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Owner of Rye hotel hit with $80,000 fine and required to sell business after staff falsified records to cover up an erroneous cash payoutFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe owner of a Victorian hotel has been fined $80,000 and will be forced to sell the business after staff tried...

PM says federal government will make ‘no changes’ to Western Australia GST payments, which could hit $50bn over a decadeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government is considering “time-limited support” for the nickel industry in Western Australia as it faces growing international competition from Indonesian producers, Anthony Albanese...

Tributes flow for pioneer and ‘doyen’ of industry who has died at the age of 81Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHarold Mitchell, the advertising industry figure known as Australia’s pioneering and most influential media buyer, has died, aged 81.The Melbourne businessman said in his autobiography that he and a few others “changed how advertising works” in Australia...

Consultancy’s global executive says report suggests there’s no evidence confidential information was used for commercial gainGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPwC has faced furious rebuke from politicians, the country’s tax office and a regulator for repeatedly refusing to share a report it used to argue that a damaging tax leaks scandal was isolated to Australia.The report, by...

The company’s CEO says he’s ‘acutely aware of the cost of living pressures both our customers and the broader community is under’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastElectricity and gas company AGL Energy has posted a return to profit but rejected accusations the sector is price gouging cash-strapped households.“We are...

Travel website says some accommodation partners targeted by phishing emails but its backend systems have not been breachedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastScams mentioning the popular travel booking website Booking.com surged by more than 580% last year, with total losses reaching more than $337,000, according to the consumer watchdog.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said 363...

Banks say tax tweaks approved by Anthony Albanese’s cabinet may slow pace of RBA interest rate cuts and further reforms are needed to fill budget shortfallsStage-three tax cuts: cabinet approves new cost-of-living relief for workers on less than $150,000Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government’s changes to the...

Alphabet Workers’ Union says contract’s end will have ‘devastating impact’ on subcontractors who do the grunt work involved in training AIGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastGoogle has ended a multimillion-dollar contract with an Australian company that helps train artificial intelligence using contractors across the globe, in a move the union said reveals the precarious employment conditions of...

PM says Labor government will receive advice by Wednesday’s caucus meeting on how best to assist Australians struggling with rising costsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has continued to raise expectations of further cost-of-living relief as some backbench MPs debate the possibility Labor could modify stage-three income tax...

Detectives believe man is targeting single women – while AFP shines spotlight on romance fraudGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLaw enforcement agencies are on the hunt for a man accused of stealing millions from property market investors as police warn Australians to be on guard against “pig butchering” scams before Valentine’s Day.A Victorian man is alleged to...

ABS data highlights shoppers’ attraction to promotions, as supermarkets giants discount unhealthy food twice as often as healthier itemsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSupermarket promotional items can sell at up to 70 times their normal rate, analysis shows, in a sign of the market power the grocery giants exert over Australian households that includes a preference to...

Hardware chain tops Brand Finance rankings for strongest brand for third year in a row, with Woolworths, Telstra, Commonwealth Bank and Coles ranked the four most valuable brandsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQantas has tumbled to 41st place in an analysis of the strength of Australian brands, due to...

Federal opposition leader told audience at Roy Hill mine that parents and teachers should instruct children about benefits of miningGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPeter Dutton was flown to a party at the Pilbara mine of Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, by another billionaire rich-lister, where he made a speech suggesting parents and teachers talk to children...

Retailer’s move comes after some shoppers said more than $1,000 had been taken from their accountsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastOnline retailer the Iconic has promised to refund customers who were charged large sums for fraudulent orders after having their accounts compromised.The refund pledge follows a backlash from consumers, who have been posting their frustration on the...

Madeleine King says she is ‘extremely disappointed’ while the opposition criticises Labor for ‘embarrassing failure’ on industry policyGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe federal resources minister, Madeleine King, says she is “extremely disappointed” at the closure of a major alumina refinery in her electorate, with about 800 job losses expected, as the opposition criticises the government over...