Good afternoon, Wealthy Australians are preparing to implement strategies via self managed super funds (SMSFs) to outsmart Labor’s new $40bn super tax. Telstra says its planned 550 job cuts have nothing to do with AI, but the Communication Workers Union says Australians will speak to more bots than people as the tech ripples across the telco. Resources Minister Madeleine King says the government is taking a ‘wait and see’ approach to adding copper to its critical minerals list in response to heavy US tariffs on the metal, despite Glencore warning it is on the brink of shutting down its Queensland refinery and smelter. |