Leadership

Woodside legacyScarborough decision fills Coleman’s rear vision

Woodside Petroleum’s chief executive will leave without the defining project but comfortable he has left his mark on the oil and gas company.

Sean Smith

Change of plansWoodside’s Coleman to finish up as CEO early

The company says its boss of 10 years will step down from the board next week, with Meg O’Neill to take the reins of the oil and gas company as interim CEO.

Sean Smith

New top postieWoolworths’ Paul Graham to lead Australia Post

The grocer’s respected logistics chief succeeds Christina Holgate, who was forced out by the Cartier watches furore in October.

Sean Smith

Golden handcuffsSantos bonus takes boss out of Woodside contention

Kevin Gallagher has been given a $6m bonus to stay on at the oil and gas company until at least 2025.

Sean Smith

Rio AGMRio admits it has to be “more in tune with society”

The mining giant faces shareholders publicly in London for the first time since the Juukan Gorge caves blasts that has seriously damaged its reputation.

Stuart McKinnon and Sean Smith

New bossFleetwood taps construction executive for Sydney move

Bruce Nicholson has been running scaffolding company Waco Kwikform for only about 18 months.

BOSS OUSTEDMark Caruso sacked amid ‘related party matter’ probe

Mineral Commodities has sacked promoter Mark Caruso as CEO five months month after he stepped down as chairman to fight charges.

Leadership coupThe Agency hires former rival boss

Geoff Lucas finished up with McGrath in August after leading a turnaround that pulled the real estate company back into the black.

Sean Smith

Rail dealDecmil wins $140m Victorian contract

The work has been awarded as part of a $300m consortium contract given for rail works in Victoria’s Gippsland region.

Sean Smith

AGM protestClimate change activists line up Woodside again

Two shareholder groups are renewing pressure on the oil and gas company’s climate change credentials by putting forward rebel resolutions at next month’s annual meeting.

Sean Smith

Investment warningRates rise not imminent: RBA boss

Philip Lowe says wages growth is too slow for rates to rise and has expressed concern about persistently weak business investment hampering economic recovery.

Sean Smith

workplace diversityLGBTQI+ inclusion policy appeal

It’s time for WA corporates to stand up for the inclusion of LGBTQI+ staff and outline their company’s internal support, says mining consultant Stephanie Graskoski.

Kate Purnell

Probe claims scalpAustal’s US boss goes after combat ship investigation

Craig Perciavalle steps down after Austal completes review of cost overruns on its billion-dollar Littoral Combat Ship program that have attracted regulatory scrutiny.

Sean Smith

Pay dayRio Tinto’s Juukan Gorge bosses exit with $33m-plus

Annual report reveals big exit payouts for Rio bosses forced out by investor backlash over blasting of ancient Pilbara sites.

Sean Smith

Mine visionIndigenous-owned mines ‘still on agenda’

Carey Mining founder Daniel Tucker says a setback last year hasn’t diminished his enthusiasm to develop indigenous-owned mines in WA.

Sean Smith

Building blocksA concrete career path paved out

WA may be leading the nation with the number of women working in the building and construction industry, but advocates say more must be done to build greater diversity in the sector.

Meilin Chew

Closer tiesCalls for US trade office to boost WA business

The State’s peak business body has used the start of the new Biden administration to push for the establishment of a trade and investment office in the US, arguing it will help boost WA’s economy.

Meilin Chew

Leadership callBiden administration could be a ‘circuit breaker’

WA’s business community will be looking to the nation’s Federal leaders to “take the front foot” and improve Australia’s relations with China as the new US administration begins.

Meilin Chew

POLITICS‘Confident’: Albo on going all the way

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has opened up about the next federal election, which could be called as early as August.

Jade Gailberger and Finn McHugh

Risk vs rewardAustralian businesses not backing themselves to thrive

A disconnect between business confidence — which has returned to pre-pandemic levels — and business behaviour is holding some of Australia’s biggest companies back, a new report has found.

Meilin Chew

Below the beltMiners move to stop scourge of sleaze

The Minerals Council is seeking to eradicated sexual harassment in the mining workforce after 40pc of respondents to a survey reported some form of inappropriate behaviour in the past five years.

Stuart McKinnon