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Laurence Escalante, founder of Australian company VGW, has permanently resigned. He was already on leave as chairman and CEO after being charged in January with offences including aggravated home burglary, theft and assault. His resignation came days before the Australian Financial Review published claims about workplace culture at the company.

3d ago

A joint AFR and Sydney Morning Herald investigation reports that a Star Brisbane manager raised "major" safety concerns about the resort's Sky Deck eight months before a 24-year-old employee died there. Leaked internal documents reportedly show a permanent fix has still not been made. Star Entertainment's CEO called the reporting "selective" and said it lacked context.

3d ago