Voice to parliament: Should companies like Qantas have a voice or mind their own business?
Appreciative as the prime minister might be of Qantas boss Alan Joyce’s support, it’s a risky strategy for the government.
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Appreciative as the prime minister might be of Qantas boss Alan Joyce’s support, it’s a risky strategy for the government.
Before signing up the little-known Bran Black, the nation’s big business lobby actually approached his old boss.
Jennifer Westacott’s replacement was chief of staff to former NSW Liberal premier Dominic Perrottet, risking tensions with leaders in Canberra and the states.
CEOs today are more likely to adopt social causes than policy agendas and have opinions more in common with a typical cadet journalist at the ABC than with Milton Friedman.
Business leaders say advocating for Indigenous reconciliation is a right and an obligation, rejecting suggestions they should “stick to their knitting”.