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Card Surcharges End, NDIS Budgets Reset and Housing Slide Deepens on a Packed October 1
Australia's October 1 slate brings checkout surcharge abolition, halved NDIS community participation budgets, Cotality's sixth monthly home-value fall, and premiers pushing back on hospital funding tied to disability savings.
Credit CardsAustralia Bans Debit and Credit Card Surcharges at Checkout From Today
Businesses can no longer add card payment surcharges at checkout from 1 October, as Treasury rules and ACCC guidance take effect for most in-person and online purchases.
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HealthNDIS Community Participation Budgets Halve From October 1 Amid 2.8 Billion in Plan Cuts
BusinessCotality Index Marks Sixth Month of Falls as Economists Warn of Steepest Australian Housing Downturn in 40 Years
PoliticsState Premiers Say Hospital Deal Falls Short as Butler Links NDIS Savings to Health Funding
ScienceMonosporascus cannonballus Appears on Katherine Melon Farm in Territory First
StocksFortescue and Mineral Resources Surge as Pilbara Iron Ore Fines Price Ticks Higher on October Open
SecurityAFP Charges Three Over SIM-Swap Thefts Targeting SMSF Trustee Portals in Queensland
OpinionEditorial: Surcharge-Free Checkout Still Leaves Room for Minimum-Spend Workarounds
AIDepartment of Industry Lists Firms Queued for Mandatory High-Risk AI Incident Reporting From October
TechnologyNBN Co Opens Fibre Upgrade Pre-Orders for 14,000 Western Sydney Premises After Ribbon Cut
EntertainmentABC Locks Spring Racing Carnival Broadcast Windows as Streaming Rivals Cut Annual Plans
SportsRoosters List Boyd Centre as Doubtful for NRL Semi as Panthers Train Through Penrith Heat
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Department of Industry Lists Firms Queued for Mandatory High-Risk AI Incident Reporting From October
The Department of Industry published a queue of companies that must file mandatory high-risk artificial intelligence incident reports from October under Australia’s voluntary-to-mandatory guardrail pathway.
NBN Co Opens Fibre Upgrade Pre-Orders for 14,000 Western Sydney Premises After Ribbon Cut
NBN Co opened fibre upgrade pre-orders for 14,000 premises in western Sydney after contractors finished a backbone ribbon cut, promising download speeds up to one gigabit on eligible HFC and FTTN lines.
ABC Locks Spring Racing Carnival Broadcast Windows as Streaming Rivals Cut Annual Plans
ABC locked free-to-air windows for Melbourne Cup week while streaming rivals cut annual plan prices ahead of the spring racing carnival broadcast push.
Roosters List Boyd Centre as Doubtful for NRL Semi as Panthers Train Through Penrith Heat
Sydney Roosters named Boyd Centre as doubtful for their NRL semi-final while Penrith trained through heat ahead of a home final qualifying clash at BlueBet Stadium.