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• Premiums 'quadruple', timber plantations unprotected as insurers flee bushfire-stricken forests

  21-03-2022 23:26 via abc.net.au
  
  As insurance premiums skyrocket and insurers refuse coverage to fire-prone timber plantations, experts warn the consequences could be felt far beyond the forestry industry.
  
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• Remote servo chain shaves 30 cents off diesel price, but don't expect it to catch on

  21-03-2022 23:08 via abc.net.au
  
  The East Kimberley is not where most people would expect to find cheap diesel, but while a local company has shown it is possible, a motoring expert says it might not work elsewhere.
  
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• ASX set to rise after Jerome Powell says inflation is 'much too high', EU split on Russian oil sanctions

  21-03-2022 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are expected to open higher, and oil prices have jumped 7 per cent amid European Union nations disagreeing on whether to join the United States in boycotting Russian oil.
  
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• ASX rises after Jerome Powell says inflation is 'much too high', European Union split on Russian oil sanctions

  21-03-2022 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining and energy stocks drive the Australian market higher, while oil prices jumped 8 per cent as European Union nations considered whether to join the United States in boycotting Russian oil.
  
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• ASX hits two-month high after Jerome Powell says inflation is 'much too high', European Union split on Russian oil sanctions

  21-03-2022 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining and energy stocks drive the Australian market higher, while oil prices jumped 8 per cent as European Union nations considered whether to join the United States in boycotting Russian oil.
  
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• 'Luckily I'm not desperate to have a car tomorrow': Buyers face a 12-month wait for new cars

  21-03-2022 21:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Delivery times for popular car models have blown out to more than a year, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine exacerbates supply chain issues, driving up the cost of new and used cars.
  
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• Is now a good time to buy a new car? Delivery delays, higher prices hit the industry

  21-03-2022 21:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Delivery times for popular car models have blown out to more than a year, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine exacerbates supply chain issues, driving up the cost of new and used cars.
  
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• You may need a knife and fork to eat these Queensland oysters, and they're set to rival the Sydney rock

  21-03-2022 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  North Queensland is on the cusp of developing an oyster industry to rival the lucrative Sydney rock market and inject more than $80 million into the state's economy.
  
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• 'Why do we need another road?' Expert says SEQ City Deal is too focused on big-ticket projects

  21-03-2022 20:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The plan, to be paid for and delivered through all three levels of government, will spend $1.8 billion across south-east Queensland and create more than 2,000 jobs, but one expert says it doesn't go far enough in improving liveability.
  
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• The SEQ City Deal promises jobs and better quality of life, but what will it deliver?

  21-03-2022 20:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The plan, to be paid for and delivered through all three levels of government, will spend $1.8 billion across south-east Queensland and create more than 2,000 jobs, but one expert says it doesn't go far enough in improving liveability.
  
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• These maps show why not everyone gets a fair go. And it happens even before you are born

  21-03-2022 19:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The first-ever project mapping childcare availability in every neighbourhood reveals that more than one in three Australians live in areas with a serious shortage of childcare places. 
  
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• These maps reveal Australia's huge childcare black spots. Is your home in one?

  21-03-2022 19:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The first-ever project mapping childcare availability in every neighbourhood reveals that more than one in three Australians live in areas with a serious shortage of childcare places. 
  
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• $750 million federal cash splash to boost regional internet speeds and connect more homes to NBN wireless

  21-03-2022 19:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Report after report has warned regional Australia will be left behind without better internet. But will $750 million for NBN upgrades solve the problem?
  
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• The Loop: Toddler COVID death in NSW, Lismore flood victims protest and Doctor Who speculation

  21-03-2022 09:39 via abc.net.au
  
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• Cost of dinner greens soars by 75 per cent, meat and chicken to follow, experts say

  21-03-2022 06:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Floods, the war in Ukraine and ongoing supply chain disruptions are set to add up to more pain for consumers for at least the next six months, experts say.
  
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• Tourism confidence boost as Elvis enters the building in Bendigo

  21-03-2022 05:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Bendigo benefits from a bumper weekend of tourism, as several major events and attractions draw people from across the nation to Central Victoria.
  
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• 'Frankly irresponsible': Battle brews over gas exploration in Beetaloo Basin

  21-03-2022 04:18 via abc.net.au
  
  A legal fight is brewing between cattle producers opposed to fracking and a mining company that is looking to explore for gas in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin.
  
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• Cattle station owners take on gas company over NT fracking concerns

  21-03-2022 04:18 via abc.net.au
  
  A legal fight is brewing between cattle producers opposed to fracking and a mining company that is looking to explore for gas in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin.
  
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• Thousands of meals will go undelivered if FoodShare can't find more volunteers

  21-03-2022 04:06 via abc.net.au
  
  A Shepparton charity that delivers tonnes of food to the community each week will have to cut back operations as volunteers fail to meet vaccination requirements.
  
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• Beef 2021 wins gold tourism award after pulling off event many thought impossible

  21-03-2022 03:18 via abc.net.au
  
  An audacious plan to pull off an event attracting more than 100,000 people in the middle of a pandemic paid off when Beef Australia went ahead in Rockhampton. Now it has won a major award.
  
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• Gladstone is preparing to become a city known for hydrogen power, not fossil fuels

  21-03-2022 03:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Parts of Queensland are in an energy 'flux' at the moment, as fossil fuels are slowly replaced with new renewable projects.
  
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• Farmers given tax break in return for Nationals' support for net zero

  21-03-2022 02:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Farmers that make money selling carbon credits will receive a tax break, a key measure the Nationals say they secured in return for supporting the government's net zero by 2050 target last October.
  
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• ASX rises; Magellan's Hamish Douglass resigns while Woolworths to ban plastic bags in WA

  21-03-2022 01:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have risen to touch their highest level in more than a month, taking cues from a strong Wall Street on Friday.
  
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• ASX lower; Magellan's Hamish Douglass resigns while Woolworths to ban plastic bags in WA

  21-03-2022 01:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares close lower despite early gains boosted by tech and mining stocks.
  
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• ASX hits a two-month-high after global equities rise; Woolworths to ban plastic bags in WA

  21-03-2022 01:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have opened higher, taking cues from a strong Wall Street on Friday.
  
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