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.
Leadership
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.
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.
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.
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.
Paying homage to a respected Aussie farmer and ‘good bloke’
The death earlier this year of Riverina farmer Bruce Simpson was sudden and a shock to the community. Now, his family are looking to keep his legacy going.
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?
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.
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.
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