Business
Market movers
Privacy watchdog sues Medibank over cyber hack
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner alleges Medibank breached privacy laws and exposed its customers to risk of identity theft, extortion and financial crime.
- by David Swan
Updated
Sharemarket
ASX rises as GDP growth slumps; Treasury Wines rallies, miners fall
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Exclusive
Childcare
‘We were left in limbo’: Childcare boss accused of not paying workers on time
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Opinion
Aviation
Another approach? The Qatar decision scar has barely healed. Now it’s about to be reopened
- by Elizabeth Knight
Currency
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Companies
Ban fossil fuel ads to prevent ‘climate hell’, says UN chief
UN Secretary General António Guterres branded oil and gas companies the “godfathers of climate chaos” and said they should face an advertising ban, similar to those rolled out against tobacco.
- by James Warrington
Opinion
Executive pay
It’s time Elon Musk faced a blunt truth about Tesla
Elon Musk is one of the great entrepreneurs of the century, but even he isn’t worth the biggest pay packet in history.
- by Matthew Lynn
News Corp boss defends $376m AI deal amid looming job cuts
- by Calum Jaspan and Olivia Ireland
Opinion
Cyber protection
Medibank on the hook for trillions but there’s more at stake than money
- by Elizabeth Knight
Markets
Updated
Sharemarket
ASX rises as GDP growth slumps; Treasury Wines rallies, miners fall
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
The economy
Opinion
Inflation
What’s happening in the economy is that no one’s sure what’s happening
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Inside China
The West is completely unprepared for Xi Jinping’s next masterstroke
- by Philip Pilkington
Opinion & Perspectives
It’s time Elon Musk faced a blunt truth about Tesla
Elon Musk is one of the great entrepreneurs of the century, but even he isn’t worth the biggest pay packet in history.
Matthew Lynn
Medibank on the hook for trillions but there’s more at stake than money
The $21.5 trillion in fines that the health insurer faces is an uncomfortable reminder to corporate Australia that it’s not just the cyber criminals that are now on the hook.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
The US dollar is making a comeback at China’s expense
The demise of the US dollar has been predicted so often it has been taken as an established truth. It may or may not be true in the long term – but for now, the greenback is back in favour.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Banking & finance
Opinion
G7 summit
Named and shamed: The West just turned up the heat on China and Russia
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Entrepreneurship
A force of nature with a wry smile: Lang Walker remembered
Billionaire and philanthropist Lang Walker was remembered as a transformative force in Australia’s urban landscape at a memorial service at Sydney Town Hall on Friday.
- by Colin Kruger and Carolyn Cummins
The iron men with a $3 billion plan to save the planet
Two former Fortescue executives want to reduce the enormous carbon footprint of iron ore, Australia’s most lucrative export industry. It’ll cost at least $3 billion.
- by Anne Hyland
Media
News Corp boss defends $376m AI deal amid looming job cuts
- by Calum Jaspan and Olivia Ireland
Workplace
Exclusive
Childcare
‘We were left in limbo’: Childcare boss accused of not paying workers on time
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Investigation
Franchising
As franchisors partied in Cairns, the body representing them was on the brink of financial ruin
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Commercial real estate
Mining
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Mergers & acquisitions
Anglo rejects BHP’s $74 billion third offer, but leaves door open for deal
- by Simon Johanson