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• Just months ago, Dion Lee was dressing Taylor Swift. How did it go so wrong for this Australian brand?

  06-09-2024 22:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Earlier this year, Australian designer Dion Lee was making waves in the fashion world after his corset top was debuted by the most famous woman in the world. How did all go so wrong for this local brand?
  
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• Many Australians love King Island Dairy cheese, so why did it fail?

  06-09-2024 08:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Why has King Island Island Dairy, a brand with over 120 years of history, failed? Was it, as one local cheesemaker says, due to "a downward trajectory based on a flawed model"? Is a multi-national to blame? One thing is for sure: the local community just want to know what is next.
  
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• Merivale hospitality group in the spotlight as agencies assess allegations from ABC investigation

  06-09-2024 07:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Two New South Wales government agencies are assessing allegations that leading hospitality group Merivale condoned drug use at its venues, failed to adequately respond to claims of sexual assault and screened at an awards night uncensored CCTV footage of people having sex.
  
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• As the end looms for Bluesfest, data shows the 2024 event pumped $230 million into the NSW economy

  06-09-2024 07:15 via abc.net.au
  
  A report commissioned by organisers of the Byron Bay festival paints a picture of what the region stands to lose without the event, which is set to wrap up next year.
  
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• Social housing slated for Subiaco on the chopping block, as developer cites construction costs

  06-09-2024 06:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Six new social housing units slated for the heart of Subiaco may no longer go ahead, with the developers of a planned apartment complex looking to strike them from the build, citing construction costs.
  
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• More than half of approved Gold Coast apartments at risk of being scrapped or delayed

  06-09-2024 04:54 via abc.net.au
  
  The Property Council of Australia says about 53 per cent of approved apartment projects are at risk in the face of rising costs.
  
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• PM affirms 'respect' for Reserve Bank after Wayne Swan likens interest rate strategy to a punch in the face

  06-09-2024 04:47 via abc.net.au
  
  The comments come after a week in which Treasurer Jim Chalmers and RBA governor Michele Bullock downplayed suggestions of a rift.
  
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• Family 'in limbo' after learning newly purchased home now in the way of major rail project

  06-09-2024 01:53 via abc.net.au
  
  A group of residents on Queensland's Sunshine Coast say they have been blindsided by a state government decision to redirect a major rail corridor through their properties.
  
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• Australian shares close higher as investors await US jobs data — as it happened

  06-09-2024 00:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares closed higher after mixed results on Wall Street. Tesla pushed up the tech-heavy Nasdaq, while jobs data in the US will have major implications for interest rates. Look back on the day's financial news from our business reporters.
  
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