Archived News for Executives and Senior Management - February, 2018
ACCC wants corporate shift
The ACCC says bigger fines for big business could help change corporate culture.
Gap in Oaky protest
Oaky North miners will soon return to work after spending 230 days on the picket.
Rio plugs local spend
Rio Tinto says it has committed around $2 billion to more than 1000 Australian business from a single project.
Union slams desk decision
ATO staff look like they will be made to share desks, after their union lost an FWC appeal.
Charity calls for basic bills
A NSW Upper House inquiry has been told electricity providers should make “no-frills” plans available to low-income households.
Google replaces engineering boss
Google Australia has replaced its director of engineering, who has retired after 11 years.
Merck has eyes on Viralytics
A US pharmaceutical giant is looking to buy an Australian research firm and its promising cancer drug.
Offshore oil sale withdrawn
BHP and ExxonMobil have backed down on the planned sale of their ageing oil platforms in the Bass Strait.
Bank staff rolled in tech wave
Thousands of NAB staff will begin being replaced by technology this week.
Macquarie accused of manipulation
Tales of ASX manipulation and employee drug use have emerged from a Senate inquiry into Macquarie Bank.
PM pushing Trump on TPP
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has arrived in the US with a giant trade delegation.
Watchdog bosses build bank
ABCC leaders received 14 per cent pay rises last year, while agency staff recevied just 1 per cent on average.
Australia slips on corruption tally
Australia has been ranked 13th least corrupt in the new global corruption index.
ATO launches lunch crackdown
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) wants staff to report colleagues who are taking long lunches or wasting time.
Court opens path to Adani ILUA
The Federal Court has rejected a native title group’s move to stop Adani Australia from registering an Indigenous land use agreement
Court rules on union fine funding
The High Court of Australia says CFMEU officials can be ordered to pay penalties out of their own pocket.
Adani passes second check
The federal environment department investigated into Adani’s failure to disclose links to a mining company convicted of causing serious environmental harm, but found it was not enough to sway the approval of the Carmichael mine.