Camouflage

New research led by Murdoch University has found that companies which aggressively avoid tax are also more likely to exaggerate how environmentally responsible they are to protect their public image.

The long fall of the “big four”

The “big four” audit and consulting firms face a crackdown that could lead to the firms being broken up following a string of scandals and ethical failures.

Reining in Woolworths and Coles

A new consumer protection law which comes into force in July put Coles and Woolworths on notice that their greedy and deceptive pricing practices are at least being watched.

Feeling underqualified? Don’t stress

50% of university graduates don’t feel up to their first job, but new research finds that feeling underqualified can help drive better performance – or toxic behaviour – depending on one psychological factor.

The jungle

From radium and asbestos to black lung and silicosis, history is littered with workers’ health and safety scandals and the whittling away of Australia’s workers’ protections risks more corporate crimes against workers and the environment.

F is for Fake

From fake medicines to watches, counterfeits are everywhere and getting harder to catch.

The tech layoff tsunami

Meta and Microsoft are the latest software companies to announce big cuts to their global workforce after pouring billions of dollars into artificial intelligence.

No new jobs in New Zealand

Just like Australia and other developed countries, New Zealand is suffering a shortage of entry level jobs for young people.

Big tech behaving badly

Online regulators must ensure the regulatory punishment for bad corporate behaviour is consistent and immediate and complement hefty fines with other policy levers.

Too many rules, not enough authority

Natasha Hamilton-Hart’s new book “Stupid Rules: Reducing Red Tape and Making Organisations More Effective and Accountable” describes how a flight from authority in recent decades has reduced organisations’ ability to turn ideas into action.

Zero stars

The scathing inquiries into the money laundering, organised crime, large-scale fraud and foreign interference activities within Star Casinos should offer a wake up call for Australian executives across the economy.

How Coles ripped you off

Supermarket chain Coles makes a billion dollars in profit every year but is under fire for deceptive pricing which saw the company temporarily raise prices only to drop them again as part of its ‘down, down’ advertising campaign.