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CBA boss Matt Comyn’s $9.1 million payday and the bank’s treatment of staff also came under scrutiny.

BankingPremium$9m pay for CBA boss under fire amid 147,000 hardship deals

Commonwealth Bank arranged payment relief 147,000 times for struggling customers while posting a record profit, as Matt Comyn warned inflation remained too high and economic growth was slowing.

Ryan Johnson

Frasers, run by billionaire founder Mike Ashley, has been scathing of Accent’s performance and called for management and board scalps.

RetailPremiumAccent sets up board showdown amid Frasers takeover bid

Australia’s biggest footwear retailer Accent Group — the subject of a hostile takeover bid — says it is taking its board fight ‘directly where it should be: in the hands of shareholders’.

Cheyanne Enciso

Woodside CEO Liz Westcott at Thursday’s AGM in Perth

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‘Dramatic reminder’: Woodside chief on energy risk

Liz Westcott has told shareholders war in the Middle East is ‘a dramatic reminder’ governments need to prioritise reliable energy alongside cutting emissions.

Matt Mckenzie

Northern Minerals’ Browns Range project.

MiningPremiumTreasurer orders new ban on Northern Minerals investors

Jim Chalmers has now banned the Chinese-linked shareholders from voting their shares at the rare earth play’s next annual meeting.

Sean Smith

Paul O’Sullivan, chairman of ANZ Group Holdings Ltd, said he anticipated the disapproval.

BankingANZ receives second strike against executive pay

A third of ANZ shareholders have voted against its remuneration report, making it the first Big Four bank since Westpac in 2019 to suffer a second strike. New CEO Nuno Matos is forgoing short-term bonuses.

Stephen Johnson

Myer executive chair Olivia Wirth at the company’s annual general meeting in Sydney.

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Myer’s record Black Friday as Lew’s return date revealed

Myer boss Olivia Wirth will wait and see how the rest of the Christmas trading period pans out but says it’s been ‘so far so good’ after the department store chain recorded its best Black Friday ever.

Cheyanne Enciso

Premier Investments chair Solomon Lew.

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Lew blames cost-of-living crisis for Smiggle’s sliding sales

Premier Investments’ billionaire chair Solomon Lew has taken a swipe at the Government’s handling of the cost-of-living crisis, which he says has hurt the performance of kids stationery juggernaut Smiggle.

Cheyanne Enciso

Wesfarmers AGM at Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. Wesfarmers chief executive Rob Scott.

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Wesfarmers shares routed on inflation fears

Shares in the WA conglomerate were smashed 7 per cent lower to a three-month low of $86.13, pushing its market value under $100 billion, as shareholders met for the AGM.

Sean Smith

Woolworths posted falling earnings for the 2024/25 financial year, while sales were up 3.6 per cent. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

AGM'Eye off the ball': Woolies lays blame for limp results

A string of "distractions" are the reason why Woolworths failed to deliver for shareholders, the company's leaders say.

William Ton

Same-store sales at its JB Hi-Fi stores in Australia grew five per cent in the September quarter. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

annual and special corporate meetingPremiumHammered JB Hi-Fi enters holiday period with 'good momentum'

Same-store sales at JB Hi-Fi's namesake consumer electronics stores grew five per cent in Australia in the first quarter, the retailer says.

Derek Rose

James Hardie chief executive Aaron Erter.

ManufacturingPremiumJames Hardie investors turf chair in brutal $15b AZEK revolt

Gone in 17 minutes! James Hardie investors have ousted chair Anne Lloyd in a forceful backlash after the company pushed through a divisive $15 billion purchase of home-decking provider AZEK.

Angus Whitley

Mike Henry, chief executive officer of BHP Group Ltd., during a news conference in Melbourne, Australia, on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. BHP Group Chair Ross McEwan said the mining giant remained in commercial negotiations with China’s state-run iron ore buyer, noting that previous talks had taken as long as six months. Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg

MiningPremiumBHP CEO warns high energy costs crippling competitiveness

BHP’s boss is again warning that high energy prices are crippling Australia’s competitiveness, saying the country is at risk of being left behind by its rivals in the global race for investment. 

Adrian Rauso

Commonwealth Bank CEO Matt Comyn speaks during the bank’s annual general meeting at the Gabba in Brisbane.

BankingCBA signals Matt Comyn has another three years at helm

The AGM in Brisbane has heard that the appointment of a new CEO will be directed by the next chair

Sean Smith

Founded in 1905, the RAC is seeking to become a company.

Mergers and AcquisitionsPremiumRAC seeks approval to become a company, issue shares

Proposals to be put to the AGM next month would change WA’s motoring mutual from an incorporated association to a company limited by guarantee under a constitution governed by the Corporations Act.

Sean Smith

Protesters outside the Woodside AGM on Thursday.

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Whistles, yelling, ejections. Just another Woodside AGM

The major funds and institutions will have a crack over a non-binding climate change report, but there is no real support for voting off directors or pulling it out of fossil fuels.

Sean Smith

Meg O'Neill, chief executive officer of Woodside Energy Group Ltd., speaks during the company's annual general meeting in Perth, Australia on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Last week, Woodside Energy made a final investment decision on a $17.5 billion liquefied natural gas export project in the US, cementing the Australian company’s position as a top supplier of the super-chilled fuel. Photographer: Matt Jeloneck/Bloomberg

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Woodside hopeful for green light on North West Shelf

Woodside boss Meg O’Neill hopes the planned life extension of the North West Shelf gas plant will be approved by the end of the month despite a potential post-election reshuffle of Anthony Albanese’s cabinet.

Matt Mckenzie

Rio Tinto chair Dominic Barton speak’s at Thursday’s AGM in Perth.

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‘Highest-paid’: Rio warns of unions’ return to the Pilbara

Rio Tinto has questioned a mounting union push in the Pilbara claiming its blue collar workers are some of the highest paid in the country, as a campaign to ditch the miner’s London home narrowly misses out.

Simone Grogan

Woodside Energy chair Richard Goyder addressing last year’s AGM at Crown Towers.

BoardsPremiumBen Wyatt targeted ahead of this year’s Woodside AGM

The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility is opposing the re-election of all three directors, citing their shared responsibility for Woodside’s ‘chronically poor shareholder returns’.

Sean Smith

Shayne Elliott, outgoing chief executive officer of ANZ.

BankingANZ cops first pay strike, CEO losses bonus reward

Angry shareholders have delivered a first strike against ANZ over its bond trading scandal and forced the bank to withdraw a bonus reward for retiring chief executive Shayne Elliott.

Sean Smith

National Australia Bank chief executive Andrew Irvine.

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Retiring NAB directors reveal regrets

Anne Loveridge and Doug McKay provided their rare admissions after being asked at NAB’s annual general meeting in Melbourne to reflect on their time with the bank.

Sean Smith

Solomon Lew’s Premier Investments is working through a potential tie-up with Myer, led by Olivia Wirth.

RetailPremier’s challenging first-half start amid Myer tie-up

Premier Investments’ billionaire chair Solomon Lew says it has had a challenging start to the 2025 financial year amid persistent cost-of-living pressures, while touting its merger with department store Myer.

Cheyanne Enciso

Myer executive chair Olivia Wirth.

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Tough trading at Myer but Black Friday sales encouraging

Myer executive chair Olivia Wirth is encouraged by sales recorded during the major Black Friday shopping event despite challenging trading conditions observed in the first half of the 2025 financial year.

Cheyanne Enciso

Harvey Norman chair Gerry Harvey.

RetailPremium‘No f...ing way’: Why Gerry Harvey says CEOs are frustrated

Harvey Norman chair Gerry Harvey reckons there has never been a worse time to be a CEO of a public company thanks to excessive government regulation.

Cheyanne Enciso

Ramsay Health Care boss Craig McNally will step down on December 1. He will be replaced by Natalie Davis.

HealthRamsay the latest to sound alarm on private health insurance

Australia’s biggest private hospital operator Ramsay Health Care has warned it stands prepared to renegotiate deals with health insurers in order to keep up with soaring staff wages.

Cheyanne Enciso