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Optus Chief Executive Officer Stephen Rue said he has no plans to step down following September’s fatal emergency call outage as his leadership and the phone company came under fire in Australia’s parliament.

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd. shares fell after the fast-food chain said it hasn’t received any takeover offer from buyout firm Bain Capital, refuting an earlier report that sent the stock surging.

Meta Platforms Inc., Snap Inc. and ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok said they’ll comply with Australia’s looming social-media ban for under-16s, setting aside their opposition just weeks before it comes into force.

From Dec. 10, young teenagers in Australia will be banned, under new legislation, from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok — one of the toughest online crackdowns in the democratic world.

Good morning, it’s Angus here in Sydney. Here’s what you need to know on this Tuesday morning, following a blockbuster AI infrastructure deal in the US.Today’s must-reads:• Cboe gets Australia listing nod• The outlook for interest rates worldwide• Gold to be Australia’s second-biggest earner

Good morning, it’s Angus here in Sydney. Here’s what you need to know on this Thursday morning, as pressure mounts on Optus and its parent Singapore Telecommunications following last week’s lethal outage. But first...Today’s must-reads:• Inflation points to interest-rate hold• ASX Ltd’s regulatory issues• Macquarie boss’ bullish infrastructure call

Australian Communications Minister Anika Wells summoned Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. to a meeting following a fatal outage at its Optus division, warning the blunder was likely to lead to major financial penalties.

Artificial intelligence-powered chatbots that encourage suicide or hold sexually explicit conversations pose a “clear and present danger” to children, Australia’s online safety regulator said, as it rolled out new rules governing the services.

Atlassian Corp. has cut 200 jobs in Europe in support functions after making 150 staff redundant in similar roles in July, the Australian newspaper reported.

Australia’s two biggest supermarket chains, Woolworths Group Ltd. and Coles Group Ltd., face combined costs of as much as A$780 million ($511 million) following years of underpayments to staff.