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• Live: Fed holds rates and financial markets believe it is done, leading shares higher

  01-11-2023 21:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Wall Street's major share indices have rallied after the US Federal Reserve left interest rates on hold for a second straight meeting and traders bet the next move will be a cut sometime next year. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX jumps amid increasing market confidence that the US Fed has finished hiking rates

  01-11-2023 21:51 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX is riding the wave of a Wall Street rally after the US Federal Reserve left interest rates on hold for a second straight meeting and traders bet the next move will be a cut sometime next year. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX higher amid increasing market confidence that the US Fed has finished hiking rates

  01-11-2023 21:51 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX is riding the wave of a Wall Street rally after the US Federal Reserve left interest rates on hold for a second straight meeting and traders bet the next move will be a cut sometime next year. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• ASX closes higher thanks to lead from Wall Street with confidence building the US won't hike again — as it happened

  01-11-2023 21:51 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX rode the wave of a Wall Street rally after the US Federal Reserve left interest rates on hold for a second straight meeting and traders bet the next move will be a cut sometime next year.
  
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• Town faces multiple fires but residents can't count on its water supply

  01-11-2023 21:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Faced with a fast-moving bushfire and a warning to take shelter, Mutchilba residents were prepared to defend their homes. But when the power goes out, so does their water supply. Now, they are demanding a solution.
  
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• Town faces multiple fires but its residents can't count on its water supply

  01-11-2023 21:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Faced with a fast-moving bushfire and a warning to take shelter, Mutchilba residents were prepared to defend their homes. But when the power goes out, so does their water supply. Now, they are demanding a solution.
  
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• Facing bushfires with no running water, residents say this town is a 'death trap'

  01-11-2023 21:39 via abc.net.au
  
  When the power goes out in the Queensland town Mutchilba, residents also lose their water supply. After three fires in a month, they are demanding a solution so they can defend their homes.
  
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• Indigenous language app a game changer for learning, preserving First Nations lingo

  01-11-2023 20:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Named after the Wiradjuri word for "change" or "refreshment", the ground-breaking mobile app Gurray translates English words into seven different Aboriginal languages.
  
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• 'We don't want to be the fun police,' but doctors say large health warnings for alcohol are needed

  01-11-2023 19:31 via abc.net.au
  
  A recent health survey has reignited the push for health warnings to be introduced on alcohol packaging, but boutique wine producers say their products aren't the problem when it comes to problem drinking.
  
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• Alcohol health warnings for bottles has some winemakers worried

  01-11-2023 19:31 via abc.net.au
  
  A recent health survey has reignited the push for health warnings to be introduced on alcohol packaging, but boutique wine producers say their products aren't the problem when it comes to problem drinking.
  
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• Property is white hot and the RBA is changing the way it examines the market

  01-11-2023 18:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The central bank insists housing is still a topic of intense focus, as rents and prices rocket, despite a key analysis group within the RBA not meeting for more than a year.
  
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• Mellisa worries about affording rent, but a key RBA housing analysis group hasn't met for a year

  01-11-2023 18:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite rocketing rents and property prices almost at record highs. The central bank insists it is a topic of intense focus.
  
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• Mellisa worries about affording rent, but a key housing analysis group hasn't met for a year

  01-11-2023 18:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite rocketing rents and property prices almost at record highs. The central bank insists it is a topic of intense focus.
  
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• Despite rocketing rents and property prices, a key Reserve Bank housing analysis group hasn't met for a year

  01-11-2023 18:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite rocketing rents and property prices almost at record highs, the central bank insists it is a topic of intense focus.
  
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• This fridge 'doesn't make things cold'. It's won a Shonky Award, just like Coles and Woolworths

  01-11-2023 14:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Consumer advocacy group CHOICE calls out "the very worst products and services" it found this year.
  
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• Flinders Ranges residents' 30-year battle to access drinkable tap water faces further hurdle

  01-11-2023 09:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Just 3 per cent of residents of the South Australian town of Quorn use their mains water. The rest, rely on bottled or tank water.
  
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• Man, 81, accused of stealing more than $900K intended for investments, loan

  01-11-2023 08:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Police in South Australia allege that between 2015 and 2022, Robert Wayne Collins was acting in a position of trust when he was paid the money by several people.
  
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• Unlicensed builder who used alias, false ABN to defraud clients of more than $600k jailed

  01-11-2023 08:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Mark Anthony Webster was bankrupt and unlicensed when he gambled away more than $600,000 he took from small businesses for shop fit-outs and renovations that were never completed.
  
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• Investigation launched after Brisbane ferry service crashes and sinks stationary boat

  01-11-2023 07:36 via abc.net.au
  
  A ferry crashes into and sinks a private boat in the middle of the Brisbane River.
  
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• Tesla wins first US Autopilot trial involving fatal crash

  01-11-2023 06:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The electric car maker wins a civil trial over allegations that its Autopilot driver assistant feature led to the death of a driver of a Model 3, a major victory as it faces several other lawsuits and federal investigations related to the same technology.
  
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• Retiree Mark lost out after buying Bitcoin near the peak. Now he's excited by its recent rebound

  01-11-2023 04:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have been on a tear higher in recent weeks, although they're still well down on record highs. Why are they rising and can it be sustained?
  
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• 'Not for the faint hearted': Cryptocurrency values have rebounded but remain well off market peaks

  01-11-2023 04:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have been on a tear higher in recent weeks, although they're still well down on record highs. Why are they rising and can it be sustained?
  
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• Dream of living on a private island? Peek inside the market for millionaires off Queensland's coast

  01-11-2023 03:22 via abc.net.au
  
  From a former party island with a makeshift golf course to quiet, private oases, there are currently five islands for sale, with asking prices starting at $1.75 million.
  
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• Victoria finally has a container deposit scheme. Here's how to get cash for bottles and cans

  01-11-2023 02:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Under the scheme, eligible bottles and cans can be returned to recycling centres for a 10-cent refund.
  
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