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• Thredbo 'exposed to a warming climate' as value cut by $149m

  26-08-2026 23:05 via abc.net.au
  
  One of Australia's largest ski resorts has had its value halved, with its owner blaming a poor 2026 snow season and the need to install new chairlifts and more snowmaking. 
  
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• Hobart council advances ban on full-home short stays

  26-08-2026 10:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Hobart City Council has voted to advance strict new limits on whole-home short stays. The plan, which aims to protect long-term rentals, will now go to the state planning body for final approval.
   
  
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• Uluwatu has become a hotbed of construction and increasingly heavy traffic

  26-08-2026 06:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Uluwatu has become a hotbed of construction and increasingly heavy traffic.
  
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• Australians mark 20 years with charity lifting Balinese kids from poverty

  26-08-2026 06:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Behind the perfect sunsets and cocktails, there are more than 160,000 Balinese living in poverty, but a charity group devoted to bringing them hope has just celebrated its 20th anniversary with its Australian supporters.
  
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• Australians join Bali Life Foundation's 20th anniversary celebrations

  26-08-2026 06:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Behind the perfect sunsets and cocktails, there are more than 160,000 Balinese living in poverty, but a charity group devoted to bringing them hope has just celebrated its 20th anniversary with its Australian supporters.
  
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• Court rules tropical island owner can be stripped of lease

  26-08-2026 04:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite plans to build new facilities, the Queensland Land Court finds Brampton Island resort is "dilapidated to the point of falling down" with the owners in breach of lease conditions.
  
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