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• Would you eat your coffee cup to help save the environment?

  27-01-2023 22:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Edible takeaway cups and library-style mug-borrowing schemes are on the menu at a growing number of cafes as possible solutions to Australia's addiction to plastic convenience. 
  
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• Melbourne's famous coffee culture is moving towards a plastic-free future

  27-01-2023 22:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Edible takeaway cups and library-style mug-borrowing schemes are on the menu at a growing number of cafes as possible solutions to Australia's addiction to plastic convenience. 
  
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• Cattle Australia boss's comments leave industry women 'profoundly disappointed'

  27-01-2023 22:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Comments by Cattle Australia chair David Foote about women's role in the industry being at "every kitchen table" have renewed calls for gender diversity on agricultural boards.
  
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• Linda's living in a caravan after losing her rental home of 16 years, as housing crisis deepens

  27-01-2023 21:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Finding an affordable rental is a "near-impossible feat", Mission Australia says. Just ask Linda Thompson, who's living in a caravan with her family after losing her rented home of 16 years.
  
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• From long-term home to 'stinking hot' caravan - rental crunch leaves Sydney family stranded

  27-01-2023 21:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Finding an affordable rental is a "near-impossible feat", Mission Australia says. Just ask Linda Thompson, who's living in a caravan with her family after losing her rented home of 16 years.
  
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• New home sales collapse as rate rises force many buyers to tear up construction contracts

  27-01-2023 19:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Just as increases to construction material prices are starting to slow down, builders are facing a new threat, with rising interest rates forcing clients to cancel their contracts.
  
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• Building industry faces 'nerve-racking' 2023 amid double-whammy of rate hikes and inflation

  27-01-2023 19:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Just as increases to construction material prices are starting to slow down, builders are facing a new threat, with rising interest rates forcing clients to cancel their contracts.
  
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• Auckland airport flooded as torrential rain hits New Zealand's largest city

  27-01-2023 10:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Torrential rain leads to widespread flooding in New Zealand's largest city, Auckland, bringing emergency services into action and causing chaos at the city's major airport.
  
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• Xi Jinping tells Australia's governor-general ties between two countries moving in 'right direction'

  27-01-2023 07:47 via abc.net.au
  
  In a congratulatory message for Australia Day apparently only reported on in English-language Chinese media, President Xi Jinping says relations with Australia are moving in the right direction.
  
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• United Nations finds Myanmar opium cultivation surged 33 per cent amid violence

  27-01-2023 07:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Production of opium in Myanmar is flourishing since the military's seizure of power, with the cultivation of poppies up by a third in the past year, the United Nations reports.
  
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• ACCC warns of an east coast gas shortage in 2023 despite government intervention

  27-01-2023 06:57 via abc.net.au
  
  The competition watchdog warns committed east coast gas supplies could fall short in 2023 as it calls on providers to release more of their uncontracted supplies.
  
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• Department of Social Services legal team was under 'definite pressure' from superiors, Robodebt inquiry is told

  27-01-2023 05:56 via abc.net.au
  
  A former in-house legal officer tells the Robodebt royal commission that departmental cultural issues and leadership changes may have impacted the handling of the flawed scheme.
  
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• Department of Social Services legal team was under 'definite pressure' from superiors, Robodebt inquiry hears

  27-01-2023 05:56 via abc.net.au
  
  A former in-house legal officer told the Robodebt royal commission that departmental cultural issues and leadership changes may have impacted the handling of the flawed scheme.
  
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• Iconic WA sand dunes earmarked for mining as community voices fears for nearby town's future

  27-01-2023 05:03 via abc.net.au
  
  A battle for the future of one of Western Australia's favourite tourist destinations is heating up, as expanding mining plans clash with the area's visitor appeal.
  
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• Low-cost regional airline Bonza finally set to take flight

  27-01-2023 01:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The budget carrier is selling tickets for its first flights from the Sunshine Coast next week.
  
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• Ton of influencers already reported to ACCC amid sweep of hidden ads

  27-01-2023 01:05 via abc.net.au
  
  A cross-platform social media sweep launched this week by the consumer watchdog has already prompted more than 150 tip-offs, mostly in relation to influencers in the fields of beauty, lifestyle, fashion and parenting.
  
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• Glut of influencers already reported to ACCC amid sweep of hidden ads

  27-01-2023 01:05 via abc.net.au
  
  A cross-platform social media sweep launched this week by the consumer watchdog has already prompted more than 150 tip-offs, mostly in relation to influencers in the fields of beauty, lifestyle, fashion and parenting.
  
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• Ravensthorpe nickel mine plans switch to wind power to lower emissions

  27-01-2023 00:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The owners of the Ravensthorpe nickel mine on WA's south coast are the latest in a string of mining companies to embrace wind power as part of efforts to lower carbon emissions.
  
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