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• Wedding industry takes aim at short-stay rentals hosting 'unregulated' ceremonies

  30-08-2024 22:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Venue operators say the Sunshine Coast hinterland's $55 million wedding industry is being put at risk by ceremonies held in Airbnbs and other short-stay properties.
  
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• Would you consider a 20-year fixed-rate mortgage? Federal MP asks NAB boss to look into it

  30-08-2024 21:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Could Australia's big banks offer very long-term, fixed-rate mortgages — in the ballpark of 20 to 30 years? That question was raised in a House of Representatives standing committee this week.
  
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• NAB CEO questioned about potential of very long-term, fixed-rate home loans filling gap in affordable mortgage market

  30-08-2024 21:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Could Australia's big banks offer very long-term, fixed-rate mortgages — in the ballpark of 20 to 30 years? That question was raised in a House of Representatives standing committee this week.
  
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• When Emma's at the airport, she often feels 'like a piece of luggage' instead of a human being

  30-08-2024 21:17 via abc.net.au
  
  People with disability have long felt discriminated against when travelling by air. After the release of the long-awaited Aviation White Paper, could things be about to change?  
  
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• Federal government freezes funding to NT land council as embattled chief executive flags resignation

  30-08-2024 09:55 via abc.net.au
  
  The Anindilyakwa Land Council has been put "on notice" after an independent review found it failed to improve its governance amid claims millions of dollars of mining royalties were misused.
  
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• Iconic farms spanning 225,000ha to be snapped up by US investors in $780m deal

  30-08-2024 09:44 via abc.net.au
  
  In a landmark deal Australian Food and Agriculture Company plans to sell sheep, cattle, and cropping properties that span 225,000 hectares across NSW and include the historic Boonoke and Wanganella stations.
  
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• Taxi licence buybacks on offer as SA looks to boost regional ridesharing — but fares set to rise

  30-08-2024 06:56 via abc.net.au
  
  An overhaul of SA's taxi and ridesharing sector includes proposals to compensate drivers whose licences lost value when Uber arrived, boost regional services, and improve reliability for passengers with disabilities — but the reforms will be paid for by passengers.
  
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• WA local governments owed almost $1m after airline collapse

  30-08-2024 05:04 via abc.net.au
  
  West Australian local governments want to strengthen payment arrangements on regulated airline routes, after being left hundreds of thousands of dollars out of pocket when Regional Express (REX) went into voluntary administration.
  
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• Why AI is likely going to make architects' lives 'a living hell'

  30-08-2024 04:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The promise of using AI in architecture sounds amazing — in seconds, you can generate hundreds of design options with no training, no architect, no engineer and no planner required. But would you trust it with your life savings to build your family home?
  
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• This AI-generated design took me seconds to make. Would you trust it to build your home?

  30-08-2024 04:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The promise of using AI in architecture sounds amazing — in seconds, you can generate hundreds of design options with no training, no architect, no engineer and no planner required. But would you trust it with your life savings to build your family home?
  
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• Sydney's next motorway opens this weekend. Will it be a second Rozelle Interchange?

  30-08-2024 02:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Two days before the opening of the four-year Sydney Gateway project, the minister for roads has assured the public that this motorway will not create the same issues at last year's Rozelle Interchange.
  
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• Roads minister insists upcoming airport motorway will not be Rozelle 2.0

  30-08-2024 02:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Two days before the opening of the four-year Sydney Gateway project, the minister for roads has assured the public that this motorway will not create the same issues at last year's Rozelle Interchange.
  
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• Construction workers scared to blow whistle due to 'fear of reprisal', government investigation finds

  30-08-2024 02:03 via abc.net.au
  
  The Victorian government probe was commissioned after allegations surfaced of bullying and intimidation within the construction branch of the embattled union.
  
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