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• After having both of her legs amputated, Wendy was on 'so many painkillers' she couldn't get out of bed. Then she found a lifeline

  08-07-2024 21:53 via abc.net.au
  
  After 100 surgeries, Wendy was on so many painkillers she could barely string a sentence together. Sport pulled her back from the brink.
  
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• After both of her legs were amputated, Wendy was on 'so many painkillers' she couldn't move. Then she found a lifeline

  08-07-2024 21:53 via abc.net.au
  
  After 100 surgeries, Wendy was on so many painkillers she could barely string a sentence together. Sport pulled her back from the brink.
  
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• After both of her legs were amputated, Wendy was in a 'deep, dark hole'. Then she found a lifeline

  08-07-2024 21:53 via abc.net.au
  
  After 100 surgeries, Wendy was on so many painkillers she could barely string a sentence together. Sport pulled her back from the brink.
  
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• Australia is importing record amounts of butter at 'eye-watering' prices

  08-07-2024 21:45 via abc.net.au
  
  With global butter prices at record highs, shoppers are hurting and Aussie dairy farmers look unlikely to cash in.
  
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• Thai app helps reduce food waste and lower emissions

  08-07-2024 21:05 via abc.net.au
  
  According to the most recent UN Environment Programme Food Waste Index Report, about 28 per cent of food waste is from food services. Thai-developed app Yindii is fighting to lower that statistic.
  
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• Sales season has us spending more during a cost-of-living crisis. Will we pay the price with higher interest rates?

  08-07-2024 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Substantial discounts and sales saw Australians spending more on clothing and footwear in May. Although it may be good news for retailers, what does the increase in consumer spending mean for inflation and interest rates?
  
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• 'Nasty' inflation numbers could deliver a rate rise despite retail discounting frenzy

  08-07-2024 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Substantial discounts and sales saw Australians spending more on clothing and footwear in May. Although it may be good news for retailers, what does the increase in consumer spending mean for inflation and interest rates?
  
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• End-of-season sales have Australians spending — but it's 'quite possible' it could contribute to a rate hike

  08-07-2024 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Substantial discounts and sales saw Australians spending more on clothing and footwear in May. Although it may be good news for retailers, what does the increase in consumer spending mean for inflation and interest rates?
  
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• Here's how much you need to earn to afford a mid-range home in your capital city

  08-07-2024 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian home values grew by 8 per cent in the past financial year. Here's a breakdown of how much you need to be earning to afford a property at the median value in your capital city. 
  
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• 'Where are they?': The bombshell text messages at the centre of a $1.7m scam fraud case

  08-07-2024 20:42 via abc.net.au
  
  A man accused of setting up a sham company used to steal $1.7 million from Australian scam victims has admitted in court to deleting crucial messages.
  
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• He's alleged to have set up a sham company to steal $1.7m. Now he's having his day in court

  08-07-2024 20:42 via abc.net.au
  
  A man accused of setting up a sham company used to steal $1.7 million from Australian scam victims has admitted in court to deleting crucial messages.
  
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• Paramount Global and Skydance Media agree to merger in hopes of 'energising the business'

  08-07-2024 11:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The deal represents the end of an era for Paramount, which has been owned by the Redstone family since Sumner Redstone turned a chain of theatres into a media empire.
  
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• Steelmaking resumes after months of uncertainty for Whyalla workers and community

  08-07-2024 09:44 via abc.net.au
  
  GFG Alliance has finally been able to restart the blast furnace at the Whyalla Steelworks, with employees returning to their full shifts after taking heavy pay cuts.
  
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• Financial stress 'through the roof' as interest rate hikes come home to roost

  08-07-2024 08:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Higher interest rates and rising rents are seeing a flood of calls and messages to the National Debt Hotline, mostly from younger people.
  
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• Ranger slams 'selfish' vandals after fresh graffiti found at popular Glasshouse Mountains lookout

  08-07-2024 06:55 via abc.net.au
  
  The Sunshine Coast's culturally significant Mount Ngungun has been damaged for a second time in recent years, with engravings carved into rocks along a much-loved walking track.
  
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• Boeing will plead guilty in 737 MAX crash probe

  08-07-2024 06:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge to resolve a US Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation linked to two 737 MAX fatal crashes, a government official told Reuters.
  
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• Boeing to plead guilty in 737 MAX crash probe, DOJ official says

  08-07-2024 06:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge to resolve a US Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation linked to two 737 MAX fatal crashes, a government official told Reuters.
  
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• Extravagant parties, Bollywood stars and Justin Bieber: How Asia's richest heir is celebrating his wedding

  08-07-2024 06:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Anant Ambani, son of Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani, is expected to marry Radhika Merchant on July 12.
  
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• How do you know if it's safe to overtake a road train?

  08-07-2024 02:52 via abc.net.au
  
  With some road trains almost 60 metres long, new rules in WA mean truckies will have to display signs alerting other drivers to their vehicles' length. But the haulage industry says the change will be costly and ineffective.
  
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• Drivers caught off guard as new road train signage rules come into place

  08-07-2024 02:52 via abc.net.au
  
  With some road trains almost 60 metres long, new rules in WA mean truckies will have to display signs alerting other drivers to their vehicles' length. But the haulage industry says the change will be costly and ineffective.
  
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• Live: ASX to slip on opening despite Wall Street closing again at record highs

  08-07-2024 00:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Wall Street's S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices closed on Friday at record levels, but the ASX is looking unlikely to follow that lead. Follow the latest on our live markets blog.
  
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• Live: ASX drops 0.4 per cent on opening despite Wall Street closing again at record highs

  08-07-2024 00:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX, weighed down by the big miners, has dropped 0.4 per cent on opening despite the positive lead from Wall Street's S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices closing at record levels on Friday. Follow the latest on our live markets blog.
  
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• Live: ASX drops 0.4 per cent despite Wall Street closing again at record highs

  08-07-2024 00:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX, weighed down by the big miners, is down 0.4 per cent  despite the positive lead from Wall Street's S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices closing at record levels on Friday. Follow the latest on our live markets blog.
  
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• ASX drops 0.8 per cent, weighed down by miners and falling iron ores prices — as it happened

  08-07-2024 00:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX, weighed down by the big miners, fell 0.8 per cent  despite the positive lead from Wall Street's S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices closing at record levels on Friday. Look back at how the day unfolded on our live markets blog.
  
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