David Jones has announced the closure of 19 stores and the shedding of thousands of jobs as FTI Consulting attempts to navigate the retailer's difficulties. Also in The Front’s afternoon headlines, documents from Anthropic reveal federal government plans to consider an AI copyright 'opt out' model for Australian creators.

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David Jones to close 19 stores, thousands of jobs axed

David Jones collapse signals wider retail crisis as changing consumer habits hit stores

Anthropic reveals plan to compromise creator copyright for AI