The departure of Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci last month and Qantas CEO Alan Joyce in September last year heralded a significant changing of the guard at two giants of corporate Australia.
Australian universities can rid themselves of partisan rhetoric over divisive issues like the Voice by creating new 'institutional neutrality' rules
It is underpinned by political operatives who serve on boards of companies and their shareholders as well as corporate affairs teams, and an entire profession of so-called environmental, social and governance specialists. Corporates and universities should have learned by now that picking political sides is fruitless - the Voice has shown just how little these agendas mean to people in the real world, writes Georgina Downer. Picture: NCA NewsWireNaturally, churches have taken views on social and moral issues, even weighing into the dangers of communism in the 1950s.
Activist investors like Mike Cannon Brookes and industry super funds, armed with billions of dollars from decades of compulsory superannuation contributions, can wield significant power and influence over corporate boards, requiring companies to take positions or decisions that aren’t consistent with commercial interests.
During the Voice campaign universities offered safe spaces and special consideration for disappointed pro-Voice students, without recognition or accommodation for those with a different point of view.
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