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David Jones set to close many of its 38 stores, staff told

This piece is freely available to read. Become a paid subscriber today and help keep Mencari News financially afloat so that we can continue to pay our writers for their insight and expertise. Staff at Australian department store David Jones are being told which stores will close, with official announcements due today, the Sydney Morning Herald and ABC News report. The Australian Financial Review first reported that up to half of the retailer’s 38 stores face closure. Follow us across all major podcasting platforms and social media channels for updates that matter. Your support keeps independent journalism alive! For more in-depth coverage on these stories and other news affecting Australia and the world, subscribe to readmencari.com. Support our independent journalism by listening to our podcasts on all major platforms and considering a subscription to help us continue delivering fearless reporting free from financial and political influence. Got a News Tip? Contact our editor via Proton Mail encrypted, X Direct Message, LinkedIn, or email. You can securely message him on Signal by using his username, Miko Santos. The Mencari readers receive journalism free of financial and political influence. We set our own news agenda, which is always based on facts rather than billionaire ownership or political pressure. Despite the financial challenges that our industry faces, we have decided to keep our reporting open to the public because we believe that everyone has the right to know the truth about the events that shape their world. Thanks to the unwavering support of our readers, we’re able to keep the news flowing freely. If you’re able, please join us in supporting Mencari. Join over 1000 readers. Sign up here. We’d love it if you could share the email with your friends! Just (copy the URL here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theregisterau.substack.com/subscribe

1d ago

Westpac customers report problems with app, online banking and payments

This piece is freely available to read. Become a paid subscriber today and help keep Mencari News financially afloat so that we can continue to pay our writers for their insight and expertise. The bank said teams are working to restore services and that call centre wait times are longer than usual. Westpac said on Tuesday that some customers are having intermittent problems with its app, online banking and PayID and Osko payments, as the bank works to restore services. In an earlier post on X, Westpac said it was aware some customers were having trouble accessing some banking services. It said its teams were working to restore them as quickly as possible. The bank apologised for the inconvenience in both posts and said it would give further updates on X. The outage-tracking website Status Is Down posted that Westpac’s mobile banking was reportedly down for some users. Customers described problems in posts on X. One wrote that their card was declined, they could not get into their banking and they could not use the telephone service. Another said they had bills due by the end of the day and could not transfer money between accounts. Follow us across all major podcasting platforms and social media channels for updates that matter. Your support keeps independent journalism alive! For more in-depth coverage on these stories and other news affecting Australia and the world, subscribe to readmencari.com. Support our independent journalism by listening to our podcasts on all major platforms and considering a subscription to help us continue delivering fearless reporting free from financial and political influence. Got a News Tip? Contact our editor via Proton Mail encrypted, X Direct Message, LinkedIn, or email. You can securely message him on Signal by using his username, Miko Santos. The Mencari readers receive journalism free of financial and political influence. We set our own news agenda, which is always based on facts rather than billionaire ownership or political pressure. Despite the financial challenges that our industry faces, we have decided to keep our reporting open to the public because we believe that everyone has the right to know the truth about the events that shape their world. Thanks to the unwavering support of our readers, we’re able to keep the news flowing freely. If you’re able, please join us in supporting Mencari. Join over 1000 readers. Sign up here. We’d love it if you could share the email with your friends! Just (copy the URL here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theregisterau.substack.com/subscribe

Nov 4

BREAKING: David Jones enters voluntary administration after 188 years

This piece is freely available to read. Become a paid subscriber today and help keep Mencari News financially afloat so that we can continue to pay our writers for their insight and expertise. David Jones has entered voluntary administration after talks with landlords failed, the Australian Financial Review reports. Scentre, the Westfield operator and its largest landlord, says rent has not been paid since 30 September. The retailer runs 38 stores across Australia and New Zealand and employs more than 6,000 people, according to the AFR. Lender Hilco Capital has appointed FTI Consulting as receiver, and an update on store closures and jobs is expected later this week. Follow us across all major podcasting platforms and social media channels for updates that matter. Your support keeps independent journalism alive! For more in-depth coverage on these stories and other news affecting Australia and the world, subscribe to readmencari.com. Support our independent journalism by listening to our podcasts on all major platforms and considering a subscription to help us continue delivering fearless reporting free from financial and political influence. Got a News Tip? Contact our editor via Proton Mail encrypted, X Direct Message, LinkedIn, or email. You can securely message him on Signal by using his username, Miko Santos. The Mencari readers receive journalism free of financial and political influence. We set our own news agenda, which is always based on facts rather than billionaire ownership or political pressure. Despite the financial challenges that our industry faces, we have decided to keep our reporting open to the public because we believe that everyone has the right to know the truth about the events that shape their world. Thanks to the unwavering support of our readers, we’re able to keep the news flowing freely. If you’re able, please join us in supporting Mencari. Join over 1000 readers. Sign up here. We’d love it if you could share the email with your friends! Just (copy the URL here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theregisterau.substack.com/subscribe

Nov 3

BREAKING: RBA Lifts Cash Rate by 25 Basis Points to 4.85 Per Cent in Split Vote

This piece is freely available to read. Become a paid subscriber today and help keep Mencari News financially afloat so that we can continue to pay our writers for their insight and expertise. Australia’s annual inflation rate rose to 4.3 per cent in the 12 months to September, up from 4.0 per cent in August, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. Housing, up 5.2 per cent, was the largest contributor, followed by transport, up 8.7 per cent on higher fuel prices. The trimmed mean, a measure of underlying inflation, was 3.6 per cent. Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock told a Senate estimates hearing the Monetary Policy Board has raised the cash rate by 25 basis points since June, taking this year’s total to 100 basis points. The board meets again next week. Follow us across all major podcasting platforms and social media channels for updates that matter. Your support keeps independent journalism alive! For more in-depth coverage on these stories and other news affecting Australia and the world, subscribe to readmencari.com. Support our independent journalism by listening to our podcasts on all major platforms and considering a subscription to help us continue delivering fearless reporting free from financial and political influence. Got a News Tip? Contact our editor via Proton Mail encrypted, X Direct Message, LinkedIn, or email. You can securely message him on Signal by using his username, Miko Santos. The Mencari readers receive journalism free of financial and political influence. We set our own news agenda, which is always based on facts rather than billionaire ownership or political pressure. Despite the financial challenges that our industry faces, we have decided to keep our reporting open to the public because we believe that everyone has the right to know the truth about the events that shape their world. Thanks to the unwavering support of our readers, we’re able to keep the news flowing freely. If you’re able, please join us in supporting Mencari. Join over 1000 readers. Sign up here. We’d love it if you could share the email with your friends! Just (copy the URL here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theregisterau.substack.com/subscribe

Oct 28

BREAKING: Inflation Rises to 4.3 Per Cent as Housing and Fuel Costs Climb

This piece is freely available to read. Become a paid subscriber today and help keep Mencari News financially afloat so that we can continue to pay our writers for their insight and expertise. Australia’s annual inflation rate rose to 4.3 per cent in the 12 months to September, up from 4.0 per cent in August, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. Housing, up 5.2 per cent, was the largest contributor, followed by transport, up 8.7 per cent on higher fuel prices. The trimmed mean, a measure of underlying inflation, was 3.6 per cent. Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock told a Senate estimates hearing the Monetary Policy Board has raised the cash rate by 25 basis points since June, taking this year’s total to 100 basis points. The board meets again next week. Follow us across all major podcasting platforms and social media channels for updates that matter. Your support keeps independent journalism alive! For more in-depth coverage on these stories and other news affecting Australia and the world, subscribe to readmencari.com. Support our independent journalism by listening to our podcasts on all major platforms and considering a subscription to help us continue delivering fearless reporting free from financial and political influence. Got a News Tip? Contact our editor via Proton Mail encrypted, X Direct Message, LinkedIn, or email. You can securely message him on Signal by using his username, Miko Santos. The Mencari readers receive journalism free of financial and political influence. We set our own news agenda, which is always based on facts rather than billionaire ownership or political pressure. Despite the financial challenges that our industry faces, we have decided to keep our reporting open to the public because we believe that everyone has the right to know the truth about the events that shape their world. Thanks to the unwavering support of our readers, we’re able to keep the news flowing freely. If you’re able, please join us in supporting Mencari. Join over 1000 readers. Sign up here. We’d love it if you could share the email with your friends! Just (copy the URL here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theregisterau.substack.com/subscribe

Oct 28

Breaking: Federal Court orders Star to pay $260 million, less than AUSTRAC sought

This piece is freely available to read. Become a paid subscriber today and help keep Mencari News financially afloat so that we can continue to pay our writers for their insight and expertise. Australia’s largest casino company, The Star Entertainment Group, has been fined $260 million over historical money laundering violations. Justice Cameron Moore handed down the penalty in the Federal Court today. ABC News reports it could let Star avoid financial collapse, after the company warned that a steeper penalty could force it into liquidation. AUSTRAC, the financial intelligence agency, launched legal action in 2022. It accused Star of not adequately addressing money laundering risks from its dealings with Asian gambling junket Suncity and its funder. Justice Moore found Star’s proposed $100 million too low and AUSTRAC’s $400 million Follow us across all major podcasting platforms and social media channels for updates that matter. Your support keeps independent journalism alive! For more in-depth coverage on these stories and other news affecting Australia and the world, subscribe to readmencari.com. Support our independent journalism by listening to our podcasts on all major platforms and considering a subscription to help us continue delivering fearless reporting free from financial and political influence. Got a News Tip? Contact our editor via Proton Mail encrypted, X Direct Message, LinkedIn, or email. You can securely message him on Signal by using his username, Miko Santos. The Mencari readers receive journalism free of financial and political influence. We set our own news agenda, which is always based on facts rather than billionaire ownership or political pressure. Despite the financial challenges that our industry faces, we have decided to keep our reporting open to the public because we believe that everyone has the right to know the truth about the events that shape their world. Thanks to the unwavering support of our readers, we’re able to keep the news flowing freely. If you’re able, please join us in supporting Mencari. Join over 1000 readers. Sign up here. We’d love it if you could share the email with your friends! Just (copy the URL here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theregisterau.substack.com/subscribe

Oct 19

Breaking: Independent MP Helen Haines critically injured in Wangaratta attack, man arrested

This piece is freely available to read. Become a paid subscriber today and help keep Mencari News financially afloat so that we can continue to pay our writers for their insight and expertise. Independent MP Helen Haines was critically injured Monday afternoon when a white Toyota LandCruiser struck her outside her electorate office, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called it “a deliberate act.” Victoria Police arrested a 43-year-old man from Tarrawingee and said they found a knife in the vehicle. The joint counterterrorism unit has been activated, but Albanese said it is too early to give a motive. Haines was flown to The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. Follow us across all major podcasting platforms and social media channels for updates that matter. Your support keeps independent journalism alive! For more in-depth coverage on these stories and other news affecting Australia and the world, subscribe to readmencari.com. Support our independent journalism by listening to our podcasts on all major platforms and considering a subscription to help us continue delivering fearless reporting free from financial and political influence. Got a News Tip? Contact our editor via Proton Mail encrypted, X Direct Message, LinkedIn, or email. You can securely message him on Signal by using his username, Miko Santos. The Mencari readers receive journalism free of financial and political influence. We set our own news agenda, which is always based on facts rather than billionaire ownership or political pressure. Despite the financial challenges that our industry faces, we have decided to keep our reporting open to the public because we believe that everyone has the right to know the truth about the events that shape their world. Thanks to the unwavering support of our readers, we’re able to keep the news flowing freely. If you’re able, please join us in supporting Mencari. Join over 1000 readers. Sign up here. We’d love it if you could share the email with your friends! Just (copy the URL here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theregisterau.substack.com/subscribe

Oct 15

Australia’s unemployment rate is 4.7% in September as 39,000 fewer people are employed

This piece is freely available to read. Become a paid subscriber today and help keep Mencari News financially afloat so that we can continue to pay our writers for their insight and expertise. Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.7 per cent in September, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said Thursday. The number of employed people fell by 39,000, while the number of unemployed people rose by 9,000. The employment to population ratio fell 0.3 percentage points to 63.6 per cent, and the participation rate fell 0.2 points to 66.8 per cent. The underemployment rate rose 0.1 points to 6.3 per cent. Hours worked rose 0.1 per cent: part-time hours fell 1.5 per cent, and full-time hours rose 0.4 per cent. The trend unemployment rate stayed at 4.6 per cent. The ABS said a new survey model may leave a small residual effect on the September seasonally adjusted figures, and it recommends trend data as the best measure of the underlying labour market. ABS head of labour statistics Sean Crick said a higher proportion of people stayed unemployed this September than in recent years. Follow us across all major podcasting platforms and social media channels for updates that matter. Your support keeps independent journalism alive! For more in-depth coverage on these stories and other news affecting Australia and the world, subscribe to readmencari.com. Support our independent journalism by listening to our podcasts on all major platforms and considering a subscription to help us continue delivering fearless reporting free from financial and political influence. Got a News Tip? Contact our editor via Proton Mail encrypted, X Direct Message, LinkedIn, or email. You can securely message him on Signal by using his username, Miko Santos. The Mencari readers receive journalism free of financial and political influence. We set our own news agenda, which is always based on facts rather than billionaire ownership or political pressure. Despite the financial challenges that our industry faces, we have decided to keep our reporting open to the public because we believe that everyone has the right to know the truth about the events that shape their world. Thanks to the unwavering support of our readers, we’re able to keep the news flowing freely. If you’re able, please join us in supporting Mencari. Join over 1000 readers. Sign up here. We’d love it if you could share the email with your friends! Just (copy the URL here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theregisterau.substack.com/subscribe

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David Jones set to close many of its 38 stores, staff told

Westpac customers report problems with app, online banking and payments

BREAKING: David Jones enters voluntary administration after 188 years

BREAKING: RBA Lifts Cash Rate by 25 Basis Points to 4.85 Per Cent in Split Vote

BREAKING: Inflation Rises to 4.3 Per Cent as Housing and Fuel Costs Climb

Breaking: Federal Court orders Star to pay $260 million, less than AUSTRAC sought

Breaking: Independent MP Helen Haines critically injured in Wangaratta attack, man arrested

Australia’s unemployment rate is 4.7% in September as 39,000 fewer people are employed

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David Jones set to close many of its 38 stores, staff told

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BREAKING: David Jones enters voluntary administration after 188 years

BREAKING: RBA Lifts Cash Rate by 25 Basis Points to 4.85 Per Cent in Split Vote

BREAKING: Inflation Rises to 4.3 Per Cent as Housing and Fuel Costs Climb

Breaking: Federal Court orders Star to pay $260 million, less than AUSTRAC sought

Breaking: Independent MP Helen Haines critically injured in Wangaratta attack, man arrested

Australia’s unemployment rate is 4.7% in September as 39,000 fewer people are employed

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