In August 2001,a political crisis was sparked when Norwegian cargo ship MV Tampa was refused entry to Australian waters after rescuing asylum seekers from a distressed fishing boat.
Cbus chairman Steve Bracks says the industry super fund has had $1 billion in extra inflows since the banking royal commission at the expense of retail funds.
The government wants reworked whistleblower protection laws passed by Christmas,amid renewed calls for a rewards scheme to recognise the risks of speaking out.
Artificial intelligence technologist Kriti Sharma is concerned the technology's benefits will be unequally shared.
In a wide-ranging interview,the former UN Secretary-General says any move by Australia to abandon the Paris agreement would be"politically short-sighted".
Observers say momentum on climate change is building in the investment world.
Colonial First State Global Asset Management,which handles $212.7 billion in funds under management,says momentum is building for increased climate action.
The airline tells shareholders to raise deportation concerns with the government,while CEO Alan Joyce wants workers to take a'glass half full'approach. .
One of the prudential regulator's top officials has been quizzed about his time running Suncorp's life insurance arm and overseeing its troubled financial planning.
The troubled department store operator has agreed to slash director fees as it braces for an AGM stoush with Solomon Lew.
CEO-turned whistleblower Michael Woodford was sacked from Olympus in 2011 for questioning $US1.7 billion in"inexplicable"payments.