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The next time you blow out your budget on a holiday or on a night out, you now have a reason to feel better about yourself.
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November 25, 2025
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Good morning. The next time you blow out your budget on a holiday or on a night out, you now have a reason to feel better about yourself.
The Bureau of Meteorology is facing huge backlash because its website redesign project cost $96M verse the expected $4.1M.
To the tech consultancy that oversaw this project, we applaud you.
All the headlines and more below...
AUSTRALIAN NEWS
Human attention spans are 1/3 of what they were 30 years ago
Human attention spans have dropped from 2 minutes 30 seconds in 1994 to 47 seconds in 2024 as tech overload fuels a mental state called 'popcorn brain'. LINK
Victoria has introduced new rental reforms as it bans 'no reason' evictions and tightens rental bidding rules to boost renters’ rights amid a housing crisis. LINK
Generative AI underperforms in creative advertising tasks as it lacks humour, metaphor and imagination. LINK
75% of female transport workers suffer health issues as they face unsafe and unsanitary toilet facilities during shifts. LINK
A bird strike has caused a fatal helicopter crash in Australia. LINK
Australia risks missing an annual $44B productivity boost from AI as a critical skills gap and slow small business uptake hinders adoption. LINK
Nearly 1M Australian children are experiencing rising disadvantage as anxiety and underperformance worsen due to systemic inequality and weak policy reform. LINK
AI-driven job losses are hitting US graduates, sparking Australian concerns about white-collar careers and educational strategy. LINK
COMPANY NEWS
RBA staff to get 8 ‘wellbeing’ days off a year
The RBA has approved 8 wellbeing leave days per year without requiring evidence despite warnings over national productivity and downgra
ded growth outlook. LINK
OpenAI launched internal reviews after updates to ChatGPT’s personality unexpectedly led users to report intense emotional reactions. LINK
CBA has restricted new home lending via trusts and companies for investors as it responds to rising market risk and growing investor loan volumes. LINK
Penfolds has attracted collectors with bottles worth up to $30,000 to its recorking clinics as it evaluates and reseals older premium wines at the Adelaide Magill Estate. LINK
Realestate.com.au attracted a record 13.05M Australian visitors in October, using a strong membership model and strategy to lead Domain by 5.5M users. LINK
CBA faces political pressure for refusing to refund $270M in fees taken from 2M low-income customers as critics question its ethics and accountability standards. LINK
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BRAINTEASER
This trivia comes from the show, The 1% Club. This is the 5% question meaning only 5 out of 100 people got it correct. You have 30 seconds to prove you are in the smartest 5%. Your time starts now...
What two letters finish off this sequence of pairs of letters:
SR ET TE LF OS RI ??
Answer below
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