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• The small town aiming to become Queensland’s top electric car destination

  24-05-2022 23:58 via abc.net.au
  
  When it comes to capitalising on environmentally conscious daytrippers, one Queensland town is pulling out all stops.
  
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• Amber Heard's legal team sum up defence in Johnny Depp's defamation suit

  24-05-2022 23:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Lawyers for Amber Heard sum up their defence against the defamation suit filed by her former husband Johnny Depp, after six weeks of testimony riding on graphic claims and counterclaims of domestic violence.
  
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• ASX up, Wall Street mixed on tech fall

  24-05-2022 22:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares open higher on Wednesday morning, after a mixed day on Wall Street on falling tech stocks and fears of a US recession. 
  
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• ASX up, HESTA to vote against AGL demerger

  24-05-2022 22:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares climb on Wednesday, after a mixed session on Wall Street on falling tech stocks and fears of a US recession. 
  
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• ASX set to edge higher, Wall street mixed on tech fall

  24-05-2022 22:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are set to edge higher on Wednesday morning, after a mixed day on Wall Street on falling tech stocks and data.
  
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• ASX closes higher, HESTA to vote against AGL demerger

  24-05-2022 22:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares climb on Wednesday after a mixed session on Wall Street that saw falling tech stocks and fears of a US recession. 
  
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• 'The country has changed tack and said enough': Australia's biggest emitters are about to get slogged

  24-05-2022 21:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The future of Australia's biggest emitters looks uncertain under the new Labor government, with the Greens and climate change-focused independents set to have a loud voice in parliament.
  
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• Labor, Greens look set to push businesses to adopt tougher emission targets

  24-05-2022 21:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The future of Australia's biggest emitters looks uncertain under the new Labor government, with the Greens and climate change-focused independents set to have a loud voice in parliament.
  
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• Timber industry in flood-ravaged NSW receives lifeline for wet winter

  24-05-2022 09:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Timber mills in Northern NSW have had to look further and further afield for wood in the wake of flooding – they're hopeful a state government subsidy will keep them afloat through the winter.   
  
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• 'Neighbourhood character' a major concern in housing development application denial

  24-05-2022 08:37 via abc.net.au
  
  A housing development application for 14 unit-styled semidetached dwellings has been knocked back in a unanimous vote by the City of Greater Bendigo council.
  
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• In the driver’s seat: Cudal’s former airport to host cutting-edge driverless vehicle tests

  24-05-2022 08:03 via abc.net.au
  
  The New South Wales government has committed almost $10 million to build the largest government-run autonomous vehicle testing site in the southern hemisphere.
  
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• 'This is just crazy': Locals say transport study highlights familiar problems, as passenger rail recommended

  24-05-2022 03:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Mildura residents don't need a study to tell them the regional city has a "transport isolation" problem, but they are hopeful it will lead to solutions.
  
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• Hand surgeon rejects Johnny Depp's vodka-bottle-thrown reason for his severed finger

  24-05-2022 01:58 via abc.net.au
  
  A hand surgeon testifies that Johnny Depp could not have lost the tip of his middle finger the way he told jurors it happened in his civil lawsuit against the actor's former wife, Amber Heard.
  
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• How this laundromat illustrates the challenges facing Albanese

  24-05-2022 01:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Businesses are battling rising costs, while their customers' purse strings are tightening. Tackling this situation will be the new government's great task, and there's only so much it can do to control some broad economic pressures.
  
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• What will happen to the $136 million live sheep industry now Labor has won?

  24-05-2022 00:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Farmers are waiting nervously to hear whether Labor will follow through on an election pledge to ban live sheep exports, while the industry lobby believes it can change the party’s mind.
  
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• WorkSafe investigation underway on US chemical company after staff exposure to toxic gasses

  24-05-2022 00:15 via abc.net.au
  
  A WorkSafe investigation is underway at a West Australian lithium plant after allegations the US company exposed staff to potentially harmful gasses. Unions say the company has a 21st-century facility with a 19th-century workplace safety culture.
  
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• WorkSafe investigation underway at lithium plant south of Perth after staff were exposed to toxic gases

  24-05-2022 00:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The workplace has been described by a union as a "21st century facility with a 19th century workplace safety culture", but the facility's majority owner says safety is the company's top priority.
  
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• US-owned lithium plant accused of treating safety with 'arrogance,' amid WorkSafe investigation

  24-05-2022 00:15 via abc.net.au
  
  WorkSafe is investigating a West Australian lithium plant after allegations staff were exposed to potentially harmful gasses.
  
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• Allegations staff were exposed to potentially toxic gas at a US-owned chemical plant prompts WorkSafe investigation

  24-05-2022 00:15 via abc.net.au
  
  A WorkSafe investigation is underway at a West Australian lithium plant after allegations the US company exposed staff to potentially harmful gasses. Unions say the company has a 21st-century facility with a 19th-century workplace safety culture.
  
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