Turning up heat on petrol tax
After their summoning to Canberra yesterday, Australia’s oil and gas giants’ attention has returned to the budget.
Margin Call
Malone’s ring-in stirs Seven pot
Internet richie Michael Malone is making his presence felt in the Seven West boardroom.
Sensitive souls at Seven West
Isn’t Tim Worner’s Seven West Media sensitive about the mess over at the company’s Perth headquarters, aka “The Swamp”?
More push and shove at Seven
Billionaire Kerry Stokes has finally pushed the red button on the exit of Seven West Media’s WA boss Chris Wharton.
Legal eagle has wings clipped
What’s going on in the upper echelons of Brad Banducci’s grocer, Woolworths?
Jack’s hungry for crust
Domino’s chairman Jack Cowin was keeping a billionaire’s eye on the the pizza company’s evangelical CEO, Don Meij.
Woolies exec made redundant
After five months in the job, Woolworth’s head of corporate affairs has been made redundant.
Late mail on Fahour successor
It seems Australia Post chairman John Stanhope’s plans for life after Ahmed Fahour are well advanced.
Sheepish about an iconic farm
Septuagenarian broker Colin Bell has a handy connection as he looks to flog his $330m Riverina pastoral empire.
Sailing from one Packer to next
Don’t be surprised to see James Packer sell his beloved Arctic P icebreaker. And one expected buyer loves it already.
There’s something about John
It’s been a curious week for Australian insurance giant QBE and its chief executive John Neal.
It was a hot and steamy night …
The latest from the exec suites of John Neal’s QBE wouldn’t be out of place in a novel by QBE’s deputy chairman.
Executive exodus from QBE
Sacked QBE executive Colin Fagen is far from alone in leaving the insurer’s senior ranks over the past nine months
QBE fends off claims
What with Sydneysider John Neal as his taciturn chief executive, US-based QBE chairman Marty Becker sure has his hands full.
Corporate cop lands Nine blow
Fresh after settling with Gina Rinehart’s Hancock empire, Hugh Marks’s Nine is now tangled up with ASIC.
More heat on way for postie
Ahmed Fahour is not off the hook yet. And the $5.6m man has only himself and Labor senator Sam Dastyari to blame.
Bibi still values his Packer ties
There were six billionaires in the crowd but no sign of Benjamin ‘Bibi’ Netanyahu’s Australian bestie James Packer.
Crown cuts start at the top
It was inevitable one of those in the Crown firing line sooner rather than later would be CEO Rowen Craigie.
Packer’s no show as ‘Bibi’ visits
Crown’s James Packer will keep well away as his Tel Aviv neighbour Benjamin ‘Bibi’ Netanyahu visits Sydney this week.
Bligh’s gig a poke in Libs’ ear
There was a mixed reaction to our news that Anna Bligh will be the next head of the Australian Bankers’ Association.
The twists and turns at QBE
The shock departure of senior QBE exec Colin Fagen from chief John Neal’s executive ranks looks bound for the courts.
Media’s top dog loses bark
Oh the indignity of it all. Kerry Stokes’ Seven is No 1 no more.
Worner, Stokes to face music
Kerry Stokes has packed up his skis and returned to Australia — just in time for Seven West Media’s results today.
Amber alert for Seven team
Friends and foes of Seven billionaire Kerry Stokes should put next Tuesday, February 21, in their diary.
Another shock exit for Fagen
The whispers continue in the Australian insurance industry about the goings on at John Neal’s bloated insurer, QBE.
Fagen in sudden exit from QBE
At least one top exec at QBE won’t be around to see any takeover offer by German giant Allianz come to fruition.
Post chief loves his privacy
Aussie Post’s newly gonged $5.6 million-a-year man Ahmed Fahour is a supreme networker and self-promoter.
Mercurial McInnes on move
Retail guru Mark McInnes has had a change of heart on where he will live while running Solly Lew’s retail empire.
China forex reserves at new low
Capital outflows have pushed China’s forex reserves to a near six-year low below $US3 trillion, despite Beijing’s efforts.
Seven feels Amber’s sting
The former executive assistant who had an affair with now Seven CEO Tim Worner attempts to make her case via Twitter.
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