A third of ANZ shareholders have voted against its remuneration report, making it the first Big Four bank since Westpac in 2019 to suffer a second strike. New CEO Nuno Matos is forgoing short-term bonuses.
Stephen Johnson
ANZ chairman Paul O’Sullivan says the bank’s board maintains the option to reduce bonuses further for executives amid growing discontent over accountability for past failings.
Adam Haigh
Woodside Energy chief executive Meg O’Neill has quit Australia’s biggest oil and gas group to lead global giant BP.
Sean Smith
Steve McCann, the man brought in to rescue Star Entertainment Group almost 18 months ago, has revealed his immediate exit from the embattled casino operator.
Daniel Newell
Leaders might take some inspiration from a recent Gen Z Tiktok trend when setting their corporate culture, amid calls for WA workplaces to be on the front line on mental health.
Matt Mckenzie
Former ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott has launched legal action against the bank in what one former trader said means things ‘are getting farcical’ at the bank.
Tom Richardson
National Australia Bank’s top boss has sounded the alarm on a major issue which will impact Australian living standards.
Cameron Micallef
The claim is part of a court dispute between the travel group’s CEO and its sacked former head of legal.
Qantas chief Vanessa Hudson is focused on unlocking as many destinations as possible for West Australian travellers as part of the airline’s strategy to make WA a hub connecting Australia with the world.
Danielle Le Messurier
Rio Tinto’s new chief Simon Trott has unveiled his vision for a ‘sharper’ and ‘simpler’ mining giant that promises to bank up to $15 billion mostly through offloading projects, and dropping corporate bloat.
Simone Grogan
Rio Tinto’s new chief executive has announced a string of cost cuts and planned productivity improvements as part of his vision for a slimmed down miner focused on its core and most profitable businesses.
The troubled travel company was last valued at $2.3 billion but has since been sin-binned in a share market suspension.
Chief executive Vanessa Hudson told staff that the leadership overhaul would prepare Qantas for “a new phase” and drill down on its commitment to deliver better service to customers.
Uranium mining hopeful Deep Yellow has brought in an ex-Rio Tinto managing director to replace John Borshoff, whose brusque exit has caused frustration among investors.
The one-time caravan maker said chair John Klepec had temporarily taken the reins of the company following the “departure” of Sydney-based Mr Nicholson after 4½ years.
Mineral Resources has scrapped a commitment to replace chief executive Chris Ellison by mid-2026 and instead launched a new “three-stage” succession plan not anchored to “an arbitrary deadline”.
Adrian Rauso
Ryan Stokes has been named business leader of the year at AIMWA’s Pinnacle Awards.
Shares in the Tim Goyder-chaired DevEx Resources soared after announcing former Rio Tinto high-flyer Marnie Finlayson will be its new boss.
DroneShield shares plummeted after its US chief resigned, marking the latest challenge for the Australian defence technology firm that’s been trying to win over institutional investors.
Atlassian said its ‘no bullshit’ policy meant it had to concede that its total annual business travel emissions have soared, blaming it on one change.
Shareholders of Vault Minerals have panned a big bonus handed to the gold miner’s departing chief and a $517,768 golden handshake for another executive.
Rio Tinto’s cost-conscious chief executive, Simon Trott, has put an end to a $US2.6 billion ($3.7b) mining development in Europe that caused significant controversy.
The challenge is that those involved in local government will have to work harder than ever to make themselves heard — and understood — at a time when public trust in all institutions is under some threat.
Gary Martin
Local government leaders have hit back at claims they are holding up supply of new homes and warn State and Federal funding is becoming beholden to election cycles.
