Archived News for Executives and Senior Management - August, 2017
New Chinese guidelines restricting investment overseas will have impacts in the Australian property market.
Criminal links called out
An expert on the mafia says big public works are big targets for organised crime.
Insider questions union moves
A senior CFMEU official has questioned the looming merger of Australia’s biggest unions.
Mining map for deeper digging
A mining lobby has joined has laid out a 15-year roadmap to deliver Australia’s major new mines of the future.
AMA wants insurance streamlined
The AMA says private medicine is “under siege” from “junk” healthcare policies.
Helpful CF drug left off PBS
The PBS has decided not to list a potentially life-changing cystic fibrosis drug.
Plane deal too complex to land
Airservices Australia has been accused of a conflict of interest over a billion-dollar traffic management contract.
NBN influences Telstra's numbers
Telstra has slashed its dividend outlook and reported a 33 per cent dive in full-year profit.
Super central to probe plans
Bill Shorten says “fee-gouging” bank-owned superannuation providers will be targeted, if his proposed royal commission goes ahead.
PM's chief moves to NBN
Malcolm Turnbull's former chief of staff Drew Clarke is joining the NBN Co board.
Adani hit with minor fine
Indian mining giant Adani has been hit with a $12,000 over an environmental breach at its Abbot Point coal terminal in north Queensland.
Local pollutants illegal elsewhere
Environmentalists say Australian power stations produce levels of toxic air pollution that would be illegal in ...
Ocean could fit future farms
Experts say there is enough space in the open ocean for a massive expansion of marine aquaculture.
Call for focus on killer coal
The Queensland Government has been urged to improve its coal dust monitoring practices.
Super-union could be blocked
The Federal Government wants to block the merger of Australia’s biggest maritime and construction unions.
Multi-billion tech spend questioned
The Senate has voted to support an inquiry into federal IT failures...
Power firms urged to use 'plain English'
Power companies must relay costs to customers “in plain English”...
Review reveals Vic power gouge
Victorians pay an average of 21 per cent more than the cheapest price on offer for electricity and gas...
ACCC has issues with after-school merge
The ACCC has some concerns about a proposed merger between ...
AGL and Origin head opposite ways
Reporting season has revealed the mixed fortunes of two of Australia’s biggest energy companies.