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Union official claims ‘Asmar gang’ created slush fund to influence Labor appointments
The damning claims about union secretary Diana Asmar and her close associates have been made by a senior union official.
- by Nick McKenzie
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Performing arts
MSO’s dark past of secret payouts, gag orders, buried complaints
A $200,000-plus payout to a senior staff member who made bullying allegations is said to be part of a troubling pattern of management and governance practices at Australia’s oldest professional orchestra.
- by Chip Le Grand
Opinion
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Sales success meets governance mess at Super Retail
When the sugar hit of a special dividend fades for Super Retail Group, chief Anthony Heraghty will still be fielding a raft of legal allegations.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
ASX Limited
Our two corporate cops move from dynamic duo to enemies
The corporate watchdog claims ASX misled the market about troubles it was having on its new trading platform project.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Women ‘allowed into the tent’ with board seats, but men take top-paying chair roles
Of the top 15 highest-paid directors, all but one is a man, says a report from the governance advisers Ownership Matters.
- by Amelia McGuire
How a soccer legend’s Sydney visit helped lift the lid on a club scandal
Disquiet over Club Marconi’s handling of the visit of Italian superstar Francesco Totti drew attention to broader concerns over the club and a toothless regulator.
- by Harriet Alexander
ResMed, News Corp bosses top CEO pay tables in 2023
The average realised pay for the chief executive of an ASX100 company in the 2023 financial year was 50 times what an average Australian worker earned.
- by Clancy Yeates
Investigation
Investigation
The ‘snitch’, the Marconi Club and a probity inquiry being kept secret
An inquiry into claims club president Morris Licata abused his power has been referred to Liquor and Gaming NSW. But club members don’t know what’s in it.
- by Harriet Alexander
Need more than a warm inner glow: Call to pay whistleblowers
The man whose actions led to the banking royal commission has backed an inquiry’s call for whistleblowers to be paid, saying it will encourage more to come forward.
- by Shane Wright
A toothless cop on the corporate beat: ASIC ‘has failed’
In most cases, the nation’s corporate regulator responded with an automated “no further action” email within 40 seconds of a complaint being received.
- by Shane Wright
The uni rich list: Vice chancellors on $1 million salaries revealed
Australia’s highest-paid vice chancellors are now earning six times their university’s senior professors as the union calls for an inquiry into wage theft.
- by Daniella White and Sherryn Groch
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