Defence overhaul; weight loss drugs warning; corporate jargon’s new peak

Tuesday 2 December 2025

The federal government unveils the biggest overhaul of the Defence department in 50 years. 

• The medicines regulator warns of potential dire side effects of weight loss drugs. 
• Metcash says it has lost $340 million in cigarette sales because of the illegal tobacco market. 
• The ASX suffers another embarrassing outage.
• Consultancy group Accenture takes corporate jargon to a new level.

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