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• New Zealand to welcome vaccinated Australians without quarantine from April 12

  15-03-2022 23:47 via abc.net.au
  
  New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says vaccinated travellers from other countries with visa waiver arrangements with New Zealand will also be allowed to enter without quarantine from May 1. 
  
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• Freshly fallen meteorite found on the Nullarbor using drones and AI

  15-03-2022 23:36 via abc.net.au
  
  A researcher at Curtin University has used drones and Artificial Intelligence technology to recover a meteorite on the Nullarbor Plains. He says the new technology used could help scientists investigate mining minerals in space.
  
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• Unions angry at court ruling that restricts use of iconic Eureka flag

  15-03-2022 22:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal construction watchdog says it will monitor compliance with the Commonwealth building code that doesn't allow certain companies to fly an iconic Australian symbol.
  
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• Wall Street makes strong gains as oil drops back to pre-war levels

  15-03-2022 21:54 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is set to follow Wall Street's gains overnights, where the Nasdaq increased as much as 3 per cent.
  
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• ASX higher in wake of oil price falls and solid gains on Wall Street

  15-03-2022 21:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are following Wall Street's gain , despite another major share market taking a big hit on fears of a COVID resurgence and oil prices sliding.
  
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• ASX follows Wall Street gains, despite Chinese markets and the price of oil plunging

  15-03-2022 21:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are following Wall Street's gains overnight, despite another major share market taking a big hit on fears of a COVID resurgence and oil prices sliding.
  
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• ASX closes higher, after oil price falls 27 pc from recent high and solid gains on Wall Street

  15-03-2022 21:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares closed sharply higher on Wednesday after solid gains on Wall Street and the oil price sliding. 
  
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• 'Hooliganism': Russian court fines journalist after marathon grilling for three-second on-air protest

  15-03-2022 21:14 via abc.net.au
  
  A Russian court fines a journalist $390 for interrupting a live bulletin on Russian state TV with anti-war messages, denouncing her act of protest as "hooliganism".
  
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• Taxi drivers call for fare increase as fuel prices spike

  15-03-2022 20:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The Queensland government says it is in talks with the state's taxi council, with drivers needing help to offset the cost of petrol that's now well above $2 per litre.
  
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• SA council to build $300k 'turn-key' home in bid to combat housing crisis

  15-03-2022 20:48 via abc.net.au
  
  A council in South Australia's Mallee region is planning to build and sell affordable homes in an unusual and hands-on approach to addressing the region's housing shortage.
  
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• 'We should have planned for it': How a 2022 rate rise might catch recent home buyers off guard

  15-03-2022 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Interest rates are rising overseas and Australia is almost certain to follow soon. But are borrowers prepared for higher repayments as record low mortgage rates disappear?
  
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• Denis is getting ahead while he has a cheap fixed mortgage. But how will other home owners cope with interest rate rises?

  15-03-2022 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Interest rates are rising overseas and Australia is almost certain to follow soon. But are borrowers prepared for higher repayments as record low mortgage rates disappear?
  
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• Are borrowers prepared for higher repayments as interest rates rise?

  15-03-2022 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Interest rates are rising overseas and Australia is almost certain to follow soon. But are borrowers prepared for higher repayments as record low mortgage rates disappear?
  
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• ‘Where’s the outrage?’: Government called on to step up and help cover Indigenous funeral costs

  15-03-2022 20:04 via abc.net.au
  
  About 14,500 Indigenous Australians have been affected by the collapse of a group of funeral insurance funds, leading to calls for the government to step in.
  
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• 'I'm very angry at the government': Funeral insurance companies collapse after years of warnings

  15-03-2022 20:04 via abc.net.au
  
  About 14,500 Indigenous Australians have been affected by the collapse of a group of funeral insurance funds, leading to calls for the government to step in.
  
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• China supplies the world's critical minerals for mobile phones and jet fighters, but Australia is trying to break free

  15-03-2022 19:59 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government commits $240 million to developing its own critical minerals industry, as fears of a Chinese "monopoly" on the materials drives Australia to find its own supplies.
  
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• They've been described as 'meaningless league tables'. And this new NAPLAN data hopes to end them

  15-03-2022 19:58 via abc.net.au
  
  For the first time since the start of the pandemic, parents will have fresh and relevant NAPLAN data on the My School website to compare their school's performance.
  
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• 'We literally begged ... still they wouldn't let us in': Indian students say racism kept them trapped in Ukraine

  15-03-2022 19:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The nightmarish ordeal of a group of Indian students trying to flee Ukraine is among multiple allegations of racism from people who say they were stuck in a country they couldn't escape.
  
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• Melting snow for water and hiding in tunnels, Indian students battled racism to escape war in Ukraine

  15-03-2022 19:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The nightmarish ordeal of a group of Indian students trying to flee Ukraine is among multiple allegations of racism from people who say they were stuck in a country they couldn't escape.
  
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• Imagine finding the only train that can get you away from rockets in Ukraine. But you're not allowed to board

  15-03-2022 19:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The nightmarish ordeal of a group of Indian students trying to flee Ukraine is among multiple allegations of racism from people who say they were stuck in a country they couldn't escape.
  
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• A weekend flight to Melbourne now costs the same as a drive to Launceston from Hobart

  15-03-2022 19:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Hobart is now the most expensive capital city in the country when it comes to fuel and that means it costs about the same to fly to Melbourne as it does to drive to Launceston from Hobart.
  
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• A flight to Melbourne now costs the same as a drive to Launceston from Hobart

  15-03-2022 19:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Hobart is now the most expensive capital city in the country when it comes to fuel and that means it costs about the same to fly to Melbourne as it does to drive to Launceston from Hobart.
  
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• A flight to Melbourne now costs the same as a drive from Hobart to Launceston

  15-03-2022 19:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Hobart is now the most expensive capital city in the country when it comes to fuel and that means it costs about the same to fly to Melbourne as it does to drive to Launceston from Hobart.
  
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• BlueScope Steel secures funding to build first wind turbines in NSW

  15-03-2022 08:47 via abc.net.au
  
  BlueScope says its Port Kembla facility will produce the first NSW-built wind turbines, after securing a $55.4 million federal grant to upgrade its steelmaking capability.
  
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• 'Just the Aussie thing to do' - Three tradies on a mission to help flood-affected NSW

  15-03-2022 07:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Local tradies volunteering with NSW flood recovery efforts say they cannot believe the extent of damage
  
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• 'They are supposed to complement each other': Tamworth gets UNE campus, Armidale concerned

  15-03-2022 05:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The campus has been planned for almost 10 years, but some are now concerned about its potential to affect Armidale's population.
  
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• Renewed calls for NSW native timber industry to be scrapped after latest logging fines

  15-03-2022 04:59 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW Greens accuses Forestry Corporation of showing complete disregard for the public forests it operates in, after a new round of fines for breaching forestry rules.
  
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• 'Gone back on that word': Pool that sparked Olympic career to be demolished one year before centenary

  15-03-2022 04:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Bundaberg Regional Council has brought forward plans to demolish Anzac Park Pool, leaving 100,000 locals with one public pool until 2024.
  
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• Australia has 30 days of petrol supplies — but new laws to shore up fuel reserves could raise prices further

  15-03-2022 04:37 via abc.net.au
  
  From July the federal government will require fuel importers to maintain minimum levels of petrol, diesel and jet fuel — but despite advice from his own department, the Energy Minister denies it will push petrol prices up further.
  
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• Australia has 30 days of gasoline supplies — but new laws to shore up fuel reserves could hit petrol prices further

  15-03-2022 04:37 via abc.net.au
  
  From July the federal government will require fuel importers to maintain minimum levels of petrol, diesel and jet fuel — but despite advice from his own department, the Energy Minister denies it will push petrol prices up further.
  
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• A new law on fuel importers could increase petrol prices even further — but the Energy Minister denies it will flow to the bowser

  15-03-2022 04:37 via abc.net.au
  
  From July the federal government will require fuel importers to maintain minimum levels of petrol, diesel and jet fuel — but despite advice from his own department, the Energy Minister denies it will push petrol prices up further.
  
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• Russians flock to McDonald's for last meal before doors close

  15-03-2022 02:45 via abc.net.au
  
  McDonald's first opened its doors in Moscow just after the Berlin Wall came down, but now it's closing those same doors as Russia moves from once optimistically embracing symbols of the West to now outwardly rejecting them.
  
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• Property prices rose 4.7 per cent across Australia last quarter, with Brisbane leading the way

  15-03-2022 02:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show the average property price across Australia's eight capital cities has now risen by 23.7 per cent over the past 12 months.
  
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• Should short-stay properties pay higher council rates? Hobart Deputy Mayor pushes proposal

  15-03-2022 02:17 via abc.net.au
  
  A proposal that will come before council this evening will look at whether home owners who rent their properties through short-stay providers should have to pay higher rates.
  
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• Hike council rates for Airbnb properties to help solve rental crisis, Hobart Deputy Mayor says

  15-03-2022 02:17 via abc.net.au
  
  A proposal that will come before council this evening will look at whether home owners who rent their properties through short-stay providers should have the pay higher rates.
  
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• NSW's rail union promises industrial action until commuters given free fares on Fridays

  15-03-2022 01:27 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW train union says it will use industrial action to "force" the state government to offer free fares to commuters every Friday until June.
  
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• NSW Transport Minister warns entire Sydney train network could be shut down again on Monday

  15-03-2022 01:27 via abc.net.au
  
  David Elliott escalates his stand-off with the rail union, offering to give train passengers free travel every Friday for a year if the union promises not to go on strike.
  
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