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• Live: Tesla and Nividia push up tech indexes on Wall Street, with ASX expected to follow

  03-07-2024 23:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Wall Street has hit fresh highs off the back of major tech stocks, with the Australian share market expected to follow. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASIC report fallout continues, while ASX to rise as Tesla and Nvidia push up tech indexes on Wall Street

  03-07-2024 23:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Wall Street has hit fresh highs off the back of major tech stocks, with the Australian share market expected to follow. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASIC report fallout continues, mining stocks push ASX higher

  03-07-2024 23:31 via abc.net.au
  
  ASIC report fallout continues, mining stocks push ASX higher Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASIC report fallout continues, ASIC report fallout continues, mining stocks push ASX higher

  03-07-2024 23:31 via abc.net.au
  
  ASIC report fallout continues, mining stocks push ASX higher Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• As it happened: Fall out from the ASIC report, wheat prices tumble, ASX closes higher

  03-07-2024 23:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Reactions to the parliament's ASIC inquiry, a look at what's brought wheat prices down and the ASX closes trading higher: as it happened with our business reporters on the ABC News markets blog. 
  
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• Will and Michael have found a full life in country Australia. Can other millennials follow in their footsteps?

  03-07-2024 22:54 via abc.net.au
  
  After swapping life in the city for sheep and a vegetable garden, the couple is running a thriving gin distillery. Demographers believe more people in their age bracket could make the move to country areas as lower property prices offer more opportunities.
  
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• 'It's the landlord's property': Warning planned rental protections go too far

  03-07-2024 22:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Landlords in New South Wales say a looming policy change by the state government to ban a practice known as "no-grounds evictions" will erode the rights of property owners and reduce the amount of rental stock on the market. 
  
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• 'It's the landlord's property': Property managers warn new rental protections go too far

  03-07-2024 22:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Landlords in New South Wales say a looming policy change by the state government to ban a practice known as "no-grounds evictions" will erode the rights of property owners and reduce the amount of rental stock on the market. 
  
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• Hike in visa fees pushes international students to look beyond Australia

  03-07-2024 22:37 via abc.net.au
  
  A steep hike in visa fees is pushing current and prospective international students to consider other universities outside of Australia.
  
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• 'Am I a cash cow?': Australia loses favour with international students after visa fee hike

  03-07-2024 22:37 via abc.net.au
  
  A steep hike in visa fees is pushing current and prospective international students to consider other universities outside of Australia.
  
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• After ripping up carpet soaked with pet urine, landlord Lucinda warns renters rights go too far

  03-07-2024 22:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Landlords in New South Wales say a looming policy change by the state government to ban a practice known as "no-grounds evictions" will erode the rights of property owners and reduce the amount of rental stock on the market. 
  
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• This shop saves tonnes of goods from going to landfill each year, and nothing has a fixed price

  03-07-2024 22:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Tip shops, sometimes referred to as resale sheds or treasure chest shops, can be found at dozens of locations around the country. And as Australians continue to grapple with the rising cost of living, some operators say they're seeing new customers.
  
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• A boat, two caravans, 20 pianos and a kitchen sink: The goods at your local tip shop might surprise you

  03-07-2024 22:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Tip shops, sometimes referred to as resale sheds or treasure chest shops, can be found at dozens of locations around the country. And as Australians continue to grapple with the rising cost of living, some operators say they're seeing new customers.
  
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• Cold weather prompts warning to service gas heaters as house fires, poisoning linked to appliances

  03-07-2024 21:48 via abc.net.au
  
  As households with gas heaters fire them up for winter, tradies and firefighters fear many do not understand the safety risks they pose if not properly maintained.
  
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• Got an old, cold house like Laine's? Here are seven ways to make it warmer and cheaper

  03-07-2024 20:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian homes are notoriously cold in winter — draughty, with poor insulation, thin glass and inadequate heating. But there's a growing movement of people retrofitting their homes to make them cheaper to run and more comfortable year-round, while also reducing emissions. 
  
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• Got an old, cold house? Here are seven ways to make it warmer and cheaper to heat this winter

  03-07-2024 20:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian homes are notoriously cold in winter — draughty, with poor insulation, thin glass and inadequate heating. But there's a growing movement of people retrofitting their homes to make them cheaper to run and more comfortable year-round, while also reducing emissions. 
  
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• Up to 140,000 homes are sitting empty. What could be done to get people living in them again?

  03-07-2024 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  With official estimates putting the number of vacant and derelict homes above 100,000 across Australia, local governments and property lawyers argue they could be part of the solution to Australia's apparent housing shortage.
  
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• These houses in Sydney have sat empty for decades, but there's 'very little' council can do about it

  03-07-2024 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  With official estimates putting the number of vacant and derelict homes above 100,000 across Australia, local governments and property lawyers argue they could be part of the solution to Australia's apparent housing shortage.
  
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• There are 'huge profits' to be made from land banking. Should they be taxed out of existence?

  03-07-2024 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  With official estimates putting the number of vacant and derelict homes above 100,000 across Australia, local governments and property lawyers argue they could be part of the solution to Australia's apparent housing shortage.
  
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• Senate committee recommends major overhaul for corporate watchdog, splitting ASIC into two new regulators

  03-07-2024 09:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's corporate watchdog, ASIC, isn't prosecuting enough white-collar crime and can't perform its full range of duties, so a Senate committee has recommended it split into two new, more streamlined regulators.
  
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• Barbenheimer 2.0: Will Wicked and Gladiator 2 create another box office phenomenon?

  03-07-2024 09:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Wicked, the highly anticipated screen adaption of the Broadway musical, will now be released on the same day as Ridley Scott's Gladiator 2, setting the stage for a box office showdown similar to Barbenheimer.
  
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• Australians are reining in their spending across the board — except when it comes to these two things

  03-07-2024 08:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Spending is down, but there are two sectors Australians are still willing to fork out money for.
  
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• Online retailer Booktopia goes into voluntary administration

  03-07-2024 08:11 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian online bookstore has announced it has appointed administrators to possibly restructure or sell the business after a year of losses. 
  
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• Australian online bookseller Booktopia in freefall as administrators called in

  03-07-2024 08:11 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian online bookstore has announced it has appointed administrators to possibly restructure or sell the business after a year of losses. 
  
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• Protestors vow to keep disrupting train lines leading to world's largest coal port

  03-07-2024 07:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Environmental activist group Blockade Australia plans to continue protests, which have already stopped passenger trains and coal movements into one of the world's biggest coal ports for more than a week. 
  
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• Pilbara gold miner Calidus enters receivership despite skyrocketing global prices

  03-07-2024 07:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Only two years after beginning operations at its Pilbara gold project, Calidus Resources has collapsed under debt, even after gold prices recently hit a record high.
  
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• 'It makes me feel ill': Author Elfy Scott on the reality of living in Sydney's current rental market

  03-07-2024 07:26 via abc.net.au
  
  It's Pay Day! Author Elfy Scott answers all the money questions we don't like to talk about as we seek to demystify personal finance and normalise conversations about how we think about money, what we earn and how we spend it.
  
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• Dutton's supermarket push leaves some colleagues feeling 'ambushed'

  03-07-2024 04:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Peter Dutton's plan to force large supermarkets to sell stores has prompted a fierce internal debate, with some objecting to the potential cost of court cases.
  
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• How would you feel about having a nuclear reactor in your backyard?

  03-07-2024 03:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Traralgon residents fear the Coalition's proposal to build a nuclear plant nearby will drive down property prices, but some also see it as a chance for an economic boost when the coal power station closes.
  
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• Thinking about lodging your tax return soon? Here's why you should wait

  03-07-2024 00:17 via abc.net.au
  
  About 14 million Australians will be prepping their tax returns in the coming weeks. But the ATO is warning taxpayers not to jump in too soon.
  
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