A once-thriving gym chain, which boasted high-profile investors and a clientele of sports stars, has sensationally collapsed, leaving prime commercial real estate in Sydney’s coveted Potts Point and inner-city Newtown, along with Brisbane’s bustling Fortitude Valley, in an uncertain future.

Hustle Boxing, co-founded by Tim McGann and Simon Maree, entered voluntary administration on Monday, according to the Daily Mail, just six years after its initial launch in Sydney.

The chain, which promised “the most unintimidating boxing class in Australia,” expanded into Brisbane in 2022, though that Queensland outpost entered liquidation two years later, foreshadowing the broader financial woes.

The collapse is a significant blow, not…

Amna Nawaz:

The Trump administration has reached a joint settlement with seven states that will effectively shut down a key Biden era student loan relief program.

John Yang looks at what’s behind the change and what it could mean for borrowers in the months ahead — John.

John Yang:

Amna, it’s called Saving on a Valuable Education, or SAVE. It bases borrowers’ monthly payments on their incomes and provides a faster path to loan cancellation.

The Trump Education Department doesn’t like it. Instead, it’s created several other repayment options. And with this proposed settlement of a lawsuit brought by seven Republican states, they’re ending it.

But what about…

If you find yourself spending your final days of 2025 compiling your financial resolutions for the new year, you’re likely not alone. With inflation rising in recent reports, unemployment at its highest level since 2021 and concerns over layoffs growing, millions of Americans may find themselves taking the same approach. And, if you have credit card debt, it’s vital that you start building a strategy right…

ISTANBUL

Three international organizations jointly hosted experts from around the world on Wednesday in the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul to discuss early identification of addictive behaviors in people, particularly those fueled by social media and online gaming, which can lead to health issues.

The 3rd IFGC-WHO Meeting on Addictive Behaviours, organized by the International Federation of Green Crescent, the Turkish Green Crescent Society, and the World Health Organization, brought together experts from around the world to discuss the scope, nature, and processes of the public health approach to addictive behaviors, as well as the role of early diagnosis.

Opening the event, Mehmet Dinc, head of the Turkish…

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