Thursday 10th June 2021

Consumer sentiment tumbles as lockdowns hit confidence, in the first piece of bad economic news in months.

Also today:
Queensland records a locally transmitted case of COVID-9 from a Victoria visitor.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison talks up Australia’s global ambitions.
And the Australian Medical Association wants a sugar tax.

Thursday 10th June 2021
Consumer sentiment tumbles as lockdowns hit confidence, in the first piece of bad economic news in months.
Also today:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Queensland records a locally transmitted case of COVID-9 from a Victoria visitor.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Prime Minister Scott Morrison talks up Australia&rsquo;s global ambitions.</li>
<li aria-level="1">And the Australian Medical Association wants a sugar tax.</li>
</ul>

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Consumer sentiment tumbles, COVID spreads to QLD, push for sugar tax

Friday 13 March 2026

Australia eases emissions standards on petrol as the price of oil surges amid a slump in supply from the Middle East. 
The first signs of cracks in household spending emerge. 
Australia’s tech golden child, Atlassian, cuts 1,600 jobs. 
One-in-seven Australians experience personal fraud each year
Hedgehogs and badgers to replace Winston Churchill and Jane Austen on British pound notes.

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Friday 13 March 2026
Australia eases emissions standards on petrol as the price of oil surges amid a slump in supply from the Middle East.&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">The first signs of cracks in household spending emerge.&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">Australia&rsquo;s tech golden child, Atlassian, cuts 1,600 jobs.&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">One-in-seven Australians experience personal fraud each year</li>
<li aria-level="1">Hedgehogs and badgers to replace Winston Churchill and Jane Austen on British pound notes.</li>
</ul>
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Oil surges, petrol fears; Atlassian cuts 1600 jobs; 1 in 7 Aussies experience fraud

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Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming one of the biggest strategic investments for major companies.

Sean Aylmer speaks with Telstra CFO Michael Ackland, fresh from winning the Investor Engagement Excellence Award at the CFO Awards, about how the telco is using AI to improve customer service, increase productivity and train its workforce, while avoiding the risk of over-investing in a rapidly evolving technology.

Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming one of the biggest strategic investments for major companies. Sean Aylmer speaks with Telstra CFO Michael Ackland, fresh from winning the Investor Engagement Excellence Award at the CFO Awards, about how the telco is using AI to improve customer service, increase productivity and train its workforce, while avoiding the risk of over-investing in a rapidly evolving technology.

Q+A: Telstra’s AI strategy explained

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Consumer sentiment tumbles, COVID spreads to QLD, push for sugar tax

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