Boral full-year profit flat at $256m
Shares in Boral have fallen more than four per cent after the building materials maker posted a steady annual profit and forecast a slight improvement in earnings in the year ahead. Boral made a net profit of $256 million in the year to June 30, almost the same as in the previous year. Excluding one-off items related to its gypsum joint venture with USG, profit rose eight per cent to $268 million. The company expects a slight improvement in earnings in the 2016/17 year on the back of a strong h..>> view originalNSW Fair Trading reveals the most complained about businesses in NSW for July
LJ Hooker, Harvey Norman and AirAsia have been revealed as the most complained about NSW businesses in July. More Property Videos Previous slide Next slide LJ Hooker branches shut over missing client money Moving to an island Tips for first-home buyers Tower of Power opening delayed Games village taking shape Serious about the Sirius Birchgrove beauty attracts a crowd Live auction: 27 Augusta Street, ..>> view originalCompetition benefits as Woolies buries $3 billion Masters mess
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WiseTech Global chief executive Richard White says the business still has at least a decade of high growth. Jessica Hromas The chief executive of newly-listed software logistics business WiseTech Global, Richard White, says the company can continue expanding at its current high growth rate for at least the next 10 years, if not 20."It's about our five pillars of growth – innovation, existing customers, new customers, stimulating network effects..>> view originalScott Morrison's warning on tax divide
Yet more smoke and mirrors in Murray Goulburn "profit"
Murray Goulburn still profitable, but just tell that to its farmers. Joe Armao By all accounts, the market's bloodthirst was vaguely sated by Murray Goulburn's excuses at its full-year results on Wednesday morning. Lord knows why.What a telling set of numbers, riddled with euphemism, folly and ill-discipline. After five years of Gary Helou's belligerent expansion mantra, the only growth we could see was in controllable costs (except, ironically..>> view originalDefence inertia is damaging our national security
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Workplaces that consider themselves meritocracies 'often hide gender biases'
Workplaces need to re-examine and challenge what merit-based positions actually mean, according to an Australian report which says meritocracies sometimes hide gender biases and protect a male-dominated status quo. The report from Chief Executive Women and Male Champions of Change cited research which found that the more an organisation described itself as a meritocracy, the greater the bias from managers towards men over equally qualified women. Women start out as ambitious as men but it ..>> view original
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