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• ASX set to drop after Wall Street sell-off

  28-06-2022 22:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is set to drop on Wednesday, after a sell-off on Wall Street due to consumer confidence falling and recession fears growing.
  
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• ASX falls, retail sales up, Tyro CEO goes to Star

  28-06-2022 22:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is lower on Wednesday, after a sell-off on Wall Street due to consumer confidence falling and recession fears growing. Meanwhile, local retail sales rise to record levels in May. 
  
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• ASX drops after Wall Street sell-off

  28-06-2022 22:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is lower on Wednesday, after a sell-off on Wall Street due to consumer confidence falling and recession fears growing.
  
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• Patient-turned-doctor Ben Bravery reveals what he learned from each side of the health system

  28-06-2022 22:23 via abc.net.au
  
  The doctor-patient relationship is strained and it's chipping away at the patient's experience and doctors' ability to deliver good care. Patient-turned-doctor Ben Bravery shares what he learned from both sides of the health system.
  
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• 'Warm water sandwich' set to drive wet weekend in Queensland

  28-06-2022 22:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Queenslanders, who are only just drying out after months of rain, could be in for more as farmers keep a close eye on forecasts.
  
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• Australians spent $11.9bn with buy now, pay later and 18 per cent have missed a repayment

  28-06-2022 22:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's flirtation with buy now, pay later services blossoms into a full-blown romance during the long COVID-19 lockdowns.
  
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• Australians double spending through buy now, pay later services, to $11.9bn

  28-06-2022 22:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's flirtation with buy now, pay later services blossoms into a full-blown romance during the long COVID-19 lockdowns.
  
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• Was it suicide, an accident or murder? The strange tragedy of Robert Maxwell's death may have defined his daughter's life

  28-06-2022 21:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Media magnate Robert Maxwell's mysterious death set off a chain of events that culminated in the collapse of his newspaper empire and the bankruptcy of his children. Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers also allege it set her on a path that eventually led her to Jeffrey Epstein. 
  
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• Behind Robert Maxwell's money and power was a man adept at deception and stoking scandal

  28-06-2022 21:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Media magnate Robert Maxwell's mysterious death set off a chain of events that culminated in the collapse of his newspaper empire and the bankruptcy of his children. Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers also allege it set her on a path that eventually led her to Jeffrey Epstein. 
  
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• Sidney taught himself to code as a teen in Australia. Now his company is worth $2 billion.

  28-06-2022 21:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Sidney Zhang's first cryptocurrency company "went up in flames like a dumpster fire", but the young Chinese Australian's NFT company is now worth $2 billion.
  
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• Moscow has defaulted on its debt for the first time since the Russian Revolution. Here's what that means

  28-06-2022 09:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Russia claims it has the money to pay its debts, but that Western sanctions have created "artificial obstacles" by freezing its foreign currency reserves held abroad.
  
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• SA wind farms, big Tesla battery fined more than $4 million over separate breaches

  28-06-2022 09:31 via abc.net.au
  
  The owners of four wind farms in South Australia and the state's big Tesla battery have been fined more than $4 million over two separate market breaches identified during major grid disturbances.
  
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• Notice of Kalbarri accommodation closure a 'false alarm', says agent

  28-06-2022 08:12 via abc.net.au
  
  A property manager says he has been inundated by calls from worried customers but says the Kalbarri Beach Resort is not closing.
  
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• NSW Premier says he discussed US trade role with Barilaro at a social function

  28-06-2022 07:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Dominic Perrottet reveals that the former deputy premier John Barilaro told him informally that he wanted the plum US posting, an appointment which has since sparked a parliamentary inquiry.
  
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• Woman dies while snorkelling in the Whitsundays

  28-06-2022 07:32 via abc.net.au
  
  A woman aged in her 50s has died after having a medical episode while snorkelling in the Whitsundays. 
  
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• 'It pays to store grain': Silo investment on the rise amid consecutive bumper crops

  28-06-2022 07:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Garry Mickan has already 6,000 tonnes of on-farm storage, but like many grain growers he is in the middle of adding more silos.
  
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• Degraded roads blamed for soaring truck maintenance bills

  28-06-2022 06:17 via abc.net.au
  
  A freight company and a farmer say a rail network could be the solution to the increasingly costly problem.
  
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• WA's population bucks national trend, with a falling share of millennials versus baby boomers

  28-06-2022 05:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Like the rest of the country, Western Australia is getting older — but unlike elsewhere, the proportion of millennials is dropping. That's one of six key takeaways about the state from the census.
  
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• Six key takeaways about WA from the census, as the state's population bucks the national trend

  28-06-2022 05:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Western Australia's population is getting older — but unlike rest of the country, there's a falling share of millennials compared to baby boomers. And that's not all we found out about the state from the census.
  
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• Healthcare workers threaten more industrial action after turning down 3pc pay rise offer

  28-06-2022 03:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Nurses and midwives in NSW reject the state government's offer of a 3 per cent pay rise and will consider further industrial action.
  
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• Commuters told to avoid rail travel as Sydney set for week of industrial action chaos

  28-06-2022 03:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Commuters are warned to avoid trains in Sydney, after services are disrupted due to industrial action, while nurses, midwives and teachers will also walk off the job this week amid an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions.
  
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• Flood victims still waiting for repairs to be done as insurance bill hits $4.8 billion

  28-06-2022 03:26 via abc.net.au
  
  New Insurance Council of Australia figures reveal the damage bill from February's flood disaster in Queensland and New South Wales has reached $4.8 billion with builders saying repairs will take up to two years.  
  
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• 'Australia's most expensive flood': February disaster bill reaches $4.8 billion

  28-06-2022 03:26 via abc.net.au
  
  New Insurance Council of Australia figures reveal the damage bill from February's flood disaster in Queensland and New South Wales has reached $4.8 billion with builders saying repairs will take up to two years.  
  
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• The census has painted a picture of the average Australian, revealed a 'generational shift' across the country — as it happened

  28-06-2022 01:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The 2021 census results reveal the millennial generation has caught up to baby boomers in becoming the largest generation group in Australia. Look back on our blog where we unpacked the data.
  
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• Live: The census has painted a picture of the average Australian while also revealing a 'generational shift' across the country

  28-06-2022 01:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The 2021 census results reveal the millennial generation has caught up to baby boomers in becoming the largest generation group in Australia. Follow our live blog as we unpack the data.
  
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• Live: The census has painted a picture of the average Australian, revealed a 'generational shift' across the country

  28-06-2022 01:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The 2021 census results reveal the millennial generation has caught up to baby boomers in becoming the largest generation group in Australia. Follow our live blog as we unpack the data.
  
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• Live: Census data reveals millennials rival baby boomers as largest generation group

  28-06-2022 01:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The 2021 census results reveal the millennial generation has caught up to baby boomers in becoming the largest generation group in Australia. Follow our live blog as we unpack the data.
  
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• As Snowy Hydro ramps up production amid power crisis, nearby farmers fear discharge flooding

  28-06-2022 00:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Further water releases from the Snowy Hydro and the Tumut River channel already at capacity have farmers downstream concerned, one saying there should have been better planning before now.
  
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• Does Australia need Tasmania to become a multi-billion-dollar 'Battery of the Nation'?

  28-06-2022 00:00 via abc.net.au
  
  As coal-fired power station close down, there is a push for the renewables-rich state of Tasmania to become the "Battery of the Nation". The problem is, no one knows who will foot the multi-billion-dollar bill. 
  
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