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• Glencore is ditching Australian copper. What does it mean for our critical minerals industry?

  03-11-2023 23:14 via abc.net.au
  
  One of the world's biggest mining companies is pulling out of Australian copper despite growing demand for the renewable energy metal. What does that mean for Australia's role plugging the critical minerals gap?
  
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• From breaking disability access law to future plans — here's how Queensland's trains are tracking

  03-11-2023 22:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Around a quarter of Queenslanders with a disability have reported bad or very bad experiences catching public transport, but a raft of upgrades are on the way.
  
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• Construction workers are more likely to die by suicide than a work accident. Joel wants to change that statistic

  03-11-2023 22:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Having worked on construction sites since he was a teenager, Joel Anderson was used to hearing phrases like "have a cup of concrete and harden up", which led him to launch his own mental health platform designed for blue-collar workers.
  
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• Reggie wants to see change for his community. He hopes an underground toxic waste storage facility will help

  03-11-2023 22:16 via abc.net.au
  
  The "globally significant" project will store up to 400,000 tonnes per annum of toxic waste, including low-level radioactive material from Australia and overseas.
  
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• Households playing the spot power market potentially slashing bills — but not without risk 

  03-11-2023 21:42 via abc.net.au
  
  While most Australians are stuck with inflated fixed-rate power prices, some are saving money by playing the spot market. So how are they doing it, and why isn't it for everyone?
  
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• Consumers tapping the spot power market are cleaning up, covering 'a month's bill' in a night

  03-11-2023 21:42 via abc.net.au
  
  While most Australians are stuck with inflated fixed-rate power prices, some are saving money by playing the spot market. So how are they doing it, and why isn't it for everyone?
  
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• Why funky young wines are a winner for Aussie producers looking for fresh export markets

  03-11-2023 21:17 via abc.net.au
  
  It's out with the heavy old-world styles and in with bright, natural drops as young consumers around the globe seek wines with more Australian sunshine and fewer additives. 
  
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• 'I work somewhere that can kill dolphins': Why this Santos worker spoke out

  03-11-2023 20:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Three dead dolphins turn up in an oil spill. The energy company says it's got nothing to do with it, but Alex, an insider, sets out to prove it wrong. Now, an ABC investigation has revealed mistakes were made.
  
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• How the death of three dolphins put one employee on the warpath with Santos

  03-11-2023 20:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Three dead dolphins turn up in an oil spill. The energy company says it's got nothing to do with it, but Alex, an insider, sets out to prove it wrong. Now, an ABC investigation has revealed mistakes were made.
  
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• Did three dolphins die because of an oil spill? The company says no. A worker says that's not true

  03-11-2023 20:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Three dead dolphins turn up in an oil spill. The energy company says it's got nothing to do with it, but Alex, an insider, sets out to prove it wrong. Now, an ABC investigation has revealed mistakes were made.
  
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• Women bursting into tears at chemists as months-long hormone replacement patch shortage takes its toll

  03-11-2023 19:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Women are being thrust back to the most severe stages of menopause amid long-running shortages of hormone replacement therapy patches.
  
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• National HRT patch shortages are having a big impact on those who need them

  03-11-2023 19:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Women are being thrust back to the most severe stages of menopause amid long-running shortages of hormone replacement therapy patches.
  
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• National HRT patch shortages are having a big impact on the women who need them

  03-11-2023 19:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Women are being thrust back to the most severe stages of menopause amid long-running shortages of hormone replacement therapy patches.
  
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• The Weeknd postpones Australia and New Zealand tour due to 'unforeseen circumstances'

  03-11-2023 09:48 via abc.net.au
  
  A statement from tour promoter Live Nation says the company understands fans will be disappointed, and it is working with the Canadian singer to reschedule the shows.
  
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• Developer subject of new integrity rules after review of 13,000-home Sydney development approval

  03-11-2023 08:06 via abc.net.au
  
  An investigation into the fast-tracking of Walker Corporation's Appin development in June leads to the creation of a new probity framework governing the NSW government's dealings with the property giant.
  
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• Architects of failed housing scheme impacting retirees across the nation face court on criminal charges

  03-11-2023 06:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Three men involved in a failed housing scheme which targeted elderly customers appear in a Perth court for allegedly breaching corporate law.
  
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• Mariah Carey's Christmas classic draws attention every holiday season. And she's again being sued for it

  03-11-2023 04:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Pop star Mariah Carey is facing a $31 million lawsuit over her Christmas hit All I Want for Christmas Is You.
  
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• City stops playing Wiggles music to deter homeless people after 'disappointed' band speaks out

  03-11-2023 03:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Bunbury's mayor says he will review the council's approach to rough sleepers, after it played Hot Potato on loop to drive them away, sparking a public outcry.
  
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• City stops playing Wiggles music as homeless deterrent after 'disappointed' band speaks out

  03-11-2023 03:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Bunbury's mayor says he will review the council's approach to rough sleepers, after it played Hot Potato on loop to drive them away, sparking a public outcry.
  
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• Coroner says inquest into 12-year-old girl's death in Kimberley chopper crash 'not desirable'

  03-11-2023 03:15 via abc.net.au
  
   A WA Coroner says he has determined he has enough evidence to make a finding without an inquest.
  
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• Ex-crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of one of the biggest financial frauds on record

  03-11-2023 01:04 via abc.net.au
  
  FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty of defrauding customers of his now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange in one of the biggest financial frauds on record.
  
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• Ex-crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of defrauding FTX customers

  03-11-2023 01:04 via abc.net.au
  
  FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty of defrauding customers of his now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange in one of the biggest financial frauds on record.
  
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