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CFMEU official appointed to Queensland work health and safety board
The union representative, who has an extensive history of breaking workplace laws, was appointed by the state’s Labor government.
- James Hall
This exec wants more than a CEO role. She wants to be an astronaut
Renee Wootton is one of the 2024 BOSS Young Executives. She works in the fledgling sustainable aviation sector, but her real goal is to go to the International Space Station.
- Sally Patten
Dustin Martin’s ex-bikie uncle faces deportation in CFMEU crackdown
Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil cancelled the visa of the former Rebels president – and Dustin Martin’s uncle – on character grounds following reports of underworld infiltration in the construction industry.
- David Marin-Guzman
This top fundie used to peel four sacks of potatoes every Friday
Ausbil Investment Management’s Paul Xiradis says it’s at the fish market that he probably got involved in markets, understanding how they’re priced and cleared.
- Sally Patten and Lap Phan
From selling vacuum cleaners to running Booking.com in Australia at 33
Tod Lacey is one of the 2024 BOSS Young Executives. His first proper job was selling vacuum cleaners at a department store in Dunedin on New Zealand’s South Island.
- Sally Patten
Stressed teens would rather finish school with no ATAR than sit exams
Students at co-educational schools reported the highest scores on emotional and mental wellbeing, and girls-only school students the lowest.
- Julie Hare
Recent columns
How the CFMEU tightened its grip on Australia’s cities
Combine governments that put nation-building at the heart of their political agendas with a legalised labour market monopoly. It’s a recipe for total control.
Former IR adviser
CFMEU lawlessness demands three responses
But instead, Labor and the unions are seeking to dodge reinstating the ABCC, overhauling the governance of industry super, and scaling back Victoria’s Big Build.
Editorial
Why the construction industry needs its own cop
The ABCC was a highly successful regulator, and its disbandment by the Labor government emboldened the law-breaking construction union.
Former building industry watchdog
Do you get sick on holidays? You’re probably a workaholic
Those of us who fall ill as soon as we stop work may need to rethink our approach to life.
Columnist
Yesterday
- Opinion
- Building Bad
How the CFMEU tightened its grip on Australia’s cities
Combine governments that put nation-building at the heart of their political agendas with a legalised labour market monopoly. It’s a recipe for total control.
- Michael Angwin
This Month
- Opinion
- The AFR View
CFMEU lawlessness demands three responses
But instead, Labor and the unions are seeking to dodge reinstating the ABCC, overhauling the governance of industry super, and scaling back Victoria’s Big Build.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- Building Bad
Why the construction industry needs its own cop
The ABCC was a highly successful regulator, and its disbandment by the Labor government emboldened the law-breaking construction union.
- Nigel Hadgkiss
This young exec wants to make sure his parents’ sacrifice was worth it
Gurbaj Pawar is one of the 2024 BOSS Young Executives. He is head of strategy and projects at insurance broker network AUB Group.
- Sally Patten
Caps on foreign students ‘don’t make sense’: WSU boss
Western Sydney University boss George Williams says overseas students take up jobs that are difficult to fill and spend their money with local businesses and families.
- Julie Hare
My sixth form teacher told me to lower my sights
Kiria McNamara is one of the 2024 BOSS Young Executives. She was told she would have trouble getting the marks to get into her chosen university course.
- Sally Patten
What happens if you cross a CFMEU picket line
An urgent injunction has been upheld in Brisbane, imposing strict conditions on the militant union following claims of threats and intimidation.
- James Hall
The secret to joining an ASX 200 board, from two women who succeeded
Eleven women were appointed to chair S&P/ASX 200 companies between March and June, taking the total to a record 25.
- Sally Patten
The 10 wealthiest executives in the ASX 300 revealed
The Australian Financial Review’s Rich Bosses list for 2024 is dominated by tech and mining executives and also welcomes a new face.
- Euan Black
- Exclusive
- Rich Bosses
The secrets to becoming a rich boss
There are good reasons why tech companies dominate this year’s Rich Bosses list.
- Patrick Durkin and Sally Patten
- Exclusive
- Rich Bosses
Nation’s richest boss ‘can’t find anything to invest in’ but WiseTech
This year’s list is stacked with tech founders such as Richard White – and shows how divorces can force bosses down the ranks.
- Patrick Durkin and Sally Patten
Why only four execs have kept spot on rich bosses list over decade
Chris Ellison, Graham Turner, David Teoh and Gerry Harvey have maintained their positions while some of their richer peers of yesteryear have bowed out.
- Sally Patten and Patrick Durkin
- Opinion
- Illness
Do you get sick on holidays? You’re probably a workaholic
Those of us who fall ill as soon as we stop work may need to rethink our approach to life.
- Pilita Clark
‘It’s insane’: The secret world of tutors to the super-rich
For the children of the ultra-rich, education involves family tutors who fly with them around the world, with the best tutors earning $500,000 salaries.
- Mattie Brignal
- Opinion
- International affairs
Power tips from ‘House of the Dragon’ and ‘Shōgun’
The popular swords-and-scheming TV series have lessons for modern political parties.
- The Economist
This rich boss always wanted a private jet. Now he is on his second
In his twenties, David Dicker had not yet figured out how he was going to make money, but he knew he wanted a private jet. Then he worked out how to afford one.
- Sally Patten
- Exclusive
- Building Bad
Albanese to push aside CFMEU bosses
The Albanese government will seek to appoint an external administrator to clean up the CFMEU, sidelining its national and state leaders. The MUA is also considering whether to split from the CFMEU.
- David Marin-Guzman, Phillip Coorey, Hannah Wootton and Gus McCubbing
Why this top lawyer has a nanny
For KWM chief executive partner Renae Lattey, having home help means that she gets time to herself, as well as time to devote to her family and job.
- Ciara Seccombe and Lap Phan
SA’s new mega university starts recruiting overseas students
The new Adelaide University is due to launch with 70,000 students in early 2026, even as migration reforms bite hard on the education sector.
- Julie Hare
