Stephen Mayne
Journalist and Crikey founder @MayneReport
Stephen Mayne founded Crikey in February 2000, and has remained as a contributor since selling it in 2005. He’s a former political staffer and local government councillor who also pursues shareholder advocacy as a two-time former director of the Australian Shareholders’ Association. He also spent two years working for the Alliance for Gambling Reform.
What to do when a company ignores the importance of a shareholder mandate? Nominate yourself for election every year until the board democratises.
Conflicts of interest ran up against extreme tedium at the Nine Entertainment Company's recent AGM.
Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal says he "never votes" against Rupert Murdoch. But Crikey's founder finds that the numbers don't quite stack up ...
Rupert Murdoch protected his own at News Corp's AGM, but if he had not gerrymandered the voting shares, he himself could have been chucked off News Corp's board.
Crikey's founder certainly brought the hard questions to News Corp's octogenarian chairman -- and it turns out Rupert Murdoch reads Crikey with a close eye.
Rupert Murdoch's dictatorial control over shareholders is reprehensible for a company that has made billions out of free speech.
Despite what some are calling a "benign" AGM season, Cabcharge seems set on a course for catastrophe.
Scandals and secrets within the Commonwealth Bank of Australia leave the board of directors scrambling to find a suitable successor.
Fairax AGMs have a long and colourful history, and the most recent outing in Melbourne had its fair share of intrigue.
The Packer family's historical influence on Victorian politics helps us better understand the upcoming election.
