As Gina Rinehart builds a cattle empire to match her mining interests, where does that leave her in relation to Lakes Oil fracking fight against the Victorian Government.

News Corp reported a $US219 million loss for the December quarter - thanks largely to $US537 million worth of writedowns on its Australian assets - but Rupert Murdoch might be wiping his brow and thanking his son Lachlan - his fellow co chairman at News Corp - for a deal 17 years ago that is helping to keep the company afloat.

It appears Nathan Tinkler got some of his own medicine last year when he was stiffed by Oceltip Coal 2 Pty Ltd. The worst part is one of Oceltip's directors is none another than his dad, Leslie.

CIMIC (it's Spanish for Leighton Holdings) released its annual report on Wednesday with some innovations on how it is prioritising the many challenges a global construction giant might face in the big bad world.

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Australia Post's desperate defence of Ahmed Fahour's $5.6 million pay packet, fails at the first hurdle.

It isn't easy being green. Especially if you happen to be called the Macquarie Group and everyone characterises your business as a money making machine for investment bankers.

Bunnings is starting to create headlines in the UK – and not just for introducing the Brits to its charity sausage sizzles.

The tumult continues at the perennial real fixer-upper that is John McGrath's real estate shop McGrath Ltd.

How many global telecom executives does it take to change Telstra's woeful record on network outages?

If Malcolm Turnbull doesn't feel like repeating his million-dollar donation to his hapless Liberal Party this year there is no need to fret.

Donald Trump's controversial immigration ban has finally triggered a response from his biggest media benefactor.

Get your booklights out, The Daughters of Henry Wong is the fourth literary offering from Harrison Young.

The Australia Day Honours list has served up another trough of gongs for our poorly paid, and under recognised, corporate chiefs.

Brexit, Trump, Mariah Carey. It was a year of surprise and unexpected consequences.

An appeal could see convicted insider trader, Oliver Curtis, freed on Friday, but family ties ensure he – like his partner in crime John Hartman – don't pay too harshly for their crimes.

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James Packer's annus horribilis is now complete with his casino operation, Crown Resorts, announcing a comprehensive retreat from its global ambitions.

Some of the most rapacious names in investment banking and private equity are lining up to buy a multi-billion-dollar lotto ticket.

Not all of the surprises were nasty this year, not if you were one of Australia's lucky iron ore billionaires.

He's one canny operator is our Communications Minister, Mitch Fifield, whose patch includes our tin pot NBN Network.

One of the most crucial jobs in Donald Trump's administration has been given to a Darwin-born Aussie who is no stranger to the US political scene.

Despite the provocations of the Brexit vote, the downfall of Roger Ailes at Fox, and Trump's triumph, Rupert Murdoch's Twitter account has been dormant since his famous sign off tweet in March. But that should not be mistaken for inactivity.

It is the property price metric in which Melbourne appears to be leaving Sydney for dead – chief executives who have to sell company stock to buy a home.

The Beston Global Food Company has not exactly set the world alight with its plans to cash onin on China's dining boom with a loose bag of assets that included "export grade lobster" interests, organic milk and a fine cheese maker.

Surfstitch investors were calling for accountability at its recent AGM after suffering one of the worst IPO wipe outs of the decade - and boy have they got it.

As our befuddling year comes to a close, it pays to remember which companies can rely on the magic pudding formula.

More than two decades have passed since Len Ainsworth retired from Aristocrat Leisure, but he is still receiving the sort of retirement perks that current CEO Jamie Odell could only dream about. Like a Porsche Cayenne.

Aussie tech guru Alex Hartman has quickly found his feet after walking away from the digital media company he founded, NewZulu. He is now working for the private office of Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher.

ANZ's chief executive Shayne Elliott is ending his first year in the top job as the Grinch who stole Christmas.

Poker industry legend, Len Ainsworth, might not rate Aristocrat Leisure's chief, Jamie Odell, but Len's family have a billion reasons to thank the departing CEO for an incredible run at the poker machine maker.