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Five fixes to ensure triple-zero fail is Optus's last

23.09.2025 10

The New Daily

Helen Bird

Should the Optus chief quit? These 5 fixes would do far more to stop another 000 failure

It may be tempting to call for the chief executive to be sacked, but it would only let Optus off the hook. This is how to really hold them to account...

22.09.2025 4

The Conversation

Helen Bird

Why the AFL struggles to kick out Richard Goyder

If an ASX-listed company can force the chairman’s hand, why not a sport beloved by many?

29.05.2025 10

Financial Review

Helen Bird

Super funds should be governed like banks

Wayne Swan’s defence of the appointment of CFMEU-linked trustees to the Cbus board shows why APRA should be able to remove directors who do not...

01.12.2024 4

Financial Review

Helen Bird

Chris Ellison and Richard White should stand aside

MinRes and WiseTech have done the minimum necessary to buy time. The companies are offering crisis management, not good governance.

22.10.2024 4

Financial Review

Helen Bird