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Trump Considers Australian Retirement Plan, Musk Predicts AI-Driven Unemployment And More: This Week In Economy

As the week comes to a close, let’s look back at the top stories that emerged over the past few days. From Trump’s contemplation of the Australian retirement system to Elon Musk’s predictions about AI-driven unemployment, here’s a recap of the week’s most significant stories.

Benzinga

He’ll always have Brisbane: Michael Neser revels in sweet day of Ashes glory

Stand-in bowler makes the most of rare chance on what could yet prove his final moments in Test cricket

The Guardian - UK

England to seek better warmup preparations before 2029-30 Ashes series

Australia will be offered the pick of facilities for the 2027 series as England seek more serious matches for the 2029-30 return

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Ben Stokes pinpoints England’s ‘obvious’ problem in damning assessment of second Test defeat

England slipped 2-0 down in the Ashes series after crumbling to another heavy defeat in Brisbane

The Independent UK

England young gun stakes claim for Ashes call

Young allrounder Jacob Bethell has enhanced his prospects of an Ashes call up, scoring 71 in the England Lions' clash with Australia A in Brisbane.

AAP

Victoria pull off brilliant late run chase in Shield

Unheralded opener Blake Macdonald has posted a maiden first-class century to guide Victoria to a thrilling six-wicket win against Western Australia at the MCG.

AAP

Australia thrash England at Gabba for 2-0 Ashes lead

Michael Neser starred on day four as Australia won the second Ashes Test at the Gabba to take a formidable 2-0 series lead over England.

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London leaver: 'London can wear you down. Malaga is more like our native Australia'

Natalie Milan and her boyfriend, Karl, fell increasingly in love with their holiday home in Spain but held off moving for years because of work

Evening Standard

Visiting Sydney for the Ashes this winter? Your guide on where to stay, what to eat and what to do

Tens of thousands of sports fans are expected to flock into the glistening east coast city over the next couple of months. Katie Strick has a one-week bucket list

Evening Standard

Mitch Brown Claims A ‘Big Media’ Employee Asked Him To ‘Prove’ His Bisexuality

“I get confronted by a staff member of one of Australia's biggest media organisations and she goes, ‘I've been meaning to talk to you and can I just say this; I just don't believe you.’"

Pedestrian.tv

Taliban sanctions hailed as Afghan embassy future shaky

Australian sanctions on the oppressive regime of the Taliban have been hailed by the Afghan government in exile but its embassy in Canberra could be shut down.

AAP

PM brands social media ban a success before it starts

The rollout of Australia's landmark social media ban will be untidy, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese admits, but he says it is already a success.

AAP

Australia v England: Ashes second Test, day four – as it happened

Australia take a 2-0 lead in the Ashes with 8 wicket win at Brisbane’s Gabba

The Guardian - AU

In-form McSweeney's lesson from tough Test initiation

Nathan McSweeney's career-best knock has sent a timely reminder to Australian selectors, 12 months after his first Test stint ended.

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Golf Monthly

Crown Australian Open Full Prize Money Payout 2025

An increased total prize purse and starts at two Major championships in 2026 are among the perks on offer at Royal Melbourne Golf Club this week

The Guardian - AU

Albanese defends decision to sign off on $100,000 US trip for Anika Wells and staff

Communications minister also faces scrutiny over taxpayer-funded family trip to Thredbo

The Independent UK

Ashes 2025 result: Reaction after Australia take 2-0 lead with dominant victory in Brisbane

Australia wrapped up an eight-wicket victory in Brisbane

The Guardian - AU

NSW Central Coast ‘not out of the woods yet’ as bushfire conditions ease – as it happened

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Golf Monthly

Final LIV Golf Leaderboard At The Crown Australian Open

A resurgent Cameron Smith just missed out on the title in his homeland, but he was the best performer of all the LIV Golfers at the Crown Australian Open

AAP

The lack of leave turning many women off their jobs

Many Australian women have quit or considered leaving their jobs during fertility treatment, but some employers are stepping in to stop the workforce exodus.

Louder

"I joined a band because I hated the f****** beach." Shirley Manson doubles down after beach ball rant at Garbage show in Australia

There's a time and a place for beach balls. It has now been firmly established that a Garbage gig is never the place

The Guardian - AU

Australia refuses to repatriate citizens from Syrian camps despite US warning leaving them there ‘compounds risk to all of us’

US offers to get Australians out of camps if they are issued with travel documents, but Labor has said ‘this is not something the government is considering’

The Guardian - AU

Cronulla riots 20 years on: have attitudes changed since that hot December day when racial tensions exploded?

Some say Australia still has not tackled racism, and fear social media is a more powerful tool than text messages and talkback radio that stirred up rioters in 2005

The Guardian - AU

Burke and Wills died as Victorian heroes, but their expedition was a farce. Now Melbourne is rethinking their statue

Their quest captured the imagination of the colony and became part of Australia’s foundation narrative. But it was a debacle led by an eccentric man with a poor sense of direction

The Guardian - AU

Bernard Fanning: ‘The Beastie Boys were really rude – I gave Adam Yauch the finger’

The musician and former Powderfinger frontman on medical marijuana, his love for First Dates Australia and the greatest guitar riff of all time

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