Workers threatened with weapons as retail crime spikes Retail crime is worsening with a drastic number of Bunnings and Kmart workers threatened with violence every month, parent company Wesfarmers says. AAP · Oct 30, 2025
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. AAP · Oct 31, 2024
Profit squeeze as supermarkets try to win back shoppers Woolworths and Coles are ratcheting up discounts to win back shoppers dissatisfied with price rises in the sector, and taking a hit to profits in the process. AAP · Oct 31, 2024
Wesfarmers defends record profits amid cost crisis Wesfarmers chair Michael Chaney is reclaiming the word "profit" as the parent company of Kmart and Bunnings reaps a record profit amid a cost-of-living crisis. AAP · Oct 31, 2024
Casual worker changes threaten jobs: Wesfarmers chair Corporate heavyweight Michael Chaney says proposed changes to Australia's labour laws would add complexity and cost. AAP · Oct 26, 2023
Major Australian media outlet apologises for ‘racist’ full-page ad featuring Indigenous people Ad shows Wesfarmers chair Michael Chaney handing money to Indigenous leader Thomas Mayo The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023
‘There’s no way I can pay it’: Americans dread restart of student loan payments Pause on loan payments set to end in October as political fight over Biden’s forgiveness plan rages on and has been tied up in courts The Guardian - US · Jun 21, 2023