Australia

Every payment terminal in Australia must stop adding a surcharge to eftpos, Mastercard and Visa transactions from 1 October 2026, and the Reserve Bank expects most small merchants to be better off.

Read the stranding records for the Gulf of Carpentaria and one thing stands out: pygmy blue whales do not belong there. The Gulf is shallow, warm and enclosed, sitting well inside waters the subspecies is almost never documented to enter.

Retail loss prevention has one persistent weak point: the door. Self-checkouts can be hardened, staff trained, body-worn cameras installed, and shrinkage still climbs.

Open a business in Australia in 2021 and still be trading today, and you have already beaten the odds by more than most people realise.

BHP's FY2026 result was straightforward: underlying profit rose 30 per cent on the prior year, driven by a commodity mix that has shifted decisively.

Sydney-based fintech LoanOptions has formalised a partnership with Aussie, the retail broker brand operated by Lendi Group, extending its AI-powered asset finance capability to Aussie's national broker network.

The core engineering problem Quantum Lock is solving is deceptively specific: how do you verify the internal state of a device you cannot physically reach? Software-based approaches rely on heuristics, pattern matching and code signatures.

Self-managed superannuation funds have been able to borrow under limited recourse borrowing arrangements, or LRBAs, to buy investment property since the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 first permitted the practice.