Writing for Rampart on Simon Trott’s ascent to the helm of Rio Tinto, Ivor Ries offers the incoming boss a guide on "how to avoid the pitfalls of being CEO of Britain's national mining champion." Find the full article at the link below. rampart.news/rio-tintos-his…

In his latest article for Rampart, Joe Aston explores why Macquarie Group's CEO worked the phones to avert a first strike, to no avail. Find it at the link below. rampart.news/macquaries-agm…

Rampart founder Joe Aston reflects on Glenn Stevens’ tenure as Macquarie Group Chairman and how the company’s executive leadership has managed to evade 'outrage constraint'. Read the article at the link below. rampart.news/glenn-stevens-…

.⁦Joe Aston⁩ is back and Twiggy Forest is his muse ⁦Financial Review⁩ afr.com/companies/mini…

Outstanding Joe Aston “The same year, Forrest painted London’s black cabs green, replete with the jingle that “hydrogen can save us”. Four years later he can’t even light his own farts with the stuff.” afr.com/companies/mini…

Returning to Canberra’s affinity for Qantas, Rampart founder Joe Aston investigates the bureaucrats’ addiction to loyalty status credits in today's article. Out now on rampart.news or at the link below. rampart.news/canberras-qant…

In his latest piece for Rampart, Joe Aston explores the epic comedown of Naked CEO Alex Malley, from a "multimedia star with his hands on $170 million" at CPA Australia, to toiling in obscurity as the CEO of the Australian Chiropractors Association. rampart.news/alex-malleys-a…

The Federal Court of Australia has finally decreed what we've been saying for years: that John Karantzis is “a serious and continuing risk to the Australian public”. rampart.news/justice-catche… ($) via Rampart

Writing for Rampart, Joe Aston explores Westpac Bank CEO Anthony Miller’s decision to appoint Carolyn McCann as the bank’s Chief Executive, Consumer. Find it at rampart.news or at the link below. rampart.news/westpacs-chris…

Writing on the former Qantas CEO’s return to the public eye, Joe Aston unpacks what Alan Joyce did - and didn’t - learn from his time at the helm of Australia’s principal airline. Find the article at rampart.news or at the link below. rampart.news/alan-joyce-unr…

“Just like The Fonz on Happy Days, Alan Joyce can't say sorry, he can't say he was wrong, and he certainly can't say it was his fault.” - via Rampart

In today’s article for Rampart, founder Joe Aston dives into Justice Michael Lee’s decision to award Qantas the largest fine in Australia’s industrial history, and who in the cockpit should bear the blame. Find it at the link in bio. rampart.news/has-qantas-cha…

In his latest article for Rampart, Joe Aston shines a light on how James Hardie's shareholders are in the midst of a year of betrayal. Find it at rampart.news or at the link below. rampart.news/aaron-erter-lo…

In today’s article, columnist Ivor Ries investigates the role that CSL's former CEO Paul Perreault played in last week’s colossal sell-off, and the road ahead for the Australian biotechnology giant. Find it at rampart.news or the link below. rampart.news/csls-post-perr…

To start the week with a dose of inspiration, Joe Aston dives into the “unalterable universe of chilled mattresses, hyperbaric oxygen chambers and monochrome garments” cultivated by luxury gym-spa franchise owner, Tim Gurner. Link below. rampart.news/tim-gurner-pla…

One of the better points made now the Murdoch settlement is done. via Joe Aston

ANZ Australia chairman Paul O’Sullivan says sorry — but only with a non-apology. Misleading the Commonwealth, ripping off customers, and calling it a “process failure.” Joe Aston unpacks the hubris and spin in his latest column on Rampart. rampart.news/anz-a-house-in…

Today, Rampart founder Joe Aston writes about the “renowned detective skills” of Super Retail Group Chairman Sally Pitkin in her handling of the alleged affair between the company’s CEO, Anthony Heraghty and former HR chief, Jane Kelly. Read it below. rampart.news/sally-pitkin-g…

In today’s article, Joe Aston analyses Craig Scroggie's LinkedIn hard launch of the latest version of himself and just what his bodybuilding routine might be overcompensating for... (ahem, Robin Khuda). Read it at the link below. rampart.news/craig-scroggie…

"Tim Gurner, placebo prince". For a limited time, this article from last month is outside the paywall and available to everyone: rampart.news/tim-gurner-pla… Rampart