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Johnson & Johnson hit with record $US1.5b talc verdict

Johnson & Johnson hit with record $US1.5b talc verdict

Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay about $US1.56 billion to a woman who blamed the firm's talc-based baby powder for causing her cancer.

Slow whistleblower reform take up in corporate sector

Slow whistleblower reform take up in corporate sector

Slow whistleblower reform take up in corporate sector

Slow whistleblower reform take up in corporate sector

Whistleblowers are having a harder time coming forward in some large companies that have failed to implement reforms to encourage disclosures about wrongdoing.

Companies face little accountability on gender equality

Companies face little accountability on gender equality

Companies face little accountability on gender equality

Companies face little accountability on gender equality

Gender balance in leadership across corporate Australia is stalling as analysis finds women hold just 10 per cent of CEO roles in ASX 300 companies.

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Major super fund sued over tardy death benefit payouts

Major super fund sued over tardy death benefit payouts

AustralianSuper is the latest major super fund to face legal action for allegedly failing to pay out benefits to families of dead members in a timely manner.

Miners dominate company tax list as others pay zero

Miners dominate company tax list as others pay zero

A corporate income tax haul of almost $100 billion is being hailed as a "great result" but almost a third of major Australian companies avoided a tax bill.

Corporate cop wants finer silk to take on big business

Corporate cop wants finer silk to take on big business

Commonwealth caps on how much the financial market regulator can pay lawyers are giving major corporations an advantage in court.

Outgoing Virgin CEO plays down Qatar stake speculation

Outgoing Virgin CEO plays down Qatar stake speculation

Virgin Australia CEO Jayne Hrdlicka has played down reports Qatar Airways is seeking to acquire a 20 per cent stake in the nation's second-biggest airline.

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Rex bailout likely, but not necessary: administrator

Rex bailout likely, but not necessary: administrator

Rex bailout likely, but not necessary: administrator

Rex bailout likely, but not necessary: administrator

Cash-strapped Rex Airlines appears set to receive a government bailout, but an administrator appointed to the carrier says it could still survive without one.

Vanguard faces fine for greenwashing 'ethical' fund

Vanguard faces fine for greenwashing 'ethical' fund

Vanguard faces fine for greenwashing 'ethical' fund

Vanguard faces fine for greenwashing 'ethical' fund

Investment firm could have to pay fines amounting to all, or most, of it's annual profits after misleading consumers by promoting an "ethical" investment fund.

Menopause leave bad for women at work: Liberal senator

Menopause leave bad for women at work: Liberal senator

Menopause leave bad for women at work: Liberal senator

Menopause leave bad for women at work: Liberal senator

The number of different types of leave available to workers is becoming "ridiculous", a Liberal senator has told a parliamentary inquiry.

Gas giant Santos cops massive fine over record keeping

Gas giant Santos cops massive fine over record keeping

Gas giant Santos cops massive fine over record keeping

Gas giant Santos cops massive fine over record keeping

Santos has been fined $2.75 million for breaching the national gas rules on more than 4000 occasions over three years.

Mining giant set to sell Australian coal mines in reset

Mining giant set to sell Australian coal mines in reset

Mining giant set to sell Australian coal mines in reset

Mining giant set to sell Australian coal mines in reset

After knocking back a BHP takeover bid, Anglo American is set to sell its Australian coal mines and use funds to reset the multinational's balance sheet.

Electrolyser factory puts regional town on hydrogen map

Electrolyser factory puts regional town on hydrogen map

Electrolyser factory puts regional town on hydrogen map

Electrolyser factory puts regional town on hydrogen map

The first manufacturing facility in Australia to build hydrogen electrolysers at a commercial scale has opened in Queensland.

Directing companies shouldn't be a Sisyphean task: ASIC

Directing companies shouldn't be a Sisyphean task: ASIC

Directing companies shouldn't be a Sisyphean task: ASIC

Directing companies shouldn't be a Sisyphean task: ASIC

The chair of Australia's corporate watchdog has drawn on Greek mythology to call out company directors who think their jobs are too hard.

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Aussie firms fall short of global net zero standards

Large Australian corporations are failing to meet global best practice when it comes to reducing their carbon dioxide emissions, according to a new study.

'Without merit': IOOF class action dismissed

A judge has tossed a class action against the firm formerly known as IOOF after finding it had no systemic issues that would have impacted its share price.

'Underperforming' Nuix stayed mum after $1.8b float

Nuix has been accused of misleading the market by not publicly divulging a failure to meet financial targets presented during a $1.8 billion public offering.

Price-setting 'missing' in the inflation story: Fels

Former competition watchdog chair Allan Fels is scrutinising the connection between corporate price setting and profits and current high inflation.

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Dutton hits out at corporates for backing 'yes' vote

The opposition leader has taken aim at big companies for donating to the 'yes' campaign and accused firms of trying to "please people in the Twittersphere".

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