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Never mind the politicisation of energy and carbon policy – the market and legal system is moving rapidly to instil the discipline and punishment the government isn't game to discuss.

• COMMENT

The old joke says the questions in economics exams don't change from year to year, but the answers do. Welcome to the economics of energy and climate change, which has changed a lot without many people noticing - including Malcolm Turnbull and his climate-change denying mates.

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First Super has written to four fund managers that it invests members' money in questioning the Domino's business model after the recent Fairfax investigation into the pizza giant.

Stronger investment returns helped Medibank Private defy challenging conditions and deliver a small rise in profit.

• COMMENT

I know how Jules Verne must have felt. My recent trip to New York plus three days in Israel and two more in London was a fascinating circumnavigation but thanks to Qantas and the LLJets I did it quicker than 80 days in a balloon.

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The federal Treasurer and the Finance Minister threw several years of Coalition dogma out the window and it's been reported as if it's just another day at the office.

The media were only allowed 15 minutes to ask questions of Mr Stokes and Seven boss Tim Worner about the sex scandal which has engulfed the network for months now, but it was worth the wait.

• COMMENT

Minutes into Don Meij's investor presentation, the Domino's share price tanked 8 per cent.

• ANALYSIS

Scratch beneath the surface of CBA's record profit and it is also clear that Australian banking is by no means returning to its boom days.

• COMMENT

He's a former Olympic silver medallist in rowing, an accomplished, successful and understated man who has tasted most parts of the Wesfarmers empire.

• COMMENT

Government at any price is the lowest common denominator of politics. The nation ends up paying for it.

​Even if you're not much of a fashionista, it's been hard to miss the firestorm that has recently engulfed the Ivanka Trump brand.

• COMMENT

For all the signs that our economy is on the mend, two influential reports on Friday highlighted the soft underbelly of Australia's labour market.

Reserve Bank chief gently reproves Turnbull's failings.

• COMMENT

This year should see the end of the economy's protracted 'transition' back to business as usual. You beaut.

• ANALYSIS

What is the Murdoch family doing about investor frustration resulting from the fact that News Corp shares have fallen 20 per cent?

• ANALYSIS

Apple was slugged with an $18b fine by the EU last year but the company will be smiling if Donald Trump's US tax plan gets off the ground.

• COMMENT

A trip to an operating theatre offers hope.

• COMMENT

That infamous phone call between Donald Trump and Malcolm Turnbull notwithstanding, shareholders in Australian banks should be grateful for the US president's appreciation of their dividend checks.

• COMMENT

Rio Tinto shareholders will be the major beneficiaries of the company's parsimonious approach to capital expenditure.

• COMMENT

Premier Investments' share price needed a shot of adrenalin, and on Wednesday morning an earnings update provided the required medicine.

• COMMENT

How the regulators respond to the latest investor loan boom is shaping up as the more interesting questions in domestic banking this year – which could have a big impact on the broader real estate market.

• COMMENT

Official retail sales statistics for the all-important pre-Christmas period fell significantly short of expectations, not because Aussies bought fewer items but because we paid less for them.

• COMMENT

Can you feel it? The weight of doubt. That pinch of fear? No, you're not imagining it

• COMMENT

The main trick magicians use is to direct the audience's attention away from the place where they're doing their sleight-of-hand. That's what Malcom Turnbull's up to.

• COMMENT

With Malcolm Turnbull desperate to keep burning coal for electricity, just how important is the mining industry to our economy?

• COMMENT

Sheila McGregor's departure has been executed quietly, but its timing sent a loud message.

• COMMENT

Pressure is mounting on Australian airlines to make fresh cuts to capacity after Virgin Australia's softer than expected second quarter left investors worrying about the state of the aviation market.

• COMMENT

After a week in NYC and plenty of discussions, I can tell you that no one knows what impact Trump will have.

• COMMENT

The results presented by gaming and wagering giant Tabcorp on Thursday underline why the competition regulator should reverse its 10-year-old decision to block a merger with Tatts.