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• Collapsed Sydney developer Toplace entity owes $25m to Australian Tax Office, administrator finds

  11-08-2023 23:18 via abc.net.au
  
  A report has found a subsidiary of property developer Toplace, failed to pay $25 million it owed to the tax office in 2022 and claims there's little chance of those funds being recovered.
  
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• 'Sing loud, play strong': 'Yothu Yindi inducted into National Indigenous Music Awards Hall of Fame

  11-08-2023 23:02 via abc.net.au
  
  After a career spanning four decades, legendary Northern Territory band Yothu Yindi will tonight be immortalised in the National Indigenous Music Awards Hall of Fame.
  
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• 'Turned a blind eye and accepted it': Women in mining speak out against sexual harassment

  11-08-2023 21:50 via abc.net.au
  
  A growing chorus of women from all levels of the mining sector are speaking out against gendered discrimination, bullying, a lack of opportunity and, at the extreme end, sexual harassment and assault.
  
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• 'This is not acceptable': Women in mining speak out against decades of sexual harassment and discrimination

  11-08-2023 21:50 via abc.net.au
  
  A growing chorus of women from all levels of the mining sector are speaking out against gendered discrimination, bullying, a lack of opportunity and, at the extreme end, sexual harassment and assault.
  
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• Maternity hotels, meal services, nannies for newborns — the Chinese postnatal traditions catching on in Australia

  11-08-2023 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Stays in maternity hotels are becoming increasingly popular among Chinese women in Australia, with some new mothers paying up to $50,000 for 26 days.
  
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• Hiro had culture shock after giving birth in Australia – so she found a nanny to follow Chinese postpartum traditions

  11-08-2023 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Stays in maternity hotels are becoming increasingly popular among Chinese women in Australia, with some new mothers paying up to $50,000 for 26 days.
  
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• Hiro experienced culture shock after giving birth in Australia – so she sought out a nanny to adhere to Chinese postpartum traditions

  11-08-2023 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Stays in maternity hotels are becoming increasingly popular among Chinese women in Australia, with some new mothers paying up to $50,000 for 26 days.
  
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• 'Why are we getting so badly ripped off?': How one bag of onions in the UK sparked outrage in NZ

  11-08-2023 21:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Food prices in New Zealand are growing at the fastest rate in more than 30 years, but there are hopes a new grocery regulator will change things. 
  
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• NZ onions are cheaper in the UK. How the country is trying to fix its grocery problem

  11-08-2023 21:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Food prices in New Zealand are growing at the fastest rate in more than 30 years, but there are hopes a new grocery regulator will change things. 
  
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• Organisers of cancelled Malaysian festival seek $4.1 million from UK band The 1975 over same-sex kiss

  11-08-2023 15:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The organiser of a Malaysian music festival is seeking 12.3 million ringgit ($4.11 million) in losses from British band The 1975, after its lead singer's on-stage protest of the country's anti-gay laws prompted authorities to shut the event down.
  
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• Education official allegedly told 'that's not what the minister's office wants' after revealing winner of school refurbishment tender

  11-08-2023 09:51 via abc.net.au
  
  An Integrity Commission hears an Education Directorate official was told: "That's not what the minister's office wants" when he revealed the winner of the Campbell Primary School refurbishment tender.
  
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• RBA governor Philip Lowe says 'the worst is over' for interest rate rises, as his term nears its end

  11-08-2023 09:17 via abc.net.au
  
  RBA governor Philip Lowe says inflation is falling and the worst is over for interest rate increases, but rising property prices are complicating things.
  
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• Mine partially shut down as workers demand 'fair share of the pie'

  11-08-2023 08:08 via abc.net.au
  
  South32 says it will have to stand down some staff at Appin mine during the strike, which has been launched amid a dispute over leave arrangements and a productivity bonus.
  
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• Man arrested after rock attack on school bus injures two schoolchildren

  11-08-2023 07:14 via abc.net.au
  
  An 18-year-old man is in custody and expected to face criminal charges after an alleged attack on a bus in the remote Northern Territory.
  
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• Nicolas Cage movie rumours spark teen stardom dreams in renowned Aussie surf spots

  11-08-2023 06:20 via abc.net.au
  
  High school students in WA's South West are "pumped" about a chance to star alongside a Hollywood heavyweight when shooting starts in their surfing towns.
  
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• Ousted partner wins court battle against consultancy giant PwC over forced retirement notice

  11-08-2023 03:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Richard Gregg had been a partner since 2013 and was named by PwC’s management as one of eight partners who had left or would be departing in July after the tax leaks scandal.
  
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• Ousted partner wins court battle against consultancy giant PwC after being forced to retire

  11-08-2023 03:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Richard Gregg had been a partner since 2013 and was named by PwC’s management as one of eight partners who had left or would be departing in July after the tax leaks scandal.
  
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• Students fight war on waste with 'Trash to Fash' project

  11-08-2023 01:49 via abc.net.au
  
  A Melbourne primary school starts its own fashion label, saving clothing from landfill while raising money for the local community.
  
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• Your insurance premiums are likely to jump again this year. This is how much and why

  11-08-2023 01:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Two of Australia's biggest insurers warn premiums are likely to rise by another 10 per cent in the coming year, with a surge in natural disasters and rising repair and replacement costs to blame.
  
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• Insurers are set to raise premiums another 10pc this year and severe weather is chiefly to blame

  11-08-2023 01:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Two of Australia's biggest insurers warn premiums are likely to rise by another 10 per cent in the coming year, with a surge in natural disasters and rising repair and replacement costs to blame.
  
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