KPMG’s new independent chairman Michael Ebeid was among those called before a parliamentary hearing last month over the whistleblower scandal.

Chairman’s challenge:Finding a cleanskin to head the KPMG board

Given the depth of partner anger,it would be prudent for KPMG to have a plan B.

  • Elizabeth Knight

Latest

Telstra chief executive Michael Ackland had to admit on Thursday that the outage was far worse than the company initially suggested.

One Telstra outage is unlucky,but two in 24 hours? That looks like a pattern

No longer will Telstra be able to comfortably estimate that those affected numbered into the thousands. This second issue will have a long tail.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Telstra chief financial officer Michael Ackland seemed to have been told to emphasise the outage was “intermittent”.

Telstra has broken a critical rule of corporate crisis management

The telco giant has let itself down in how transparent it was about the full impact of Wednesday’s outage.

  • Elizabeth Knight
WiseTech executive chairman Richard White is replaced as chairman.

Billionaire Richard White is now more a liability for WiseTech than an asset

While he remains on the board as an executive director,the company’s independent board has effectively only half killed the king.

  • Elizabeth Knight
NRL draws eyeballs and advertising

Soft-touch gambling reforms will keep money flowing to media giants,sports

For broadcast networks,marquee sports have become their programming lifeblood,and gambling advertising is a meaningful contributor to that revenue.

  • Elizabeth Knight
The two big real estate listing platforms are fighting it out in court.

Property platform punch-up:Are home buyers and sellers being misled?

The two dominant property listing platforms in Australia have a long history of bitter rivalry. Now they’re fighting it out again in court.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Advertisement
Australian shares have experienced poor returns for the 2026 financial year.

Worst in class:Why our sharemarket performance is a global outlier

While markets around the world have enjoyed a buoyant financial year,our sharemarket went backwards after accounting for inflation.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Private equity boss Joel Thickins arrives at court.

The humiliating saga for a highly paid master of the universe

We are none the wiser if private equity boss Joel Thickins will face professional consequences after he pleaded guilty to negligent driving and refusing to take a breath test.

  • Elizabeth Knight

How far is too far? The risks of a tumbling property market

The government’s decision to use policy to let more air out of the housing market could push prices too hard.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Karl Stefanovic and Tommy Robinson chat during the now-deleted podcast episode.

How Stefanovic’s epic miscalculation crossed a line for Nine

Karl Stefanovic’s decision to interview a far-right activist on his podcast fundamentally clashed with his persona on breakfast TV.

  • Elizabeth Knight