Mike Cannon-Brookes led a campaign to scrap the demerger of AGL’s coal assets.

Could tech bros like Mike Cannon-Brookes become the new climate pariahs?

IT giants are betting hundreds of billions of dollars on soaring AI use and the environmental impact promises to be catastrophic.

  • Colin Kruger

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President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy at a Make America Healthy Again event in May.

How Trump’s antivaxxers helped trigger Aussie giant’s $50b implosion

The deadliest US flu season in decades was expected to immunise CSL’s vaccine business from a growing anti-vaxxer sentiment. That’s not how it has played out.

  • Colin Kruger
Anne Lloyd (left) has been dumped as the chairwoman of James Hardie,but remains defiant over the Azek buyout and the long-term value creation she says is ahead. Aaron Erter (right) has been CEO since 2022.

Bloodbath not over for James Hardie as investors sack their chair

James Hardie investors have dumped chairwoman Anne Lloyd and two other board members in an unprecedented display of anger,and its CEO may be next.

  • Colin Kruger
WiseTech founder Richard White has faced a wave of allegations.

White’s grip on WiseTech on shaky ground after police raid

Investors have called for the WiseTech founder’s departure,but it could wipe billions from its market valuation,warns an analyst.

  • David Swan andColin Kruger
Robert F. Kennedy Jr has espoused misinformation around vaccine safety,including a discredited theory that childhood vaccines cause autism.

Aussie giant takes $17b hit as more Americans shun vaccines

A further plunge in US vaccination rates since the appointment of vaccine sceptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr has sparked a fresh earnings blow to biotech giant CSL.

  • Colin Kruger
The disaster began with James Hardie CEO Aaron Erter engineering a $14 billion buyout of outdoor decking and railings company Azek in March this year.

James Hardie bloodbath looms after year of hypocrisy,greed and hubris

The $20 billion group’s disgraceful year will come to a head this week as investors try to wrest back control from an underperforming board seeking a huge pay hike.

  • Colin Kruger
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Super Retail Group’s incoming CEO Paul Bradshaw and chairwoman Judith Swales at the company AGM in Brisbane on Thursday.

‘Inadequate oversight’:Super Retail chair cops stiff protest vote

Judith Swales has put trust and culture as top company priorities,even as she ducked questions about the board’s controversial backing of a CEO it ultimately sacked.

  • Jessica Yun andColin Kruger
Shares in rare earths players surged on Tuesday after a deal with the U.S. to support the sector.

Trump’s critical minerals deal unearths a bonanza for Aussie miners

Billionaire Gina Rinehart will be just one of the beneficiaries of Trump’s multibillion dollar announcement on critical minerals and rare earths with Australia.

  • Colin Kruger andElias Visontay
Tabcorp’s rejuvenation of its physical betting presence was evident at Sydney’s Everest race last weekend.

Tabcorp investors back ‘outlandish’ payout for ex AFL boss

With Tabcorp shares soaring,investors were in no mood to deny yet another multimillion-dollar CEO options package for former AFL boss Gillon McLachlan.

  • Colin Kruger
Anthony Heraghty departed last week after the board alleged his earlier information about his relationship with Jane Kelly was inadequate.

The drama is far from over for Rebel Sport owner

Super Retail Group’s humiliating settlement of a legal battle with its former top lawyers,after sacking its CEO,will not prevent a backlash from investors.

  • Colin Kruger