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News Corp changes its tune on social media

After years of bitter criticism of the social media giants, News Corp has embraced broadcasting via Apple News+ and Facebook.

RBA governor Philip Lowe and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg (Image: AAP/David Geraghty)

It's crunch time for the Australian economy

How would you feel if the Reserve Bank threw open the window and starting dumping cash on the street? It might be their only option if interest rate cuts can't boost the Australian economy.

Hitler meme employee’s downfall 

A BP employee will appeal the Fair Work Commission’s ruling that it was fair to sack him over a popular online Hitler meme. The case is the latest in a line of examples of social media blurring the lines between work and recreation.

'Bane of my life': how Facebook’s hemp ban is holding back an industry

The sale of ingestible hemp products has been legal in Australia since 2017. So why won't Facebook allow local businesses to advertise it?

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Privately funded solar farm looks to make hay while the sun shines

Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes wants to build a massive solar farm in the NT. It'd be one of the biggest infrastructure projects in Australian history... funded by private companies and Aussie entrepreneurs. 

Patrick Delany, CEO of Foxtel. (Image: AAP/Paul Miller)

Foxtel can't catch a break as debts mount

News Corp is shelling out hundreds of millions of dollars in loan repayments for Foxtel. If the banks don't start helping out, News Corp shareholders will keep footing the bill.

Advertising mogul Harold Mitchell in 2007 (Image: AAP/Simon Mossman)

Board to death: how long should company directors hang around?

Some Australian chairmen and directors have been sitting on boards for decades. When is it time to move on?

Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe (Image: AAP/Dan Himbrechts)

The RBA has no idea what's going on

The Reserve Bank doesn't know why the economy is slowing, but it does know that the government's policies aren't helping.

Another horror week for Seven West Media

Seven West Media wants to become a 'hunter', but with a falling share price and news of a restructure, will the company become a predator or remain prey?

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We need to make 'bad' jobs great again

Today's jobs aren't inherently worse than those that came before, but they are in need of dire help.