Five enduring lessons for business going into 2025
Sometimes good, but more often bad, Australian business is never short of generating hard-won lessons. The past year delivered plenty. Will we ever learn?
Leadership
Mates before cheque books for this Sydney Hobart skipper
Investment banker Geoff Hill would love the focus on the Sydney Hobart race to get back to the ordinary people doing the race and away from the big Maxis.
How the Steve Jobs effect is turning cleaning green
Charli Cohen Walters cut her teeth in the family business started by her mother and father. When they sold up at the end of 2020, it gave her the opportunity to run her own race.
There’s a lot to be optimistic about in 2025: Citi Australia
Mark Woodruff, the local boss of US banking giant, says market conditions are turning positive for the coming year.
Australians are still prioritising travel: Qantas CEO
The Qantas boss says this will be a watershed year as more new aircraft arrive giving greater choice to passengers.
ANZ’s board ignored a very loud message on bonuses
Qantas, Woolworths and now ANZ have all found out the hard way. On reputation – you go up slowly but come down at high speed.
In their own words: top CEOs answer the big questions
From the economy, geopolitics to even working from home, see what Australia’s business leaders told the CEO Survey 2025.
Insignia Financial to relaunch the MLC brand in 2025
MLC will be rebooted in 2025 under its owner, ASX-listed wealth management company Insignia Financial, which only weeks ago completed the brand’s separation from NAB.
Ex-Nine CEO is the media change agent the ABC needs
If former Nine boss Hugh Marks can manage the ABC’s cultural maze, the broadcaster will emerge as an entirely different organisation.
Super fund leaders looking to a bright future
Australia’s largest superannuation fund, AustralianSuper, is expecting to manage $1 trillion in 10 years’ time, chief executive Paul Schroder says.
Inside new Westpac CEO’s plan to rebuild the bank
Taking the reins of Westpac on Monday, one of Anthony Miller’s first tasks will be to visit call centre staff – who are the eyes and ears of the banking giant and hear exactly how customers feel.
‘Don’t waste crisis, seize the moment to act on reforms’
Our annual poll of Australia’s business leaders lays out a vision that can pull the nation out of its low-growth future. But it will need a team effort.
Invest in training to boost productivity: Australia Post CEO
Paul Graham says improving Australia’s skills base and digital literacy will help enhance productivity.
Eyes on the US and the Trump effect
Corporate Australia will be watching the impact of a Trump presidency, with those operating in the US expecting to benefit from a pro-business regime despite the prospect of tariffs hitting the global economy.
Invest now to be ready for AI era: Telstra CEO
Vicki Brady says policy and regulation need to support long-term investment in infrastructure so Australia can realise the benefits of a digital future.
Interest rates need to fall to support economy: Scentre CEO
Elliott Rusanow says interest rates need to be ‘materially lower’, and the lack of affordable housing in bit cities is a ‘handbrake’ on labour market efficiency.
Time is now to drive productivity: BHP CEO
Mike Henry says political leaders need to ask if they are moving towards Australia being a more competitive place to invest and do business.
Release more land to help fix housing shortage: Brickworks CEO
Mark Ellenor says addressing Australia’s housing shortage and affordability, and a pragmatic approach to the energy transition, are key to lifting Australia’s competitiveness and productivity.
From soldier to CEO: how war zone skills can boost business
Half of his senior team is ex-Australian Defence Force but Aspen Medical chief, and former soldier, Bruce Armstrong says the value of military leadership skills is unappreciated in business.
GDP growth weaker if rate cuts delayed: AMP CEO
Alexis George says Australia’s economy has slowed to a crawl, amid the biggest slump in per capita GDP since the early 1990s recession, outside of the pandemic.
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