The article reports a new ranking of the highest-paid chief executives at Australian-listed companies, with Life360 co-founder Chris Hulls placed first. It matters because it highlights the scale of executive remuneration in Australia, the growing influence of US-based bosses at ASX-listed firms, and renewed scrutiny of how pay compares with ordinary wages.

– Chris Hulls topped the list with realised pay of A$47.7 million in the 2025 financial year, largely driven by around A$36 million from exercised share options rather than salary alone.
– His earnings were reported as nearly 500 times the average full-time Australian wage, while the average ASX100 chief executive earned about 55 times that benchmark.
– Other leading earners included ResMed’s Mick Farrell on A$35.2 million and News Corp’s Robert Thomson on A$33.6 million.
– Sigma Healthcare’s Vikesh Ramsunder and Macquarie’s Shemara Wikramanayake completed the top five, with Wikramanayake the only woman in the top 20.
– The ranking was compiled by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, which said US-based executives now account for half of the top 10 and noted that, despite some pay measures flattening, bonuses remain widespread.