Former Domain boss Antony Catalano accused of overseeing a boys’ club workplace culture
Following the resignation of Domain chief executive Antony Catalano last week, allegations have surfaced of a sexist culture that tolerated misbehaviour and poor decision making within the real estate company that was spun out of Fairfax last year.
In a series of stories in the Australian Financial Review and Fairfax’s metro titles, the company is alleging Catalano “oversaw a boys club workplace culture” at the newly listed organisation with complaints stretching back two years.
Catalano has had a rocky relationship with Fairfax over the past decade
Catalano has reportedly engaged high-profile media and defamation lawyer, Mark O’Brien, to defend himself against the stories, which he reportedly denies.
What an ugly way for a grudge to manifest in the press.
Wow: the manifestation was in catalano being fired. The reporting is what these papers are supposed to do. If you know anything if this you’d know that the risk was one Hywood knee was there from day one.
I thought he resigned?
How about we just attack every male who is successful in business and in life. Jealousy is still a curse!
Hywood owns this. Catalano was his protege from day one.
“In a serious of stories in the Australian Financial Review ”
Wow! Must have been very series indeed 🙂
Thanks David, typos are a very series matter so we’ve fixed it.
What about spell checking his name?
Thanks
blow at a media party?……..no way!
Some balanced coverage would be good – we are only hearing one side of the story. Reeks of a hatchet job.
I’m a straight, married male and have been called ‘babe’ and ‘handsome’ by a gay male CEO in a previous role. Without having recorded evidence or having made a complaint to the flimsy HR rep, should I be telling my story too?
Just go with it babe! 😉
Funny how the Oz gossip column seems to be aware of the cats every move.
I thought Joe Aston was his personal choice?
Curious that comments here seem to be assuming that sexist behaviour and drug taking are usual in a work environment. They’re not at Fairfax nor at any publisher I’ve worked at in Australia or overseas.
Jesus employ a half decent sub or read over your own copy…it still reads ‘Anthony’ in the top deck…Are you really that amateurish or just bone lazy?
Hi Philip M,
Thanks for flagging that. Apologies, we amended the spelling from Anthony to Antony in the copy but failed to do so in the headline – now fixed.
Cheers,
Tim – Mumbrella
Don’t apologise just get it right..It’s really not that hard if you can be bothered trying….amateurs
This is Fairfax culture! Boys club to the tea! Having previously worked for this mob!
Employee: if that’s the case it must be recent. I worked there most of my career until recently and in general and most of the time the workplace was terrific. Good people behaving well.
I knew Hywood and he was always a bit weak. We all knew he really fell for catalano and the whole glamour thing. We all knew catalano would be a problem, going back to his days at the age. The thing that no one ever understood was how the board over many years allowed so much crap to happen.