Budget deficit shrinks, Optus crisis after another outage, world’s highest bridge opens
Published September 29, 2025
Tuesday 30 September 2025
The federal budget deficit comes in much lower than forecast.
And more, including:
- Optus suffers another triple-zero outage ahead of a meeting between its owner and the government.
- Home loan wars heat up
- The world’s highest bridge, more than 600 metres high, opens to traffic.
- The medical regulator warns against buying Melatonin online.
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