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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