The data — leaked by an anonymous source — is American, but this kind of thing happens in Australia too, UNSW associate professor Ann Kayis-Kumar explained.

The Noni-B and Rivers owner must also refund customers who bought its hand sanitiser and face masks during 2020, under an agreement signed with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

Premier Investments has bowed to public pressure and promised to pay back $15.6 million worth of JobKeeper payments it received during the pandemic last year.

The e-commerce boom has caused big names like Myer to pivot to digital as annual online sales topped $50 billion.

Retail sales sank 1.1% in February in a weaker-than-expected result, with consumers spending less following post-pandemic splurging.

Independent senator and Reason Party leader Fiona Patten says Crown’s $210 million JobKeeper bill should be scrutinised in Victoria’s wide-ranging royal commission.

Donald Trump is the first president in US history to be impeached twice. An article of impeachment will now proceed to the Senate.

Australia will soon begin vaccinations, under a fast-tracked plan to vaccinate 4 million people against COVID-19 by the end of March.

Under changes unveiled by Finance minister Simon Birmingham, federal government agencies will be allowed to ‘directly engage’ with SMEs on tendering contracts valued up to $200,000.

ACCC chair Rod Sims has defended a letter sent to the author of an opinion piece the commission believed raised price-fixing concerns.