James Packer steps down from family business

Gambling mogul and head of the Packer fortune, James Packer, has announced his withdrawal from the private family business to focus on his health. Citing mental health issues, a spokesperson from Consolidated Press Holdings says Packer has departed from the board of his family business in order to "continue his recovery". No...

How to take risks and be a brilliant CEO

In August 1987, my father, a small business entrepreneur, arrived home after work, and announced that we were moving to Australia. This announcement served as my first exposure to risk management from an entrepreneur's perspective. My father was regarded as crazy for uprooting the family and leaving apartheid South Africa Why put ...

CEOs rake in a record haul by sleeping rough

Australia's business leaders did what they do best overnight by making big bucks, although this time it was for a worthy cause in the annual Vinnies CEO Sleepout. Funds raised nationally from the charity event have reached a record $6.3 million, edging closer to the $6.42 million target set for 2018. However, the funds raised are ...

Littleproud's call dubbed "lily-livered" as live exports continue through hot Middle Eastern summer

A Federal Government-ordered review into live export has returned several key recommendations for the trade, however sheep exports to the Middle East will continue during the most dangerous months of the year. While the RSPCA has called for a blanket ban on live sheep exports during the northern hemisphere's hot summer months, when sh...

Liberal MPs to pursue a bill to phase out live export trade

Liberal MP Sussan Ley has proposed a private members bill to phase out the cruel live export trade despite the Turnbull government's position on the matter. Whilst Labor wants to see the practice banned, the party's leader, Bill Shorten, is yet to decide if Labor will support Ley's bill. However, as Fairfax Media reports, ...

Deloitte LGBTI Leaders List highlights the work still to be done

Despite the tremendous progress Australia has made for the rights of LGBTI citizens over the past year, there's still a lot of work to be done. That's the message Australia's top LGBTI leaders want to impart to the country. Deloitte and Google have partnered up to announce Australia's Outstanding 50 LGBTI Leaders, to furth...

Building a brilliant career: inside one woman's dream to create a new city

'What is your dream?' A question often asked and answered in similar ways; I want to buy a house, travel overseas or find the perfect job. Ask Raynuha Sinnathamby the same question, the answer goes a little bit further. "We have aspirations to build a new city," she says. As managing director of the Springfie...

Business News Australia joins the Vinnies CEO Sleepout

For more than a decade Vinnies has run the annual CEO Sleepout, a national campaign to fight the issue of homelessness. Each year on the longest night of winter, many of the nation's top executives sleep out on the concrete to raise much needed funds for Aussies who desperately need it. For participants, it is one night of discomf...

More women than men appointed to the ASX 200 during 1Q18

Female appointments to ASX 200 companies surged past 50 per cent in the first quarter of 2018, with more women than men appointed during the period. It's a historic moment for Australia's top companies and marks the first time that female appointments have exceeded male appointments since the Australian Institute of Company Direct...

Making the quantum leap: how an ex-helicopter pilot landed a top role at KPMG

Matt Colquhoun (pictured) is all about military precision when it comes to doing business. Before he became an associate director at KPMG, Colquhoun spent the better part of 20 years serving in the Australian Army as an airworthiness engineer and helicopter pilot. While his two career paths seem dramatically different on the surface, ...

Progress your career with an online post graduate degree

There's a digital revolution happening in tertiary education. Engaging and immersive online learning is becoming more accessible especially for busy, mid-career professionals who are looking to take the next step in their careers. There are numerous benefits to studying online and it's become extremely attractive to professionals ...

Meet the local woman inspiring major connections at the sporting event of the decade

While Sam Kennedy's role as the director for strategy and innovation at Optus may constantly take her to the far corners of the world, she couldn't imagine calling anywhere but the Gold Coast home. Kennedy is a self-confessed lover of the city from its business landscape to vibrant social culture. So, when the Gold Coast was n...

Female board appointments spike during first months of 2018

The percentage of female appointments to ASX 200 boards has spiked in 2018, according to a new report released on International Women's Day by the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). Women accounted for 47 per cent of ASX 200 board appointments in the first two months of 2018, up from 36 per cent in 2017. The AICD Qu...

Playing to your strength: how Michael Ramsey built an international fitness brand

Uninspired by a career in the oil & gas industry, Michael Ramsey decided to pursue his dreams. Having previously worked as a personal trainer, the fitness industry fit Ramsey like a boxing glove. With his mind made up, Ramsey resigned from his career as a marketing manager, opened his first F45 Studio, and hasn't looked back. ...

Vinnies predicts this Christmas will be tougher than ever for Queensland families

THE Vinnies Christmas Appeal has been one of the most important social programs run by the group since its inception. This year, the group hopes to assist 1.3 million people, provide 365,164 beds, and donate 2 million hot meals. But the group anticipates that this year's Christmas could be the toughest one to date for Queenslander...

HOW A 125 YEAR OLD BRAND PLANS TO FEND OFF DISRUPTORS

AFTER 125 years, the WridgWays name has become synonymous with the removalist industry in Australia. But with 125 years of history comes the hangup of the old way of doing business. A legacy company like WridgWays is the exact model fresh startups is aiming to disrupt. Kobus Fourie, managing director of WridgWays, is in the job to ensure th...

MATT BLATT FOUNDER ON HOW TO SUCCEED IN RETAIL WHILE STICKING TO YOUR ROOTS

FED up with the furniture options open to Australians, which he describes as "bland", Adam Drexler (pictured) and wife Deborah took it upon themselves to provide something entirely different. Their creation, under pseudonym Matt Blatt, is one of the most exciting and Instagrammable furniture stores in the country. The duo pride ...

HOW TO LEAD A BETTER BUSINESS WITH YOUR PARTNER

PEOPLE say that starting your own business is one of the greatest challenges you can face. Edward and Rebecca Plant, partners in life and business, have taken that statement to the next level. Together the Plants run a coaching program called Lead a Better Business which helps couples build sustainable and profitable businesses that creat...

SURVEY SAYS COUNTEROFFERS MIGHT BE A WASTE OF MONEY

TO RETAIN the best and brightest employees it sometimes seems like a good idea to offer more money, but recent research suggests that cash doesn't always talk. A study, commissioned by specialised recruiter Robert Half surveying 160 chief financial officers in Australia, shows more than 94 per cent of Australian CFOs have extended cou...

CEOS BRAVE THE COLD TO RAISE $1.4 MILLION FOR THE HOMELESS

MORE than 400 executives confronted the cold last night in the annual Vinnies CEO sleepout, which took place beneath the Story Bridge. Participants got a taste of what around 105,000 Australians living on the street experience every night, and in doing so raised around $1.4 million to aid the homeless. Among the 400 executives, manage...