Josh Frydenberg unscathed by industry superâs Motherâs Day Classic
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Splashed across Mondayâs papers ahead of Tuesdayâs federal budget, Treasurer
Josh Frydenberg looked like the banker he used to be, photographed mid-stride taking part in the Motherâs Day Classic.
That said, unlike the dozens of charity fun runs that make up the corporate calendar, the Motherâs Day Classic attracts fewer executives than most. That might be because it is historically run in Canberra. Or because of its proud union pedigree.
Amie and Josh Frydenberg in action in Sundayâs Motherâs Day Classic.Â
War by proxy: Frydenbergâs reforms raise shareholder alarms
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When Treasurer Josh Frydenberg delivers his federal budget speech next Tuesday evening, he will almost certainly herald the success of the governmentâs JobKeeper program, which bolstered the economy throughout the pandemic.
The program, like others implemented in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, was an economic lifeline designed to keep businesses afloat and nearly 3.5 million people employed. It also had a fundamental flaw. The government couldnât force companies that recovered faster than expected and even their grew profits, to pay the subsidy back.
Cattle corporation loses only female exec
Keen eyes throughout the livestock sector are watching who AACo will get to replace Anna Speers, who has a new job as CEO of Woolies new red meat division.
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One of the problems with having only one woman in your senior ranks is that when the woman who has made it to the top gets poached, you risk going decidedly backwards if you appoint anyone but another woman to replace the one you re losing.
Such is the dilemma facing Australia’s largest and only listed cattle corporation, AACo, which as of Thursday still features chief operating officer
Rio Tinto shareholders reject former CEO’s exit package
Former chief executive Jean-Sébastien Jacques, ousted after the destruction of sacred rock shelters in Western Australia. (
A majority of Rio Tinto’s (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) shareholders opposed on Thursday the exit package handed to former chief executive Jean-Sébastien Jacques, ousted after the destruction of sacred rock shelters in Western Australia last year.
More than 60% of the votes cast at the company’s annual meetings in London and Sydney were against its remuneration report, which showed Jacques received £7.2 million ($10m) in 2020, 20% more than a year earlier.
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