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Facing upBoards on notice over harassment gravitas

Prominent Australian businesswomen say directors need to be more proactive in stamping out unacceptable behaviour by treating sexual harassment with the same level of priority as safety breaches.

Danielle Le Messurier

Booming businessVideoPremium‘Little sister’ to stadiums: How women’s sport exploded

INSIDER: The growth in women’s sport has been exponential, with investment at an all-time high and engagement far-reaching. Those who fought for parity explain how it happened.

Bonnie Raynor

Jakob’s ladderPremiumGreat Dane Stausholm’s tall task at top of Rio

INSIDER: Faced with its worst crisis after the Juukan Gorge disaster, Rio Tinto has appointed from within as it seeks to rebuild trust with communities around the globe.

Danielle Le Messurier

Man of the momentHow Jakob Stausholm became Rio’s great hope

Jakob Stausholm put his hand up to lead Rio Tinto with a strong conviction that he was the right man for the job. Read about what drives him in tomorrow’s Insider magazine.

Danielle Le Messurier

Mounting pressurePremium“Embrace clean energy or wither like coal”: Gallagher

Speaking at APPEA’s conference, Santos CEO Kevin Gallagher says the oil and gas industry has no choice but to embrace decarbonisation and bend to escalating investor and community pressure.

Sean Smith

Workplace policiesPremiumRio calls Broderick as spotlight back on harassment

In the week a report of an alleged rape at a BHP mine threw the spotlight back on sexual harassment, Rio Tinto has enlisted the help of Australia’s longest-serving sex discrimination commissioner.

Danielle Le Messurier

Vaccine pushPremiumPerth Airport boss back Qantas travel carrot

Kevin Brown has backed the idea of using travel as carrot to get Australians over the line on COVID vaccines, after Qantas said it was flirting with the idea of offering rewards as an incentive.

Danielle Le Messurier & Gerard Cockburn

$77m paydayHuge bonuses for not ‘up to scratch’ NBN

As the fallout for the Australia Post Cartier watches drama continues to unravel, the eye-watering bonuses paid to NBN staff have been revealed.

James Hall

Senate demandHolgate’s doubt over PM apology

The former Australia Post boss has spoken to the media after an inquiry recommended Scott Morrison apologise for how she was treated.

James Hall

Watch saga VideoPM told to ‘say sorry’ to former Aus Post chief

A Senate committee has called for former Australia Post chief Christine Holgate to receive an apology from the Prime Minister and for the chairman to be sacked.

Paul Osborne

Local talentPremiumCOVID borders a home advantage for elite appointments

Major Australian companies are expected to continue to prioritise local candidates for C-suite positions until the end of the year, according to the directors of executive search firm Gerard Daniels.

Danielle Le Messurier

New RolePremiumCBH Group appoints Ben Macnamara as acting boss

CBH Group has named Ben Macnamara as its acting chief executive, following the resignation of Jimmy Wilson last week.

Jenne Brammer

Tin focusPremiumMetals X brings back execs for nickel spin-off

Former Metals X executives will re-engage with the development of the big but remote Wingellina project as part of a proposed spin-out of the company’s nickel assets.

Stuart McKinnon

Trade tensionsPremiumBHP’s Basto warns of risks in ongoing China rift

The BHP executive in charge of shipping more than 200 million tonnes of Pilbara iron ore to China each year has cautioned Canberra over the “risks” of extending long-running trade tensions.

Daniel Newell

Shares transferredVideoPremiumMicrosoft board had Gates probed for relationship

Microsoft’s directors started a probe into Bill Gates’s alleged involvement with a female employee that was deemed inappropriate, it has been reported.

Linus Chua

‘Right time’PremiumLast harvest for Jimmy Wilson at CBH

CBH boss Jimmy Wilson has quit his $2 million-a-year job just months after signing a new contract, ending a month of speculation about his future at the co-op.

Jenne Brammer

Next leaderPremiumCrown reveals its pick for new CEO

Crown has named its pick to lead the gaming, accommodation and entertainment giant just as a new suitor circles the business.

Daniel Newell

Annual meetingPremiumRio cops ‘first strike’ over payouts to Juukan chiefs

The mining giant has copped an embarrassing ‘first strike’ from shareholders in a protest vote against $60m paid out to three senior executives who parted ways with the miner over the Juukan debacle.

Stuart McKinnon

Bitter disputeAustralia Post responds to Holgate demands

The board of Australia Post has demanded former chief executive Christine Holgate make public her demands to settle a dispute over her premature departure.

Daniel McCulloch

BusinessGreg Abel to succeed Warren Buffett as CEO

Billionaire Warren Buffett says his successor as CEO at Berkshire Hathaway will be Vice Chairman Greg Abel.

AAP

Free advicePremiumWA CEOs push for bold State plan

WA’s corporate captains have had their say, and the message for Mark McGowan is to say goodbye to the COVID caution and go hard for economic opportunities.

Danielle Le Messurier

Bright sidePremiumWest is best for upbeat directors

WA company directors are more than twice as optimistic as their Eastern States counterparts, with more than 80 per cent tipping better business conditions in the State over the next year.

Sean Smith

New role?PremiumColeman steps down as chair of Wyllie Group

Peter Coleman has stepped down as chair of WA family-owned investment company Wyllie Group, with suggestions the former Woodside Petroleum boss has landed a job overseas.

Danielle Le Messurier

New bossCorporate lawyer appointed ASIC chairman

Joseph Longo will replace James Shipton at the helm of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for a five-year term.

Paul Osborne