Archived News for Executives and Senior Management - February, 2014
The chair of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority says he wants banks to stop bullying it for its stance on capital rule adjustments.
National Bank nabs good numbers in sceptical times
New figures show a 7 per cent rise in National Australia Bank’s underlying profit for the first quarter.
New centre plots ancient lines for modern help
A new research centre will use high-tech tools to investigate the history of the country’s first residents.
Strike starts over places and pay at UWA
Some staff at the University of Western Australia will take industrial action to escalate an ongoing pay dispute.
Ousted council GM could be just the first
The General Manager of the Armidale-Dumaresq Council has left early, and there are now calls for more heads to roll.
Union-linked workers wait on coming changes
Media stirrings indicate industrial relations changes are imminent, and that new legislation will be announced soon.
Carbon tax scenario shows cost of delay
The seemingly imminent repeal of the carbon tax is being prevented while Labor and the Greens hold the balance of power in the federal Senate, and new research has investigated how the efforts to end the carbon price may be hurting energy investments.
Manus events prompt investigation amid Immigration leaks
The Federal Government will investigate events at its detention centre on Manus Island, which left one asylum seeker dead and dozens wounded.
Solicitation claims drop names around Australian Water
Corruption investigations have led to the director of the NSW government-owned State Water Corporation stepping down.
Air safety reformer to step aside
One of the chief figures in Australian aviation is stepping down, with CASA saying it will begin the search for a new director.
Google's big green spend to save later
Google has dropped over a billion dollars into a range of renewable energy projects, possibly so that it can trim the power bills from its other big buys.
News Corp's eighties paper push takes taxpayer millions today
A series of currency transactions in 1989 have led to an $882 million government payout to media giant News Corp.
Queensland moves to buffer union rights on-site
The Queensland Attorney-General wants to impose new restrictions on workers’ union safety inspectors, requiring 24 hours notice before they enter a site.
Queenslanders bag big African iron expansion
A Queensland-based firm has won the right to expand the Tonkolili iron ore mine.
Funds splashed upstairs at Forge leave nothing to trickle down
More than a thousand workers have been sacked after the collapse of engineering company Forge Group, some small towns are worried for their workforce, but reports say the company has been spending-up on executive perks.
Health rating site derailed by junk food insider
What seemed like an innocuous error has become a scandal in the healthcare bureaucracy after a potential conflict of interest in the Health Department.
Many forlorn as fibre forgone to keep the copper
There has been widespread alarm and outrage since NBN Co announced it would wind back fibre-optic installations at some sites where the copper network seems fine.
UGL to lose limbs while US court hears 'cooked books' claims
UGL, a giant of the Australian trades and construction sector, is expected to announce the sale of its property arm this week.
Claims of fund skimming to skipper mysterious boat
Clive Palmer’s company has been accused of dipping into a joint fund for about $4.5 million without the permission of his partnering Chinese firm Citic Pacific.
Global schooling challenge charge taken by ex-PM
A former Australian Prime Minister will lead a program aimed at educating the world's poorest children.
Rio sees results from cuts, will continue while write downs still hurt
Rio Tinto’s cost-cutting measures will continue, but a surge in earnings has been proof they are effective.