Inflation is continuing to cool with the annual headline rate at 3.5 per cent in July, but some economists say it has increased the risk of another interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia this year.
The prime minister has vowed not to make British backpackers work in regional areas as part of a looming migration overhaul, defusing a potential diplomatic stoush with the United Kingdom.
The bus company and its directors were fined for failing in their duty of care, including hiring driver Brett Button, who was impaired by drugs at the time of the crash that killed 10 passengers.
The 27-year-old was remanded in custody after being charged with repeatedly stabbing a woman and punching her 10-year-old child outside the Victoria Police headquarters.
A fire has erupted in a nursery at a major government hospital in Pakistan's capital, killing 14 babies, according to hospital officials and the government.
The Productivity Commission says the WA premier "crossed a line" with his criticisms of the body's interim report on GST, adding that political commentary from federal government ministers undermines the commission's integrity.
