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• Queensland residents left uninsured amid 'change in appetite' for flood risk

  19-10-2022 23:57 via abc.net.au
  
  After seven years with the same insurer, Collette has been told her Gold Coast property is now "embargoed", leaving her without contents insurance as summer storm season looms.
  
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• Why are millions of Australians still living in poverty? Experts say it's solvable

  19-10-2022 23:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Experts say Australia needs to develop an official "poverty line".
  
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• Tony is one of at least 3 million Australians living in poverty. Fixing it is 'not that complicated'

  19-10-2022 23:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Experts say Australia needs to develop an official "poverty line", with at least 3.3 million people currently stuck in severe hardship.
  
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• Tom is one of at least 3 million Australians living in poverty. Fixing it is 'not that complicated'

  19-10-2022 23:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Experts say Australia needs to develop an official "poverty line", with at least 3.3 million people currently stuck in severe hardship.
  
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• Annette's family was put on a 'very tight budget' in a bid to afford rising body corporate fees

  19-10-2022 23:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Rising tensions between Queensland homeowners and property managers over locked-in management rights contracts lasting up to 25 years will be raised at the state government's housing summit today.
  
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• Annette worries her family could be 'priced out' of their home if they can't pay the rising body corporate fees

  19-10-2022 23:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Rising tensions between Queensland homeowners and property managers over locked-in management rights contracts lasting up to 25 years will be raised at the state government's housing summit today.
  
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• Chilling power bills after 'bloody cold' winter spark calls to change definition of 'vulnerable'

  19-10-2022 23:28 via abc.net.au
  
  With a further 35 per cent increase to power prices expected next year, Australia's energy watchdog says it's time to strengthen consumer protection.
  
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• US stocks fall after two-day rally as Treasury yields surge, UK inflation at 40-year high

  19-10-2022 22:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Recession fears return to Wall Street with stocks ending a two-day rally amid a rise in Treasury yields on interest rate concerns as well as hot inflation in the UK. 
  
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• Fallen off an e-scooter? A new study has counted the public health costs of rising injuries

  19-10-2022 22:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Injured and often intoxicated e-scooter users are adding to the Northern Territory public health system's workload and costing hundreds of thousands of dollars each year, medical researchers say.
  
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• Brain bleeds, broken spines, fractured faces among intoxicated e-scooter injuries, study finds

  19-10-2022 22:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Injured and often intoxicated e-scooter users are adding to the Northern Territory public health system's workload and costing hundreds of thousands of dollars each year, medical researchers say.
  
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• Brain bleeds, broken spines, fractured faces among intoxicated e-scooter injuries, NT study finds

  19-10-2022 22:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Injured and often intoxicated e-scooter users are adding to the Northern Territory public health system's workload and costing hundreds of thousands of dollars each year, medical researchers say.
  
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• ASX falls as jobs growth stalls, and as recession fears resume on Wall Street with UK inflation at a 40-year high

  19-10-2022 22:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Recession fears return to the ASX and Wall Street with stocks ending a two-day rally amid a rise in Treasury yields on interest rate concerns, as well as hot inflation in the UK. 
  
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• ASX and US stocks fall after two-day rally as Treasury yields surge, UK inflation at 40-year high

  19-10-2022 22:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Recession fears return to the ASX and Wall Street with stocks ending a two-day rally amid a rise in Treasury yields on interest rate concerns, as well as hot inflation in the UK. 
  
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• Outback pub seeks permission to build electric fence to stop break-ins, assaults

  19-10-2022 22:11 via abc.net.au
  
  The operators of Halls Creek's Kimberley Hotel say the fence is a necessary step to protect guests and staff amid ongoing crime and violence in the town.
  
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• State government assessed plans for new houses it now wants to be demolished, council says

  19-10-2022 21:54 via abc.net.au
  
  A Queensland council says it was not warned homes in a new housing development could be resumed for Bruce Highway upgrades, when plans were assessed by the state government two years ago.
  
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• State government assessed plans for new houses it now wants to be demolish, council says

  19-10-2022 21:54 via abc.net.au
  
  A Queensland council says it was not warned homes in a new housing development could be resumed for Bruce Highway upgrades, when plans were assessed by the state government two years ago.
  
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• Local council says it was not warned about land resumption for highway upgrade, with dozens of houses in its path

  19-10-2022 21:54 via abc.net.au
  
  A Queensland council says it was not warned homes in a new housing development could be resumed for Bruce Highway upgrades, when plans were assessed by the state government two year ago.
  
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• While she's been on maternity leave, Ginelle's mortgage payments have gone up $500 a month

  19-10-2022 21:17 via abc.net.au
  
  With the Victorian state election just five weeks away, demand for food charities is reaching record levels and families are budgeting ahead to ensure they can afford Christmas.
  
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• As cost-of-living pressures bite, families are planning well ahead to afford Christmas

  19-10-2022 21:17 via abc.net.au
  
  With the Victorian state election just five weeks away, demand for food charities is reaching record levels and families are budgeting ahead to ensure they can afford Christmas.
  
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• The 2022 tax deadline is looming. How long do I have left to lodge my return?

  19-10-2022 21:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The deadline to lodge your tax return for the last financial year is approaching fast. Here's what you need to do to avoid copping fines.
  
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• Surfers, miners fight over South Africa's white beaches

  19-10-2022 14:11 via abc.net.au
  
  South Africa's west coast has become a battleground, pitching mining firms against environmentalists fearful that one of nature's last wild treasures is being bulldozed away.
  
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• UK inflation hits 40-year high as food prices rise almost 15 per cent

  19-10-2022 11:13 via abc.net.au
  
  As inflation in the UK rises to its highest rate since 1982, the UK's new chancellor Jeremy Hunt says the government "will prioritise help for the most vulnerable".
  
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• Outback highway upgrade flagged after second washout this year cuts off towns

  19-10-2022 09:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Questions are being raised about recent repair works to a major South Australian outback road after it was forced to close again due to recent rainfall.
  
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• NSW rail union to pause Opal turn-off after legal action

  19-10-2022 09:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Rail union secretary Alex Claassens says the NSW government's court action to stop a planned switch-off of card readers means it's "actively suing its own workforce".
  
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• NSW rail union halts Opal turn-off after legal action

  19-10-2022 09:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Rail union secretary Alex Claassens says the NSW government's court action to stop a planned switch-off of card readers amounts to a "vicious" attack on workers.
  
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• Budget promises millions to upgrade Western Australia's desert roads

  19-10-2022 09:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government has rejected claims it plans to cut $678 million from a key infrastructure project that would connect outback Western Australia to country Queensland.
  
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• 'This is how they treat us': Uncertainty over Tasmanian printing of The Age, Financial Review

  19-10-2022 07:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Nine says it is "considering options" after the company's announcement it would stop printing newspapers in Tasmania was met with disappointment from local newsagents.
  
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• Why a decision in Canberra is courting controversy 14,000km away

  19-10-2022 07:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Jerusalem may be about 14,000 kilometres away from Canberra, but its "status" as the capital of Israel continues to court controversy. Here's why.
  
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• Contract assessing safety concerns at Darwin's major sports stadium 'may not pass the pub test', opposition says

  19-10-2022 07:10 via abc.net.au
  
  The Northern Territory government's handling of a fire safety equipment contract at Darwin's main sports stadium has been questioned by the opposition, saying it could create a perception of a conflict of interest. 
  
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• 'The entire house has to be taken out': New homeowners told land needed for highway hours after getting keys

  19-10-2022 05:26 via abc.net.au
  
  On Monday morning Anil Konda got the keys to his family's dream home, only to receive an email seven hours later saying his property was needed for upgrades to the Bruce Highway.
  
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• Central Queensland woman denied bail over alleged nationwide ticket scam targeting Luke Combs fans

  19-10-2022 05:10 via abc.net.au
  
  A Moranbah woman appeared in court this week after allegedly scamming thousands of dollars from country music fans.
  
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• Thousands of home owners are facing a 'repayment shock' next year but banking regulator 'comfortable' with risks

  19-10-2022 04:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The outgoing boss of Australia's banking regulator denies responsibility for the latest housing boom and bust, while adding that the price falls may be good for the nation.
  
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• Lower housing prices 'no bad thing' says outgoing head of banking regulator

  19-10-2022 04:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The outgoing boss of Australia's banking regulator denies responsibility for the latest housing boom and bust, while adding that the price falls may be good for the nation.
  
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• Falling house prices are 'no bad thing', banking regulator says

  19-10-2022 04:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The outgoing boss of Australia's banking regulator denies responsibility for the latest housing boom and bust, while adding that the price falls may be good for the nation.
  
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• Banks urged to honour 'social contract' with communities as hundreds of branches, ATMs close

  19-10-2022 03:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Since 2017, Australia has seen a 30 per cent drop in available bank branches nationally, with more than 300 closing in the past financial year.
  
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• High-profile Fremantle Dockers members urge club to end Woodside sponsorship deal

  19-10-2022 02:52 via abc.net.au
  
  A group of Fremantle Dockers members joins the demands for an end to fossil fuel sponsorship of sporting clubs, calling on their team to cut its ties with oil and gas giant Woodside.
  
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• Fremantle Dockers urged to end Woodside deal as leading members say club's reputation is being 'tarnished'

  19-10-2022 02:52 via abc.net.au
  
  A group of Fremantle Dockers members joins the demands for an end to fossil fuel sponsorship of sporting clubs, calling on their team to cut its ties with oil and gas giant Woodside.
  
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• Big loans, but who benefits? Funding agreement finally reached for $3.8b Marinus Link power cable

  19-10-2022 02:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Victoria has agreed to pitch in and help Tasmania and the Commonwealth fund the Marinus Link undersea power cable link between the states — but one expert is questioning the benefits to Tasmania and says it does not "make sense".
  
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• Pilot makes 'remarkable' landing away from homes before plane explodes

  19-10-2022 02:35 via abc.net.au
  
  David Jardine suffered burns to around 80 per cent of his body in the crash but was able to keep the aircraft clear of houses near the Hunter Valley airfield.
  
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• Dodgy motor vehicle sales on the rise as consumers take out loans for lemons in Queensland

  19-10-2022 02:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Michelle took out a $10,000 loan to buy her dream car in April, but a week later it was at the mechanics with a major oil leak and she was left paying a loan for a vehicle she cannot use.
  
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• Work bans by WA nurses set to begin today as eleventh-hour bid to resolve dispute fails

  19-10-2022 02:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian Nursing Federation says an online poll of its members indicates overwhelming support for industrial action, despite a last-minute attempt by the Health Minister to reach an agreement on pay and conditions.
  
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• Work bans by WA nurses begin as eleventh-hour bid to resolve dispute fails

  19-10-2022 02:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian Nursing Federation begins industrial action in WA with a ban on nurses working double shifts, despite a last-minute attempt by the Health Minister to reach an agreement on pay and conditions.
  
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• Nurses in WA on track to begin industrial action today despite last-ditch bid to avoid disruption

  19-10-2022 02:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian Nursing Federation says early indications from an online poll show overwhelming support for industrial action, as a late effort by the Health Minister to resolve a pay and conditions dispute fails.
  
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• Truck drivers found driving defective vehicles without numberplates while allegedly on meth

  19-10-2022 01:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Two truck drivers have been reported after they were found driving while allegedly on meth, without numberplates, correct registration or permits.
  
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• New York restaurant lifts ban on James Corden after comic apologised for abusing staff

  19-10-2022 01:52 via abc.net.au
  
  The owner of a high-end restaurant in New York says he has reversed his decision to ban James Corden for his "abusive" behaviour after the TV host called and "apologised profusely".
  
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• Mining company fined $340,000 for releasing polluted wastewater into national park river

  19-10-2022 00:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Following a wet season deluge in the Northern Territory, a significant amount of mining-affected wastewater was pumped into a river in a national park, causing the potential for environmental harm.
  
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