Good morning, A shortfall of gas risks the viability of Australian manufacturing and authorities must move now to unlock new supplies such as Santos’s Narrabri development or risk the demise of some of the country’s largest employers, major energy users have demanded. Meanwhile, business bosses are divided over the Albanese government’s ‘right to disconnect’ laws amid questions from corporate leaders about the need for such a workplace reform, as companies already have their own policies in place. And ratings agency S&P Global warns more Australian mortgage holders will enter arrears over the coming months as a cocktail of higher for longer interest rates and an expected pick-up in the unemployment rate push many over the edge. |