The Sydney pokies and pub billionaire has fought off a legal challenge that tried to reduce the number of gaming machines in two of his Alice Springs hotels. States and territories will review information-sharing systems and alcohol laws under an agreement for urgent action. There are the men who perpetrate financial abuse, but there are also the platforms which have for too long been unprepared to confront the damage they facilitate. Only a week after the club played a \u201crespect\u201d game for gender equality, new data shows its reliance on revenue that experts say is linked to relationship abuse.<\/p>\n
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As largely expected, the 2026 Federal Budget has delivered a twin tax blow to landlords and property investors in a bid to make it easier for Australians to buy their own homes. Get news, reviews and expert insights every Thursday from CarGuide, ACM’s exclusive motoring partner. Your weekday morning newsletter on national affairs, politics and more. Perry Williams writes on business from our Sydney newsroom, specialising in gaming and resources.<\/p>\n
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See how the government plans to help younger Australians into the housing market, increase taxes on Baby Boomers and rein in NDIS spending. The reason today\u2019s senior executives are \u2018shy\u2019 about ESG is that their efforts have not prevented major scandals. Investors and CEOs say non-financial issues remain a key risk for businesses, but we may have outgrown the phrase \u2018environmental, social, governance\u2019. Spanish daily \u201cEl Pais\u201d reported that the passenger left MV Hondius between April 22 and 24, 10 days after the first reports of death from a strain of hantavirus.<\/p>\n
The Viva Energy oil refinery in Geelong\ufeff, Victoria suffered damage in an explosive fire which began about 11pm yesterday, with production output expected to be slashed to “minimum rates” following the blaze. Emergency services were called to Karreman Quarries on West \ufeffMount Cotton Road in Sheldon about 2.20pm yesterday following reports a man had been critically injured in a forklift incident. The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating after a Nissan Navara utility hit the child while turning right onto Toohey Street in Caboolture, Moreton Bay, about 6.47pm yesterday. I\ufefft has been almost a year since Byron, 23, was found at the bottom of a plunge pool while on holiday in Indonesia. Russell Frajman, 65, had been attempting to remove the customer from his pharmacy on Fitzroy Street in St Kilda about 12.47pm yesterday, when he was subjected to a vicious attack. Bishop reportedly tendered her resignation\ufeff to the university and Albanese government last night seven months before her tenure was due to expire in December.<\/p>\n
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Meet the accidental hoteliers who are responsible for some of the most beautiful new places to stay on the island of Menorca and the Balearics. Shares in Life360 tumbled after the company revealed a series of technical glitches stopped it from reaching its app download targets in the first quarter. A 10-minute set-up for automated deposits and sustainable spending buffers prevent minor financial lapses from derailing long-term prosperity. It seems the archdiocese is on a selling spree, putting at least its fifth property on the market in the past 12 months. The US president has been weakened by the war with Iran, but China needs a stable global economy so it can keep exporting its goods and boosting growth at home. The Western Australian government is now spending more per head of population than debt-ridden Victoria.<\/p>\n
Kjerulf Ainsworth has made the move to stop an off-market takeover by major shareholder Novomatic. Documents show executives at the gaming machines giant were paid $15 million by its billionaire founder shortly after he offloaded his 53 per cent stake. Emergency services responded to reports of a crash shortly after 7.45 am today, with multiple crews, including a helicopter, now at the scene.<\/p>\n