Kmart

The West Australian conglomerate bucked weaker consumer sentiment in the first half of the 2025 financial year to notch a $1.5 billion after-tax profit. For shareholders, there was a 4.4 per cent lift in the fully franked payout to 95 cents.

Lingering distrust over last year’s data breach made Optus the most distrusted brand in Australia in the year through June and confirmed falling trust for telecoms, while retailers Woolworths and Coles again topped the most-trusted list.