That’s all for the blog today, we’ll be back with you next week. For now here’s the top headlines for the afternoon:
- Fine-dining meal-delivery business Providoor collapsed and will enter liquidation. Founder Shane Delia said he wished the business was able to weather challenging economic times in the hospitality sector.
- The Property Council of Australia said the federal government’s plan to halve the tax rate for build-to-rent housing could create an extra 150,000 dwellings. This came after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a suite of housing measures following a meeting of national cabinet.
- A parliamentary committee examining reproductive health services in Australia held its final hearing, with experts saying migrant women and international students face poorer reproductive health outcomes.
- Former US vice president Mike Pence testified before a federal grand jury investigating the plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election, giving him the opportunity to deal his former boss Donald Trump a major blow as they head towards a possible face-off in next year’s Republican nominating contest.
Thanks for joining us, have a good night.