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• Plant store inadvertently becomes goldfish adoption agency to help save pets from the flush

  02-07-2024 23:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Few things make Tegan Warren as upset as the idea of a goldfish about to be flushed down the toilet.
  
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• Plant store becomes goldfish adoption agency to help save pets from the flush

  02-07-2024 23:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Few things make Tegan Warren as upset as the idea of a goldfish about to be flushed down the toilet.
  
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• Online retailer Booktopia collapses, ASX follows Wall Street's lead to finish higher — as it happened

  02-07-2024 23:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's largest online bookstore, Booktopia, has collapsed and been placed into voluntary administration. Meanwhile, Australian stocks ended higher on Wednesday after a rally on Wall Street overnight.
  
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• Live: Online retailer Booktopia collapses, ASX rises after Wall Street ends higher

  02-07-2024 23:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's largest online bookstore, Booktopia, has collapsed and been placed into voluntary administration. Meanwhile, Australian stocks are trading higher after a rally on Wall Street overnight. Follow live.
  
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• Live: ASX to rise ahead of retail sales data release, Wall Street ends higher

  02-07-2024 23:42 via abc.net.au
  
  A rally on Wall Street is likely to send Australian stocks higher, while the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is set to release the retail sales data this morning. Follow the latest updates in our live blog.
  
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• Live: ASX rises, Booktopia in voluntary administration, Wall Street ends higher

  02-07-2024 23:42 via abc.net.au
  
  A rally on Wall Street has sent Australian stocks higher, while the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is set to release the retail sales data this morning. Follow the latest updates in our live blog.
  
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• Sheep industry veteran says it's time to move on from live export fight and focus on new markets

  02-07-2024 23:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Rob Egerton-Warburton, who has farmed for nearly 30 years running 20,000 merino sheep in the industry's WA heartland, says now that the live export ban is legislated the industry should look to fresh opportunities to survive.
  
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• 'Nope, it's not worth that': Caution urged when using real estate price guides

  02-07-2024 23:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Those attempting to navigate the property market may be familiar with the plethora of property price guides published each month. But are they more of a hindrance than a help?
  
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• Another day, another housing industry price report — but are they useful in navigating the market?

  02-07-2024 23:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Those attempting to navigate the property market may be familiar with the plethora of housing price guides published each month. But are they more of a hindrance than a help?
  
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• Young adults dying without a will leaves family to sort through superannuation, cryptocurrency and future of pets

  02-07-2024 21:42 via abc.net.au
  
  When Quintin Bowen died suddenly in his early 30s without a will, it left a complicated legal mess for his grieving mother that took more than five years to sort out.
  
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• Young adults dying without a will leaves family to sort out superannuation, cryptocurrency and future of pets

  02-07-2024 21:42 via abc.net.au
  
  When Quintin Bowen died suddenly in his early 30s without a will, it left a complicated legal mess for his grieving mother that took more than five years to sort out.
  
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• 'That money is just gone': Cryptocurrency posing a problem when young people die without a will

  02-07-2024 21:42 via abc.net.au
  
  When Quintin Bowen died suddenly in his early 30s without a will, it left a complicated legal mess for his grieving mother that took more than five years to sort out.
  
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• 'I didn't know where to start': Helen was thrust into a bureaucratic nightmare when her son died without a will

  02-07-2024 21:42 via abc.net.au
  
  When Quintin Bowen died suddenly in his early 30s without a will, it left a complicated legal mess for his grieving mother that took more than five years to sort out.
  
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• First homebuyers are snapping up rentals as three states show signs of investor sell-off

  02-07-2024 21:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Investors say they're selling properties in Victoria due to the threat of increased taxes, changing tenancy laws and rising interest rates. But Victoria's not the only state where the number of renters appears to be falling.
  
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• As some investors decide to leave Victoria, first homebuyers are getting their foot in the door

  02-07-2024 21:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Investors say they're selling properties in Victoria due to the threat of increased taxes, changing tenancy laws and rising interest rates. But Victoria's not the only state where the number of renters appears to be falling.
  
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• 'It's pretty annoying': China wants more visitors from Australia, but going cashless presents some problems

  02-07-2024 21:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Starting this month, many Australians travelling to China will no longer need to apply for a visa, but some challenges and inconveniences remain for foreign travellers when it comes to paying in the largely cashless society.
  
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• 'Is this really ethical?': Iris sees her product being copied weekly, but she can't afford to do anything about it

  02-07-2024 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Small beauty entrepreneurs say they are struggling to stop copies of their cosmetics being released because they don't have the legal budgets to fight big companies that are self-confessed dupers.
  
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• Iris has a patent to stop cosmetic copycats, so why are beauty brands selling their own versions of her product?

  02-07-2024 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Small beauty entrepreneurs say they are struggling to stop copies of their cosmetics being released because they don't have the legal budgets to fight big companies that are self-confessed dupers.
  
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• Nursing home denied in bid to have emergency guardian appointed for 'increasingly violent' resident

  02-07-2024 10:16 via abc.net.au
  
  An aged care facility has failed to get an emergency guardianship order for a Tasmanian resident accused of increasingly aggressive behaviour, which included pushing a woman, who later died from a fracture sustained in the incident.
  
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• Cindy was supposed to be living in a new home by now. Instead she's facing bankruptcy

  02-07-2024 06:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Cindy Richardson signed up with Perth builder Nicheliving more than three years ago. She's now overwhelmed with bills and hoping to access her super to stay afloat.
  
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• Car import loophole allows manufacturers to rush polluting vehicles into country and undermine climate scheme

  02-07-2024 06:06 via abc.net.au
  
  A loophole in the government's New Vehicle Efficiency Standard could be exploited by car makers seeking to import higher-polluting vehicles, and would undermine the first three years of the new climate laws. 
  
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• Car import loophole allows manufacturers to rush polluting vehicles into Australia

  02-07-2024 06:06 via abc.net.au
  
  A loophole in the government's New Vehicle Efficiency Standard could be exploited by car makers seeking to import higher-polluting vehicles, and would undermine the first three years of the new climate laws. 
  
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• Car import loophole allows car makers to rush polluting cars into country and undermine climate scheme

  02-07-2024 06:06 via abc.net.au
  
  A loophole in the government's New Vehicle Efficiency Standard could be exploited by car makers seeking to import higher-polluting cars, and would undermine the first three years of the new climate laws. 
  
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• McDonald's cuts back breakfast hours over egg supply concerns, supermarket prices expected to rise

  02-07-2024 05:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Consumers can expect to pay more for eggs at the check-out in coming weeks as one of Australia's biggest fast-food retail chains limits its breakfast times.
  
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• McDonald's cuts back breakfast hours across Australia over egg supply concerns

  02-07-2024 05:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Consumers can expect to pay more for eggs at the check-out in coming weeks as one of Australia's biggest fast-food retail chains limits its breakfast times.
  
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• It's cold and it's winter but a toxic 'sub-tropical' algae is still causing problems at the bottom of the Murray

  02-07-2024 00:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Lake Alexandrina and the Murray River at Goolwa have been the subject of a water quality alert for months because of a toxic blue-green algae that used to only occur in the tropics.
  
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