Executive pay

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Alan Joyce, John Mullen and Vanessa Hudson.

Bonus, anyone? Someone’s going to pay for Qantas’ embarrassing $90m fine

After Justice Lee’s scornful words, some large shareholders appear to be limbering up to protest about executive bonuses.

  • Elizabeth Knight

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Executive pay.

How much more do CEOs earn than you? Most Australians get it wrong

Asked how much top executives rake in, we are “astronomically off the mark”, a new study shows.

  • Matt Wade
Danielle Wood, CBA CEO Matt Comyn and ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb  at the economic roundtable on Thursday, August 21, 2025.

Up to $60k a day each: The cost of inviting execs to sit at Chalmers’ roundtable

Many of the people at the treasurer’s economic roundtable are earning six or seven figures, but there’s one whose single-day appearance is worth more than $60,000.

  • Millie Muroi
Elon Musk has been granted billions of dollars of Tesla shares.

Tesla gives Elon Musk a $46 billion award to stop him from leaving

The company says “a deal is a deal” as it hands the world’s richest person a massive payout.

  • Kara Carlson and Dana Hull
Figma co-founder Dylan Field is eyeing a monster payday.

The 33-year-old who is about to become a billionaire

Dylan Field’s company is about to start trading on Wall Street, setting him up for a multibillion-dollar windfall. But he could be looking at another 10-figure payday.

  • Biz Carson and Tom Maloney
Macquarie Group chair Glenn Stevens, a former Reserve Bank governor.

Macquarie Group cops historic backlash on executive pay

The investment banking giant’s chairman Glenn Stevens has conceded that a lot of investors feel the board had not done enough to adjust pay.

  • Clancy Yeates
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The Macquarie headquarters in Sydney.

Macquarie’s day of reckoning: Millionaires’ factory shareholders draw the line

In a humiliating first strike, management has been reminded that in achieving its objectives, executives also need to colour within the lines.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Having access to the salaries being paid to managers can be a blessing and a curse.

Seeing what our managers get paid is making me angry. How can I deal with this?

When you work in payroll, you are privy to information that few have access to. But that’s not always a good thing, especially when it’s impacting your mental health.

  • Kirstin Ferguson
Robert Thomson

Rupert Murdoch’s right-hand man made $42m last year. He has just landed a new deal

Robert Thomson has made hundreds of millions in pay since starting as chief executive of News Corp in 2013. That amount is set to grow significantly.

  • Calum Jaspan

CEO wages are falling and golden parachutes have collapsed

Is your pay packet struggling to keep up with inflation? Australia’s top chief executives know how you feel.

  • Colin Kruger