Another major Australian company is facing a potential board overhaul after besieged airline Qantas put a broom through its senior leadership team.
More than 40 per cent of mining giant Whitehaven Coal's shareholders voted against their remuneration report at their annual meeting in Sydney on Thursday, leaving their executives precariously placed.
A second strike - when more than a quarter of votes go against the executive - would lead to a spill motion and a complete overhaul of the company's leaders.
