NBN execs get $600,000

Stephanie Peatling Executives at the company building the national broadband network pocketed more than $600,000 in bonuses last financial year despite the project running a year behind schedule.

Career crisis

Age bias complaints at work on the rise

Stephanie Peatling COMPLAINTS to the workplace watchdog have leapt in the past year, with employees worried about age discrimination the fastest-growing problem.

Working women owed a break

Stephanie Peatling PARENTS must be able to claim childcare - including nannies - as a tax deduction if Australia is to increase the number of women in the workforce.

Leadership styles

Rudd does it a beta way

Stephanie Peatling and Alicia Wood Political leaders are usually seen as alpha males - aggressive leaders of the pack. Kevin Rudd breaks the mould with a more bookish beta style.