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• Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is ending. These numbers show its impact

  09-12-2024 00:33 via abc.net.au
  
  It's been a long time coming, but Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is about to end. As the dust (and glitter) begins to settle, these numbers show how it became one of the biggest concert tours of all time.
  
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• WA co-op CBH's domination of grain exports could be changing

  09-12-2024 00:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Western Australia's grain export industry has been dominated by the grain handling co-op CBH for decades, but changes are afoot as new players enter the market.
  
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• Residents get behind bid to sue Telstra over unreliable coverage

  08-12-2024 22:57 via abc.net.au
  
  A business owner says he has had strong support from his community as he investigates launching a class action over recurring phone and internet outages.
  
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• Replica of Robe obelisk recommended as climate change speeds up erosion

  08-12-2024 22:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Rising sea levels, taller waves and bigger storms could lead to a South Australian icon falling into the sea in as few as five years.
  
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• Live: ASX to slip despite record Wall St close, ANZ's new CEO

  08-12-2024 21:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Wall Street ended the week with another record close, but the ASX is unlikely to follow suit with subdued trading expected ahead of tomorrow's RBA rates decision. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX set to slip despite another record Wall St close, markets wait on RBA rates decision

  08-12-2024 21:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Wall Street ended the week with another record close, but the ASX is unlikely to follow suit with subdued trading expected ahead of tomorrow's RBA rates decision. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ANZ's new CEO, ASX to slip despite record Wall St close

  08-12-2024 21:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Wall Street ended the week with another record close, but the ASX is unlikely to follow suit with subdued trading expected ahead of tomorrow's RBA rates decision. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Call to strengthen building inspections after freak WA tornado

  08-12-2024 21:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Months after a tornado destroyed homes and businesses in Western Australia's biggest regional city, researchers say some of the houses worst affected were not built well enough to withstand tornado-level winds. 
  
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• From UberEats to queen bed — no package off limits to parcel thieves

  08-12-2024 20:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Helen Baker's daughter spent $200 on clothes online last month, only for the parcel to be stolen from the mailroom of her Newstead apartment complex.
  
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• From UberEats to a queen bed — no package is off limits to parcel thieves

  08-12-2024 20:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Helen Baker's daughter spent $200 on clothes online last month, only for the parcel to be stolen from the mailroom of her Newstead apartment complex.
  
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• A parcel thief has stolen your Christmas package. Who's responsible for replacing it?

  08-12-2024 20:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Helen Baker's daughter spent $200 on clothes online last month, only for the parcel to be stolen from the mailroom of her Newstead apartment complex.
  
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• 'Punishingly low' support for jobless Australians amid work shortages

  08-12-2024 20:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The "mismatch" when it comes to entry-level jobs locks more people into relying on income support long-term, says the Australian Council of Social Service.
  
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• New CSIRO report doubles down on nuclear price and time frames

  08-12-2024 20:03 via abc.net.au
  
  After heavy criticism, Australia's leading science agency doubles down its findings that the cost of nuclear power for Australia would likely be double that of renewable energy, and it would take at least 15 years for a plant to be built.
  
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• CSIRO reaffirms nuclear power likely to cost twice as much as renewables

  08-12-2024 20:03 via abc.net.au
  
  After heavy criticism, Australia's leading science agency doubles down its findings that the cost of nuclear power for Australia would likely be double that of renewable energy, and it would take at least 15 years for a plant to be built.
  
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• Nails and screws played central part in Darwin's undoing during Tracy

  08-12-2024 19:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Fifty years ago, Cyclone Tracy changed the lives of those who lived through it. But it has also fundamentally changed the rule book to building in Australia.
  
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• Gold Coast's two-speed property market is booming. Will it continue?

  08-12-2024 19:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Gold Coast property prices have outpaced every Australian capital city over the past five years. 
  
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• Gold Coast outpaces Australian capital city home price growth

  08-12-2024 19:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Gold Coast property prices have outpaced every Australian capital city over the past five years. 
  
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• Why these luxury Tasmanian goods are costing more than they are meant to

  08-12-2024 19:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Ever tried shipping something between Tasmania and the mainland? The hefty cost is supposed to be equal to driving goods down a highway, but the 'clunky' old federal scheme designed to ensure that hasn't been working for a while.
  
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• Call to fix Tasmania's 'highway' to help lower cost of state's produce

  08-12-2024 19:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Ever tried shipping something between Tasmania and the mainland? The hefty cost is supposed to be equal to driving goods down a highway, but the 'clunky' old federal scheme designed to ensure that hasn't been working for a while.
  
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• Sydney train delays likely despite NSW government winning injunction blocking industrial action

  08-12-2024 13:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Transport authorities say NSW rail commuters are still likely to face some disruption on Monday, with delayed and cancelled services already locked in across the network despite the injunction.
  
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• Sydney train delays likely despite injunction blocking industrial action

  08-12-2024 13:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Transport authorities say NSW rail commuters are still likely to face some disruption on Monday, with delayed and cancelled services already locked in across the network despite the injunction.
  
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• NSW Government wins injunction blocking rail unions' industrial action

  08-12-2024 13:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Transport authorities say NSW rail commuters are still likely to face some disruption on Monday, with delayed and cancelled services already locked in across the network despite the injunction.
  
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• Sydneysiders warned to expect major train delays after pay negotiations fail

  08-12-2024 07:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Two weeks of negotiations fail to secure a deal between the NSW government and rail unions, as transport officials head to the Federal Court to seek an injunction to stop further action.
  
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• NSW seeks court injunction to stop rail industrial action after pay talks with unions fail

  08-12-2024 07:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The New South Wales premier says the government has failed to strike a deal with rail union.
  
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• Dutton backs salmon farming even if threatened species status worsens

  08-12-2024 05:47 via abc.net.au
  
  A Coalition government would not ban salmon farming in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour even if the Maugean skate's threatened species' status is upgraded to "critically endangered", Peter Dutton says, as people take to the water in protest at the industry.
  
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• 'Blatant waste': Critics lash double-page ads explaining ferry debacle

  08-12-2024 00:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmania's government has paid for double-page ads across three newspapers to address "frequently asked questions" about why the Spirit of Tasmania ferries are still a long way off operating — with Labor saying the ads are a "blatant waste" of money.
  
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• Sustainable cardboard homes may provide post-disaster accommodation

  07-12-2024 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Engineers hope easy-to-erect, sustainable cardboard homes may provide the answer to crisis accommodation after floods and bushfires.
  
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• More than half of young people using credit card points to travel are missing repayments

  07-12-2024 21:14 via abc.net.au
  
  A survey finds more than half of people aged 18 to 29 with a credit card sign up solely to earn travel rewards points, but 60 per cent are struggling to clear their debts each month. 
  
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• Discounted flights come at cost as young people fail to pay travel reward credit cards

  07-12-2024 21:14 via abc.net.au
  
  A survey finds more than half of people aged 18 to 29 with a credit card sign up solely to earn travel rewards points, but 60 per cent are struggling to clear their debts each month. 
  
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• Three of Big Four banks reckon rate cuts won't happen until autumn

  07-12-2024 20:23 via abc.net.au
  
  The Reserve Bank of Australia hasn't changed the crash rate target for more than a year. Some economists reckon we won't see a cut for at least another few months. 
  
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• Woolworths says picketers are still blocking workers in Melbourne

  07-12-2024 05:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Woolworths says its team members continue to be blocked from entering a distribution centre in Melbourne's south-east as union members consider a new offer from the supermarket giant.
   
  
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• Woolworths says picketers are continuing to block workers in Melbourne

  07-12-2024 05:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Woolworths says its team members continue to be blocked from entering a distribution centre in Melbourne's south-east as union members consider a new offer from the supermarket giant.
   
  
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• Strike ends at Woolies distribution centres as union accepts new offer

  07-12-2024 05:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The United Workers Union says Woolworths employees across four warehouses have won better rights and wages after being on strike for 17 days.
   
  
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• Strike ends at Woolies distribution centres after union accepts new offer

  07-12-2024 05:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The United Workers Union says Woolworths employees across four warehouses have won better rights and wages after being on strike for 17 days.
   
  
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• US insurers respond as death of a CEO sparks ghoulish online glee

  07-12-2024 00:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Police say the motive for Brian Thompson's killing is unknown. But it has highlighted threats to those who run America's health insurers, and sparked a conversation about widespread anger at the industry.
  
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• New York shooting highlights anger, and danger, faced by American insurers

  07-12-2024 00:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Police say the motive for Brian Thompson's killing is unknown. But it has highlighted threats to those who run America's health insurers, and sparked a conversation about widespread anger at the industry.
  
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• Queensland's new customer services minister vows to keep cash payments

  06-12-2024 23:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Steve Minnikin vows to keep cash as a payment method for government services as the new LNP administration launches a new customer services department.
  
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• Queensland's new customer services minister promises to keep cash payments

  06-12-2024 23:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Steve Minnikin vows to keep cash as a payment method for government services as the new LNP administration launches a new customer services department.
  
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• Elon Musk set to be go-between between Trump and China

  06-12-2024 19:50 via abc.net.au
  
  As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, Elon Musk and Tesla look likely to benefit from influential ties to both the US president and the Chinese government.
  
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• Cattle supplement maker labels anti-methane product concerns 'fake news'

  06-12-2024 09:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Safety fears and conspiracy theories about the feed additive Bovaer have been circulating on social media, but the maker and Australia's peak livestock body are defending its use.
  
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• Government splashes $475m on rare earths refinery to challenge China's monopoly

  06-12-2024 07:57 via abc.net.au
  
  The funding is aimed at increasing the domestic refining of critical minerals, which are key to technologies used in the transition to green energy.
  
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• Minns meeting over Rosehill plan 'disclosed inaccurately and misleadingly'

  06-12-2024 07:55 via abc.net.au
  
  An upper house committee voted to refer its report to the corruption watchdog because of "unanswered questions" about the premier's involvement in the Rosehill Racecourse proposal.
  
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• Households are starting to spend again after holding back for months

  06-12-2024 06:47 via abc.net.au
  
  After months of saving, households are starting to feel confident enough to spend. Some economists say it is an early indication the stage 3 tax cuts are finally having an impact.
  
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• Drilling contractor dies at remote West Australian exploration site

  06-12-2024 04:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Authorities are investigating after a 29-year-old man was killed at a mineral exploration site in WA's remote northern Goldfields.
  
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• A 'comforting and warm' brown has been named colour of the year

  06-12-2024 03:24 via abc.net.au
  
  A team of "global colour experts" have unveiled the colour of the year and no, it's not brat green.  
  
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• Union slams state government's bid to lease out ski resorts

  06-12-2024 03:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian Workers' Union wants the government to scrap its plans to offload management of two popular Victorian ski resorts to a private operator.
  
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• 'No remorse': Sydney construction boss jailed for more than 9 years over ATO fraud

  06-12-2024 03:02 via abc.net.au
  
  George Alex and his four co-offenders faced a marathon six-month trial in the NSW Supreme Court over the scheme.
  
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• Construction boss George Alex jailed for conspiring to defraud ATO of more than $10 million

  06-12-2024 03:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The 53-year-old and his four co-offenders faced a marathon six-month trial in the NSW Supreme Court over the scheme.
  
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• Woolworths wins Fair Work Commission bid against United Workers Union

  06-12-2024 01:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Woolworths has won its bid against the United Workers Union, with the Fair Work Commission finding the union has been unfairly negotiating with the supermarket giant.
  
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• Woolworths accuses workers of holding 'metaphorical gun' at company in fiery hearing

  06-12-2024 01:44 via abc.net.au
  
  A fiery hearing is adjudicating the dispute between Woolworths and the union whose members have a picket line outside its major Victorian distribution centre.
  
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