David Crowe - The Sydney Morning Herald - Wednesday 04 November 2020 The corporate regulator will be asked to explain how its leadership structure protects Australians, as a key parliamentary committee expresses growing frustration with the way the peak agency is run. The move raises the prospect...
Ronald Mizen and Michael Pelly - The Australian Financial Review - Thursday 29 October 2020 The Morrison government has put a conservative stamp on the High Court with the appointment of two justices who are expected to shift the dynamic of the court to the right. Federal...
Senator Paterson in estimates: Questions to Chief Scientist about Victorian Contact Tracing...
Richard Gluyas - The Australian - Wednesday 28 October 2020 The ASIC chair’s expenses scandal refuses to die It’s hard to imagine things getting worse for ASIC chairman James Shipton, but sure enough they did in Senate estimates on Tuesday. No matter where she turned, and despite her...
Katina Curtis - Sydney Morning Herald - Wednesday 28 October 2020 The acting head of the corporate watchdog doesn't understand why a payment to cover its chairman's tax bill blew out more than 12 times from what was initially agreed to more than $118,000. Australian Securities and...
John Kehoe - Australian Financial Review - Wednesday October 28 2020 The chairman of the corporate watchdog, James Shipton, did not tell senior colleagues for more than a year that the Auditor-General had raised concerns about a housing allowance of almost $70,000 paid to one of...
Patrick Commins - The Australian - Wednesday 28 October 2020 The acting chair of corporate watchdog ASIC, Karen Chester, says she and her fellow commissioners were kept in the dark about $118,000 paid to help stooddown boss James Shipton manage his tax affairs. Ms Chester, appearing before...
Senator Paterson Budget estimates: Questions ASIC over expenses enquiry...
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Lisa Visentin, Rob Harris - Sydney Morning Herald - Sunday 23 October 2020 The Australia Post CEO's career appears to be over as the government investigates the $12,000 purchase of four Cartier watches given to senior staffers. Christine Holgate's controversial three-year reign at the helm of Australia...