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Genesis Minerals chief executive Raleigh Finlayson in Kalgoorlie.

GoldPremiumGenesis Minerals chief’s $56 million share payday

Filings by Genesis Minerals show its boss increased his holding by 9.8 million shares after Monday exercising the last of 24.5 million options awarded on his appointment four years ago.

Sean Smith

Kwinana port.

Intensive NegotiationsPremiumKwinana pay negotiations continue to drag at Fair Work

A wage war between CBH Group and wharfies at the Kwinana Grain Terminal will continue to behind closed doors this week with the Fair Work Commissioner stepping in to mediate negotiations.

Georgia Campion

Outgoing JB Hi-Fi boss Terry Smart.

RetailCommentsJB Hi-Fi boss leaves electronics giant with $5m parting gift

Outgoing JB Hi-Fi boss Terry Smart will leave the electronics and appliance behemoth with a pay packet of more than $5 million.

Cheyanne Enciso

The West Australian revealed the annual list of WA's best paid executives of AX-listed companies.

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REVEALED: Staggering sums WA’s best-paid execs are raking in

SEE THE FULL LIST: More of WA’s millionaire bosses are pocketing lucrative bonuses even though shareholder pressure has reined in executive pay packets. Here’s how much they made ...

Sean Smith

Outgoing Virgin Australia chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka.

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Former Virgin Australia CEO takes off with $50m payout

Jayne Hrdlicka has earned an eye-watering payday after leading the airline from a pandemic wipe-out to a profitable share market listing.

Danielle Le Messurier and Tom Richardson

Virgin Australia chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka has since been named the new CEO of Australian drinks business Endeavour Group.

AviationCommentsEx-Virgin Australia boss takes off with $50m exit pay

Former Virgin Australia chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka left the airline with a final package of $50 million — a windfall that makes her one of the country’s best-paid leaders.

Tom Richardson

A grain ship prepares to berth at CBH's Kwinana Grain Terminal.

Union NegotationsPremiumStrike and lockouts suspended at CBH grain terminal

Industrial actions by CBH and union employees at the Kwinana Grain Terminal have been temporarily suspended after a recommendation from the Fair Work Commissioner.

Georgia Campion

The bill for what has been called the biggest wage scandal in corporate history could be $1 billion.

RetailCommentsWoolies, Coles’ underpayment scandal bill could exceed $1b

Woolworths and Coles have revealed the eyewatering bill they have to repay nearly 30,000 staff for historical underpayments that has already become the biggest wage scandal in Australian history.

Cheyanne Enciso

Coles and Woolworths could be forced to cough up another $750m.

RetailCommentsWoolies, Coles face further $750m hit over missed wages bill

Australia’s two biggest supermarket chains — Woolworths and Coles — face combined costs of as much as $780 million following years of underpayments to staff.

Daniel Newell

Supreme Court.

GoldPremiumEx-Siren Gold boss in performance rights spat

A West Perth gold hopeful has been hit with demands from a former managing director to hand over $900,000 worth of shares he claims to be owed. 

Simone Grogan

Qantas boss Vanessa Hudson has been punished for a major cyber attack on the airline’s customers earlier this year while her predecessor Alan Joyce has taken home his final multi million-dollar bonus.

AviationCommentsAlan Joyce gets final bonus while Qantas bosses face cuts

Qantas boss Vanessa Hudson has been punished for a major cyber attack on the airline’s customers earlier this year while her predecessor Alan Joyce has taken home his final multi million-dollar bonus.

Sean Smith and Cheyanne Enciso

Andrew Irvine, NAB CEO

BankingCommentsNAB’s widening pay blunders to cost another $130m

NAB says it will spend $130m for the 2025 financial year on the underpayments review and remediation, but that amount could go even higher.

Sean Smith

CBA chief executive Matt Comyn.

BankingCommentsCBA bosses rewarded with mega pay rises after $10b profit

Australia’s biggest home lender revealed fixed pay for its senior executives was increased between 4.5 per cent and 16.7 per cent in the 2025 financial year.

Sean Smith

The ACTU has revealed they will push for shorter working hours, including a four-day week, to enhance productivity and improve Australians’ work-life balance.

RemunerationCommentsIndustry groups hit back against four-day work week push

Industry says a push by ACTU for shorter working hours ahead of Jim Chalmer’s economic round table will harm jobs and result in reduced productivity and lost investment

Kimberley Braddish

Over 60 CBH Kwinana worker went on strike on Friday, August 8, 2025, over stalled EBA negotiations with the grain handling giant.

Pay StrikePremiumFuture strikes not ruled out by CBH union workers

CBH workers at the Kwinana Grain Terminal are refusing to rule out possible future industrial actions following a strike over stalled enterprise agreement negotiations.

Georgia Campion

Spartan Resources Managing Director Simon Lawson.

MiningPremiumGold boss $15m richer as Spartan deal gets Court seal

The man who goaded the eventual acquirer of his hotshot gold explorer has formally locked in a stock windfall and redundancy payment currently worth more than $15 million.

Adrian Rauso

Former cafe staffer Mia McDowall urges young workers to fight for their minimum entitlements.

Remuneration'It's rife': Third of young workers report wage theft

One in three young workers report being financially exploited across the economy and there are concerns the true number could be much higher.

Rachael Ward

Andrew Ellison.

MiningCommentsAndrew Ellison agrees to cancel RDG performance rights

Chris Ellison’s younger brother Andrew has agreed to bin 13.3 million performance rights attached to the ailing Mineral Resources subsidiary he runs. 

Adrian Rauso

An independent review commissioned last year by the IGO board found the Cosmos transaction was littered with failures across pricing, due diligence and integration.

BoardsPremiumIGO chair bumped as part of looming board restructure

A restructure has been foreshadowed at the boardroom of IGO, following a shift led by ex-Rio Tinto executive Ivan Vella to make the price battered battery metals miner “leaner and more agile”.

Simone Grogan

Clockwise from bottom left, Macquarie’s Shemara Wikramanayake, PLS boss Dale Henderson, BHP’s Mike Henry, Wesfarmers’ Rob Scott and Mineral Resources founder and CEO Chris Ellison.

CEOsCommentsPremiumHow much Australia’s top 10 best-paid bosses earn

Closely-watched data reveals the 10 best-paid ASX CEOs take home a combined $235 million, with the top boss earning $41.88 million.

Sean Smith

Australia’s lowest paid workers will receive a 3.5 per cent pay rise from July 1, marking the first official increase in four years.

RemunerationCommentsMinimum wage gets first hike in four years

Australia’s lowest paid workers will receive a 3.5 per cent pay hike from July 1, marking the real wage rise in four years.

Jackson Hewett

A bombshell report on Australia’s public sector has exposed a shocking gap between how much men are earning compared to women.

RemunerationCommentsPremiumBombshell report reveals shocking pay gap in public sector

A bombshell report on Australia’s public sector has exposed a shocking gap between how much men are earning compared to women.

Emma Kirk

A union wants workers aged 18 to 21 in retail, fast food and pharmacy jobs to be paid more. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

BusinessCall for adult wages for youth in retail, fast food

A union is demanding the federal government implement adult wages for young workers in retail, fast food and pharmacy jobs.

Savannah Meacham

The union is using Wednesday’s no-vote on the Port Hedland general employee agreement as the trigger for industrial action. 

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Wharfies union prepare to strike in resources-rich Pilbara

Australia’s economic engine room is heading for its first industrial strike in 17 years, with the wharfies union preparing to down tools in the resources-rich Pilbara.

Ben Harvey

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