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• Tour bus driver hit with fine over passenger's seatbelt use

  17-10-2022 22:42 via abc.net.au
  
  A Brisbane tour bus owner-operator has told of the surprising amount he was fined after a passenger was caught not wearing their seatbelt correctly.
  
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• US stocks surge after UK abandons most tax cuts and strong Bank of America earnings boost optimism

  17-10-2022 22:40 via abc.net.au
  
  US stocks rallied overnight after the UK Government ditched major parts of its economic plan that caused turmoil in financial markets and the Bank of America posted stronger earnings. 
  
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• ASX and US stocks surge after UK abandons most tax cuts, RBA says more interest rate rises are needed to curb inflation

  17-10-2022 22:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX has jumped and US stocks rallied overnight after the UK Government ditched major parts of its economic plan that caused turmoil in financial markets and the Bank of America posted stronger earnings. The Reserve Bank says it will keep raising interest rates.
  
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• ASX and US stocks surge after UK abandons most tax cuts and strong Bank of America earnings boost optimism

  17-10-2022 22:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX has jumped in early trade and US stocks rallied overnight after the UK Government ditched major parts of its economic plan that caused turmoil in financial markets and the Bank of America posted stronger earnings. 
  
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• Why the people of this SA country town want to know what will happen with nuclear submarine waste

  17-10-2022 21:27 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government is facing questions over how it will dispose of highly-radioactive waste produced by Australia's future nuclear-powered submarine fleet, as concerns about a controversial nuclear dump in outback South Australia grow.
  
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• Concerns in outback SA grow as federal government plans to store defence waste at Kimba dump

  17-10-2022 21:27 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government is facing questions over how it will dispose of highly-radioactive waste produced by Australia's future nuclear-powered submarine fleet, as concerns about a controversial nuclear dump in outback South Australia grow.
  
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• What's the point of a taxi voucher system if drivers refuse them?

  17-10-2022 21:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Disability advocate Adrian O'Malley says six taxis refused to take him from Melbourne airport because he had a voucher which subsidises interstate trips.
  
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• The cost of living is hitting Leigh so hard, it's showing in his blood

  17-10-2022 19:56 via abc.net.au
  
  As food prices and living costs rise, social services advocates say they've never seen Australians on JobSeeker struggling this much.
  
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• The cost-of-living crisis is hitting Leigh so hard, it's showing in his blood

  17-10-2022 19:56 via abc.net.au
  
  As food prices and living costs rise, social services advocates say they've never seen Australians on JobSeeker struggling this much.
  
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• Leigh lives on $48 a day and the cost of living crisis is hurting his health

  17-10-2022 19:56 via abc.net.au
  
  As food prices and living costs rise, social services advocates say they've never seen Australians on JobSeeker struggling this much.
  
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• Experts say 'crazy' policies will hobble role of gas in Australia's energy transition

  17-10-2022 19:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Across the developed world, countries are betting big on gas to be the transition fuel to renewable energy. So why is Australia, with all its gas reserves, unable to follow suit?
  
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• Australia should be cooking with gas as its energy transition speeds up. Here's why it won't be

  17-10-2022 19:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Across the developed world, countries are betting big on gas to be the transition fuel to renewable energy. So why is Australia, with all its gas reserves, unable to follow suit?
  
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• Truss's economic package completely reversed by new Chancellor of the Exchequer

  17-10-2022 14:41 via abc.net.au
  
  In a bid to soothe turbulent financial markets, UK's new Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt says he is scrapping "almost all" the tax cuts announced last month and signals public spending cuts are on the way.
  
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• 'Humiliation' for UK PM Truss as her economic package is nearly totally reversed

  17-10-2022 14:41 via abc.net.au
  
  In a bid to soothe turbulent financial markets, UK's new Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt says he is scrapping "almost all" the tax cuts announced last month and signals public spending cuts are on the way.
  
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• In Thuy and Yoong's flood-damaged house, dinner from the day they fled is still on the stove

  17-10-2022 08:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Even when the initial water and silt is cleared, flood-affected residents in Victoria may not be able to return to their homes for months due to a backlog of insurance claims, a shortage of restoration workers and a lack of building supplies.
  
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• As the rubbish piled up, Monica was salvaging what she could from her family home

  17-10-2022 08:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Even when the initial water and silt is cleared, flood-affected residents in Victoria may not be able to return to their homes for months due to a backlog of insurance claims, a shortage of restoration workers and a lack of building supplies.
  
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• Great southern band leads stellar line-up for 2023 Mundi Mundi Bash

  17-10-2022 08:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Icehouse and the Hoodoo Gurus are among the names announced, as the festival gets ready to rock the plains around the far west NSW town.
  
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• Government says reports of Medicare fraud are 'troubling', doctors slam allegations as 'unjustified slur'

  17-10-2022 05:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government labels an investigation uncovering widespread rorting of Medicare as "troubling", ordering a report from the Health Department.
  
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• 'Appalling as it is inaccurate': AMA responds to allegations doctors defrauding Medicare of $8 billion a year

  17-10-2022 05:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government labels an investigation uncovering widespread rorting of Medicare as "troubling", ordering a report from the Health Department.
  
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• 'Appalling as it is inaccurate': AMA responds to allegations $8 billion lost to Medicare fraud

  17-10-2022 05:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government labels an investigation uncovering widespread rorting of Medicare as "troubling", ordering a report from the Health Department.
  
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• Hillsong Church denies misleading Australian charities investigators in whistleblower Fair Work case

  17-10-2022 05:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Global megachurch Hillsong files its defence in Federal Court, denying allegations it unfairly suspended a whistleblower who complained about financial misconduct inside the organisation.
  
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• Total damage bill to fix Victoria's roads mounts as floodwater recedes

  17-10-2022 04:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Hundreds of kilometres of roads have been destroyed by floods, with sections of bitumen completely lifted off highways and taken downstream in some parts of the state. 
  
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• ASX slumps as miners, energy stocks drag; Star casino in trading halt; Adbri plunges as boss departs

  17-10-2022 01:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have tumbled, dragged down by mining and energy stocks on weaker iron ore and oil prices, while persistent fears of a possible worldwide recession weighed on investor sentiment.
  
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• ASX falls on Wall Street losses, Star Sydney Casino licence suspended

  17-10-2022 01:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have started the day lower after major Wall Street indices fell on Friday, while weaker commodity prices are likely to push mining and energy stocks lower.
  
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• ASX falls on Wall Street losses, Star casino in trading halt, Adbri plunges as boss departs

  17-10-2022 01:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have started the day lower after major Wall Street indices fell on Friday, while weaker commodity prices are likely to push mining and energy stocks lower.
  
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• ASX falls as miners, energy stocks drag; Star casino in trading halt; Adbri plunges as boss departs

  17-10-2022 01:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares fall, dragged down by mining and energy stocks on weaker iron ore and oil prices, while persistent fears of a possible worldwide recession weighed on investor sentiment.
  
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