Australia Breaking News

SportsHero (ASX:SHO) has signed a partnership agreement with Maxis to launch its digital gaming product, HeroPlay, into the Malaysian market.

More than one in four large companies operating in Australia paid no income tax in the 2025 financial year, according to ATO.

France's government is set to unveil plans to narrow the budget deficit sharply. Ministers will present the details of a 54 billion ($61.2 billion) effort to curb runaway spending and pare the fiscal shortfall to 5% of economic output in 2027 from 5.4% this year. Bloomberg's Caroline Connan reports.

Nutritional Growth Solutions (ASX:NGS) has completed its 100% acquisition of Sprout Organic through its subsidiary Better Brands Global.

The Reserve Bank of Australia warned that increasing off-balance sheet debt funding for data centres could introduce financial vulnerabilities.

Oil steadied after gaining early on October 1st on uncertainty over the Middle East flow recovery can be sustained. Crude rose for a third month in September, as Washington and Tehran failed to make headway toward a lasting peace agreement that would fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Victoria Mitchell, Control Risks' Senior Analyst for Maritime told Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa on the oil exports going up.

Yancoal Australia (ASX:YAL) completed its acquisition of an 80% interest in the Kestrel coal mine.

Data#3 (ASX:DTL) announced that gross profit and earnings for the first half of FY27 have tracked ahead of expectations.

BSA (ASX:BSA) is in advanced talks to acquire 100% of Eonetics, an Australian-developed aerial infrastructure technology business.

Reserve Bank board member Iain Ross has been appointed to chair South Australia’s new Royal Commission into artificial intelligence.

Xamble Group (ASX:XGL) appointed interim CEO Adrian Tan as its permanent CEO effective Oct. 1.

Ampol (ASX:ALD) has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of Fast Cities Australia, known as Evie Networks, for $225 million.