Thursday 19 March 2026

Two of Australia’s biggest companies BHP and Woodside Energy are getting new CEOs, adding to the growing list of recently appointed bosses of large companies on the ASX.
PM Anthony Albanese says he is confident Australia can avoid a recession
The federal government is set to appoint a new petrol czar
The latest on the Middle East
The world of shipping is turned upside down

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Thursday 19 March 2026
Two of Australia&rsquo;s biggest companies BHP and Woodside Energy are getting new CEOs, adding to the growing list of recently appointed bosses of large companies on the ASX.
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">PM Anthony Albanese says he is confident Australia can avoid a recession</li>
<li aria-level="1">The federal government is set to appoint a new petrol czar</li>
<li aria-level="1">The latest on the Middle East</li>
<li aria-level="1">The world of shipping is turned upside down</li>
</ul>
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BHP and Woodside get new CEOs; PM: we’ll avoid recession; new petrol czar

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