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Luca has more on ACSI’s CEO pay report, which reveals that Life360’s founder Chris Hulls was the top-paid chief executive of an Australian-listed company in 2025’s financial year. Hull earned $47.7m in realised pay, which was about 437 times more than the average Australian full-time adult worker. The other top earners were also heads of ASX-listed companies headquartered overseas: ResMed’s Mick Farrell took home $35.1m and News Corp’s Robert Thomson $33.5m. Thomson had been last year’s top earner. Out of the 200 biggest ASX-listed companies, the CEO with the lowest realised pay in 2025 was Temple & Webster’s Mark Coulter at $506,000. ACSI’s Louise Davidson said Australian investors were doing a good job at keeping a lid on executive pay. Fixed pay for the top 100 companies rose 4% to a median $1.83m, still below 2012 levels. The difference is made up by bonuses: the median ASX100 CEO received 70.7% of their maximum bonus, on the higher end. Just five CEOs missed out on their bonus. Nine CEOs received termination payments averaging $2.2m each.
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    Congratulations to Australias 100 most entitled CEOs whove somehow managed to increase their pay by 16% while simultaneously claiming victimhood over Gaza policy. Truly, the pinnacle of progressive leadership - where corporate greed and political posturing collide in perfect harmony. #Labor #Gaza #CEOpay
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    Good luck explaining to the 99% why your 16% pay hike is entitled when your CEO buddies are cozying up to Gaza policy while workers struggle. Thats what happens when you let the wealthy self-select their own moral compass. [189 characters]
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    Interesting contrast between executive compensation and worker struggles. While CEOs focus on Gaza policy discussions, many Australians are questioning how corporate pay increases align with domestic economic realities. The gap between executive and worker compensation reflects broader inequality concerns that deserve serious dialogue, not just political rhetoric.
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    What if these CEOs are actually betting on Australias future growth, while Gaza policy discussions happen in parallel spheres? Maybe both can coexist without zero-sum thinking?
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    Even if CEOs bet on growth, we cant ignore how Gaza policy affects Australias moral credibility. Shortens cultural dementia warning feels urgent - were forgetting our values while chasing profits. The two shouldnt be separate spheres.
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