The Prime Minister has weighed in on Melbourne’s long-promised, never-delivered train line from Tullamarine airport to the city the airport telling the terminal owners to be better corporate citizens. And Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas has used a business lunch in front of hundreds of corporates to double down on threatsContinue Reading
Embattled broadcaster Network 10 is facing “serious turmoil” amid failing programs, sliding ratings, an ad revenue crisis, and a messy ownership battle at its American parent company. News today that glitzy reality series The Masked Singer and major franchise The Bachelor have been axed is the latest sign of theContinue Reading
A Melbourne software company has sacked its chief executive for the “likely” unauthorised use of $30m that went missing from the company. Dubber is a call recording software company, founded by ousted chief executive Steve McGovern and two other “friends” in 2011, a now pulled-down version of its website says.Continue Reading
No, I will not leave a tip for a restaurant. When and why did this become commonplace in Australia? It seems whenever a waiter or waitress brings an EFTPOS machine to the table now it first asks how much of a tip you want to leave. You almost feel pressuredContinue Reading
A retail expert has warned that department store giant David Jones could “finally falter” amid a perfect storm of dire economic conditions and ongoing hardships being faced by the iconic Aussie brand. Dozens of staff will be impacted after the company announced one of its flagship stores at the EastlandContinue Reading
A popular destination for the classic meat pie has been sold to a major food and beverage group for $10 million. Retail Food Group (RFG) has acquired the iconic Queensland pie maker Beefy’s Pies. With stores in Gympie, Brisbane and on the Sunshine Coast, Beefy’s Famous Aussie Pies is anContinue Reading
Former WA premier Mark McGowan has stepped into four new roles – including a senior role working with ex-Federal treasurer Joe Hockey – just months after the “exhausted” state leader quit his top job. Mr McGowan, 55, shocked outlets when he stepped down as premier of Western Australia in May,Continue Reading
Goodbye, Alan Joyce – don’t let the Chairman’s Lounge door hit you on the way out. Have you ever seen anyone so quickly turn a beloved national institution into a viscerally hated, burning dumpster fire? Your readership numbers – much like the record-setting profit numbers Mr Joyce recently squizzed onContinue Reading
Goodbye, Alan Joyce – don’t let the Chairman’s Lounge door hit you on the way out. Have you ever seen anyone so quickly turn a beloved national institution into a viscerally hated, burning dumpster fire? Your readership numbers – much like the record-setting profit numbers Mr Joyce recently squizzed onContinue Reading
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been sent back to prison less than two months before his fraud trial, after a judge alleged he had attempted to tamper with witnesses. The disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon has pleaded not guilty to charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, as wellContinue Reading