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• Oasis announce Australian tour dates – and no dynamic pricing

  07-10-2024 23:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The British band announce Sydney and Melbourne dates, marking first Australian tour since 2005.
  
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• Mandatory dam upgrades costing councils millions but 'not adding one extra millimetre' of storage

  07-10-2024 22:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Dozens of dams need to be upgraded across Queensland at a cost of more than $3 billion, prompting calls for the next state government to offer financial support.
  
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• Live: Wall Street loses 1 per cent, ASX to dip

  07-10-2024 22:42 via abc.net.au
  
  US stocks tumble into the red, while oil prices rise on Middle East conflict fears. Local stocks are tipped to dip at the open. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX down after Wall Street falls

  07-10-2024 22:42 via abc.net.au
  
  US stocks tumble into the red, while oil prices rise on Middle East conflict fears. The local share market falls at the open, despite a boost from the energy sector. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Damned if they don't: Council reeling at $40m order to protect seven people from rare weather event

  07-10-2024 22:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Dozens of dams need to be upgraded across Queensland at a cost of more than $3 billion, prompting calls for the next state government to offer financial support.
  
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• Council reeling at $40m order to protect seven people from rare weather event

  07-10-2024 22:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Dozens of dams need to be upgraded across Queensland at a cost of more than $3 billion, prompting calls for the next state government to offer financial support.
  
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• ASX falls, miners down on China disappointment — as it happened

  07-10-2024 22:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Local stocks end in the red as a lack of detail on any further stimulus plans out of China sends iron ore prices lower. Wall Street lost 1 per cent overnight. Here's how the day's events unfolded and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News markets blog. 
  
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• The court decision sending a chill through board rooms and executive suites

  07-10-2024 22:40 via abc.net.au
  
  "They got away with it" is a common refrain after corporate scandals that end without consequences for individuals. A landmark High Court ruling could radically reshape that.
  
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• High Court ruling might mean corporate executives face 'lower bar' for prosecutions

  07-10-2024 22:40 via abc.net.au
  
  "They got away with it" is a common refrain after corporate scandals that end without consequences for individuals. A landmark High Court ruling could radically reshape that.
  
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• 'There would be outrage': Shoppers confused and frustrated by shops with no prices

  07-10-2024 21:13 via abc.net.au
  
  There is currently no law requiring grocery stores to display visible pricing on their shelves, creating a legal loophole that leaves some shoppers "flying blind" when it comes to the weekly shop.
  
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• Have you ever tried shopping at a store with no prices? This loophole is squeezing consumers

  07-10-2024 21:13 via abc.net.au
  
  There is currently no law requiring grocery stores to display visible pricing on their shelves, creating a legal loophole that leaves some shoppers "flying blind" when it comes to the weekly shop.
  
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• Hunger relief charity struggles as food insecurity becomes a 'disaster behind closed doors'

  07-10-2024 21:02 via abc.net.au
  
  With its picturesque canals and waterfront homes, the Victorian holiday haven of Paynesville appears immune to the poverty that is quietly gripping the nation. But Foodbank Victoria says the reality is much harsher than it looks.
  
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• Community group launches legal action to protect Murray River flood plains in 'Kakadu of the south'

  07-10-2024 05:36 via abc.net.au
  
  A Victorian landcare group has filed legal proceedings against the federal government, challenging the approval of the Nyah flood plain project, alleging it is a "dodgy water offset project" that is environmentally damaging.
  
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• Older Australians could rent out spare rooms to help ease the housing crisis, new research suggests

  07-10-2024 05:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Filling millions of spare bedrooms could help ease rental and cost of living pressures for vulnerable Australians in the short term, new research suggests.
  
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• Recycling plant reducing solar panels to raw materials opens in Queensland

  07-10-2024 04:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The Pan Pacific plant on Brisbane's southern fringe is expected to take apart the panels, recycling each individual element, which is "essential to the future of renewable energy in Australia".
  
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• A Queensland-first solar panel recycling plant to stop 240,000 panels going into landfill annually

  07-10-2024 04:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The Pan Pacific plant on Brisbane's southern fringe is expected to take apart the panels, recycling each individual element, which is "essential to the future of renewable energy in Australia".
  
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