1. Sign our Petition
(The Campaign/Actions)

...rs have had their wages frozen soon after executive managers were rewarded with a 45 per cent increase in bonuses alone - from $1.5 million in 2006 to $2.2 million in 2007. Quality journalism ma...

2. Fair Go, Fairfax: Don't discount journalism
(The Campaign/Editorial)

...t the story could be brought to the readers. For the executives, the tsunami was a disaster for their nice bonuses that relied on cutting costs. A blow-out to allow proper coverage of a news event was...

3. ACTU: Fairfax job cuts go too far
(The Campaign/Letters of Support)

... stood to lose their jobs. This is after executive managers were rewarded with a 45 per cent increase in bonuses alone - from $1.5 million in 2006 to $2.2 million in 2007. Ms Burrow said it was di...

4. 550 jobs go while Fairfax chiefs get paid $11.67 million
(The Campaign/Editorial)

...ountry. But in 2008 Kirk is being paid $3.41 million including shares and "performance-related" bonuses. Or if you like, in 2008 Kirk is paid the equivalent of 10 PMs when in 2007 (when he...

5. Fairfax issues vouchers and bonuses
(The Campaign/In The News)

"Now we hear those exempt from the industrial action received a rather more serious monetary reward: a $2000 bonus in their pay packets and a nice thankyou letter from chief David Kirk. Sources

6. Reality of retrenchments
(The Campaign/In The News)

...passion for the Big Cheeses - after all, they're just trying to look after the shareholders; the personal bonuses are just the icing on the cake. It's not the chief executive's fault that we're hea...

7. Record pay for Fairfax bosses as jobs axed
(The Campaign/In The News)

...or the year to June. Fairfax chief executive officer Mr Kirk received a total of $3.41 million in salary, bonuses, superannuation and shares for the 2007-08 financial year. This represented a 24per ...

8. Executive pay packets under fire
(The Campaign/In The News)

...y, executives and directors are bracing for a barrage of criticism from angry investors over high pay and bonuses. While investors have taken some big losses as a result of the credit crunch, the r...

9. Fairfax increases cuts, bosses earn record pay
(The Campaign/In The News)

...osses earned record pay for the year to June. CEO David Kirk received a total of $3.41 million in salary, bonuses, superannuation and shares, a 24 percent rise over last year. Australian boss Brian...

10. Kirk finally talks to staff
(The Campaign/Editorial)

...and senior management? If base salaries are frozen, in plain English what are the benchmarks for the large bonuses the board and management are paying themselves? 2. David Kirk speaks of a fully int...