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• Ex-energy boss Kerry Schott to lead independent review of $14.5 billion Inland Rail project

  06-10-2022 23:23 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government has hand-picked Australia's former Energy Security Board chairman to scrutinise its controversial 1,700km Inland Rail project.
  
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• Why climate change could make it harder for you to get a home loan – and hit your property's value

  06-10-2022 22:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The insurance industry admits that some parts of the country will become increasingly difficult to insure as extreme weather takes hold. What does this mean for bank loans that are underwritten by them?
  
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• Ahmad wants to buy a house in Shepparton, but the town's vulnerability to climate change might be a deal breaker

  06-10-2022 22:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The insurance industry admits that some parts of the country will become increasingly difficult to insure as extreme weather takes hold. What does this mean for bank loans that are underwritten by them and prospective homebuyers taking them out?
  
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• Energy stocks eye best week in nearly two years, ASX falls

  06-10-2022 22:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market falls after a negative day on Wall Street and as investors await key jobs data.
  
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• ASX set to drop, after Wall Street falls on rate hike fears

  06-10-2022 22:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is set to drop on Friday after a negative day on Wall Street and as investors await key jobs data.
  
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• ASX posts its best week in two years

  06-10-2022 22:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market falls after a negative day on Wall Street and as investors await key jobs data.
  
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• ASX drops after Wall Street falls on rate hike fears

  06-10-2022 22:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market has fallen after a negative day on Wall Street and as investors await key jobs data.
  
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• Questions over detection of illegal logging in Victoria, says auditor-general

  06-10-2022 20:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Victoria's logging regulator is failing to fully use its powers, and cannot assure the public it is reducing the risk of illegal logging, a Victorian Auditor General's Office report finds.
  
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• Farmers rally to tackle freight rail failures they say are costing billions

  06-10-2022 11:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The peak body for farmers in NSW forms a new task force to tackle what it says are rail freight failures from paddocks to ports.
  
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• Rio Tinto agrees to $100 million loan for Kakadu uranium mine rehabilitation

  06-10-2022 09:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining giant Rio Tinto has agreed to loan $100 million to a company that is struggling to pay for the clean-up of a Northern Territory mine site. 
  
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• Grower dumps 300 tonnes of oranges deemed unsuitable for supermarkets

  06-10-2022 08:59 via abc.net.au
  
  A bad season and high costs have left Griffith grower Vito Mancini with no other choice.
  
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• Victoria's gas supply threatened as strike action brings plant in Melbourne's west to standstill

  06-10-2022 07:50 via abc.net.au
  
  One of the state's biggest gas producers, Esso, has told the Victorian government to prepare for a potential reduction in gas supply, due to ongoing industrial action.
  
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• Would changes to superannuation affect you and why? Share your story

  06-10-2022 07:47 via abc.net.au
  
  We want to know if changes to super concessions will affect you and why? Share your story or ask us a superannuation question
  
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• Sydney teen demanded $2,000 from Optus customers as part of data breach scam, AFP says

  06-10-2022 06:40 via abc.net.au
  
  A 19-year-old Sydney man is charged after allegedly using information obtained during last month’s Optus data breach to blackmail people.
  
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• Coal-mining community 'at a crossroads', says plan to transition to clean energy desperately needed

  06-10-2022 06:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The Greens have introduced the National Energy Transition Authority Bill to parliament as the Latrobe Valley community says national guidance is overdue.
  
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• Planning rules force flood-damaged NSW greyhound track to shut for good

  06-10-2022 06:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Greyhound racing in northern New South Wales has been dealt a blow by a decision to permanently close Lismore's track. 
  
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• Devastated greyhound enthusiasts seek a new place to race

  06-10-2022 06:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Flood damage and new industry standards force the permanent closure of Lismore's track.
  
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• Queensland real estate boomed during COVID, now the two hottest areas are cooling off

  06-10-2022 06:20 via abc.net.au
  
  It is a long way from a bust, but the booming property prices in Queensland's two most popular regional centres are leading sunshine state's downturn.
  
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• Qld real estate boomed during COVID, now the two hottest areas are cooling off

  06-10-2022 06:20 via abc.net.au
  
  It is a long way from a bust, but the booming property prices in Queensland's two most popular regional centres are leading sunshine state's downturn.
  
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• Man allegedly accessed stolen Optus data to scam customers, AFP says — as it happened

  06-10-2022 06:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The AFP has arrested a man who allegedly tried to scam victims of the Optus data leak after accessing their details online — as it happened.
  
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• Live: Man allegedly accessed stolen Optus data to scam customers, AFP says

  06-10-2022 06:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The AFP has arrested a man who allegedly tried to scam victims of the Optus data leak after accessing their details online. Follow live.
  
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• Lebanese politician storms bank, demanding trapped savings to pay for surgery

  06-10-2022 03:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Cash-strapped Lebanon has in recent weeks witnessed a surge in depositors storming bank branches to forcefully withdraw their locked savings, with Beirut MP Cynthia Zarazir becoming the latest.
  
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• Arsenic is being flushed into this dolphin sanctuary and animals keep dying

  06-10-2022 03:46 via abc.net.au
  
  A yacht club says polluted water has been discharged into a dolphin sanctuary for years. The calls for answers have grown louder after eight dolphin deaths in the area in the past two years.
  
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