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Should Paul Barry be the last journalist to host Media Watch?
With Barry about to end his 11-year tenure in the hot seat, the ABC could hand over the task of keeping the outlets honest to someone outside the so-called media bubble.
- by Calum Jaspan
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Williamstown’s shipyard hits the slipway with a price tag of $200m
The last shipyard of its kind in Victoria is for sale eight years after the last vessel plunged down the slipway.
- by Nicole Lindsay
Penfolds hikes prices in bid to reclaim top billing in China
Treasury Wine Estates is doubling headcount in China to re-establish the Penfolds brand as China’s top luxury drop – and has flagged global price increases.
- by Jessica Yun
Guzman y Gomez’s sizzling $3b debut raises hopes for IPO market revival
Mexican fast-food chain Guzman y Gomez has clinched its place as the hottest float in years, soaring to a valuation of more than $3 billion on Thursday.
- by Jessica Yun and Colin Kruger
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Bulls N' Bears
Dart confirms gold in historic Victorian structures
Dart Mining has confirmed multiple mineralised gold structures within the Growlers Hill fault channel at its historic Rushworth project site in Victoria.
- by Craig Nolan
Opinion
Nuclear energy
Coalition’s nuclear utopia could put renewables on ice
When the opposition leader unveiled his plan to give nuclear power primacy in the nation’s energy mix, certainty for investors in wind, solar and battery assets vaporised.
- by Elizabeth Knight
‘National campfire’ not so cosy: New chair’s speech puts ABC on notice
Speaking in Melbourne, Kim Williams called for investment as well as accountability, warning that Australians are “voting with their podcasts”.
- by Calum Jaspan and Stephen Brook
Opinion
Renewables
Your Tesla could make your toast. Why doesn’t it?
One of the most important technologies for a clean power grid is sitting idle in your garage.
- by David Fickling
Boeing faults leave two NASA astronauts stuck in space
Two US astronauts will be left on the International Space Station for much longer than planned because of faults with the Boeing spacecraft designed to return them to Earth.
- by James Titcomb
Ice-cream with tomato sauce? McDonald’s is ending its test run of AI drive-thrus
But the fast-food giant has suggested it isn’t ruling out other potential artificial intelligence plans down the road.
- by Wyatte Grantham-Philips
Opinion
Executive pay
Should the Qantas board cut Alan Joyce’s pay deal down to size?
The airline has enlisted an influential governance expert to advise on whether to claw back up to $16 million from the former CEO’s performance-based pay entitlement.
- by Elizabeth Knight