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• From a carpark to 'beautiful' homes, not-for-profit developer seeks to fast-track affordable apartments

  11-09-2024 23:53 via abc.net.au
  
  A developer is working to speed up the approval of a 75-unit apartment complex in the heart of Toowoomba under a new state planning initiative, in a bid to get more social and affordable housing onto the market.
  
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• Australia's most remote music festival cancelled next year with organisers 'overdue a break'

  11-09-2024 22:45 via abc.net.au
  
  The Big Red Bash, which injects millions of dollars into the western Queensland economy, has been cancelled for 2025 with organisers saying they are "taking a breather".
  
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• If York catches a bus to work, it takes more than an hour. It takes just 25 minutes for him to drive

  11-09-2024 22:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Differing promises for roads and public transport have become key points of contention and difference between ACT Labor, the Canberra Liberals and the ACT Greens in the coming territory election.
  
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• Better coffee on the cards as researchers crack arabica's genetic code

  11-09-2024 22:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Your morning cup of coffee could soon get even better, thanks to scientists who have mapped the genome of the arabica plant.
  
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• Nature protection reforms at edge of collapse, as government readies to walk away without a deal

  11-09-2024 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government's signature nature protection reforms are on the cusp of collapsing, with Labor increasingly ready to walk away if it cannot do a deal with the Coalition.
  
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• Dutton says Albanese can't do a deal with Greens on nature bill without hurting Labor's political fortunes

  11-09-2024 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government's signature nature protection reforms are on the cusp of collapsing, with Labor increasingly ready to walk away if it cannot do a deal with the Coalition.
  
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• Brisbane's proposed luxury shopping precinct in doubt, while a court dispute is underway

  11-09-2024 21:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The luxury shopping precinct at Brisbane's Queen's Wharf is in limbo because the project developer is locked in a court battle over the condition of the heritage retail space.
  
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• The towering 'eyesore' Bali is building on the 'world's most beautiful beach'

  11-09-2024 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  A new wave of construction is sweeping Bali, carving up rice fields and prime beachfront land for 'Insta-grammable' villas, resorts and massive tourism projects.
  
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• Once voted 'the most beautiful beach in the world', some fear Bali's plans could ruin it

  11-09-2024 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  A new wave of construction is sweeping Bali, carving up rice fields and prime beachfront land for 'Insta-grammable' villas, resorts and massive tourism projects.
  
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• 'Some of the criticisms … are well justified': Australia's Productivity Commission head defends economists

  11-09-2024 10:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The head of Australia's Productivity Commission defends the economics profession, saying it will have valuable contributions to make to the big problems of the 21st century.
  
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• Tail section knocked off Delta plane during collision at US airport

  11-09-2024 09:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Two Delta Air Lines planes collide on a taxiway at Atlanta's airport, with a larger plane knocking off the tail section of a smaller regional jet.
  
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• Logging ceases in NSW state forest after rare emu chicks hatch

  11-09-2024 09:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Forestry Corporation of NSW has ceased logging operations near Grafton after the hatching of endangered coastal emu eggs. 
  
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• Water testing finds metals and pesticides in river that thousands drink from

  11-09-2024 08:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Independent testing finds high levels of unwanted substances in a western NSW river after residents report finding fish covered in sores, but the council says the treated water is safe to drink.
  
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• Australia's largest salt project wins government approval in WA's north

  11-09-2024 08:27 via abc.net.au
  
  The nation's largest solar salt project has marked a major milestone in what has been a challenging road through planning stages. 
  
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• Parkinson's Australia calls for ban on widely-used chemical paraquat over risk to farmers

  11-09-2024 05:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's leading advocate on Parkinson's disease is calling for a ban on a widely-used chemical because of growing evidence about the risk to farmers.
  
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• Central Australian resort scales back public access, citing spike in youth crime

  11-09-2024 04:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The Ross River Resort east of Alice Springs is to close to visitors who aren't part of events, with the owners blaming ballooning costs and an "alarming rise" in regional crime.
  
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• Facebook admits to scraping every Australian adult user's public photos and posts to train AI, with no opt out option

  11-09-2024 01:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Facebook has admitted that it scrapes the public photos, posts and other data of Australian adult users to train its AI models and provides no opt out option, even though it allows people in the European Union to refuse consent.
  
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• Council says it'll no longer answer local paper's questions after negative social media comments

  11-09-2024 00:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The Colac Otway Shire Council has informed the Colac Herald it will no longer respond to inquiries unless the matter relates to the community's safety after an article was published without council comment.
  
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• Tree change, acreage, and community attract city-based millennials to Northam

  11-09-2024 00:40 via abc.net.au
  
  With coastal property prices experiencing "supercharged growth", people wanting a tree change are turning their attention to Northam in WA's Wheatbelt.
  
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• 'Era of regionality' continues as city dwellers chase small town living in WA

  11-09-2024 00:40 via abc.net.au
  
  With coastal property prices experiencing "supercharged growth", people wanting a tree change are turning their attention to Northam in WA's Wheatbelt.
  
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