business

Australia’s tipping culture is in the spotlight, following reports more businesses are adding automatic tips to diners’ bills in response to rising operating costs. Source link

The Ballini family made the move to regional Queensland where they are are paying half the mortgage they were in the south-east, but that’s rapidly changing. Source link

The Federal Court has increased penalties to be paid by ANZ to $250 million, while the ASX closed slightly higher. Source link

People who fully paid before the company collapsed can receive their vans if they pay an extra fee, while the majority of customers remain in limbo. Source link

The Victorian government turns to developer contributions and car park levies as it tries to raise more than $10 billion in funding for the first stage of the Suburban Rail Loop. Source link

Kerry Schott’s report into the Triple Zero outage debacle increases pressure on Optus to implement 21 recommendations, some of them “urgent”, and highlights numerous errors. Source link

After 22,0000 successful deliveries, Gopal Bandameeda was blocked from the Amazon app. Now a Fair Work Commission finding will let him get back to work.  Source link

Financial services company Netwealth has agreed to pay more than $100 million to more than 1,000 clients who invested in the failed First Guardian super fund through its platform. Source link

Optus has released a much-anticipated review into September’s network failure that left hundreds of people unable to reach Triple Zero (000) and was linked to two deaths. Source link

The chief executive of Perth-based oil and gas producer Woodside, Meg O’Neill, resigns from the company effective immediately in order to take up the same role at BP. Source link