It’s got a similar name, it will look the same, and its owner has declared it will be “sinkable”. But eccentric billionaire Clive Palm…

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It’s got a similar name, it will look the same, and its owner has declared it will be “sinkable”. But eccentric billionaire Clive Palm…
Grocery wholesaler Metcash has announced Ian Morrice will replace long-serving CEO Andrew Reitzer when he steps down on June 30. Morrice, wh…
Timber and woodchip giant Gunns may have traded while insolvent, the administrators of the collapsed company wrote in a report to creditors….
The Ten Network’s new chief executive, Hamish McLennan, yesterday spent $1 million buying a stake in the company, according to a report in&n…
Early results in the Italian election point to a highly unstable outcome. Outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti, whose austerity program is cr…
Allowing staff to work from home, now known as ‘telework’, offers a lot of perks for companies. For one, it saves on desks and some of t…
A Qantas Airways non-executive director who quit today has denied allegations that she was connected to a fraud scandal at Italy’s oldest …
Shares in Ten Network Holdings have jumped 7.46% at midday following the sacking of former chief executive James Warburton last week. Channe…
Only 13 months after being appointed, including seven months of “gardening leave” while he served out a non-compete clause, Channel Ten …
On Wednesday, mining magnate Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest became the first Australian to join 105 other billionaires in promising to give awa…
Outgoing BHP chief Marius Kloppers could still be paid up to $75.2 million in cash, shares and performance rights from the miner, according …
Fortescue Metals has today announced its first female non-executive director, Elizabeth Gaines, ending its outlier position as the only ASX5…