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• Australians help Laotian rice farmers replace hand weeding with machinery

  07-07-2023 23:26 via abc.net.au
  
  In Savannakhet — a province in southern Laos — subsistence rice farmers toil for weeks on end weeding their crops.
  
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• US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says US not seeking 'winner-take-all' competition with China

  07-07-2023 22:21 via abc.net.au
  
  US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen meets with Chinese Premier Li Qiang during a visit to Beijing aimed at repairing fractious economic relations. 
  
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• The auction theory playing out each weekend in Australia's property market

  07-07-2023 20:41 via abc.net.au
  
  A bunch of people waving their hands on a suburban street might sometimes feel like a chaotic and stressful way to land a property. Here's why economists believe the property auctions which are so common in Sydney and Melbourne are still an "efficient" way to land a fair price.
  
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• Auctions can be chaotic and stressful, so why are Australians so attached to them?

  07-07-2023 20:41 via abc.net.au
  
  A bunch of people waving their hands on a suburban street might sometimes feel like a chaotic and stressful way to land a property. Here's why economists believe the property auctions which are so common in Sydney and Melbourne are still an "efficient" way to land a fair price.
  
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• 'It's relentless': Animal welfare bodies grapple with demand from struggling pet owners

  07-07-2023 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Pet owners around the country are facing difficult choices as the rising cost of living leaves them choosing between their own needs and those of their four-legged friends, as cruelty reports spike. 
  
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• Animal cruelty and neglect on the rise as pet owners bitten by cost of living pressures

  07-07-2023 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Pet owners around the country are facing difficult choices as the rising cost of living leaves them choosing between their own needs and those of their four-legged friends, as cruelty reports spike. 
  
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• Japan's nuclear regulator approves release of Fukushima water

  07-07-2023 13:32 via abc.net.au
  
  A two-year review from the International Atomic Energy Agency says Japan's plan for the release will have a negligible environmental impact.
  
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• Trial of extra train warnings at NSW level crossings 'bittersweet' for crash victim's family

  07-07-2023 09:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The fiancé of a man killed at a level crossing at Bribbaree in the state's south-west slopes hopes a trial of new warning technology will help prevent further deaths.
  
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• How Select director ‘turned blind eye’ to rogue sales practices

  07-07-2023 05:51
  
  How Select director ‘turned blind eye’ to rogue sales practicesLaura DewFri, 2023-07-07 13:51 Laura Dew Laura Dew is editor at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK, covering asset and wealth management. Laura's social profiles: E-mail Author Twitter More articles by Laura:View articles on Money ManagementPrint0SaveNo votes have been submitted yet.
  
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• Mum opens up home to Harry's friends so they can grieve together

  07-07-2023 03:38 via abc.net.au
  
  The Central Coast community remembers Harry Mcwilliam as a "charming young man … adored by every person", as they mourn the 20-year-old who died working on Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital redevelopment this week.
  
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• 'An amazing day': Union secures 8.5pc pay rise for lowest-paid health workers in NSW

  07-07-2023 03:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The union had threatened industrial action from Monday, arguing the NSW government's offer of 4 per cent to all public sector workers was inadequate and would not meet the rising cost of living.
  
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• For Karen, going on holiday starts with a series of checklists

  07-07-2023 01:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Helping the one in three West Australians who have an accessibility requirement when travelling is about more than just having ramps and lifts.
  
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• Disability advocates say access issues still make it hard to go on holiday

  07-07-2023 01:21 via abc.net.au
  
  One in three Western Australians have an accessibility requirement when travelling, and helping them is more than just having ramps and lifts for people in wheelchairs.
  
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• Sydney Trains apologises for system chaos caused by one sick staff member

  07-07-2023 01:15 via abc.net.au
  
  An investigation is launched into a major suspension of services on the Sydney train network after a signaller called in sick and a replacement could not be found.
  
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• Sydney Trains apologises for system chaos but government rules out fare-free day

  07-07-2023 01:15 via abc.net.au
  
  An investigation is launched into a major suspension of services on the Sydney train network after a signaller called in sick and a replacement could not be found.
  
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• Live: Rate hike fears cause sharp losses on Wall Street after resilient US labour data, ASX set to plunge

  07-07-2023 00:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX is set to follow Wall Street's lead and dive at the start of the trading day, after strong labour market data out of the US increased the likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate hike to curb inflation. Follow live.
  
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• Live: ASX suffers biggest daily loss since March after rate hike fears cause sharp losses on Wall Street

  07-07-2023 00:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX has fallen by close to 2 per cent at the start of trade, following Wall Street's lead after strong labour market data out of the US increased the likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate hike to curb inflation. Follow live.
  
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• Biggest weekly fall of the year for ASX as rate hike fears send US stocks tumbling — as it happened

  07-07-2023 00:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX 200 falls to a three-month low. Strong labour market data out of the US increases the likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate hike to curb inflation, sending global stocks lower. Here's how it unfolded on the ABC News markets blog.
  
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