RIYADH, 20 AUG. Saudi Arabia has begun allowing adult women to travel without permission and to exercise more control over family matters, state news agency SPA reported on Tuesday, following a flurry of royal decrees approving the changes.

MELBOURNE, 9 AUG. The operator of an online retail export business based in Western Sydney will backpay three migrant workers a total of $36,546, following action by the Fair Work Ombudsman.