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Does Elon Musk hate free markets?

Tesla's obsession with coordinating all stages of production in-house has been trumpeted as part of its genius, but can the dream last?

The 2017 Crikeys: the best and worst of Aussie business

Adam Schwab tallies the great snubs and flubs of the business world in 2017.

Foxtel CEO Peter Tonagh at an event to win support for federal government changes to media ownership laws at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Six threats that Foxtel executives will be watching for in 2018

More people are watching TV on more platforms than ever, but Australia's only pay TV network is struggling. But what are the biggest threats facing Foxtel?

Mayne: watch for the Murdoch sell-down out of Disney

Will the Murdochs sit on a $10 billion stake in a company they have no control over, or will we see a fire-sale and a new generation of the family enriched?

Rundle: in the Christmas trenches with the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union

As retail workers go through Christmas hell, a group of Retail and Fast Food Workers Union organisers are hitting the aisles to take names under the nose of management.

Netflix could be a frenemy rather than foe

As Disney squares up to take on Netflix's streaming dominance, it would do well to learn how to make friends.

The Murdoch empire has been tight-lipped on its true plans after the Disney deal, but it's clear that things are on a downward slope.

Liquidating Murdoch: a Disney story

The Murdoch empire has been tight-lipped on its true plans after the Disney deal, but it's clear that things are on a downward slope.

Rupert Murdoch

Murdoch goes back to the future to distract from his declining legacy

Rupert Murdoch's spin is in overdrive as he tries to justify the Fox-Disney sale as anything but what it is: a necessary deal to save a falling company.

Consumers are where nationalism is made, not in the ranks of enormous food brands.

Vegemite is back in our happy little hands! Now what?

Consumers are where nationalism is made, not in the ranks of enormous food brands.

Would you buy a used media policy from Mitchell Peter Fifield?

Among the barrage of inquiries following media reforms passing this year, regulators will be looking at how the ABC can compete in the modern media jungle.