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The Reserve Bank of Australia will ban surcharges on eftpos, Visa and Mastercard payments from October 1, removing an estimated $1.6 billion in annual fees so consumers pay only the sticker price, while American Express remains exempt and subject to review.

OnlyFans has been a money-printing machine for its secretive billionaire owner Leonid Radvinsky. Investors were puzzled by an obscure debt fund’s pitch to buy him out, until they learned of his terminal cancer diagnosis.

A proposed bill would bar members of Congress, the president and other executive branch officials from trading on political events.

The major U.S. stock indexes on Monday rose from their lowest level this year, after President Donald Trump claimed earlier in the day the U.S. held “productive” talks with Iran, resulting in a “relief rally” for stocks that also prompted a decline in oil and gold prices.

From aggressive hikes to the first cuts of the cycle, the Reserve Bank’s policy moves have reshaped mortgages, business borrowing and the economy. Below, we break down every rate decision since 2023.

More than 700 million litres of fuel has been released from Australia’s stockpile, in order to get petrol and diesel into the hands and vehicles of rural customers. Here’s how long our reserves can last.