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• One of China's biggest decisions was a secret from the West. Then David Attenborough asked one question

  01-09-2023 21:25 via abc.net.au
  
  When David Attenborough was touring China in 1979, he asked a question about population control. Transcripts show it was one of the first mentions of the One Child Policy to Western media.
  
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• Only 13pc of Australians can afford to buy a property, report finds

  01-09-2023 21:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Skyrocketing house prices and mortgage rate increases have dragged housing affordability to its lowest level in three decades, according to new data from real estate analysts PropTrack.
  
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• Housing affordability at lowest level in 30 years, data shows

  01-09-2023 21:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Skyrocketing house prices and mortgage rate increases have dragged housing affordability to its lowest level in three decades, according to new data from real estate analysts PropTrack.
  
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• 'In a headlock': Dad-to-be fuming after insurer's bid to raise premium to level of his mortgage payment

  01-09-2023 09:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Daniel Buckley's wife will give birth in four weeks and they are still living in a shed after last year's floods. With an insurance premium seven times what it used to be, they will be "queuing up to have a say" as part of a federal inquiry into the sector.
  
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• Immigration minister scraps pandemic visa for international students

  01-09-2023 09:49 via abc.net.au
  
  A COVID-era visa that allowed more than 20,000 international students to work an unlimited amount of hours is being phased out, the federal government has said.
  
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• Phil and Michelle waited 10 years for findings into their son's death. They got told 'this is the justice system'

  01-09-2023 09:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The parents of a young man who was killed while working on a gas drilling rig 10 years ago say waiting to get answers has been like torture.
  
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• Gareth was crushed to death in a drilling rig tragedy. His parents had to wait a decade for answers

  01-09-2023 09:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The parents of a young man who was killed while working on a gas drilling rig 10 years ago say waiting to get answers has been like torture.
  
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• Gareth died in a drilling rig tragedy. His parents had to wait a decade for answers.

  01-09-2023 09:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The parents of a young man who was killed while working on a gas drilling rig 10 years ago say waiting to get answers has been like torture.
  
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• Delays around $2.5m study into proposed rail realignment case of 'bureaucracy gone crazy'

  01-09-2023 09:13 via abc.net.au
  
  A WA MP and Kalgoorlie-Boulder mayor have criticised the state government for dragging its feet on a feasibility study to realign rail around the Super Pit gold mine, which could lead to the development of an intermodal freight facility.   
  
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• New pharmacy rules come into effect today. Here's how they will impact shoppers

  01-09-2023 07:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Changes to the PBS that come into effect today could save people with chronic health conditions a lot of time and money. Here's why
  
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• New pharmacy rules come into effect today. Here's how it'll impact shoppers

  01-09-2023 07:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Changes to the PBS that come into effect today could save people with chronic health conditions a lot of time and money. Here's why
  
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• New pharmacy rules come into effect today. Here's how it will impact shoppers

  01-09-2023 07:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Changes to the PBS that come into effect today could save people with chronic health conditions a lot of time and money. Here's why
  
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• Dire Straits' former guitarist Jack Sonni dead at 68

  01-09-2023 06:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Band members and fans express their heartbreak over the loss of the guitarist, famously known for playing at the Brothers in Arms tour in 1985.
  
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• Exodus at Andrew Forrest's FMG continues as third top executive departs in a week

  01-09-2023 05:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Billionaire mining magnate Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group loses another of its top executives, as former Reserve Bank deputy governor Guy Debelle quits after 18 months at the company.
  
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• Land clearing fine for major NT station labelled 'a slap on the wrist'

  01-09-2023 04:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Tarwoo Station, where a major cotton gin is due to open this year, will be fined more than $7,000 after it was found to have committed land clearing offences. 
  
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• Sheep exporters upset at latest footage of animal welfare breaches but question activists' tactics

  01-09-2023 04:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Producers say a video purporting to show Australian sheep cruelly treated in Oman does not represent the reality for the vast majority of animals exported live.
  
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• Allowing Qatar to add flights to compete with Qantas would have reduced airfares, says competition watchdog

  01-09-2023 03:49 via abc.net.au
  
  The government's decision to block Qatar Airways from adding more weekly flights prevented airfares from being made cheaper, says the boss of the competition watchdog, as Labor's president backs a review of the government's decision. 
  
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• Greens threaten to block superannuation changes, demanding super be added to paid parental leave

  01-09-2023 02:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The Greens say the government must pay superannuation on top of government-funded paid parental leave if it wants planned changes to superannuation to pass the Senate.
  
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• Neil Mitchell to end three-decade stint as Melbourne radio host

  01-09-2023 02:06 via abc.net.au
  
  After a broadcast career spanning more than 30 years, broadcaster Neil Mitchell announces he will step down as 3AW morning show host in December.
  
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• Melbourne talkback king Neil Mitchell fires parting shot at Andrews as he calls time on radio career

  01-09-2023 02:06 via abc.net.au
  
  After a broadcast career spanning more than 30 years, broadcaster Neil Mitchell announces he will step down as 3AW morning show host in December.
  
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• Raf Epstein moves to Mornings in major ABC Radio Melbourne line-up shuffle after Trioli announcement

  01-09-2023 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The award-winning journalist says he'll uphold the program's "fearless" standards set by Virginia Trioli, who is returning to TV, while a familiar voice will take on the station's Drive program.
  
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• Live: Guy Debelle quits Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Future Industries, ASX down in early trade

  01-09-2023 00:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's share market opens down as Fortescue sees another high profile resignation. Follow the day's business news with our live blog.
  
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• Live: ASX tipped to open lower, new housing finance figures set to be released

  01-09-2023 00:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's share market is expected to lose ground this morning after losses on Wall Street overnight, and new housing finance figures are out this morning. Follow the day's business news with our live blog.
  
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• Guy Debelle quits Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Future Industries, ASX loses ground on Friday

  01-09-2023 00:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's share market lost ground on Friday as Fortescue saw another high profile resignation. Catch the day's business news on our live blog — as it happened.
  
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