The Act leader suggested the teens could keep whatever money they earned.

Australian Disney+ subscribers are set to pay more for their streaming plans for the second time in less than 15 months.

In an email to customers, the popular streaming platform said standard monthly subscriptions would immediately rise more than 12 per cent from $15.99 to $17.99 per month for new customers, or from the next billing date for existing customers.

For standard subscribers who pay on an annual basis, plans will rise $20, from $159.99 to $179.99.

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Premium monthly plans will be hiked from $20.99 to $24.99 a month, or an extra $30 for yearly subscribers – rising to $249.99.

It's the second price hike the platform has passed onto Aussie customers in around 14 months.

Premium tier have increased from $17.99 to $24.99 in that time, after the plan was lifted by $4 last March to accommodate fresh ESPN and Hulu inclusions.

The price change coincides with the launch of a new budget-conscious Standard with Ads plan priced at $9.99.

Customers on promotional offers will not incur the increase, Disney+ said.

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Almost all Aussie adults (91 per cent) used an online service to watch video content in a given week last year, according to research by the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

More than two-thirds of Australians had a paid streaming subscription last year, the research found.

Of those, 31 per cent were subscribed to Disney+, down from 34 per cent in 2024.

Currently, a standard monthly Netflix plan costs $20.99, a Paramount Plus account is priced at $12.99 and Binge charges $19 a month for a standard plan.

An Apple TV account costs $15.99 a month and a Stan standard monthly subscription will set you back $17.

Disney+ is a streaming competitor to Stan, which is owned by Nine, the publisher of this website.

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He also falsified her attendance records so she could skip class and gave her presents.

First-home buyers made more than 27% of national purchases in the first quarter.

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A popular betting website has banned three US politicians for placing bets on the outcomes of their own elections.

Kalshi, a popular prediction markets site, announced it had banned and fined three political hopefuls.

"Just like in traditional financial markets, bad actors will try to cheat," the website said in a statement.

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"Regulated exchanges must constantly evolve and adapt their systems to address insider threats. 

"These three cases are an example of how developing proactive engineering solutions can help identify illicit trading activity."

One of the candidates, an independent running for the Virginia senate race, said he placed the bet on purpose to see if he would get caught.

"YES, I did bet ~$100 on myself on Kalshi because I wanted to get caught," Mark Moran said on X.

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But in an interview with Wired, he said he placed the bet for the publicity he would receive as a result.

He said the $100 he spent was worth it for the attention it drew to his race.

Moran is an investment banker and former participant on reality show FBoy Island.

Moran had placed 10 orders on his own name on the market "Who will run for public office this year?"

Two months later, he announced a run.

He did not cooperate with the Kalshi investigation and was given a $US6229 fine.

Democratic state senator Matt Klein apologised for betting on the outcome of the race for Minnesota's 2nd congressional district, which he is running in.

"That was the only wager I have ever made on a predictions market," he said.

"This was a mistake, and I apologise."

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He paid a $US540 fine and has been banned from the site for five years.

Zeke Enriquez bet on his own race for Texas' 21st congressional district. In the March primary, he came in 11th place. 

While Kalshi argues it is not a gambling website, its prediction markets allow users to put money on the outcomes of future events like sports in the hopes of winning even more money.

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Shane Jones told media his comment wasn’t up to standard.

Over 100 jobs will be axed at Australia's biggest bank as the business embarks on a fresh redundancy spree.

Another wave of cuts are expected at Commonwealth Bank, with 119 jobs set to be slashed, including 43 roles at CBA's online banking subsidiary Bankwest.

Six of the impacted jobs are due to automation, the Finance Sector Union (FSU) said.

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The FSU said this week's job cuts are "adding salt to the wound" after CBA flagged hundreds of jobs would be lost earlier this year.

CBA also cut 45 call centre jobs in 2025 after rolling out an AI chatbot to deal with customer enquiries.

"Still reeling from the 400 job cuts announced mere months ago, CBA employees are now peering down the barrel of another 119 jobs being wiped out, with seemingly no end in sight," FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano said.

"This time, CBA seems intent on hollowing out its frontline services, including mobile lending managers – the very services that make our banking sector human."

A spokesperson for the bank said in a large business it wasn't uncommon for department roles to shift and change.

"Within a workforce of this scale, there is ongoing movement through hiring, internal mobility and recruitment in priority capability areas," A CBA spokesperson said.

"We also regularly review the roles and skills we need to deliver the best customer outcomes. Some roles are shifting, new roles are being created, and some roles are reducing as programs finish, work is simplified and the mix of roles and skills across the bank evolves."

CBA said it employs around 49,000 around Australia and that its workforce grew by 2500 people in 2025.

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A recent survey conducted by the union found that three quarters of CBA's workforce is "unsatisfied" with their job security.

Of those surveyed at Bankwest, the number of unsatisfied employees represented 85 per cent of the workforce.

The FSU said that more than half of employees at both banks considered leaving in the past 12 months because of "workload pressures and insecurity".

"FSU members spoke loud and clear via a recent survey that things are seriously wrong at CBA – 72 per cent of workers are worried about their ongoing job security, with offshoring and the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence cited as the primary drivers of uncertainty," Angrisano added.

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Health Minister Mark Butler has announced a major overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) designed to save the government $35 billion.

The changes will result in an estimated 160,000 recipients being cut from the scheme, which currently costs more than $50 billion a year.

Butler aims to cut the average annual plan spend by about $5000, down from $31,000 to around $26,000.

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He also revealed plans for sweeping changes across NDIS eligibility, budget cuts and new requirements for providers.

Fraud and non-compliance, which has reportedly cost the scheme billions, will also be addressed.

Here's what we know about the planned changes to the NDIS so far.

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What is the NDIS?

The NDIS was established to support people in Australia living with permanent and significant disability.

It provides funding that allows people with disability to access support services, assistive technology, home modifications and more.

The NDIS is government-funded and Butler said it was designed to support about 410,000 people.

Today, it supports more than 750,000 participants, and the overhaul is aimed at reducing that figure to 600,000 in the years ahead.

What are the planned changes to the NDIS in 2026?

Next month, Butler will introduce new legislation to overhaul the NDIS.

Planned changes to the scheme include:

• introducing new eligibility assessments
• removing diagnosis lists to determine eligibility
• reducing the frequency of plan reassessments
• ending the roll-over of unspent funds each year
• cutting budgets for the "social and community participation" category
• expanding mandatory registration categories for providers
• introducing a new digital payment system

The changes won't start coming into effect until July, at the earliest.

The government will introduce the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill after the 2026-27 Budget is handed down in May.

The government has also indicated that more reforms will be introduced in the future.

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Who will be eligible for the NDIS?

NDIS eligibility will be soon determined through functional assessment, not a diagnosis list.

A new eligibility assessment tool will be designed and introduced in January 2028.

It will be used to reassess existing participants and evaluate new applicants, and is expected to cut the number of participants by about 160,000.

Who is being removed from the NDIS?

Up to 160,000 people will be removed from the NDIS under the new eligibility rules in a bid to save billions.

Participants with lower support needs or higher functional capacity will be removed from the scheme, Butler said.

It's likely that many of those cut will be people with autism, who already account for nearly half of all current NDIS participants.

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How will the NDIS changes affect people with autism?

Eligibility changes are likely to have a significant impact on participants with autism.

Many of those who have lower support needs and qualified for the NDIS through the diagnosis list will no longer be eligible.

That includes thousands of young children, many of whom will probably be moved to the government's new Thriving Kids program, which was announced last year.

In September, Butler proposed children with "mild to moderate" autism or developmental delays be removed from the NDIS and diverted to the new program by July 2027.

He did not provide an exact definition of "mild to moderate" autism.

The $4 billion state-run program does not exist yet and Queensland has already refused to sign on, leaving a big question mark hanging over the futures of children with autism who are moved off the NDIS under the government's changes.

Will the NDIS changes affect providers?

Yes, though not all providers will be affected.

The proposed changes include a crackdown on unregistered providers by expanding the categories of mandatory registration.

Those categories will now include "higher risk activities" including personal care, daily living supports and supports provided in closed settings.

As a result, some – but not all – currently unregistered providers will need to get registered.

"We don't need to monitor retail purchases from a chemist the same way we monitor close personal care of vulnerable people," Butler said.

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Will the NDIS changes affect support workers?

Yes.

Mandatory registration changes for providers will likely have a roll-on effect on support workers.

Slashing average plan spend may also impact support workers, as individual NDIS participants may not be able to afford the same services from them.

Cuts to funding allocated to participants through the "social and community participation" category may also affect the services support workers can get paid for.

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One of Donald Trump's top envoys has asked the president to replace Iran's team in the FIFA World Cup with Italy.

Paolo Zampolli, a special envoy for global partnerships, told FT he had suggested the idea to both the president and FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

"I'm an Italian native and it would be a dream to see the Azzurri at a US-hosted tournament," he said.

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"With four titles, they have the pedigree to justify inclusion."

Italy is currently not participating in the tournament after failing to make it through the playoffs.

The once-powerhouse of European football was defeated by Bosnia and Herzegovina last month.

Zampolli argued the switch would repair relations with Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

Iran qualified for the World Cup last year after winning in the AFC qualifiers.

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So far, Infantino has spoken in favour of Iran participating in the tournament.

"Iran has to come, they represent their people, they have qualified, the players want to play," he said last month.

"Sports should be outside of politics."

Trump was less enthusiastic.

"The Iran National Soccer Team is welcome to The World Cup, but I really don't believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety," he said last month.

Iran has been resolute in having their players attend the event, which is being hosted in Mexico, Canada and the USA.

Despite Zampolli's pleas, the US president does not have the power to decide what teams participate in the World Cup.

Milan-born Zampolli was appointed special envoy by his long-time friend Trump.

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The owner of a modelling agency, Zampolli, sponsored Melania Trump's visa to move to the USA in 1996.

Two years later, he introduced her to Trump.

Zampolli was partners with Jeffrey Epstein in a bid to purchase a modelling agency in 2004.

Zampolli has faced allegations that he instigated the arrest and deportation of his ex.

Amanda Ungaro had lived in the US for decades after being flown in from Brazil on Epstein's plane.

After a long custody battle over their 16-year-old son, Ungaro was arrested by ICE agents, and after several months in custody, was deported back to Brazil.

The New York Times reported Zampolli had asked for Ungaro to be placed in ICE detention.

Zampolli later accompanied Vice President JD Vance to Hungary as he campaigned unsuccessfully for Prime Minister Victor Orban.

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