International Reads:
- Treasury, IRS announce ‘major milestone’ of $1 billion in past-due taxes collected from millionaires – CNBC
- Investors scooped up close to 15% of homes sold in first quarter—‘a bigger piece of the pie than in any other’ – Fortune
- Elon Musk’s Net Worth Drops $11 Billion After Tesla Reportedly Delays Robotaxi Launch – Forbes
- iPhone users in Europe will no longer have to use Apple Pay for mobile payments – Yahoo
- Why Did Jeff Bezos Spend $42M To Build A Massive Clock That Will Last 10,000 Years: Ticks Once A Year And Chimes Every 100 Years – Ib Times
- A million more U.S. workers can now get overtime pay: ‘Most employers absolutely do want to get this right’ – CNBC
- Dollar General has 48 hours to make its stores safer or it will face big fines – CNN
- Supreme Court asked to block Biden student debt relief plan – USA Today
- US consumer prices unexpectedly fell in June, drawing Fed closer to cutting interest rates – The Guardian
- Donald Trump suffers triple polling blow in battleground states – News Week
- Exclusive: Intuit is laying off 1,800 employees due to AI transformation – Fortune
Local Reads:
- Two Australians charged with spying offences – ABC
- Home owners push for battery subsidy as solar power benefits become ‘increasingly marginal’ – ABC
- The Good Guys in court over allegedly misleading store credit promotions – ACCC
- Inside the reform battle aiming to protect Australia from ‘billionaires who try to influence our elections’ – ABC
- Australian CEOs made less in 2023-24 but still earned on average 50 times a typical worker’s wage – The Guardian
- “Sad, pathetic:” Farmers say arcane network rules take the cream off the clean energy they produce – Renew Economy
- Amid claims of a ‘youth crime crisis’, Victoria’s approach is working, advocates say – The Guardian
- NSW government confirmation of drug summit welcomed by alcohol and other drug sector leaders – ABC
- South Korea pushes Australia on AUKUS and cyber cooperation as it eyes $10 billion warship prize – ABC
- Australian Federal Police officer charged with perjury, concealing evidence and perverting the course of justice – ABC
- Retail spending sinks for fifth month in a row – Interest.co.nz
- A history of New Zealand’s retirement policy – Interest.co.nz
- Residential building costs are declining for the first time in at least 12 years – Interest.co.nz
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