Supply Chains

Guardian Australia’s analysis finds repayments are below rent in some areas, but the comparison excludes other costs of owning a home.

Communications Minister Anika Wells says eSafety has urged technology companies to keep the livestream off their platforms as the government prepares to limit Australians’ exposure.

The treasurer says he and the prime minister agreed the tax office needed more time before ending credit card payments for tax bills.

After the Reserve Bank’s surcharge ban took effect on 1 October, rent-payment platforms changed how tenants pay by card. The legality of some new charges remains unresolved.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Pether was in transit after Iraq allowed him to leave Baghdad, following years of Australian government advocacy.

The party is making stronger enforcement provisions a condition of its support for Labor’s proposed online safety bill.

The proposed listing, expected to be the exchange’s biggest since Telstra in 1997, has been shelved as the company turns to private funding.

The majority found NSW’s planning commission failed to consider conditions to minimise emissions from coal burned overseas. MACH Energy says it will review the judgment.

More than a quarter of large companies in the ATO’s 2024–25 transparency database paid no or little Australian corporate tax, with the agency scrutinising digital businesses and supply chains.

Home Affairs has set review deadlines for critical and other systems after an AI agent accessed a government health statistics portal.

Economists warn that further RBA increases could strain mortgage holders and property values while doing little to ease the cost of housing.

Australia’s defence minister says disruption to global fuel supplies is affecting the world economy, with domestic economic and budget impacts to manage.

Discounts and rapid enrolment offers are circulating ahead of the 5 October cancellation, as officials warn unusual starts and new enrolments may be investigated.

The party told members it lent establishment costs to Small Batch Brewing, whose owners include James Ashby, Pauline Hanson and former treasurer Alex Jones.

The $600 million Oakburn facility is designed to process up to three million chickens a week and support more than 1,000 jobs. Its opening has renewed questions about welfare standards in the industry.

A forensic inquiry is examining what systems may have been affected after an agent accessed public and non-public files, Anthony Albanese said.

Neighbouring retailers are reporting refused renewals, higher premiums and fire exclusions as attacks linked to the illicit tobacco trade escalate.

The International Monetary Fund cited inflation risks, higher global energy prices and the possibility of another Reserve Bank rate rise.

The government is expected to propose restrictions on international students bringing family members and measures targeting “visa-hopping”.

The planned facility near Dalby is expected to be developed by Singapore-based Zerra DC and connect to the Braemar power station.