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ANZ has highlighted rising returns within its institutional bank as evidence of its turnaround, as well as the potential for higher earnings from its more focused strategy, which is prioritising payments and transaction banking services for large companies over lending to them.

By Jamie McGeever

My Hero Academia" fans are eagerly anticipating chapter 400, which promises to deliver more thrilling action and revelations in the ongoing battle between All Might and All For One. While the release schedule had some unexpected changes, here's the updated information you need to know. In recent chapters, we've witnessed an intense showdown between All Might and the formidable villain, All For One, despite All Might's lack of quirks. All Might has been putting up a valiant effort to defeat this powerful adversary. In the previous chapter, All For One took the story to a darker and more complex level, leaving fans wondering about All Might's fate in this high-stakes confrontation. Unfortunately, due to the delay in the chapter's release, we haven't received any early spoilers to hint at what's coming next.

The Western Australian tourism minister wants new Qantas boss Vanessa Hudson to sort out a long-running dispute with Perth Airport over when the airline’s flights will move to a new central terminal.

A new “big eight” of superannuation funds will dominate the $3.5 trillion retirement savings system by uniting under a soon-to-be announced policy and lobby group that will court both sides of politics.

Worries about gas shortages on the east coast could resurface this week as producers publish forecasts for the volume of uncommitted gas they have available over the next two years, with expectations they will expose a potential scarcity of supply.

Fund manager Perpetual wants Origin Energy’s board and management to push suitors Brookfield and EIG Partners for a better deal than their agreed $18.7 billion price, recognising the target’s rapidly improved profitability and a growing consensus that Origin’s Eraring coal-fired power station will outlive its 2025 retirement date.

There’s a dog fight brewing at up-for-grabs veterinary chain VetPartners.

Joe Biden insisted Sunday he does not want to «contain» China, as the two powers face deepening divisions on trade, security and rights. Biden said he had met Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the G20 summit in New Delhi — a meeting the White House had not announced — and discussed «stability». The president revealed the encounter in Hanoi, where earlier in the day he agreed a deal to deepen ties with Vietnam as Washington looks to bolster its network of allies around Asia and the Pacific in the face of Beijing's rising influence. Washington and Beijing are at loggerheads on a range of global issues, and Biden accused China of seeking to bend the international order to its will. «One of the things that is going on now is China is beginning to change some of the rules of the game, in terms of trade and other issues,» Biden told a news conference. Washington has invested heavily in building alliances as part of its Indo-Pacific strategy, including the Quad security dialogue with India, Australia and Japan, and the AUKUS pact with Britain and Australia. But he insisted the United States is not seeking to box China in, but rather to establish clear ground rules for relations. «I don't want to contain China.

Chevron will seek an enforced arbitration with unions at its two huge Western Australian LNG plants after tense negotiations collapsed, claiming weeks of escalating strikes pose a threat to the state’s gas supply.

Glenn Maxwell has decided to postpone a potential surgery to remove pins from his previously shattered ankle. This decision is driven by his determination to chase his dual World Cup dreams, despite facing stiff competition for a spot in the national squad. Maxwell's ankle troubles began in November of the previous year when he suffered a severe fracture during a lighthearted incident at a friend's 50th birthday celebration, just on the eve of the Twenty20 World Cup final in Melbourne. Following the fracture, surgical intervention was necessary, and pins were inserted to expedite the healing process. Now that his leg has fully healed, Maxwell has the option to undergo surgery to remove the pins. However, this procedure and the subsequent recovery period would require approximately six weeks of his time. Given the upcoming cricket season, which features both an ODI World Cup in India and a T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and the United States, the 34-year-old Maxwell cannot afford to be sidelined for such an extended period.

Jawan," Shah Rukh Khan's latest action-packed thriller, has arrived on the big screen and is already making ripples in the Bollywood world. Early forecasts indicate that this movie feast will smash box office records, setting new standards for blockbuster debuts. Directed by the talented Atlee and featuring an ensemble cast that includes SRK, Nayanthara, and Vijay Sethupathi, «Jawan» had been riding a wave of sky-high expectations ever since its announcement.

G20 leaders are paying their respects at a memorial site dedicated to Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi on the final day of this year's summit

There was no rest for Telstra’s bankers this weekend as they bunkered down to finalise a bid for Versent, the loss-making cybersecurity play on the market via Goldman Sachs.

Web traffic from Facebook to Australian publishers has collapsed by upwards of 50 per cent since the start of this year, as the Meta-owned platform escalates its pivot away from news. This is despite it having months left in its multi-million dollar deals with media outlets.

The Wallabies have banked their first win under Eddie Jones, opening their Rugby World Cup campaign in France with a 35-15 victory over Georgia.

When Jeff Quartermaine kicks off his investor roadshow in Sydney this week, don’t be surprised if the Perseus Mining boss spends a fair bit of time talking about rival gold miners Northern Star and Evolution Mining.

Gauff, the third American teenager to win the US Open after Tracy Austin and Serena Williams, thanked all those who doubted her talent. "Honestly thank you to the people who didn't believe in me," she joked. “To those who thought they were putting water on my fire, they were putting gas on my fire and I'm burning so bright right now." This win has come as a remarkable turnaround for Gauff, who was left distraught after a first round exit at Wimbledon in July.

G20 Leaders' Summit hosted in the national capital, according to a report published by the news agency ANI. The Heads of State of countries including UAE, Bangladesh, Egypt, China, Australia, UK, Argentina, Indonesia, France, Germany, Netherlands, Turkey, Japan, Italy, Spain, South Africa, Republic of Korea, Canada and Singapore will depart from Delhi on Monday. The Central government has assigned responsibilities to Union Ministers of State to see off the foreign delegates after the summit.

Former Wallaby captain and Rugby World Cup winner Simon Poidevin on what has been revealed in the opening matches of this edition of the tournament.

Leaders of the 20 biggest economies in the world — collectively known as G20 — are pushing for a speedy implementation of a cross-border framework for crypto assets.