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• ASX up on miners and tech, Australian dollar jumps, Wall Street gains on tech

  02-06-2022 23:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market has gained as miners and tech have rallied. Meanwhile, the Australian dollar has jumped.
  
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• ASX to rise, Australian dollar jumps, Wall Street gains on tech

  02-06-2022 23:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are set to rise on Friday after a positive session on Wall Street boosted by tech stocks. Meanwhile, the Australian dollar has jumped.
  
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• ASX closes higher on miners and tech, Australian dollar jumps, Wall Street gains on tech

  02-06-2022 23:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market closes higher after a strong session for miners and tech, while the Australian dollar jumps.
  
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• Gold Coast councillors push to remove rates discount for property investors

  02-06-2022 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Some Gold Coast councillors have expressed interest in removing a rates discount for property investors, arguing the booming housing market makes council revenue a greater priority.
  
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• Councillors target investment property rates discount to boost government revenue

  02-06-2022 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Some Gold Coast councillors have expressed interest in removing a rates discount for property investors, arguing the booming housing market makes council revenue a greater priority.
  
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• Live: Sydney news: Police investigating after two people die in house fire

  02-06-2022 22:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Two people have died in a house fire in Sydney's west this morning. 
  
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• Live: Sydney news: Inquiry into devastating NSW floods hears from local communities in north-west Sydney

  02-06-2022 22:44 via abc.net.au
  
  A parliamentary inquiry into the state's devastating floods will hear about the impact on residents and local businesses in Sydney's Hawkesbury region. 
  
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• NT school quietly terminates Chinese-funded Confucius Institute program, but six assistant teachers remain

  02-06-2022 22:25 via abc.net.au
  
  The Confucius Institute Classroom program at Woodroffe Primary School is scrapped in the wake of concerns over potential propaganda in classrooms.
  
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• 'Too many families sleeping in their car': Concerns SA budget doesn't go far enough to address rising cost of living

  02-06-2022 22:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Jennifer Harris just moved into public housing in SA after eight years in temporary accommodation. She says the state budget doesn't go far enough to address housing affordability. 
  
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• 'We're in survival mode': Businesses battling to recover

  02-06-2022 22:11 via abc.net.au
  
  After enduring COVID, border closures and a blow from Mother Nature, businesses on the Queensland-NSW border are fighting for a return to normal.
  
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• 'We're in survival mode': Border businesses battling to recover

  02-06-2022 22:11 via abc.net.au
  
  After enduring COVID, border closures and a blow from Mother Nature, businesses in Coolangatta are fighting for a return to normal.
  
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• 'Oh, who are you kidding now?': Why Kirstie had years of cosmetic enhancement — then ditched it

  02-06-2022 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Many Australians wish they could change the way they look. How can we take back control of this unhealthy fixation?
  
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• From Botox to butt augmentation: Australia's damaging obsession with our looks

  02-06-2022 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Many Australians wish they could change the way they look. How can we take back control over an obsession with the way we look?
  
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• 'Began with a nasty comment': Calls for culture shift as more Australians change their looks

  02-06-2022 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Many Australians wish they could change the way they look. How can we take back control of this unhealthy fixation?
  
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• China's 'last generation' can't afford to have babies, can't find jobs and are terrified of lockdowns

  02-06-2022 20:58 via abc.net.au
  
  From unemployment to lockdowns, China's young people are facing intense challenges, and the pressure is on Xi Jinping to fix the situation before the birth rate plummets any further. 
  
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• As young Chinese people call themselves 'the last generation', Xi Jinping has a growing crisis on his hands

  02-06-2022 20:58 via abc.net.au
  
  From unemployment to lockdowns, China's young people are facing intense challenges, and the pressure is on Xi Jinping to fix the situation before the birth rate plummets any further. 
  
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• Major industries warn they have to pass on gas costs to consumers and thousands of jobs are on the line

  02-06-2022 20:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian manufacturers facing massive increases in gas prices are warning they could be forced to close. Consumers will also pay more, adding to cost-of-living pressures.
  
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• Australia's gas crisis is much worse than you might think. Get ready to pay more for everyday items

  02-06-2022 20:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian manufacturers facing massive increases in gas prices are warning they could be forced to close. Consumers will also pay more, adding to cost-of-living pressures.
  
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• Businesses warn if energy prices don't fall 'we'll all be dead'

  02-06-2022 15:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian businesses say they will collapse without a long-term plan to curtail the country's soaring energy prices. 
  
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• Amid soaring energy costs, businesses fear for their future if something doesn't change

  02-06-2022 15:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian businesses say they will collapse without a long-term plan to curtail the country's soaring energy prices. 
  
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• WA forks out another $9m preparing East Perth Power Station site for billionaire developers

  02-06-2022 10:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Western Australia's Deputy Premier defends spending millions preparing land in East Perth for a prime waterfront development by proponents Andrew Forrest and Kerry Stokes.
  
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• Plan for 38-room, three-storey boutique hotel in Broken Hill

  02-06-2022 07:34 via abc.net.au
  
  An ambitious plan to build a 38-room, three-storey boutique hotel is underway in Broken Hill with an estimated project cost of over $12 million.
  
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• Cannabis-infused liquor is readily available in the US and Canada. Could Australia be next?

  02-06-2022 07:24 via abc.net.au
  
  With US distilleries, breweries and wineries making a splash with cannabis-infused alcohol, their Australian counterparts are watching closely and doing experiments of their own.
  
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• Empty nesters asked to spare their bedrooms as critical housing shortage rages in tropical paradise

  02-06-2022 06:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Anyone with an extra room, granny flat or land for a tent or van is asked to get on board tourism authorities' new Adopt a Worker campaign.
  
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• 'It's a market-wide issue': Eraring power plant running out of coal

  02-06-2022 06:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's biggest power station running out of coal at a time when a Hunter mine expansion has been recommended for approval.
  
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• EnergyAustralia fined millions after 'life threatening' error

  02-06-2022 05:46 via abc.net.au
  
  EnergyAustralia has been handed the largest ever penalty imposed under Australia's national energy retail law, according to the energy regulator, for failing to register people who use life-saving medical equipment. 
  
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• EnergyAustralia fined $12m for failing to register people on life-saving medical equipment

  02-06-2022 05:46 via abc.net.au
  
  EnergyAustralia has been handed the largest ever penalty imposed under Australia's national energy retail law, according to the energy regulator, for failing to register people who use life-saving medical equipment. 
  
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• 'A perfect storm': Energy Minister issues dire gas warning as prices soar

  02-06-2022 05:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Surging gas prices and supply shortfalls have put Australia on the edge of a "serious and challenging situation" that will not be quickly solved, the new Energy Minister warns.
  
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• 'We've never seen anything like it': Residents warned energy price hikes in uncharted territory

  02-06-2022 05:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Robert Meggs switched to a smaller electricity provider to get a better deal. Then his rates more than doubled. It's an increasingly common story.
  
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• Thousands warned of doubling power bills as energy crisis looms

  02-06-2022 05:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Robert Meggs switched to a smaller electricity provider to get a better deal. Then his rates more than doubled. It's an increasingly common story.
  
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• Brisbane 2011 flood victims to receive full $450 million payout by early 2023

  02-06-2022 04:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Victims of the 2011 Brisbane floods have started receiving part of the $450 million settlement won in a class action against dam operator SunWater and the state of Queensland.
  
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• Unions claim 'astounding' changes to SA workers' injury insurance scheme to be rushed in on budget day

  02-06-2022 03:48 via abc.net.au
  
  SA Unions says the state's new Labor state government is trying to rush through legislation to make it more difficult for workers to claim compensation for multiple injuries caused by the same workplace incident.
  
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• Adelaide man charged over alleged property investment scam worth more than $6m

  02-06-2022 02:38 via abc.net.au
  
  An Adelaide man is charged for allegedly deceiving five people to invest large sums of money in properties that never existed.
  
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• 'If you don't show up, we will assume you have resigned': Elon Musk sends blunt warning to Tesla staff working from home

  02-06-2022 00:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has told employees they can no longer work from home, warning they must return to the office or leave the company.
  
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• Elon Musk tells Tesla staff to return to the office or 'pretend to work somewhere else'

  02-06-2022 00:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has told employees they can no longer work from home, warning they must return to the office or leave the company.
  
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• ‘Now about Oscar night …’: Jada Pinkett Smith wants Will Smith and Chris Rock to reconcile

  02-06-2022 00:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Actor and talk show host Jada Pinkett Smith says she hopes Will Smith and Chris Rock can reconcile in her first Red Table Talk episode to address events that happened at the Oscars in March.
  
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• 'Now about Oscar night …': Jada Pinkett Smith wants Will Smith and Chris Rock to reconcile

  02-06-2022 00:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Actor and talk show host Jada Pinkett Smith says she hopes Will Smith and Chris Rock can reconcile in her first Red Table Talk episode to address events that happened at the Oscars in March.
  
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• Jada Pinkett Smith hopes Will Smith and Chris Rock can reconcile

  02-06-2022 00:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Actor and talk show host Jada Pinkett Smith says she hopes Will Smith and Chris Rock can reconcile in her first Red Table Talk episode to address events that happened at the Oscars in March.
  
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