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• Real estate agents don body-worn cameras as desperate people vent their fury

  15-08-2023 23:52 via abc.net.au
  
  A real estate firm in Queensland issues cameras to staff after an agent is locked inside a property during an inspection, but it's not the only sector that's seeing frustrations boil over as people struggle to survive.
  
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• Live: Falls expected on ASX as China woes hit Wall St, European stocks

  15-08-2023 23:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Global markets fall sharply and Australian stocks are poised to follow, while expectations remain that the US Federal Reserve may not be finished hiking interest rates. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: Falls across ASX as tech, miners, banks take a hit, NZ interest rates on hold

  15-08-2023 23:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Technology stocks lead the losses on the ASX, with falls across Asian markets as well. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand leaves its cash rate unchanged in August. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: Falls across ASX as China woes hit Wall St, European stocks

  15-08-2023 23:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Global markets fall sharply and Australian stocks lose more than 1 per cent at the open, while expectations remain that the US Federal Reserve may not be finished hiking interest rates. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Falls across ASX as tech, miners, banks take a hit, NZ interest rates on hold — as it happened

  15-08-2023 23:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Technology stocks led the losses on the ASX, with falls across Asian markets as well. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has left its cash rate unchanged in August. Here's how the day unfolded, plus insights from our business reporters, on the ABC News markets blog. 
  
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• Why is Australia being compared with Namibia? Unions warn every worker should take note

  15-08-2023 23:26 via abc.net.au
  
  The union movement warns if Australia doesn’t get on board we will miss a once-in-a-generation opportunity to become a renewable manufacturing powerhouse.
  
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• What happened when Westpac left one of the NT's most disadvantaged towns

  15-08-2023 22:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's banking watchdog is investigating Westpac's sudden departure from the Northern Territory town of Tennant Creek. 
  
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• Since Westpac left Tennant Creek, Mary has to travel 500km to the nearest branch

  15-08-2023 22:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's banking watchdog is investigating Westpac's sudden departure from the Northern Territory town of Tennant Creek. 
  
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• Roger knew something was wrong when he checked his bank app and saw 11 new payees

  15-08-2023 22:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The financial complaints authority appears to have made inconsistent rulings on whether to give customers refunds after phishing scams, based on whether customers admit to clicking dodgy links.
  
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• Roger knew something had gone 'desperately wrong' when he checked his phone and saw 11 new payees on his banking app

  15-08-2023 22:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The financial complaints authority appears to have made inconsistent rulings on whether to give customers refunds after phishing scams, based on whether customers admit to clicking dodgy links.
  
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• In the space of two hours, scammers stole $16,000 from Roger's account. None of the transactions were caught by his bank

  15-08-2023 22:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The financial complaints authority appears to have made inconsistent rulings on whether to give customers refunds after phishing scams, based on whether customers admit to clicking dodgy links.
  
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• In the space of two hours, Roger lost $16,000 to scammers. It took him a year to get $6,000 back

  15-08-2023 22:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The financial complaints authority appears to have made inconsistent rulings on whether to give customers refunds after phishing scams, based on whether customers admit to clicking dodgy links.
  
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• Helen has cried a lot since flood waters inundated her home in 2022. Finally they are happy tears

  15-08-2023 21:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Extra funding is now available for home owners who did not meet the original criteria for government flood relief. For Helen, it means ensuring a "safe" future.
  
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• 'Happy tears this time': More flood-affected Queenslanders now eligible for funds to raise their homes

  15-08-2023 21:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Extra funding is now available for home owners who did not meet the original criteria for government flood relief. For Helen, it means ensuring a "safe" future.
  
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• In a tiny coastal town, igloos are made for movie studios and Antarctic expeditions

  15-08-2023 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Looking like citrus peel, sections of fibreglass are being manufactured and flat-packed on the outskirts of a rural Tasmanian town, destined for Antarctica or even Hollywood.
  
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• 'Apple huts' keep scientists warm in Antarctica — they come from a little town called Penguin

  15-08-2023 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Looking like citrus peel, sections of fibreglass are being manufactured and flat-packed on the outskirts of a rural Tasmanian town, destined for Antarctica or even Hollywood.
  
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• NSW government denies second Sydney Metro West inquiry will be used to cancel project

  15-08-2023 21:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The New South Wales government will hold a lower house parliamentary inquiry into Sydney Metro West timeline and cost blowouts.
  
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• Rex wins contract for multiple regional WA routes despite 'disappointing' performance

  15-08-2023 11:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Strict standards by the state government will be imposed on regional airline Rex after in won a renewed contract for multiple routes across regional West Australia despite past unreliability.
  
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• Are these Australia's most remote, environmentally friendly toilets?

  15-08-2023 10:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Hundreds of specially designed composting toilets, plus a few additional wheelchair accessible stalls, have been permanently built on an outback goat station in the lead up to the 2023 Mundi Mundi Bash.
  
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• Gina Rinehart 'took control of everything' when Lang died, cutting off children against his wishes, court hears

  15-08-2023 09:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining pioneer Lang Hancock's daughter Gina Rinehart ignored an agreement with her father that would have given her children a 49 per cent of his mining assets, WA's Supreme Court hears.
  
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• Dying, 'exhausted' Lang Hancock 'only wanted peace' as women in his life fought over fortune, court told

  15-08-2023 09:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining pioneer Lang Hancock just wanted some peace in the final months of his life, WA's Supreme Court is told, but he was being hounded by both his wife Rose Porteous and his daughter Gina Rinehart over his fortune.
  
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• Fears proposed pesticide ban could lead to summer mango shortage

  15-08-2023 08:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Shipments of mangoes to WA from the NT and Queensland could be halted if a proposed ban of a crucial chemical is implemented.
  
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• Cattle ship sets sail for Malaysia despite trade suspension

  15-08-2023 08:31 via abc.net.au
  
  A cattle ship has sailed out of Darwin this afternoon despite Malaysia notifying Australia that it will suspend imports of cattle and buffalo because of concerns about lumpy skin disease. What's happening?
  
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• Australia entrusted with secret paint that makes fighter jet 'nearly invisible'

  15-08-2023 07:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The paint for the highly advanced F-35 Lightning II will be applied outside the US for the first time after a government commitment to spend $100m on a facility in Newcastle.
  
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• Why this silver cylinder is a 'big deal' for heavy industry emissions

  15-08-2023 04:35 via abc.net.au
  
  An Australian company is set to begin mass producing what it claims is the world's most efficient hydrogen electrolyser, saying it will be the building blocks for decarbonising heavy industry.
  
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• Wages growth stagnated in the three months to June, but lower paid workers just got a big pay bump in July

  15-08-2023 03:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Wages growth eases from an annual pace of 3.7 per cent in the March quarter to 3.6 per cent over the year to June, reducing fears of a so-called wage-price spiral.
  
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• Wages growth falls, reducing fears of inflationary spiral

  15-08-2023 03:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Wages growth eases from an annual pace of 3.7 per cent in the March quarter to 3.6 per cent over the year to June, reducing fears of a so-called wage-price spiral.
  
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• Childcare centres are among many employers 'struggling to find staff'. But wages growth just went backwards

  15-08-2023 03:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Wages growth eases from an annual pace of 3.7 per cent in the March quarter to 3.6 per cent over the year to June, reducing fears of a so-called wage-price spiral.
  
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• 'Devastated' traditional owner's plea as $10,000 reward offered to find sacred tree vandal

  15-08-2023 03:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Djab Wurrung woman Sissy Austin says she raised concerns four weeks ago about a lack of security at the sacred site and it was devastating to see the vandalism happen. 
  
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• 'You see EVs everywhere': Electric cars in Tasmania leap to almost 1 in 10 car sales

  15-08-2023 01:04 via abc.net.au
  
  New electric cars registrations have almost doubled in Tasmania in the past 12 months — with one in 10 cars sold being electric.
  
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• 'You see EVs everywhere': Electric cars in Tasmania leap to 1 in 10 car sales

  15-08-2023 01:04 via abc.net.au
  
  New electric cars registrations have almost doubled in Tasmania in the past 12 months — with one in 10 cars sold being electric.
  
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• 'You see EVs everywhere': Electric car sales almost double in Tasmania

  15-08-2023 01:04 via abc.net.au
  
  New electric cars registrations have almost doubled in Tasmania in the past 12 months — with one in 10 cars sold being electric.
  
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