Fuel runs dry, ag hit by conflict; Meta, YouTube guilty in addiction trial; Qantas travails

Friday 27 March 2026

A growing number of service stations are running out of fuel, as the agricultural sector warns about a critical lack of fertiliser, due to the Middle East conflict.  

• Meta and Google’s YouTube found liable in a landmark social media addiction trial
• A new study shows five commercial products account for 31 per cent of all deaths globally
• The federal government supports an above inflation wage increase for minimum wage workers
• Qantas’s earnings set to be hammered by rising fuel costs

Plus the next interview in our Accelerator series with Airwallex. Today’s guest: Ross Fastuca from Webjet Business Travel about finding a gap in an established industry like travel, and using technology to disrupt and scale.

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