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Fortescue’s executive chairman and founder, Andrew Forrest.

Billionaire Andrew Forrest’s green crusade cops a reality check

Fortescue is about to turn 21, and with age seemingly comes wisdom, as the company puts its enormously expensive green hydrogen plans on the backburner.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
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Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil says the effects of the outage could linger for weeks.

Global IT crash could cause weeks of ‘teething issues’, minister says

Microsoft has estimated a software update by cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike disabled 8.5 million devices around the world, crippling airport check-ins, supermarkets and emergency information services.

  • by Angus Thompson and Millie Muroi
Microsoft was hit with a cyber outage on Friday.

‘Largest IT outage in history’ caused by US-based cybersecurity firm

A widespread CrowdStrike outage hit the nation’s supermarkets, banks, telecommunications companies and other businesses on Friday afternoon.

  • by David Swan and Eryk Bagshaw
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Opinion & Perspectives

CEO burnout: The ‘dirty little secret’ among business top brass

Burnout is a multibillion-dollar-a-year problem, with money primarily being haemorrhaged via days lost to stress, fatigue and poor mental health.

Charlotte Lytton

$67 million stegosaurus upends the dinosaur hierarchy

A billionaire hedge fund founder has splashed around nine times Sotheby’s presale estimate for a stegosaurus skeleton, making it the most valuable fossil sold at an auction.

Chris Bryant

My company got sold and no one told us. Is that fair?

Your employer may not have a legal responsibility to tell you about the sale of the business, but it’s clear they may not value you appropriately.

Jonathan Rivett
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Palm Valley Spirits managing director Lewis Millward backs efforts to strengthen labelling laws for Australian spirits, including adhering to rules about place of origin.

Whiskey wars: US distillers warn Australia to stick to spirit of the law

Complaints about Australian distillers mislabelling products as whiskey and bourbon risk triggering a trade dispute with the United States.

  • by Andrew Taylor
The pub sold to hospitality operators for $3.8 million.

Investors thirst for Melbourne’s much-loved pubs, but others call last drinks

A disturbing number of well-known hostelries are also calling last drinks because of soaring costs.

  • by Tim Boreham

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