Governance
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
Latest
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
The MP with four jobs and the multimillion-dollar property development
Karen McKeown has held four jobs simultaneously this year, including her position as a government backbencher, netting an income higher than a minister’s salary.
- by Harriet Alexander and Max Maddison
MPs pocketed $200,000 working for disgraced super fund
The superannuation fund deceived investors about its exposure to coal, gambling and Russian companies, a landmark court case found.
- by Harriet Alexander
Opinion
Peter Costello
Peter Costello’s inglorious end to an almost glorious career
The former treasurer would know more than most that careers in the public eye often end in failure.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Investigations
AFP officer’s home raided in anti-corruption investigation
A high-ranking federal police officer has been suspended after internal affairs officers searched his Canberra home this week in response to allegations of conflicts of interest.
- by Nick McKenzie