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Business and tax The ATO says credit-card payments will stop from 1 December 2026 amid political pressure. What is confirmed, what may change and how businesses can prepare.
Public services The 2026 Census took place on 11 August. The ABS says a household that has not completed it can still use the official online or paper channels.
Markets and AI The much-hyped Australian AI infrastructure float is being repriced after investor pushback. The story is less about whether AI demand is real than whether Firmus can turn a huge pipeline into operating data centres fast enough to justify its valuation.
