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- General News
- 30/09/2026
- 08:37
Australian businesses risk losing more than AU$3 billion a year to payment failures
New research from FreedomPay reveals Australian shoppers give businesses just five minutes to fix payment failures before walking awaySydney, Australia, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Payment system failures place up to AU$3.1 billion in annual retail and hospitality sales at risk across Australia, according to a major new FreedomPay study.Drawing on surveys of 2,000 Australian consumers and 200 business managers, the report, created in partnership with FT Longitude, exposes the commercial impact of outages in an increasingly cashless economy.With Australian businesses reporting an average of five payment disruptions per year, payment outages have evolved into a persistent operational threat…
- Information Technology, Legal
- 30/09/2026
- 08:34
Australian lawyers shouldn’t mistake ChatGPT’s legal launch for a green light, says legal AI founder
Key Facts: OpenAI lists in-region model processing for ChatGPT Enterprise in Europe, the US and the UAE, not Australia. Content sent through ChatGPT's external integrations, including the new legal plugins, is handled under each provider's own terms. Australian regulators have told firms using commercial AI tools with client information to review the contractual terms carefully.SYDNEY, 30 September 2026. Australian law firms adopting OpenAI's new legal tools risk treating a US launch as an Australian compliance answer, according to Quillio founder Samuel Junghenn, with OpenAI's own documentation showing Australian client material still can't be processed onshore. "Astra for Law is a…
- Energy
- 30/09/2026
- 08:30
GBP to Showcase Solar Repowering and Energy Infrastructure Solutions at All Energy Australia 2026
Key Facts: GBP will exhibit at All Energy Australia 2026 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre on 28–29 October 2026, presenting solar, power…
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- Education Training
- 30/09/2026
- 08:13
Living Planit Training enters a new era under Syncorana ownership
Living Planit Training enters a new era under Syncorana ownership Registered Training Organisation Living Planit is changing its trading name to Dreamtime Institute of Training and Management (Dreamtime Training) with an added focus on Indigenous education, leadership, construction and employment pathways. Living Planit (RTO 40552) has been in operation since 2012 providing quality vocational training to students across New South Wales. It has now entered a new chapter following its majority acquisition by the Syncorana Group. The change represents more than a new name. Dreamtime Training is implementing a strengthened Indigenous-focused education and workforce development strategy designed to connect training…
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- General News, National News Current Affairs
- 30/09/2026
- 08:01
Background to BDS Actions Regarding Palantir
FUTURE FUND × PALANTIR Background Information Action: Details to Come Date: Wednesday 30 September 2026 Campaign:People vs Palantir Global Week of Action / APAN Future Fund campaign This background pack provides source material for journalists covering protests calling for Australia's Future Fund to divest from Palantir Technologies and other companies linked to Israel's military operations and occupation. 1. THE $165 MILLION PALANTIR INVESTMENT ABC News — Future Fund holdings ABC reported in August 2026 that the Future Fund's latest periodic investment disclosure showed approximately$165 million invested in Palantir Technologies at 31 December 2025. ABC also links readers directly to the…
- Travel Tourism
- 30/09/2026
- 08:00
Sydney Revealed as Australia’s Most Expensive Place to Watch Whales — While the Country’s Whale Capital Is the Cheapest
A new analysis prices a full whale-watching weekend for two adults across nine of Australia's best-known coastal destinations. Sydney tops the table at $811, while Hervey Bay — the destination synonymous with whale-watching — comes out cheapest of all, despite charging the highest cruise fare in the country. As humpback whales and their calves move south along the coast on the final stretch of the migration, a new analysis from Casinos Analyzer Australia reveals that the destination most Australians associate with whale-watching is in fact the cheapest place to do it. Casinos Analyzer Australia, an online casino review platform, priced…
- Medical Health Aged Care, Women
- 30/09/2026
- 08:00
EAORON LAUNCHES $85.99 REPAIR-FIRST BRIGHTENING CREAM FOR $64.99
Key Facts: Australian skincare brand EAORON has launched Whiteglow Skin Radiance Cream, a repair-first brightening moisturiser developed for dull, uneven, redness-prone or post-acne-marked skin.…
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- Medical Health Aged Care, Women
- 30/09/2026
- 08:00
‘SALMON SPERM’ HAS MOVED FROM CELEBRITY SKINCARE TO SHAMPOO – THIS $35.50 AUSSIE ALTERNATIVE KEEPS IT PLANT-BASED
Key Facts: PDRN, a salmon-derived ingredient popularised by celebrities including Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Aniston, has entered haircare through K-beauty brand Medicube’s Rosemary PDRN…
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- Defence, Engineering
- 30/09/2026
- 07:00
One Operator, One Connected Picture: Metakosmos to Unveil AI-Enabled Defence Software at Land Forces 2026
Key Facts: Metakosmos will demonstrate its AI-enabled Kernel360™ defence software at Land Forces 2026 (6–8 October, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre), showcasing a platform…
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