Wesfarmers

The chief executives of Qantas, Wesfarmers and Endeavour Group fronted investors at the Macquarie Australia Conference as another rate hike loomed large.

Could Catch have survived if it was managed differently? It's impossible to know for sure, but former executives say Wesfarmers made strategic missteps after buying the startup.

Insiders dispute the $80 billion conglomerate's explanation for the demise of the once popular deals website, in a classic case of a corporate killing a startup.

Artificial intelligence is booming, and Australia's biggest companies want you to know they're in on it.