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The rise and coming fall of Updater, the unicorn that never was

The rise and coming fall of Updater, the unicorn that never was

There is a certain odour developing around start-up company Updater, which always felt a bit more like Blue Sky than Atlassian.

Disney deal makes billionaires out of Murdoch children

Disney deal makes billionaires out of Murdoch children

The Murdoch Family Trust has just become $12 billion richer — but that's not all the Fox-Disney deal has reaped for the family.

Foxtel's big challenge for 2019: stop the churn

Foxtel's big challenge for 2019: stop the churn

Foxtel needs to find a way to replace departing subscribers, as costs mount and revenues fall.

Will consumers get a look-in when it comes to breaking up Big Tech?

Will consumers get a look-in when it comes to breaking up Big Tech?

The regulatory tide has turned against big tech companies with a vengeance — but will consumer interests be addressed in the rush to regulate?

Winds of change leave climate denialists isolated

Winds of change leave climate denialists isolated

Changing political sentiment, and increasing business and investor hostility to fossil fuels, has left denialists isolated as climate action becomes a prerequisite for mainstream politics.

What the Reserve Bank did — and didn't — say about climate change

What the Reserve Bank did — and didn't — say about climate change

The Reserve Bank has confirmed that banks, business and investors must think about the economic impacts of climate change — and that is what it is doing in its monetary policy decisions.

FOFA II? Pushback from rentseekers begins anew

FOFA II? Pushback from rentseekers begins anew

A segment of the financial planning industry continues to see itself as the real victim of banking scandals and is desperate to stop any reform.

Free-to-air viability in doubt as companies slash TV value

Free-to-air viability in doubt as companies slash TV value

Southern Cross Austereo has followed Seven West Media in slashing millions from the value of its TV operations.

Labor panders to dairy farmers with 'harebrained' milk proposal

Labor panders to dairy farmers with 'harebrained' milk proposal

Labor's proposal for a floor price for milk reflects an inability to see that agriculture is an industry like any other.

Seven Group results a warning on media value

Seven Group results a warning on media value

With its biggest shareholder slashing the value of its holding, the Seven West board is under a lot of pressure.