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#theguardian.com. × Former NSW Liberal premier Nick Greiner warned executive of internal backlash over burying of election defeat review. Release of review delayed after former leader Peter Dutton raised concerns about some findings against him and his chief-of-staff

#theguardian.com. × Boss of theatre hosting Chinese dance group Shen Yun in Sydney won’t be intimidated by ‘outrageous’ threats. Graeme Kearns, chief executive of Foundation Theatres, says: ‘Our job in theatre is to absolutely defend the right to tell stories about culture’

#theguardian.com. × Reserve Bank could hike cash rate twice in 2026 as Australia’s inflation stays stubbornly high. End of government subsidies drives electricity costs up by 19% in the month and leaves power bills nearly a third higher than they were a year earlier

#theguardian.com. × Bill Kelty’s tax reform comments cast a harsh light on Labor’s lack of ambition. The Labor heavyweight and union legend says young Australians increasingly feel economic policy is rigged against them. But will Jim Chalmers step up?

#theguardian.com. × Is the share market headed toward a ‘SaaS-pocalypse’ – and what would that mean?. Software companies are facing major disruption from AI and investors are pulling back, wiping off billions in value – but does it spell the end for software-as-a-service?

#theguardian.com. × Tim Wilson walks back suggestion Liberals would rethink RBA full employment mandate. New shadow treasurer accused of ‘extreme ideology’ that would result in higher interest rates and unemployment after suggesting RBA’s ‘core purpose’ should be to lower inflation

#theguardian.com. × Jonathan Powell rejects overtures to replace McSweeney as Starmer’s chief of staff. Exclusive: National security adviser previously held the role under Blair but is considering plans to step down this year

#theguardian.com. × Did you buy a coffee machine with a tax refund? It may have affected Australia’s interest rate. Policymakers didn’t think people had the financial capacity to purchase ‘durable’ goods – but a rise in spending contributed to inflation

#theguardian.com. × Commonwealth Bank posts record half-year cash profit as investors pile into housing market. CBA shares surge by 7% after bumper $5.45bn result while data shows owner-occupiers’ share of lending has decreased in tight property market

#theguardian.com. × Australia politics live: police under fire for handling of Sydney protests; chief says speakers ‘incited’ crowd to march. Follow the latest updates live

#theguardian.com. × NSW chief justice says Tony Abbott’s criticism of Harbour Bridge march judge ‘misconceived and ignorant’. Andrew Bell says it’s ‘regrettable’ that former PM suggested judge had made a ‘political judgment’ regarding pro-Palestine protest in August

#theguardian.com. × Australian banks passed interest rate hikes on to mortgage holders – so why haven’t they done so for savings accounts?. There’s an obvious reason for the delay. But the banks still need to compete on savings rates to finance their operations

#theguardian.com. × Condemnation of Elon Musk’s AI chatbot reached ‘tipping point’ after French raid, Australia’s eSafety chief says. A number of countries including Australia are investigating X over Grok-produced sexualised deepfakes

#theguardian.com. × ‘We never would have bought’: Australian mortgage holders feel the pain as interest rates rise again. The RBA’s widely anticipated decision marks the end of the shortest rate-cutting cycle in the reserve’s modern history, hitting mortgagees hard

#theguardian.com. × RBA interest rates decision: Reserve Bank increases cash rate to 3.85% in blow to mortgage holders. Shortest rate-cutting cycle in the RBA’s modern history ends after unexpected jump in inflation

#theguardian.com. × Bradfield MP Nicolette Boele spent more than $2.2m on election campaign – the most of any teal independent. Data shows Boele – who won seat by only 26 votes – received almost $700,000 in donations from Climate 200

#theguardian.com. × Most experts think the RBA will hike the cash rate. Here’s why they may be wrong. There are factors beside inflation that the board needs to consider, most notably the labour market

#theguardian.com. × Liberal MP complains to ABC managing director about Tony Armstrong’s satire special. Melissa McIntosh, who claims Always Was Tonight violated ABC charter, has been dubbed the ‘Liberal party fun police’ by the Greens

#theguardian.com. × The return of inflation may poison Labor’s second-term agenda and scare more voters to the fringes. As economic grievance grows in the electorate, an interest rate hike is the last thing our fraught politics needs

#theguardian.com. × Owner of scandal-plagued Panthera Finance tells court it was not technically operating illegally in Victoria. Francom claims that because Panthera had ‘acquired’ the debts, it was not technically engaged in collecting debt owed to a third party

#theguardian.com. × Debt collecting giant pursued 200,000 debts from Victorians while allegedly banned from operating in state. Thousands of people affected by actions of Panthera Finance, before it was acquired by new owners Francom Group

#theguardian.com. × ATO is paying private debt collector $42m to pursue taxpayers, including welfare recipients. The tax office’s increased reliance on Recoveriescorp has coincided with a spike in complaints to the watchdog

#theguardian.com. × Federal election ‘will be won or lost in the suburbs’, Chalmers says. Treasurer is scathing of Coalition’s pledge to repeal Labor’s tax cuts but admits he is ‘very concerned’ about global trade war

#theguardian.com. × Richest households will benefit most from Dutton’s fuel tax excise, analysis shows. Opposition leader exaggerating benefits to Australians, experts say, with those with no car or who drive EVs seeing less savings

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