Australia’s aged care regulator is investigating dozens of complaints that aged care providers are charging for services older Australians can’t use or even understand. Meanwhile, a class action against one of Australia’s largest benefits providers also alleges it charged residents extra for basic services it is legally obliged to provide. Noor Haider spoke to the
Growth was recorded in transportation and storage in June. (Nathan Howard/Bloomberg) July 7, 2026 8:18 am, EDT key takeaways: The Institute for Supply Management said on July 6 that its services index fell 0.5 points to 54 in June, reflecting continued expansion at a slow pace. Softening of business activity and new orders, easing price
The analysis finds that under the terms of a US-UK trade deal agreed in December, the NHS will divert billions of pounds from essential services to pay for the new drugs, which could lead to more than 200,000 deaths. Ministers have defended the deal as a way to help British drug exports avoid US tariffs