Tuesday 4 August 2026

Gaming companies including Tabcorp and Sportsbet accused of offering drugs and escorts to gamblers.
The sale of electric and hybrid vehicles reaches just under 50 per cent
A private equity consortium set to buy insurance broker Steadfast in a $7 billion deal
Australia’s two biggest fleet management companies to merge
A new study says being poor can do long-term damage to your brain

 

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Tuesday 4 August 2026
Gaming companies including Tabcorp and Sportsbet accused of offering drugs and escorts to gamblers.
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<li aria-level="1">The sale of electric and hybrid vehicles reaches just under 50 per cent</li>
<li aria-level="1">A private equity consortium set to buy insurance broker Steadfast in a $7 billion deal</li>
<li aria-level="1">Australia&rsquo;s two biggest fleet management companies to merge</li>
<li aria-level="1">A new study says being poor can do long-term damage to your brain</li>
</ul>
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Drugs, escorts and gambling; EVs and hybrids hit 50pc; being poor can damage your brain

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