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• What is skiplagging? The travel hack long hated by airlines is now the subject of a big lawsuit

  25-08-2023 22:27 via abc.net.au
  
  It's the sneaky travel hack that's been used by savvy consumers for years. Here's what we know about skiplagging.
  
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• Airlines are cracking down on this travel hack and one website is in the crosshairs

  25-08-2023 22:27 via abc.net.au
  
  It's the sneaky travel hack that's been used by savvy consumers for years. Here's what we know about skiplagging.
  
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• Supermarkets roll out high tech to catch shoplifters as cost-of-living pressures bite

  25-08-2023 21:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Supermarket theft is on the rise, costing the industry hundreds of millions of dollars annually. The crime wave is not just hitting Australia — it's proving to be a major global issue as inflation pressures bite and organised gangs seize opportunities.
  
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• Supermarket thieves: Shoplifting rises as supermarkets report record profits

  25-08-2023 21:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Supermarket theft is on the rise, costing the industry hundreds of millions of dollars annually. The crime wave is not just hitting Australia — it's proving to be a major global issue as inflation pressures bite and organised gangs seize opportunities.
  
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• ‘This has been a long time coming’: How the cracks in Australia’s rental market were revealed

  25-08-2023 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Across the housing sector, from renters to real estate agents and landlords, there's broad agreement that Australia's rental system needs an overhaul — and fast. The problem is, few agree on what that change should look like.
  
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• 'This has been a long time coming': How the cracks in Australia’s rental market were revealed

  25-08-2023 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Across the housing sector, from renters to real estate agents and landlords, there's broad agreement that Australia's rental system needs an overhaul — and fast. The problem is, few agree on what that change should look like.
  
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• The day after quitting the Black Sea grain deal, investigators say Russia increased strikes on Ukraine's ports

  25-08-2023 10:40 via abc.net.au
  
  A new investigation says Russian attacks on ports and warehouses critical to Ukraine's grain exports surged after Moscow withdrew from the Black Sea grain deal.
  
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• South Australian teachers vote to strike next Friday over 'insulting' state government offer

  25-08-2023 09:42 via abc.net.au
  
  South Australia's public school teachers have voted in favour of taking a one day strike next Friday.
  
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• Emotions run high as tiny town's fate is decided after years of uncertainty

  25-08-2023 08:54 via abc.net.au
  
  The people of Glenden are breathing a sigh of relief after watching legislation pass in Queensland parliament that will secure the future of their town.
  
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• 'It's not on': WA premier takes swipe at traffic management contractor over text message sacking

  25-08-2023 06:44 via abc.net.au
  
  A decision to tell hundreds of traffic management workers they were out of a job via a text message is labelled inappropriate by WA Premier Roger Cook.
  
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• Company’s mass text message sackings condemned by WA premier

  25-08-2023 06:44 via abc.net.au
  
  A decision to tell hundreds of traffic management workers they were out of a job via a text message is labelled inappropriate by WA Premier Roger Cook.
  
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• Company and boat master to defend charges over Horizontal Falls crash that injured dozens

  25-08-2023 06:26 via abc.net.au
  
  The company and master of the vessel plead not guilty to charges laid over a boat crash that injured a group of tourists at Horizontal Falls in WA’s Kimberley region.
  
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• Rental vacancy rates falling and tipped to remain at 'extremely low levels'

  25-08-2023 06:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian rental properties are getting even harder to find and it does not bode well for Australia's cost-of-living crisis.
  
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• 'Incredibly difficult' for renters as vacancy rates fall again to 'extremely low levels'

  25-08-2023 06:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian rental properties are getting even harder to find and it does not bode well for Australia's cost-of-living crisis.
  
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• 'Easily been prevented': Why is Maui suing an electrical company over the wildfires?

  25-08-2023 05:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Hawaii Electric has been sued by Maui County over their negligence in not shutting off power despite high winds and dry conditions.
  
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• Family loses $5 million lead poisoning lawsuit against Glencore's Mount Isa Mines

  25-08-2023 04:28 via abc.net.au
  
  A woman who claimed she suffered brain damage as a baby from lead poisoning caused by a major mine has lost her bid for millions in damages.
  
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• 'Stiffing families': Room prices skyrocket amid ticket frenzy for P!nk's surprise Townsville concerts

  25-08-2023 03:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Some P!nk fans are planning to sleep in tents, as hotels and Airbnbs charge thousands of dollars a night to secure a bed during the popstar's surprise north Queensland tour leg. 
  
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• Fears tourists are trampling world's oldest 'living fossils' at heritage-listed reserve

  25-08-2023 01:47 via abc.net.au
  
  UNESCO will write to the WA government asking for better protection for stromatolites at Hamelin Pool as a viewing platform damaged two years ago remains broken.
  
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• First mangoes of the season hit markets, fetching up to $90 per tray

  25-08-2023 00:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The Darwin region is forecast to produce about 2.3 million trays of mangoes this year, according to the peak industry body, down from about 2.6 million last season. 
  
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• Darwin mango season kicks off, with 2.3 million trays expected to be picked

  25-08-2023 00:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The Darwin region is forecast to produce about 2.3 million trays this year, according to the Australian Mango Industry Association, down from about 2.6 million last season. 
  
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• Live: Markets 'twitchy' ahead of US Federal Reserve speech, Wesfarmers boosts profit, ASX to dive

  25-08-2023 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A highly anticipated speech by the US Federal Reserve chairman on the state of the US economy has global markets on edge after sending Wall Street lower, while Wesfarmers has reported a near-5 per cent rise in profits. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Bunnings, Kmart boost profits for Wesfarmers, markets 'twitchy' ahead of US Federal Reserve speech, ASX to dive

  25-08-2023 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A highly anticipated speech by the US Federal Reserve chairman on the state of the US economy has global markets on edge after sending Wall Street lower, while Wesfarmers has reported a near-5 per cent rise in profits. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Bunnings, Kmart boost profits for Wesfarmers, markets 'twitchy' ahead of US Federal Reserve speech, ASX down

  25-08-2023 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A highly anticipated speech by the US Federal Reserve chairman on the state of the US economy has global markets on edge after sending Wall Street lower, while Wesfarmers has reported a near-5 per cent rise in profits. Follow live.
  
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• ASX closes lower as markets nervously await US interest rate speech, Kmart and Bunnings boost profits for Wesfarmers — as it happened

  25-08-2023 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A highly anticipated speech to be delivered by the US Federal Reserve chairman overnight left the Australian share market on edge, which finished lower for the week. Look back on Friday's developments with our blog.
  
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