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Former Star chairman John O’Neill was sent documents showing a junket operator had alleged links to organised crime a year before the board approved boosting its credit facility by $30m, the Federal Court heard in ASIC's blockbuster case against one-time directors and executives of the embattled casino group. 

Meanwhile, Australia's near-$25bn worth of aircraft orders from the US, destined for major airlines and defence, could shield the nation from sweeping steel and aluminium tariffs under the second Trump administration.

And Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the government will acquire failed airline Rex in the absence of any buyers, to ensure crucial regional aviation services continue beyond June.