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The Anti-Slavery Commissioner is calling for change after Carnival cruise staff alleged conditions one senator called a “floating sweatshop”. Source link

The NSW government’s portable rental bond system starts today and will cost renters who want to use the online service $25. Source link

The ASX is expected to hit a fresh record high after Wall Street’s S&P 500 also closed at a record, while Westpac’s quarterly profits tick higher. Follow the day’s events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.  Source link

Mount Barker is one of South Australia’s fastest-growing districts, but while some businesses are excited about the prospect of more customers, others are competing with tightening wallets and operating pressures. Source link

After decades as a world leader in tobacco control, Australia now finds itself in troubled waters. But those trying to find solutions are far from on the same page. Source link

We seem to have flipped from worrying about rising house prices to worrying about falling house prices. Well, some of us have, anyway. Source link

When Andrew asked his AI personal assistant to book him a spot in a gym class, he had no idea he would accidentally initiate an autonomous cyber attack.   Source link

New research shows most Australians have not made a legally binding death benefit nomination to ensure their superannuation goes to who they want it to when they die. And many funds do not make it easy. Source link

People were cut off and unable to make Triple Zero (000) calls after a blaze near Weipa on Saturday evening damaged cables.  Source link

The US president’s most-recent filings indicate he pocketed more than $US2.2 billion last year through ventures ostensibly run by his family. Source link