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Yesterday

AI is front of mind for CEOs, but nearly half of workers feel unprepared.

AI is a two-speed conversation inside companies

CEOs are exploring all sorts of ways to use artificial intelligence. Their workers, however, feel unprepared for changes.

  • Anthony Macdonald

This Month

Mike Henry, Amanda Lacaze and Kevin Gallagher

CEOs warn red tape, higher rates holding back investment

The country’s top energy and resources leaders say stresses from higher financing costs are being compounded by activism and unfriendly government policies.

  • James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
BHP chief executive Mike Henry.

What top CEOs expect Australia’s economy to look like in 2024

Corporate leaders reckon inflation will linger, but say Australia will avoid a recession in 2024.

  • Updated
  • James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
Greg Goodman says inflation will keep slowing in 2024, but calls the business environment “subdued”.

Top CEOs say economy’s soft landing on track

Australia’s top bosses think immigration should bring another year of economic growth, but believe 2024 is likely to be tougher than this year.

  • James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
Shemara Wikramanayake, Rob Scott, Vanessa Hudson, Matt Comyn, Mike Henry, Vicki Brady, Ross McEwan, Amanda Lacaze.

What top CEOs want the Albanese government to focus on in 2024

Corporate leaders want the Labor government to focus on helping households with cost-of-living pressures, the housing crisis and slow planning approvals. 

  • James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
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NAB boss Ross McEwan says housing is Australia’s biggest issue.

Why our top CEOs fear for the great Australian dream

The concern among top CEOs about the housing crisis reflects broader worries about inequality, productivity and growth in a slowing economy. 

  • James Thomson
Ryan Stokes, Ross McEwan, Alexis George, Meg O’Neill, Shayne Elliott and Rob Scott.

Top CEOs tell PM to fix housing, improve planning to rescue growth

Australia’s top bosses have called on the prime minister to tackle the housing crisis and cut red tape to lift productivity and keep the economy firing next year.

  • James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald

January

Australia’s business leaders have stepped up spending on cybersecurity, and say a united approach with government is needed to better protect critical infrastructure and data.

CEOs pour money into cybersecurity protection

The bosses of leading companies say threats are escalating, forcing them to invest more in protecting critical infrastructure and safeguarding customer data.

  • Tony Boyd

December 2022

Elon Musk would be a very popular lunch guest for Australia’s top CEOs.

The business legends Australian CEOs most want to have lunch with

You can’t beat a great business lunch and Australia’s top CEOs would love nothing more than to break bread with the likes of Elon Musk, Bob Iger and Rosalind Brewer. 

  • James Thomson and Tony Boyd
Tribeca’s Jun Bei Liu sees a recovery on the horizon for Ramsay Health Care, while L1 Capital’s Mark Landau believes Apple shares will fall.

10 stocks to buy in 2023 (and a surprising one to short)

We asked 11 fund managers from the Future Generation roster for their best long-term share investment ideas. Here’s what they said.

  • James Thomson
Virgin Australia CEO Jayne Hrdlicka loved a story of a very different kinds of jets.

What our top CEOs watched, read and listened to

Stories of fighter planes, corporate disasters, against-the-odds victories and Indigenous culture inspired Australia’s top business leaders in 2022.  

  • James Thomson and Tony Boyd
From left to right: CBA CEO Matt Comyn; 
BHP CEO Mike Henry; 
Virgin Australia; Jayne Hrdlicka;
Boral CEO Vik Bansal;
AMP CEO Alexis George;
Wesfarmers CEO Rob Scott;
Telstra CEO Vicki Brady; 
Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin

What bosses really think about you working from home

Most business leaders accept the reality that hybrid work is here to stay. But some are starting to question what the correct balance is.

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  • James Thomson
Rio Tinto chief executive Jakob Stausholm says there are benefits to being in an office environment.

Where Australia’s top CEOs stand on hybrid work

The nation’s bosses have accepted working from home is here to stay. But they haven’t lost their love for the office. 

  • Updated
  • James Thomson and Tony Boyd
Wesfarmers CEO Rob Scott and BHP CEO Mike Henry.

CEOs say economy, IR will test Albanese government in 2023

Top business leaders say growing economic headwinds test the government in 2023, and say a hurried shift towards multi-employer bargaining could damage innovation.

  • James Thomson and Tony Boyd
Macquarie Group chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake.

Australia’s top CEOs rate the Albanese government

The nation’s leading bosses have heaped praise on Labor’s first year in office, but want more action on migration, skills, energy and housing.

  • James Thomson and Tony Boyd
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Slowdown ahead: Australia’s top CEOs on the economic outlook

Business leaders say the Australian economy starts from a period of resilience, but 2023 will be tough as rising rates and cost pressures bite. 

  • James Thomson and Tony Boyd
Vicki Brady is wary of gas price caps and says more needs to be done on supply.

Australia’s top CEOs warn gas price caps won’t solve supply crisis

Chief executives from beyond the energy sector have warned the controls will threaten investment in the new supply the domestic market needs.

  • James Thomson and Tony Boyd
Clockwise from top left: Matt Comyn, Commonwealth Bank;
Mike Henry, BHP;
Jayne Hrdlicka, Virgin Australia;
Vik Bansal, Boral;
Rob Scott, Wesfarmers;
Amanda Lacaze, Lynas;
Vicki Brady, Telstra;
Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, Optus

Australia’s top CEOs on the energy crisis

Australia’s top chief executives have told the annual Chanticleer CEO Poll that price caps are not the right solution to rising energy prices. 

  • James Thomson and Tony Boyd
BHP chief executive Mike Henry is putting his money where his mouth is on skills training.

How Australia’s bosses see the economy growing

Leading chief executives have taken the opportunity to pinpoint structural weaknesses in the economy and suggest reforms.

  • Tony Boyd

December 2021

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s Marnie Baker says freeing herself from the pressure of trying to do it all has been valuable.

These CEOs have solved work/life balance

Top female leaders are among the CEOs pushing back against the pressure of trying to balance professional and private lives by changing the question.

  • James Thomson and Tony Boyd