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Queensland government ministers are facing new allegations in the Federal Court that safety managers at one of the state’s largest state-run power stations quit over cost cutting before it blew up in 2021, sending electricity prices soaring. 

Meanwhile, Virgin Australia promises “better value and better choices” for travellers if a $600m-plus deal with Qatar Airways is green lit by the federal government, allowing the carrier to lower its cost base.

And sleep apnoea devices giant ResMed has revealed an ambitious strategy to broaden product lines and notch up high single-digit revenue growth as it shrugs off the potential impact of a wave of new weight-loss drugs coming on to the market.