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• Wall Street slips as US inflation hits 40-year high, ASX set to open lower

  12-04-2022 23:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are expected to slip in morning trade, as US consumer prices rose at their fastest pace in 40 years, and Wall Street finished slightly lower.
  
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• New Zealand interest rates jump 0.5pc and could hit 3pc this year; ASX lifts on surging oil price

  12-04-2022 23:33 via abc.net.au
  
  New Zealand announces its fourth straight interest rate hike, US consumer prices rise at their fastest pace since 1981, while surging commodity prices boost the Australian share market.
  
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• New Zealand hikes interest rates to 1.5pc, ASX lifts on surging oil price

  12-04-2022 23:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Surging commodity prices boost the Australian share market, New Zealand announces its fourth straight interest rate hike, while US consumer prices rise at their fastest pace since 1981.
  
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• New Zealand hikes interest rates by 0.5pc amid 'highly uncertain' environment, ASX lifts on surging oil price

  12-04-2022 23:33 via abc.net.au
  
  New Zealand announces its fourth straight interest rate hike, US consumer prices rise at their fastest pace since 1981, while surging commodity prices boost the Australian share market.
  
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• ASX opens higher, Wall Street slips as US inflation hits 40-year high

  12-04-2022 23:33 via abc.net.au
  
  An overnight surge in oil prices has boosted Australia's energy stocks, while Wall Street fell slightly as US consumer prices rose at their fastest pace in 40 years.
  
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• ASX lifts as oil rebounds above $US100 a barrel, US inflation hits new 40-year high

  12-04-2022 23:33 via abc.net.au
  
  An overnight surge in oil prices has boosted Australia's energy stocks, while Wall Street fell slightly as US consumer prices rose at their fastest pace in 40 years.
  
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• Cruise ships are finally returning to Australia and Jodie 'can't wait to get back on board'

  12-04-2022 23:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Cruising is one of the last industries to reopen in Australia after COVID, but the first ship is about to arrive.
  
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• Considering a home reno? Here's why you could be facing lengthy delays and soaring costs

  12-04-2022 19:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Supply and labour shortages plus surging costs are leaving Australia's building sector in crisis, and that could mean a long wait for repairs for thousands of recent flood and storm victims unless they can do the work themselves.
  
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• A storm left this hole in Gabriela's ceiling. The building sector's crisis means she'll have to fix it herself

  12-04-2022 19:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Supply and labour shortages plus surging costs are leaving Australia's building sector in crisis, and that could mean a long wait for repairs for thousands of recent flood and storm victims unless they can do the work themselves.
  
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• Labor hoping to get election campaign back on track with funding for urgent care clinics

  12-04-2022 16:31 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal opposition will seek to capitalise on healthcare shortcomings highlighted by the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, as leader Anthony Albanese works to get his campaign back on track.
  
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• Self-driving car pulled over by San Francisco police, but no one was inside

  12-04-2022 09:20 via abc.net.au
  
  A widely circulated video posted on social media reveals San Francisco police pulling over a self-driving vehicle, only to find it empty. The hatchback belonged to autonomous car company, Cruise. 
  
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• 'Unscrupulous' scammers take advantage of building industry delays, police say

  12-04-2022 07:05 via abc.net.au
  
  With the building industry facing unprecedented demands, scammers posing as tradies are conning thousands of dollars out of homeowners wanting work done.
  
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• Rents 'explode' across the country, as house prices fall in many Melbourne, Sydney suburbs

  12-04-2022 06:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Record low numbers of available rental properties across the country are pushing up the price of rents in a "crisis" that analysts predict will worsen. 
  
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• Motorcyclists slam 'discriminatory' electric vehicle subsidy in Victoria

  12-04-2022 06:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Victorians who buy a new zero-emission car can receive a $3,000 subsidy but those selling electric motorcycles say they are being overlooked by the scheme.
  
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• 'Diabolical' housing market stifling dream of developing north, experts say

  12-04-2022 01:59 via abc.net.au
  
  The lack of affordable housing in places like Broome is not only driving locals out of town — it's also stunting economic growth, experts say, and serious reform is needed to put the brakes on the crisis.
  
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• 'We are on our knees': Outdoor educators plead for clarity on return to school camps

  12-04-2022 01:46 via abc.net.au
  
  SA's outdoor education operators say they are in crisis and facing permanent closure as extended COVID restrictions prevent school groups from booking and financial assistance is withheld.
  
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