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• Daily public transport fares to rise to $10 a day in Victoria from next weekend

  22-06-2023 23:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The daily fare is rising from $9.20 to $10, while the single fair will go from $4.60 to $5 — an 8.7 per cent increase.
  
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• New technologies turning food off-cuts into ready-made meals

  22-06-2023 23:03 via abc.net.au
  
  The vulnerable food supply chain in northern Australia could soon be strengthened through new technologies targeting food waste.
  
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• 'The fire is the past': Kangaroo Island tourism operators continue to bounce back after bushfires

  22-06-2023 22:50 via abc.net.au
  
  South Australia's cabinet ministers are on Kangaroo Island meeting with tourism operators, who are looking forward to a busy summer season.
  
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• The Black Summer fires devastated this tourism hotspot. Now, years later, Kangaroo Island is springing back to life

  22-06-2023 22:50 via abc.net.au
  
  South Australia's cabinet ministers are on Kangaroo Island meeting with tourism operators, who are looking forward to a busy summer season.
  
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• Fracas in Vegas? Musk, Zuckerberg talk cage match in social media bluster

  22-06-2023 22:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Billionaire social media moguls Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have been egging each other into a mixed martial arts cage match in Las Vegas.
  
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• Jessica worked for years to make her business a success. With interest rates rising, she's going out 'on a low'

  22-06-2023 22:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia may not be hearing the full story about the impact of rising interest rates on small businesses, as a "perfect storm" of pressures contributes to a gloomy outlook.
   
  
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• Jessica was seeing a business rebound after COVID lockdowns. But interest rates have spelled the end

  22-06-2023 22:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia may not be hearing the full story about the impact of rising interest rates on small businesses, as a "perfect storm" of pressures contributes to a gloomy outlook.
   
  
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• Businesses fear there is a growing, hidden toll of rate rises

  22-06-2023 22:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia may not be hearing the full story about the impact of rising interest rates on small businesses, as a "perfect storm" of pressures contributes to a gloomy outlook.
   
  
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• NT government electricity provider plans to buy and on-sell Beetaloo gas

  22-06-2023 22:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The Northern Territory government-owned electricity provider plans to buy and on-sell fracked gas from the Beetaloo Basin as issues continue with supply from Eni's Blacktip gas field.
  
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• 'We have had houses that were built illegally': Calls for better protections for home buyers in Tasmania

  22-06-2023 21:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Before buying her first home, Anna Jug wanted to exercise her right to have it inspected. It was one of the reasons she missed out on the sale.
  
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• 'A national sport': Entire houses are built illegally, surveyor says

  22-06-2023 21:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Before buying her first home, Anna Jug wanted to exercise her right to have it inspected. It was one of the reasons she missed out on the sale.
  
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• Tonga set to become the first Pacific nation to pioneer the use of wave energy technology

  22-06-2023 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Tonga looks set to become the first Pacific country to experiment with wave technology when work commences on a power wave park later this year. 
  
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• Could wave energy technology solve Tonga's crippling electricity costs?

  22-06-2023 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Tonga looks set to become the first Pacific country to experiment with wave technology when work commences on a power wave park later this year. 
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan's Spotify drama comes as the royal couple quietly pivot their careers

  22-06-2023 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Just months after Meghan Markle's podcast debuted at the top of Spotify's charts, her lucrative deal with the audio giant has collapsed. Here's what may have gone wrong.
  
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• How a rumoured 'lack of productivity' and a huge shift at Spotify ended Harry and Meghan's podcast deal

  22-06-2023 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Just months after Meghan Markle's podcast debuted at the top of Spotify's charts, her lucrative deal with the audio giant has collapsed. Here's what may have gone wrong.
  
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• India, US set to deepen defence ties as Modi meets Biden in the White House

  22-06-2023 12:20 via abc.net.au
  
  US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are set to deepen defence and technology cooperation between their countries during Modi's official visit to the White House, despite lingering concerns about human rights in India.
  
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• Northern Star Resources greenlights billion-dollar KCGM Super Pit upgrade

  22-06-2023 09:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Northern Star Resources approves a $1.5 billion expansion to its Fimiston Mill in the West Australian Goldfields, paving the way for the miner to join the world's top five gold producers.
  
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• Perth Mint to undergo Federal probe in wake of so-called 'gold doping' saga

  22-06-2023 08:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The Federal investigation will probe whether Australia's reputation in the precious metals industry was damaged by a string of ongoing sagas at the embattled Mint.
  
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• Tanya Plibersek urged to reject sand mine expansion in threatened ecological area

  22-06-2023 08:27 via abc.net.au
  
  A NSW conservation group wants the federal environment minister to use her powers to stop the mining project near the Minnamurra River. 
  
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• Lab-grown chicken to make restaurant debut in US

  22-06-2023 07:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The meat is made in tanks by cultivating and feeding cells from a living animal or a fertilised egg.
  
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• Long-serving Victorian Labor MP 'Snappy' Tom Roper dies aged 78

  22-06-2023 07:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The giant of the Victorian Labor Party, who served as a minister in the Cain and Kirner governments, is being remembered as a fierce social justice advocate, a hard worker, a reformer, an early campaigner for climate action, a mentor and a top bloke.
  
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• A rail link connecting Canberra to Eden gets another look

  22-06-2023 07:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW transport minister promises to "have a fresh look" at a community proposal as "transport is a social determinant of health, education opportunity, and jobs".
  
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• International chefs underpaid by employer to receive $200k after wage dispute

  22-06-2023 06:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The Federal Court orders a New South Wales restaurateur to compensate two men over "egregious and flagrant" contraventions of the Fair Work Act.
  
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• Thieves are stealing from Michelle's store every single day, as shoplifting bounces back in NSW

  22-06-2023 06:05 via abc.net.au
  
  She says the thefts range from someone slipping pencils into their pocket to people walking off with a trolley filled with $500 in decorations.
  
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• AFP commissioner accused of failing to declare conflict of interest after meetings with PwC 'friend'

  22-06-2023 06:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian Federal Police commissioner Reece Kershaw was directly involved in meetings with PwC partner Mick Fuller, the former NSW police chief, to discuss a $750,000 contract awarded without a tender.
  
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• Alexandrina mayor concerned over 2,500-house development at Goolwa amid housing crisis

  22-06-2023 05:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Alexandrina Council Mayor Keith Parkes says a little bit of development is OK, but not too much, or the town's entrance will end up looking like it does between Wistow and Mount Barker.
  
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• Native plants to return to outback nature park, water supply secured

  22-06-2023 05:25 via abc.net.au
  
  A newly funded pipeline will reconnect the Imperial Lakes Nature Park to Broken Hill's sewerage plant, providing indigenous plants with favourable growing conditions year-round.
  
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• Brisbane was 'definitely holding dates' at huge stadium for Taylor Swift, but she's not coming. Here's why

  22-06-2023 04:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Much to the disappointment of Swifties in the Sunshine State, Brisbane will miss out on the superstar's Eras tour. A stadium manager explains why.
  
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• Margaret River locals heartbroken as hotel set to replace homes in town centre

  22-06-2023 03:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Lisa Cloud admits she has been lucky to avoid Western Australia's rental crisis. Now, a plan to turn her home into a hotel has left her distraught.
  
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• Outback national park made famous by Chris Hemsworth ad remains closed

  22-06-2023 03:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Indigenous cultural sites have been damaged at Boodjamulla National Park (Lawn Hill) with the closure of the iconic travel hotspot putting a dent in an already-suffering tourism industry in outback Queensland. 
  
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• Outback national park made famous by Chris Hemsworth ad closes indefinitely

  22-06-2023 03:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Indigenous cultural sites have been damaged at Boodjamulla National Park (Lawn Hill) with the closure of the iconic travel hotspot putting a dent in an already-suffering tourism industry in outback Queensland. 
  
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• Victorian community workers fear energy price rises will mean people could die

  22-06-2023 01:59 via abc.net.au
  
  The Salvation Army says electricity price rises for thousands of people on July 1 "will actually cause deaths", with things getting worse for many of the people relying on organisations like theirs to survive.
  
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• Two men charged and sports cars seized over alleged $5.5m cryptocurrency scam

  22-06-2023 01:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Police seize luxury cars worth approximately $2.7 million after investigating what they allege is a cryptocurrency scam that defrauded two companies.
  
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• $600k Ferrari seized by police as alleged $5.5m Sydney cryptocurrency scam busted

  22-06-2023 01:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Police seize luxury cars worth approximately $2.7 million after investigating what they allege is a cryptocurrency scam that defrauded two companies.
  
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• Amazon accused of duping millions of customers over Prime sign-ups

  22-06-2023 01:31 via abc.net.au
  
  The US Federal Trade Commission says Amazon uses deceptive "dark patterns" to enrol customers in its paid-for premium service.
  
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• Environmentalists call for new national park near Melbourne to prevent future logging

  22-06-2023 01:02 via abc.net.au
  
  As the end of native logging approaches in Victoria, Sarah Rees wants to see permanent protection of old-growth forests, but timber town residents disagree.
  
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• Live: House prices to reach new record in coming financial year, rate hikes likely in US and UK, ASX opens lower

  22-06-2023 00:11 via abc.net.au
  
  New research suggests Australia's housing market will continue to recover from the 2022 downturn and reach new high prices by mid-next year, while more interest rate rises are likely on the way in the US and England. Follow live.
  
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• Live: House prices to reach new record in coming financial year, rate hikes likely in US and UK, ASX down 1.5pc

  22-06-2023 00:11 via abc.net.au
  
  New research suggests Australia's housing market will continue to recover from the 2022 downturn and reach new high prices by mid-next year, while more interest rate rises are likely on the way in the US and England. Follow live.
  
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• Live: House prices to reach new record in coming financial year, rate hikes likely in US and England, ASX to open lower

  22-06-2023 00:11 via abc.net.au
  
  New research suggests Australia's housing market will continue to recover from the 2022 downturn and reach new high prices by mid-next year, while more interest rate rises are likely on the way in the US and England. Follow live.
  
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• House prices to reach new record in coming financial year, rate hikes likely in US and UK, ASX dives 1.6pc at close — as it happened

  22-06-2023 00:11 via abc.net.au
  
  New research suggests Australia's housing market will continue to recover from the 2022 downturn and reach new high prices by mid-next year, while more interest rate rises are likely on the way in the US and England. Look back on the day's developments with our blog.
  
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