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‘Safeguard Mechanism’Call for clear carbon signal to boardrooms

Australia's emissions are tipped to grow without changes to the 'carrot and stick' scheme developed by the previous government to shrink industrial pollution.

Marion Rae

InsiderPremium‘How I plan to address WA’s gender pay gap’

In recruitment she was told companies wanted to recruit more women but didn’t know where to start. Here’s how Ashley Speers is working to fix the knowledge gap.

Adrian Lowe

Extraordinary blastPremiumJudge rips into Perth Fashion Festival liquidators

There’s been some relief for Fashion Council WA directors as a Supreme Court judge dissed the designs of accountants running Tony Sage’s failed event operating company Perth Fashion Festival Pty Ltd.

Neale Prior

Legal reviewPremium‘Penalise bosses for modern slavery breaches’

Head of company that aims to help prevent corporate modern slavery breaches says the review of Australia’s laws is needed to ‘draw a line in the sand’.

Adrian Lowe

He’s backCommentsPremiumCOVID border cheat Nev Power returns to board of Genesis

Convicted border cheat Nev Power will return to the board of Genesis Minerals as a non-executive director from Tuesday.

Daniel Newell

Change upCommentsPremiumPerron Group names Michael Verkuylen as new CFO

Perron Group has announced that chartered accountant Michael Verkuylen will step into the role of chief financial officer, following a comprehensive recruitment process. 

Caitlin Paroczai

Millionaire COVID breacherPremiumWhy police may drop charges against Nev Power’s company

Police have revealed they may consider dropping charges against Neville Power’s private company, which was also charged with breaking WA’s coronavirus laws after the millionaire’s cross-country chopper ride.

Tim Clarke

Secret talksPremium Regulator orders DRA Global to pay costs over complaint

The regulator found the Perth-based mining engineering company failed to disclose “in a timely manner” the backroom dealings that forced out its chief executive after an internal revolt.

Sean Smith

All changeCommentsPremiumForrest happy to be Fortescue’s ‘bullet-proof plan B’

Billionaire mining magnate Andrew Forrest will reprise his role as executive chairman at the company he founded nearly two decades ago as it transitions into a global green energy giant.

Stuart McKinnon

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New FMG line up proves it really is the Twiggy Show

It’s an extraordinary call that will alarm those investors already worried about Andrew Forrest’s relentless recalibration of the company around green hydrogen.

Sean Smith

Bumpy ridePremiumDRA first strike as AGM reveals deep shareholder divisions

The Perth-based mining engineering firm is already dealing with a profit downgrade and a regulatory hit after failing to disclose an internal power struggle that forced out its chief executive.

Sean Smith

Board banPremiumDRA Global bosses banned from board for six months

The ban follows a Takeovers Panel finding last week that the trio breached the Corporations Act by failing to disclose their association to the Australian Securities Exchange.

Sean Smith

Power appointmentBali bombing survivor named new chief executive of Synergy

David Fyfe joined the State Government-owned utility two years ago after more than a decade with Western Power.

Sean Smith

Regulatory putdownPremiumTakeovers Panel finds against DRA Global and managers

The panel believes the managers who banded together to force change at DRA breached the Corporations Act by not disclosing their association.

Sean Smith

CEO calls timeCommentsPremiumHBF looking for new boss as John Van Der Wielen steps down

The former investment banker has shaken up WA’s biggest private health insurer since taking the helm in 2017.

Sean Smith

Key stakeCannon-Brookes on collision course with AGL board

The AGL Energy board's push to demerge the company with the 75 per cent approval of shareholders is facing a fresh hurdle after a billionaire bought up shares.

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Border cheat Nev Power keeps APM & Strike board seats

Two and a half months after pleading guilty to breaching WA’s tough COVID border controls, the millionaire businessman will keep his position as a non-executive director of Perth-based APM and Strike Energy.

Adrian Lowe

Moving onPremiumNew chair for CBA as Livingstone bows out

Paul O’Malley will take the helm of Australia’s biggest bank after current chair Catherine Livingstone revealed she would retire later this year. 

Daniel Newell

Strategy meetingPremiumSecret squirrels plot to keep COVID breacher Power on board

Herd on the Terrace: These three WA listed companies have held a secret meeting to talk strategy on how to retain COVID-19 breacher Nev Power on their boards following his eight-month suspended jail sentence.

Trust issuesPremiumMost company directors don’t trust the Morrison Government

More than half of Australia’s company directors don’t trust the Federal Government ahead of next month’s election, and most also back the establishment of an anti-corruption watchdog.

Sean Smith

‘Pressure will mount’PremiumNev Power’s indefinite absence ‘not tenable’

An expert in corporate governance says the besieged corporate high-flyer’s breach of strict coronavirus border controls is akin to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s lockdown parties.

Adrian Lowe

Ongoing silence CommentsPremiumStrike, Genesis, APM silent on Nev Power’s board absence

Three WA ASX-listed companies are still refusing to discuss the absence of non-executive director and convicted border cheat Neville Power.

Adrian Lowe

Management changeCommentsBoral CFO exits amid transformation drive

Boral’s chief finance officer has left the building products group as part of Seven Group Holdings’ “transformation and operating improvement” of the company.

Sean Smith

Board searchCommentsPremiumDecmil director takes interim CEO gig for $50k a month

A director of Decmil will take on interim chief executive duties at the embattled contractor following the shock resignation of Dickie Dique.

Daniel Newell