GDP lifts rate hike odds; Telstra reveals outage failures; world to miss climate target

Thursday 3 September 2026

Economic growth holds up better than expected, putting pressure on the RBA to hike rates.

• Telstra confirms the cause of its major network outage
• Competition in the mortgage market sees a billion dollars of loans switching lenders every day
• The UN warns the world is set to exceed its global warming targets
• Why a rule about standing up could be killing London’s pubs

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