ASIC chair lures the big spenders
ASIC’s boss took to the spotlight at a boardroom gab on Tuesday but didn’t exactly radiate, so we’re told. Nevertheless, there were plenty of movers and shakers hanging on his every word.
Margin Call
Ex-IOOF chief’s perfectly-timed return
Here’s a name you haven’t heard for a while: Chris Kelaher. Isn’t it funny he’s popped up as a consultant to a firm his mates have been buying up? Fox, meet henhouse.
‘Hoon’ Portelli steals the show at F1 GP
Having recovered from some dodgy oysters, Adrian Portelli revelled in the conditions at the big race, where some of Australia’s biggest corporate names – and Luke Sayers – pushed through the downpour.
Helmet won’t protect you from justifiable flak, David
PolyNovo chair David Williams hammed it up with a backwards-worn military helmet on stage but there’s no dodging the facts, sackings or, as we can share, potential conflicts of interest.
Fashion faux pas: Suddenly this anti-Israel artist is out of vogue
Was it the weird anti-Israel posts of her guest or because her sister’s electorate has a strong Jewish presence? Fashionista Bianca Spender’s in-store meet this week was hastily kiboshed.
Is Red Greg turning a shade of teal?
He was an ACTU secretary and Labor minister in the Gillard government, so what is with the teal candidate’s corflute sign on Greg Combet’s fence? Surely he hasn’t changed colours?
Former Star CFO helps Hong Kong buyers
Star’s deal to flog off its Brisbane assets for a pittance has received unflattering commentary but its former CFO working for a bank advising the Hong Kong buyers is really raising eyebrows.
Treasury gives away classified information, blames PwC
The accounting firm’s reputation for being a bona fide keeper of high-level confidences has taken another hit, with fresh secrets spilled.
PolyNovo shares dive on public mea culpa
All week this column has been regaling readers with the infighting at med tech PolyNovo and finally it’s begrudgingly confirmed at least a snippet. Shareholders didn’t take too kindly to the news.
PolyNovo made quiet cash offer to oust CEO who made bullying claims
The unedifying brouhaha among top brass at PolyNovo saw the biotech firm offer its CEO money to quietly step down after making complaints of bullying against chair David Williams.
Shambolic PolyNovo schooled on work manners
Finding a replacement for David Williams is proving tricky for PolyNovo, even after it brought in a top lawyer to provide training to directors on appropriate behaviour.
PolyNovo chair pushed to resign after secret bullying investigation
Renowned Melbourne deal-maker David Williams’ offensive behaviour and bawdy jokes might have finally put his job at risk inside PolyNovo after an under-wraps legal review.
Pitt falls: The unexplained exit of an IT star
Founder syndrome or management style? You don’t have to hunt far online to get a feel for how some of software company Buildkite’s employees felt about their now departed boss.
No love lost in barney between billionaires
A classic slap fight is unfolding before our eyes between Mike and Annie Cannon-Brookes, the splitsville rich-listers trying to make each other blink over the carve-up of their $23bn estate.
Is pointing out Labor links sexism – or scrutiny?
Moral outrage crash-landed into our inboxes here at The Australian on Thursday in the form of a searing response to a column item we ran earlier this week.
It appears Creative Australia’s boss forgot about Google
The embattled CEO of Creative Australia clearly needs to seize the power of the search engine, or at least learn how to conduct due diligence.
Labor minister’s partner snags funding victory
Oh, what a coincidence. A senator’s significant other (who contributed to the government’s IR reviews) has a new partner: the Albanese government.
Creative Australia: groupthink and backslapping
CA boss Adrian Collette will soon front Senate Estimates. He may want to explain why roughly 37 per cent of its peer assessors, who oversee grant funding, received grants themselves.
MCA backs itself into corner over unwelcome guest speakers
Another day, another dreadful call by an arts institution, this time Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art, which has got itself in a tangle over a bash booked by Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi for International Women’s Day.
Team Mike v Team Annie: Cannon-Brookes staffer ordered to hand over phone, laptops, passwords
Amid a $23bn divorce, Mike Cannon-Brookes is suing the absolute pants off of a once-trusted family office executive, claiming corporate skulduggery has been afoot.
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