That’s the end for our live updates today of everything you need to know from The Australian Financial Review for Sunday, October 1.

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Here’s how the day unfolded:

– Clare to crack down on student visa rorting. The government will crack down on sham enrolments in university courses as part of measures to tighten oversight of the sector, Education Minister Jason Clare says.

– Evacuation warning for part of Gippsland as south-east swelters. A bushfire in Victoria’s east has prompted an emergency evacuation warning amid unseasonable hot spring conditions.

– It’s time for King to face Qatar inquiry: McKenzie. Transport Minister Catherine King should front the inquiry into the decision to block Qatar Airways from getting extra flights, opposition senator Bridget McKenzie says.

– Qatar Airways challenged to maximise Australian routes. Labor frontbencher Jason Clare has challenged Qatar Airways to make the most of their routes to Australia as the federal government’s decision to block the airline’s bid for extra flights continues to be scrutinised.

– NZ PM forced to isolate with COVID-19 during campaign. New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has tested positive to COVID-19 and will sit out five days of campaigning ahead of the October 14 election.

– US consumer spending is signalling pain ahead. The US consumer is starting to buckle as rising gas prices crimp spending and the delinquency rate on credit cards reaches the highest level in more than a decade. And that’s before student loan payments restart in October.

– Shutdown deal excludes $9b in Ukraine aid. US President Joe Biden’s administration and senior Republicans sought to reassure Ukraine that US military aid won’t stop after the House of Representatives omitted assistance funding from a short-term spending bill.

– British troops on standby as US warns Serbia to withdraw troops from border. British troops are on standby after the US urged Serbia to withdraw its troops from the border with Kosovo following an “unprecedented” military build-up.