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Shame File: the biggest bank blunders since the royal commission

Westpac has allegedly breached anti-terrorism and counter-money laundering laws more than 23 million times. And that's just the beginning...

Rupert claims there are no climate deniers at News Corp

So does that make him a denialism denialist?

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Westpac's outrages point to a deep cultural malaise in Australian capitalism

Westpac is at the very heart of the Australian economy and Australian politics. Austrac's allegations about money laundering reveal something rotten inside it.

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook (Image: White House)

Too big to break: Facebook’s game plan to escape regulation

To stave off threats of forced break-up or regulation, Facebook plans to get bigger, more integrated and more influential — fast.

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The spin doctor, the gossip columnist and a whole swag of juicy Afterpay options

Sydney PR consultant Brett Clegg has made close to $800,000 on employee options in the booming buy-now-pay-later outfit Afterpay. There's nothing illegal about it, but the optics aren't good.

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'Carbon capture' is a get-rich-quick scam for fossil fuel companies

Carbon capture and storage is a fossil fuel industry scam — one that the Coalition seems to be considering spending more taxpayer money on.

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg (Image: AAP/Bianca De Marchi)

Are the all-important 'three Ps' still on track in an ageing Australia?

The mantra of successive Treasurers on our ageing workforce has been population, participation and productivity. But what if we were too successful in addressing them?

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales (Image: Flikr/Joi Ito)

Will Wikipedia co-founder's new social media project crash and burn?

With WT:Social, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales joins a long list of entrepreneurs looking to build an 'ethical' alternative to the social media giants.

China Matters, especially for big business

Sections of Australian business would like there to be less criticism of China and more "nuance" and "soundness" in debate. But their latest attempt to tamp down criticism blew up, thanks to Beijing.

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Credlin and Co cock up Harvey Norman counter-attack

News Corp brought out the big guns after a proxy firm advised that Stephen Mayne be voted onto the Harvey Norman board. Too bad they couldn't shoot straight.