Tech and climate to drive Deloitte, says new chief
The audit and consulting sector is set to benefit as structural transformations related to technology and climate wash through Australia’s economy in coming years.
Leadership
Wayne Swan plans fightback over hits to Cbus reputation
The former treasurer is not going anywhere but has come out firing with a plan for the mega super fund to get its mojo back.
The marathon man doggedly chasing a cure for brain disease
South African born, Melbourne educated Professor Peter van Wijngaarden heads the largest brain research centre in the southern hemisphere and the marathon runner’s cause is personal.
Supermarket suppliers’ council chief shown the door
Mystery surrounds the immediate exit of Tanya Barden as chief of the Australian Food and Grocery Council, leaving the peak body representing supermarket suppliers without a leader.
Logistics legend saw women change sector
The changing role of women in the workforce in Australia has driven major structural shifts in the logistics business, according to Michael Byrne, the former chief executive of Linfox and Toll.
Swing to right ‘won’t change fundamentals’ of business
Adelaide-born businessman Rob Chapman says the election of Donald Trump will move the ‘pendulum’ right, but says the fundamentals of doing business will remain intact.
Picture this: The beginning of the end for Luke Sayers
Just weeks ago Luke Sayers was enjoying an Italian holiday, but now he is set to exit his positions across the consulting sector and Carlton Football Club in the wake of a lewd picture scandal.
The day Donald Trump took an Aussie billionaire to Tokyo
Australian retail supremo Solomon Lew had a first-hand view of how the now two-time US President tackled business deals and it offers plenty of lessons for leaders.
Super sector faces fresh corporate crackdown
The corporate regulator is gearing for a fresh fight with the poorly governed and complacent superannuation industry.
Rio Tinto CEO: This is a pivotal moment for the nation
Mining boss Jakob Stausholm says Australia needs to grasp the opportunities and ensure it does not price itself out of the market.
It’s ‘day zero’ for historic apparel deal, declares Myer boss
Myer boss Olivia Wirth has won overwhelming shareholder approval for the acquisition of Solomon Lew’s apparel brands and now has the huge task of integrating them from ‘day zero’.
Myer can be a $5bn retail power: Inside Lew’s merger vision
The $800m merger represents an all or nothing bet on the longer term future of Myer. And the retail billionaire Solomon Lew has big ambitions.
Cannon-Brookes’ SunCable energy project unveils new CEO
The Mike Cannon-Brookes-backed SunCable undersea energy delivery project has named a former Origin executive to take on the role of CEO.
Less hybrid, more office time: fresh demands on workers
Bendigo Bank, AMP and Coles are among those ramping up the work from the office mandates this year.
From a Warrnambool caravan park to life as a London fintech millionaire
Meet Kane Harrison, the 39-year-old entrepreneur who slugged it out selling pancakes at markets before coming up with an investment app that he just sold for multimillions of pounds.
The winding path from bobsledder to stockbroker then chief justice
William Alstergren was the stockbroking bobsledder who never thought he would become a lawyer, let alone the Chief Justice of one of Australia’s highest courts.
All fair in love, work and the law
Where can you get divorced, lodge a complaint against your employer and be declared bankrupt? One court does it all.
Secret finances of reclusive billionaires finally revealed
Richest 250 | The names and extent of the wealth behind some of the nation’s biggest yet reclusive companies can be revealed for the first time thanks to never before seen company accounts.
‘Move, rather than rebuild’ a smarter strategy
The best way to bring down the cost of insurance is to reduce risk and the painful truth is we need to ask people to move rather than rebuild in disaster zones.
There’s a lot to be optimistic about in 2025: Citi Australia
Mark Woodruff, the local boss of US banking giant Citi, says market conditions are turning positive for the coming year.
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