Friday 27 March 2026

A growing number of service stations are running out of fuel, as the agricultural sector warns about a critical lack of fertiliser, due to the Middle East conflict.  
Meta and Google’s YouTube found liable in a landmark social media addiction trial
A new study shows five commercial products account for 31 per cent of all deaths globally
The federal government supports an above inflation wage increase for minimum wage workers
Qantas’s earnings set to be hammered by rising fuel costs

Plus the next interview in our Accelerator series with Airwallex. Today’s guest: Ross Fastuca from Webjet Business Travel about finding a gap in an established industry like travel, and using technology to disrupt and scale.

Friday 27 March 2026
A growing number of service stations are running out of fuel, as the agricultural sector warns about a critical lack of fertiliser, due to the Middle East conflict.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<li aria-level="1">Meta and Google&rsquo;s YouTube found liable in a landmark social media addiction trial</li>
<li aria-level="1">A new study shows five commercial products account for 31 per cent of all deaths globally</li>
<li aria-level="1">The federal government supports an above inflation wage increase for minimum wage workers</li>
<li aria-level="1">Qantas&rsquo;s earnings set to be hammered by rising fuel costs</li>
</ul>
Plus the next interview in our Accelerator series with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.airwallex.com/">Airwallex</a>. Today&rsquo;s guest: Ross Fastuca from Webjet Business Travel about finding a gap in an established industry like travel, and using technology to disrupt and scale.

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Fuel runs dry, ag hit by conflict; Meta, YouTube guilty in addiction trial; Qantas travails

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