Budget deficit shrinks, Optus crisis after another outage, world’s highest bridge opens

Tuesday 30 September 2025

The federal budget deficit comes in much lower than forecast. 

And more, including:

• Optus suffers another triple-zero outage ahead of a meeting between its owner and the government. 
• Home loan wars heat up
• The world’s highest bridge, more than 600 metres high, opens to traffic. 
• The medical regulator warns against buying Melatonin online.

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