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• Another symbol of COVID is disappearing. Pedestrians can push the button again in Sydney

  18-10-2022 23:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The COVID safety measure has been scrapped, but pushing the button won't necessarily make the lights change faster. 
  
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• Medibank apologises for 'cyber incident' and halts trading, as ASX rises on Wednesday

  18-10-2022 22:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are rising after US stocks ended higher on strong earnings, while oil prices fell overnight.
  
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• ASX set to drop at open after volatile session on Wall Street

  18-10-2022 22:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are set to slip when the market opens on Wednesday, after US stocks ended higher on strong earnings, while oil prices fell overnight.
  
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• ASX rises on open after volatile session on Wall Street

  18-10-2022 22:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are rising after US stocks ended higher on strong earnings, while oil prices fell overnight.
  
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• Santos pulls funding for major arts festival after lengthy campaign by fossil fuel opponents

  18-10-2022 22:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The company announced its decision to withdraw sponsorship after nearly three decades, following an "alternative funding" offer for the festival, from a coalition of groups opposing fossil fuels. 
  
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• Santos ends sponsorship of major arts festival after lengthy campaign by fossil fuel opponents

  18-10-2022 22:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The company announced its decision to withdraw sponsorship after nearly three decades, following an "alternative funding" offer for the festival, from a coalition of groups opposing fossil fuels. 
  
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• 'No longer a lucky country': Single mum Amie has been knocked back from 200 homes and counting

  18-10-2022 21:45 via abc.net.au
  
  From young mums to disability pensioners, Queenslanders are feeling the devastating impacts of the housing crisis due to a crippling lack of affordable stock — so what are the solutions?
  
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• It took five months, 156 applications and 60 inspections for Michael to put a roof over his head

  18-10-2022 21:45 via abc.net.au
  
  From young mums to disability pensioners, Queenslanders are feeling the devastating impacts of the housing crisis due to a crippling lack of affordable stock — so what are the solutions?
  
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• Amie and her daughters live out of plastic bags and couch surf. She says Australia is 'no longer a lucky country'

  18-10-2022 21:45 via abc.net.au
  
  From young mums to disability pensioners, Queenslanders are feeling the devastating impacts of the housing crisis due to a crippling lack of affordable stock — so what are the solutions?
  
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• House values fall across every Canberra suburb after two years of rising prices

  18-10-2022 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Experts say prices in Canberra are tied to interest rates, and if they keep rising then prices will keep falling.
  
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• Canberra's house values are falling across every suburb, but prices in the capital are still high

  18-10-2022 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Experts say prices in Canberra are tied to interest rates, and if they keep rising then prices will keep falling.
  
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• Norway's government is expecting to raise $208 billion from oil and gas, Australia expects $14 billion. Should LNG exporters pay more tax?

  18-10-2022 20:41 via abc.net.au
  
  A tax on the windfall profits generated by Australia's gas export industry due to soaring energy prices could raise more than $20 billion in a year, a new report from the Australia Institute argues.
  
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• Gas windfall profits tax could raise upwards of $20 billion, argues Australia Institute

  18-10-2022 20:41 via abc.net.au
  
  A tax on the windfall profits generated by Australia's gas export industry due to soaring energy prices could raise more than $20 billion in a year, a new report from the Australia Institute argues.
  
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• Fears Sydney's food bowl could be lost 'forever' as development changes city's west

  18-10-2022 20:16 via abc.net.au
  
  With hundreds of thousands more people expected to move into Western Sydney in coming decades, one farmer warns agricultural lands could be "gone forever" without better planning.
  
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• Pay secrecy clauses to be banned as Federal Cabinet signs off on new workplace laws

  18-10-2022 16:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke plans to introduce the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill into parliament next Thursday, following the government's first budget on Tuesday.
  
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• Federal cabinet signs off on new workplace laws, despite business concerns

  18-10-2022 16:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke plans to introduce the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill into parliament next Thursday, following the government's first budget on Tuesday.
  
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• 'Very expensive': NSW government to seek damages from rail union over Opal gate plan

  18-10-2022 09:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Minister David Elliott claims the NSW government will seek to recoup the millions of dollars it's set to potentially lose in the latest round of industrial action.
  
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• Aviation firefighters' union threatens plane-grounding strike during holiday season

  18-10-2022 09:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The United Firefighters Union will open a ballot to vote on whether to hold a strike, which could ground the entire country's aviation industry.
  
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• Don't use the F word — what the Riverland wants you to know during a high river event

  18-10-2022 09:08 via abc.net.au
  
  South Australia's river communities are open for business and calling on people to not be afraid to visit while increased flows travel down the Murray River system. 
  
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• Green hydrogen plans accelerate near Geraldton as global players dig in

  18-10-2022 07:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The West Australian government is fast tracking the development of a hydrogen hub at Oakajee, with BP among major companies with high hopes for the site.
  
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• Supermarkets already saying no thanks to caged eggs

  18-10-2022 05:04 via abc.net.au
  
   An egg farmer says supermarkets are already turning his caged eggs before the proposed 2036 phase-out.
  
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• Supermarkets already saying 'no thanks' to caged eggs

  18-10-2022 05:04 via abc.net.au
  
   An egg farmer says supermarkets are already turning away his caged eggs before the proposed 2036 phase-out.
  
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• This month's rates decision was a close call. So how does the RBA set interest rates each month?

  18-10-2022 03:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The Reserve Bank reveals its recent decision to slow down interest rate increases was "finely balanced" and explains the process by which it arrives at its monthly decisions.
  
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• 'The full effects yet to be felt': Why the Reserve Bank decided to ease off on rate rises

  18-10-2022 03:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The Reserve Bank reveals its recent decision to slow down interest rate increases was "finely balanced" and explains the process by which it arrives at its monthly decisions.
  
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• Westfield blocks off car park at Adelaide shopping centre amid stoush with South Australian government

  18-10-2022 03:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The owner of Adelaide's second-largest shopping centre has blocked off a section of its car park used by commuters and hospital workers following state government legislation proposed to make instituting paid parking more difficult.
  
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• Westfield blocks off car park at Adelaide shopping centre amid stoush with SA government

  18-10-2022 03:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The owner of Adelaide's second largest shopping centre has blocked off a section of its car park used by commuters and hospital workers following state government legislation proposed to make instituting paid parking more difficult.
  
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