Today
Why this CEO reckons networking is ‘BS’
For Australian Museum boss Kim McKay, work and life are about having meaningful conversations. Social media chit-chat doesn’t cut it.
- Sally Patten and Lap Phan
This Month
Trophies and sequins as Australia’s business leaders gonged
A $70,000 Rolex and a sequined jacket show life is sweet for the victors, though the path isn’t always smooth.
- Myriam Robin and Mark Di Stefano
What Cleary and Payne can teach us about winning (and Armstrong can’t)
Penrith Panthers head coach Ivan Cleary, Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne and mindset coach Ben Crowe share their secrets to success.
- Campbell Kwan and Joanne Tran
Khuda’s plan to turn AirTrunk into a $100b-plus company
Robin Khuda believes injecting billions into Asian economies will open more doors to exponential growth for the data centre behemoth.
- Campbell Kwan
Canva, Cotton On and Atlassian among the top 20 corporate givers
The amount of funds donated by the top 50 corporate philanthropists has jumped to $1.7 billion.
- Sally Patten
- Opinion
- Business Person of the Year
He’s inked a $24b deal but AirTrunk’s Robin Khuda is only getting started
The AirTrunk founder, who shares the Business Person of the Year title, came from nowhere to inking the global deal of the year in nine years. But he’s not done.
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- Business People of the Year
Weckert stamps her mark on Coles amid tumultuous year for supermarkets
Leah Weckert, one of the Business People of the Year for 2024, has fared well amid a barrage of criticism from politicians over grocery prices.
- Carrie LaFrenz
- Opinion
- Business People of the Year
Ryan Stokes out-works, out-earns rivals to take SGH to new highs
The SGH chief, one of The Australian Financial Review Business People of the Year for 2024, is renowned as one of the hardest-working CEOs in Australian big business.
- Anthony Macdonald
- Opinion
- Business People of the Year
Matt Comyn finds his voice – and delivers for shareholders
The CEO has driven the Commonwealth Bank from strength to strength, propelling him on to the 2024 The Australian Financial Review Business People of the Year list.
- James Eyers
- Opinion
- Business People of the Year
Greg Goodman turns his company into a data centre powerhouse
The billionaire’s push to meet the booming demand for data storage lands him a place on the 2024 The Australian Financial Review Business People of the Year list.
- Larry Schlesinger
- Opinion
- Business People of the Year
Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht take Canva to the next level
The founders were busier than ever before their bumper US listing, nailing some early challenges to propel them onto the Business People of the Year list.
- Paul Smith
- Opinion
- Business Person of the Year
‘Focused, consistent’: How milk bar kids built $30b Chemist Warehouse
Chemist Warehouse founders Mario Verrocchi and Jack and Sam Gance have been named joint Business Person of the Year, alongside AirTrunk’s Robin Khuda.
- Anthony Macdonald
- Opinion
- Business People of the Year
Humble starts, billion-dollar deals unite Business Person of the Year winners
Founders of Chemist Warehouse Jack Gance, Sam Gance and Mario Verrocchi, and AirTrunk’s Robin Khuda take the top prize for 2024.
- James Thomson
Staff got a nine-day fortnight, but still waste time on one thing
Grant Thornton CEO Greg Keith doesn’t like to see staff, who work a nine-day fortnight, wasting time waiting for everyone to get their coffee before they go back to the office.
- Sally Patten and Lap Phan
November
- Exclusive
- University
‘I’m not going to say no to a nice salary’: outgoing Melbourne Uni boss
Duncan Maskell rejects criticism of million-dollar pay packets for vice chancellors, hits back at claims there are too many overseas students, and insists a university education should be free.
- Julie Hare
How IAG boss Nick Hawkins weathered the perfect storm
In the past four years, the CEO of the $20b insurance giant has battled both cyclonic conditions and swirling regulators and politicians.
- James Eyers
Why being good at your job isn’t enough to get a promotion
Brighter Super CEO Kate Farrar reveals the secrets to getting a promotion, what she does at 4am and what she learnt from failing at an investment bank.
- Sally Patten and Lap Phan
How these top female Amazon execs are conquering Australia
Women are running three of company’s big growth areas in Australia – the retail juggernaut’s turnover is estimated to reach $6.5 billion this year.
- Sally Patten
A top CEO reveals what you shouldn’t do in a job interview
Cicada Innovations chief Sally-Ann Williams discusses tips when trying to advance your career, and the thing she does every morning to make better decisions.
- Sally Patten and Martin Peralta
- Meet The Ceo
- BOSS
This former investment banker now runs a $2b caravan park business
Grant Wilckens spent his early career raising capital for clients. Now he’s the CEO of the holiday parks company he founded, G’Day Group.
- Sally Patten
- Exclusive
- Women in Leadership
Why Charlotte says her ‘otherness’ is a cause for celebration
Charlotte Young, who is studying at ANU, has been named the overall winner and rising star (under 25) of the Asian-Australian Leadership Awards.
- Julie Hare
The mantra that keeps this CEO ahead of the game
Former Virgin CEO Paul Scurrah reveals how he avoids distractions, what he has learnt from the collapse of two airlines and why he doesn’t eat until midday.
- Sally Patten and Martin Peralta
Why this Swisse CEO fasts for 19 hours a day
Nick Mann, regional CEO of the parent company that owns Swisse, has stepped up into the role of global group CEO just as the wellness industry is booming.
- Euan Black
