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Household spending increases in June, powered by EV sales
Australian household spending rose for a second month in June as consumers splashed out on electric vehicles amid rising fuel costs. Source link
Westpac plugs five AWS AI agents into core lending processes
Analysing payslips and transactions to make decisions faster. Source link
Russia-linked "Midnight Blizzard" group hijacks hotel wi-fi with CaptiveCrunch
Hacked hotel wireless harvests credentials and delivers malware. Source link
Why traditional cyber risk assessment in cybersecurity is broken
Most cyber risk heatmaps look tidy, but Luke Irwin argues that is part of the problem. Source link
Councils push to set their own rates for mining companies
The Local Government Association of the Northern Territory wants legislative changes to allow councils to set mining rates within their own areas. Source link
Billion-dollar property collapse highlights private credit danger
Examinations of the downfall of Jon Adgemis’s property empire may well shed light on the extent to which private credit firms, essentially a shadow banking industry with little or no regulation, have their hooks into the economy. Source link
How a father's love of music took his daughter to the world stage
From Newcastle in NSW to Windsor Castle in England, Christopher and Miriam Allan carry their family’s love of music across generations and continents. Source link
Purpose-built IaaS presents new revenue opportunities for service providers
MSPs gain a simpler path to IaaS. Source link
Hens moved indoors but free-range label still allowed
The consumer watchdog has relaxed rules on free-range labelling as egg producers move their hens indoors to prevent the spread of bird flu. Source link
ASX 200 gains 1.4 per cent to five-month high — as it happened
The Australian share market is now less than a percentage point from a record high. Look back on how the session unfolded, plus insights from our business reporters on the ABC News markets blog. Source link