Myer stumbles & retailers’ dilemma; Albo and Trump; El Nino causes havoc

Thursday 24 September 2026

Myer announces a big drop in sales as retailers struggle to survive higher interest rates.

• The cost of servicing the federal government’s debt is set to jump by billions of dollars
• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets US President Donald Trump, but the two countries are increasingly at odds over AI
• Iran and the US sit back down at the negotiating table
• El Nino causes havoc, and death, across the Pacific Ocean

 

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