Fuel heading to Australia won't last a month, industry says
By Adelaide Miller and Sara Tomevska

Those in trucking industry are not getting hopes up that fuel will arrive in Australia, after Energy Minister announces 53 ships are on their way.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-03/chris-bowen-fuel-update-industry-concerned-not-enough/106530238

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Fuel heading to Australia won't last a month, industry says

Those in trucking industry are not getting hopes up that fuel will arrive in Australia, after Energy Minister announces 53 ships are on their way.

'There's a chance of a recession,' warns Westpac boss
By Adelaide Miller

Westpac's chief executive, Anthony Miller, says Australians need to acknowledge there is a growing risk the country could slip into recession, amid the Iran war-driven fuel crisis and rising interest rates.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-03/westpac-chief-executive-andrew-miller-recession-interest-rates/106525336

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'There's a chance of a recession,' warns Westpac boss

Westpac's chief executive, Anthony Miller, says Australians need to acknowledge there is a growing risk the country could slip into recession, amid the Iran war-driven fuel crisis and rising interest rates.

International crypto firm targets uni students despite ASIC ban
By Adelaide Miller

A major cryptocurrency platform is operating like "gambling" in Australia, according to experts, despite new regulatory laws.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-02/crypto-bitget-markets-in-australia-despite-asic-intervention/106459930

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International crypto firm targets uni students despite ASIC ban

A major cryptocurrency platform is operating like "gambling" in Australia, according to experts, despite new regulatory laws.

Surcharges on debit and credit cards to go from October
By Adelaide Miller

The removal of surcharges on debit and credit cards is one of the sweeping reforms from the Reserve Bank.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-31/rba-surcharges-debit-credit-new-reforms-october-2026/106500064

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RBA to remove surcharges on debit, credit cards and card networks

The removal of surcharges on debit and credit cards is one of the sweeping reforms from the Reserve Bank.

Webjet fined $9 million for excluding fees from ads, falsely confirming bookings

Webjet has agreed to pay a $9 million fine for making false or misleading statements about the price of flights and booking confirmations.

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“[T]he work of squeezing quality and dignity and concern out of the #labor is automated, or something very near to it

“[B]ut the services of a stern man's face are required in the moments when that work delivers the eruptions of tragedy and carnage that it always does. Someone has to look ashamed, and also ensure that the shameful stuff doesn't stop, or slow.”

https://defector.com/how-will-the-golden-age-of-making-it-worse-end

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How Will The Golden Age Of "Making It Worse" End? | Defector

One of the more poignant and ridiculous and enduringly popular contemporary American insanities is the belief that one person—it’s almost always a man, although Jennifer Garner did get to do it in a movie once—can make a critical difference in any bad situation, provided that person is angry and violent enough. The most crystalline expression […]

Critics pan ASIC as 'toothless tiger' amid anger over collapse of critical WA coal mine Griffin

Australia's corporate regulator is accused of failing to properly investigate a "bankrupt" coal mine whose troubles are threatening the security of a state's electricity system.

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Indigenous advocates return to Canberra to ask for compensation over Youpla mess

Advocates are in Canberra asking the government to compensate the thousands of people who put their money into funeral insurer Youpla. But finding out exactly who they are won't be easy.

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