Exclusive from Tess Bennett: Mr Yum and Me&U, two QR code ordering darlings of the pandemic, have merged. An expensive way to acquire customers or a genuine merger with synergies?

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My number one piece advice for moving to Queensland: don't wait 18 months to buy a good tubing mascara afr.com/policy/economy…

I managed to catch a break in the rain 🙌

The chief executive of a start-up that launches rockets for NASA and counts the Northern Territory government as an investor has been accused of making belittling comments about women and racist remarks about Indigenous Australians. afr.com/work-and-caree…

Got back in touch with my Casino Beef Week heritage while writing this one afr.com/companies/agri…

The insurance bill for this year’s east coast flooding has spiked to $4.3 billion, making it the fourth-most costly disaster for the sector in Australian history Liam Walsh afr.com/companies/fina…

Labor will unveil a $1 billion warchest to invest in innovative Australian technologies operating in areas deemed critical for the future of the country and economy, such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, robotics and software development.

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Cosima Marriner appointed Financial Review managing editor afr.com/companies/medi…

I was not aware that Rupert Murdoch had to have a finger tip reattached after a mishap on Larry Ellison's boat in Sydney Harbour afr.com/technology/ben…

There's a Mercury retrograde and two eclipses during the election campaign. good luck everyone

Byron Bay's Chamber of Commerce says the stock loss will be enormous for businesses in the CBD and a mega clean up will be required to get businesses back up and running afr.com/politics/feder…

Good morning Brisbane 🌈

I don't know if the metaverse will do much for office romances... or if anyone still meets their spouse at work these days afr.com/work-and-caree…