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• Melissa Caddick mystery may remain unsolved as inquest findings to be released

  19-05-2023 23:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The Melissa Caddick case would leave investors gobsmacked, captivate the nation, prompt drawn-out litigation over millions of dollars, and spur an assortment of imaginative conspiracy theories.
  
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• Western Victorian wind farm plans fail to mention brolga nests, say residents

  19-05-2023 23:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Plans to build wind farms in western Victoria are making residents of Brewster, west of Ballarat,  anxious about noise, shadow flicker and the population of nearby endangered brolgas.
  
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• Zelenskyy urges support for Ukraine at Arab summit as Assad makes controversial return

  19-05-2023 14:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Arab leaders warmly welcome back into their fold Syria's President Bashar al-Assad -who has received heavy support from Russia in his country's civil war — following a decade of isolation.
  
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• Ukraine president attends Arab League Summit

  19-05-2023 14:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Volodymyr Zelenskyy is attending the summit before going to the G7 summit.
  
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• Hyundai and Kia agree to $US200m settlement over car thefts sparked by TikTok challenge

  19-05-2023 12:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The Korean automakers agree to a consumer class-action lawsuit settlement worth $US200 million following rampant car thefts driven in large part by social media videos.
  
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• Hyundai and Kia agree to $US200m settlement over car thefts

  19-05-2023 12:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The Korean automakers agree to a consumer class-action lawsuit settlement worth $US200 million following rampant car thefts driven in large part by social media videos.
  
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• 'No capacity to flex': Rural healthcare left exposed as staff redeployed during pandemic, report finds

  19-05-2023 09:19 via abc.net.au
  
  A new report into NSW Health's response to COVID-19 shows already under-staffed rural and remote health services did not have capacity to "surge" the workforce at the peak of the pandemic.
  
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• Bowen says Beetaloo emissions offsets will be found outside Northern Territory

  19-05-2023 08:43 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal Climate Change Minister indicates other states and territories may be called upon to help the government meet Recommendation 9.8 of the NT's Pepper Inquiry, ensuring no net increase in carbon emissions.
  
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• On Monday I'll present Q+A, then step away. Racism is violence and I have had enough

  19-05-2023 07:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Although I try to shield myself from the racist abuse I'm frequently subjected to, the fact it is out there poisons the air I breathe. Now I have had enough – so on Monday night I will present Q+A, then walk away. For how long? I don't know, writes Stan Grant.
  
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• Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expected to make surprise visit to Japan for G7 summit

  19-05-2023 05:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The leaders of the world's wealthiest democracies are meeting in Hiroshima, the site of the world's first nuclear attack, as they discuss the dangers of Russia and China.
  
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• Risk to residents, as copper thieves leave wires exposed in busy areas

  19-05-2023 02:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Powercor and Telstra say their infrastructure has been targeted by copper thieves several times, causing significant damage and a risk to public safety.
  
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• Embattled Kimberley prawn farm project faces multi-million-dollar stumbling block as workers fight for payout

  19-05-2023 01:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Seafarms' mega prawn farm faces the Federal Court amid construction company's claim they are owed millions of dollars in unpaid work
  
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• Family seeks urgent changes to home life support after great-grandmother dies during power cut

  19-05-2023 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The son of Gloria Shea, who suffered from emphysema and was reliant on life support equipment when the power cut off to her Dubbo home, wants energy companies to improve their safety measures.
  
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• How the Australian fashion industry plans to tackle its 'big clothing waste problem'

  19-05-2023 00:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Local designers have been showing off their work at Australian Fashion Week — but behind the scenes, a new scheme is being rolled out to make the fashion industry more sustainable.
  
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• Why these bar staff are swapping pulling beers to training hospitality workers in mental health

  19-05-2023 00:47 via abc.net.au
  
  As the operators of a popular sports burger bar in the heart of Wollongong, Lachlan Stevens and Daniel Chin have been using their venue as a means to improve mental health among men for years. Now they are targeting the entire hospitality industry.
  
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• Bar owners swap pulling beers for training hospitality workers in mental health — their own and customers'

  19-05-2023 00:47 via abc.net.au
  
  As the operators of a popular sports burger bar in the heart of Wollongong, Lachlan Stevens and Daniel Chin have been using their venue as a means to improve mental health among men for years. Now they are targeting the entire hospitality industry.
  
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• 'Barely Legal' beer sparks backlash amid claims of sexism

  19-05-2023 00:24 via abc.net.au
  
  An Australian beer named Barely Legal, which uses a label design similar to that of the world's biggest pornography website, is withdrawn on the eve of a leading craft beer festival after the brewer acknowledged it "conveyed implications that were offensive".
  
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