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Billionaire and WiseTech CEO Richard White and his ex-lover Linda Rogan have abandoned their legal fight.

A banker from the suburbs of Melbourne has been given the responsibility of steering Disney through one of the toughest succession dramas in corporate America, writes Eric Johnston.

Influential proxy group Institutional Shareholder Services has broken ranks with its peers and urged investors to vote against the Australian Securities Exchange’s remuneration report, citing issues with governance and bonus structures.

Perry Williams
Business editor
The markets


Commentary
Rio Tinto’s hidden lithium message to Canberra
By ROBERT GOTTLIEBSEN
Business Columnist
Rio Tinto CEO’s $10bn Arcadium Lithium takeover presentation has a hidden message for the Albanese government. There is now a major ‘cost curve’ ahead in lithium.
Latest news
Iluka in rare earths refinery standoff with Canberra
The Albanese government and Iluka Resources remain at loggerheads over the future of a part-built rare earths refinery after almost a year of tense negotiations.
By BRAD THOMPSON
‘Massive freeriding’: News Corp sues AI startup Perplexity
Dow Jones and the New York Post are suing the generative AI search engine, accusing the platform of siphoning traffic away from publishers’ websites.
By ALEXANDRA BRUELL
Transurban defends lucrative toll contracts
The $40bn heavyweight has defended its lucrative contracts in Sydney as it continues talks with the NSW government over reforms to the state’s toll road charging regime.
By GIUSEPPE TAURIELLO
Big insurance hikes may have run course: Suncorp
Suncorp CEO has provided some hope to homeowners that eye-watering premium hikes may be in the past, as he called for a halt on building homes ‘in areas they should never be built’.
By CLIONA O’DOWD

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