I always wanted to go to university but never did. Instead I enrolled in the university of life and it seemed to work.

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The very notion of having the owner of Sydney's Kingsford Smith airport, Sydney Airport, build and operate the city's second airport at Badgerys Creek is akin to putting the turkey in charge of Thanksgiving.

Debate is needed about the benefits and costs of merging under performing universities.

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Woolworths was expected to beat Coles in the latest quarterly bout of the great supermarket war. But it shot the lights out.

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The big question raised by last month's slowdown in Sydney and Melbourne's housing markets is whether this is a blip on the radar.

My business Little Tokyo Two and the State Library of Queensland created a "Business Studio" about 12 months ago with an intention to fit the gap between having an idea and deciding to start it - essentially a feeder to the rest of the ecosystem. 

First off, we need to deduce what exactly the word "startup" means. I like to break it down into two categories - "Unicorns" and "Zebras".

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Against all odds, Twitter is turning itself around.

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After banks rode a housing debt binge, regulator curbs will make it harder for lenders to grow.

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Pizza wars, $4.95 pizzas and the disastrous impact such strategy directives allegedly wreaked on Pizza Hut franchisees is about to be put on trial.

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On the face of it, Ten Network is probably worth more dead than alive. At least if you are one of the three moguls - Lachlan Murdoch, James Packer and Bruce Gordon - in whose hands its future rests. But the rules of normal financial practice don't apply.

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The budget is unbalanced because of the steady abdication of personal responsibility to the state.

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My billionaire guests were all convinced that there would be a jump and it looks like it's well and truly happening.

Tattoos are more common than ever but the workplace reaction can be mixed.

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BHP Billiton won't want to appear like its decision to sell a lick of its American onshore shale oil and gas assets is a response to bullying from US activist shareholder Elliott Associates.

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The $11 billion battle to create Australia's mega gaming and wagering group is now starting to get interesting.

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There's an interesting test of Donald Trump's presidency coming up tonight: does Wall Street think he has any credibility?

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Unroll.me's customer data mining has come under fire but it seems the start-up is sorry, not sorry.

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Schools need certainty. It's not just pencils they need to budget for, it's speech therapy teachers or school counsellors, where every bit of money could makes a difference to a student's life.

Industry super funds love to criticise the big banks, but they are also closely entwined.

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Few seem to care about renters fate but, for once, a little help may be coming their way.

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The chief executive of Coles and Tabcorp boss are former captains of industry who came to our shores on 457 work visas.

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A Caterpillar and Komatsu cavalry is arriving just in time to save the next two federal budgets.

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Politicians should stop mucking around with superannuation and allow people to have the security of knowing their lifetime savings are safe.

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Wesfarmers amped up its strategic battle plans a year ago to deal with the incoming behemoth Amazon.

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The game of bidding tactics that started six months ago, is only now starting to get interesting.

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His latest move is part of a broader strategy to get his international investments in order and his debt back to more manageable levels.

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Turnbull, Dutton or Trump? Or maybe Hanson or Bernardi? Who can really claim responsibility?

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Iron ore prices are retreating again and the overall Chinese economy is growing less quickly, but one sector is skyrocketing.

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When cartoonists, satirists, comedians and politicians around the world wade in on a corporate blunder, it's time to raise the white flag.