John Clarke and Bryan Dawe have been satirical stalwarts of the ABC. Now they’re at risk of being boned, according to whispers in Aunty’s Sydney corridors.

The Federal Government's tweaks to unfair dismissal processes are entirely sensible, even if they have left employer groups predictably underwhelmed.

Next week's annual general meeting of News Corp shareholders in Los Angeles, at Hollywood's Daryl F. Zanuck Theater will see formidable forces ranged against the might of the Murdochs.

In October and November, many listed Australian companies will hold their annual general meetings. We take a look at some of the most interesting AGMs coming up over the next few months.

Our “If I ran Fairfax” series continues with a Johannesburg-based journo, a Liberal party election campaign veteran, a leading ad-man, and a former editor of The Age weigh in with their ideas.

Exactly one year after The Guardian blew the lid off the News of the World hacking scandal with its story on murdered teenager Milly Dowler, the man who organised the hacking for the Murdochs' paper, private eye Glenn Mulcaire, has been ordered by Britain's Supreme Court to name names -- and he has said he will do just that.

Even if Peter Slipper loses the Speakership, this government should be able to limp on, looking more and more like Monty Python's famous Black Knight.

It's time to dust off the crystal ball to ask the big question: what will the rich list look like in five years' time?

Kim Williams had better watch out. The word around Holt Street is that domineering New York Post editor Col Allan, best known for taking Kevin Rudd to a New York strip club, could be heading back to Australia to run News Limited's print division.

Gina Rinehart's latest plea against the mining and carbon taxes comes with a warning: a recession's approaching and now's not the time to turn off investors.