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Premier Chris Minns said 250 officers will train for fast deployment at events and landmarks, with the first 60 on patrol from November 1 after December’s Bondi Beach attack killed 15 people.
Your Daily UpdateVariable mortgages and deposit rates moved with the RBA’s 4.60 percent cash target while ASX futures tracked oil above $US103, Charlton closed frontier-AI consultations, and Geelong landed Rowan Marshall.
Lead storyWestpac's Lowest Advertised Variable Home Loan Now Starts at 6.24 After RepricingWestpac lifted variable home-loan reference rates by 25 basis points from 9 October, leaving its lowest advertised owner-occupier rate at 6.24 percent as all four majors ended sub-6 percent headline pricing after the RBA move to 4.60 percent.
StocksASX 200 Futures Edge Higher as Oil Spike Offsets Wall Street Semiconductor Slide
BusinessCBA and Westpac Match RBA Hike on Savings Accounts Effective From Friday
AICharlton Backs Aviation-Style Tests for Frontier AI as Data-Centre Consultation Wraps
SecurityFortnum Private Wealth Faces ASIC Cyber Licence Test After Authorised Representative Gaps
SportsSt Kilda traded ruckman Rowan Marshall to Geelong for pick 14 and a 2028 third-round selection, giving the Cats another big man alongside recent acquisitions as the AFL trade period heated up on Thursday.
The Reserve Bank asked households to accept higher borrowing costs to tame inflation, yet grocery and energy bills are still catching up while bank mortgage rates reset today—policy makers cannot assume pain is evenly timed.
ASIC’s civil case against Fortnum Private Wealth over cyber controls at its authorised-representative network reached a Supreme Court hearing in Sydney, testing how far licensees must supervise third-party advisers on security training and risk systems.
Assistant Minister Andrew Charlton said frontier AI developers should prove their safety systems work, mirroring aviation and banking supervision, as public submissions closed on mandatory data-centre and training standards due to be legislated in 2027.
A sharp drop in US semiconductor stocks set up a weak lead for ASX technology companies on Friday, with Wisetech, Xero and NEXTDC among the names traders marked down after Nvidia and Broadcom fell more than 3 percent overnight.
Westpac lifted variable home-loan reference rates by 25 basis points from 9 October, leaving its lowest advertised owner-occupier rate at 6.24 percent as all four majors ended sub-6 percent headline pricing after the RBA move to 4.60 percent.
S&P/ASX 200 futures rose 19 points to 8715 near 7am AEDT as crude climbed above $US103, while a 3.4 percent slump in a key US chip index set up another volatile session for local tech and energy names.
Commonwealth Bank and Westpac lifted headline savings and term-deposit rates by 25 basis points in line with the Reserve Bank’s 4.60 percent cash target, giving savers a partial offset as variable mortgages reset the same day.
Geelong acquired defender Jordan Ridley and pick 60 from Essendon for Jack Bowes, a 2027 first-round selection and a 2028 second-rounder on day three of the AFL trade period.
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