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• 'No doubt' microplastics are in our drinking water, researchers say

  10-01-2023 23:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Microplastics are everywhere including in drinking water and in the air, an expert researcher in pollutants says. Here are his everyday tips for reducing your consumption.
  
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• Live: US stocks edge higher after Fed boss's speech, World Bank says globe nearing recession

  10-01-2023 21:24 via abc.net.au
  
  US stocks edge higher after a major speech by US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX gains, US stocks higher as Fed boss says hard decisions needed, World Bank says globe on brink of recession

  10-01-2023 21:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is higher thanks to the big miners, and US stocks increased after a major speech by US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX gains, inflation rises, job vacancies dip but remain high, and World Bank says recession is looming

  10-01-2023 21:24 via abc.net.au
  
  While the cost of living continued to climb, and employers are still scrambling to find workers, the Australian share market is higher, thanks to big miners. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• ASX gains despite higher inflation, job-vacancies dip, and World Bank warns of looming recession — as it happened

  10-01-2023 21:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The cost of living continues to climb and employers are still scrambling to find workers, but the Australian share market has jumped 1 per cent thanks to big miners and a rise on Wall Street.
  
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• By February next year, this town will have 36 new homes for health staff

  10-01-2023 20:50 via abc.net.au
  
  An $8-million housing project to accommodate health professionals is aiming to address the crippling doctor shortage — freeing up rental homes in the process.
  
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• 'Not great news for tenants' as Australian rents surge at their fastest pace on record

  10-01-2023 20:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian landlords passed on their biggest-ever rent increases in 2022, and the cost-of-living situation is unlikely to ease significantly for tenants in coming months.
  
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• US senator declares 'proud' AUKUS support after earlier critical letter emerges

  10-01-2023 18:51 via abc.net.au
  
  A powerful US senator has restated his "proud" support of the AUKUS pact after he earlier warned the White House that Australia's push for nuclear-powered submarines risked harming America's industrial base to "breaking point".
  
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• US politicians champion idea of America providing subs to Australia in AUKUS letter to Biden

  10-01-2023 18:51 via abc.net.au
  
  A week after it was revealed two powerful United States Senators warned President Joe Biden last year that selling submarines to Australia to could stretch the US industrial base to "breaking point", a bipartisan group of US politicians now publicly throw their weight behind the AUKUS pact.
  
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• Sydney developer wins stay against suspension of building licence

  10-01-2023 06:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Jean Nassif and his company Toplace win a temporary reprieve against decisions to suspend their building licences after arguing it put them at risk of breaching multimillion-dollar contracts.
  
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• China's ambassador to Australia invokes WWII in quarrel with Japanese counterpart

  10-01-2023 05:54 via abc.net.au
  
  China's ambassador criticises his Japanese counterpart in Canberra, accusing him of not doing his job properly and suggesting Tokyo may launch a military attack on Australia again in the future.
  
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• Famed Danish restaurant Noma shutting its doors next year

  10-01-2023 04:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The three-times world number one restaurant will shut its doors before the end of 2024 and re-emerge as Noma 3.0 — "a pioneering test kitchen".
  
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• It might be sweet potato fries for a while as national chip shortage lingers

  10-01-2023 03:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Owners of a coastal fish and chip shop are taking matters into their own hands to recover from the national potato chip shortage and reel customers back in.
  
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• US farmers win the right to repair their John Deere tractors

  10-01-2023 03:14 via abc.net.au
  
  US farm machine manufacturer John Deere and the American Farm Bureau Federation sign a memorandum of understanding that ensures farmers have the right to repair their own farm equipment.  
  
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