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News Corp cost-cutting hints its figures next week are going to be very ugly

News Corp Australia has announced more cost-saving measures at its businesses in the lead-up to its financial results next week, write Glenn Dyer and Emily Watkins

Yes, we need a bloody banking royal commission

If there was ever a case against a banking royal commission, the money laundering allegations against the Commonwealth Bank have now demolished it.

Heads must roll over CommBank's spectacular money-laundering failings

The allegations of thousands of breaches of anti-money laundering laws, at a time when, worldwide, governments were cracking down on banks, reveals staggering incompetence at the Commonwealth Bank, writes Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane.

Freelancer's rapid, precipitous fall from grace

Freelancer was never the biggest player in its space. But now it's got bigger problems.

How our lobbying laws discriminate against small business

Our inconsistent rules around lobbying transparency mean small and medium-sized businesses face greater accountability than larger firms.

Mayne: four high-profile men with a yuuge conflict of interest problem

It is possible to wear two hats at once, but the problem comes when there is a lack of disclosure.

That whining sound is a business sector in crisis

The complete refusal of business to accept that its neoliberal agenda is dead is increasing the risk that progressive reform is replaced with something far more dangerous.

A reminder that the biggest threat to privacy is...

At a time of mounting concerns about cybersecurity, remember it's always your own government that's the greatest threat.

Beware the insights of rent-seekers

Now that protectionism is back in vogue, we'll be hearing a lot about how Australia can have world-class industries in sectors where we don't have a chance of competing, Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane write.

Ten drama plays out in Federal Court -- but who will tell the ASX?

Tne federal government, regulators, Parliament and the courts are all involved in Ten's woes, which are being splashed all over the papers. But you'd never know it from disclosures to the ASX, write Stephen Mayne and Glenn Dyer.