
Sam Fischer
CEO Survey 2026LeadershipScott Hartley whose Insignia oversees leading wealth brands including MLC, says AI is dramatically freeing up advisers to spend more time with clients.
Scott Hartley
CEO Survey 2026LeadershipEnergy policy and infrastructure underscores industry, and if we ‘run out of energy, we’re going to run out of competitive advantage and productivity’, warns Goodman boss Greg Goodman.
Greg Goodman
CEO Survey 2026LeadershipQantas CEO Vanessa Hudson says the airline needs to drive its transformation to keep ahead of cost pressures.
Vanessa Hudson
CEO Survey 2026EconomicsFuture generations may not surpass their parents’ living standards unless Australia urgently tackles its productivity crisis, NAB’s Andrew Irvine warns.
Andrew Irvine
CEO Survey 2026LeadershipThe supermarkets chief executive Amanda Bardwell says while consumer optimism is building, confidence is fragile with cost of living pressures still real.
Amanda Bardwell
CEO Survey 2026LeadershipAustralia risks losing major projects to countries with cheaper energy as rising costs create ‘challenging’ investment decisions for resource companies, South32’s Graham Kerr warns.
Graham Kerr
CEO Survey 2026LeadershipHESTA’s Debby Blakey has called for bold superannuation reforms as the fund managing over $100bn warns of productivity drags from housing shortages.
Debby Blakey
CEO Survey 2026LeadershipThe head of Northern Star, Stuart Tonkin, warns of looming productivity challenges that require bold government action on skilled worker shortages and energy costs.
Stuart Tonkin
CEO Survey 2026LeadershipAustralia faces a rapidly closing window of opportunity to position itself for the future as technology evolves, Telstra’s Vicki Brady has said.
Vicki Brady
