Tech wobble hits Wall Street; nicotine consumption jumps 40pc; AI develops new vaccines

Tuesday 9 June 2026

Wall Street falls as questions arise around the sustainability of the tech boom. 

• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and former PM Julia Gillard hit out at critics of Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan, over “Ditch the Witch” billboards
• Nicotine consumption in Australia jumps 40 per cent on the back of illegal sales of cigarettes
• New research gives an insight into property investors
• AI is used to develop new vaccines

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