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• Indigenous tourism experiences raking in billions in NSW alone amid thirst for cultural knowledge

  09-10-2024 23:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Giving visitors a better understanding of Aboriginal culture is becoming big business in New South Wales, with more than $3 billion spent on cultural tourism in the state last financial year.
  
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• Senate backs bill which would halve international student population at Federation University

  09-10-2024 22:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Federation University is set to cop the biggest reduction Australia-wide under a proposed cap on international student numbers, with a 52 per cent reduction in new overseas enrolments compared to its 2023 intake.
  
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• You've heard a lot about a Tasmanian stadium, but this one is not planned for Hobart

  09-10-2024 22:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Devonport City Council says a proposed $60 million multi-sport precinct will be a "game changer" for the city, despite some local opposition. Public consultation for the project closes at the end of the week.
  
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• Plans for $60m Devonport multi-sports precinct progresses as some locals protest foreshore location

  09-10-2024 22:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Devonport City Council says a proposed $60 million multi-sport precinct will be a "game changer" for the city, despite some local opposition. Public consultation for the project closes at the end of the week.
  
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• 'Game changer' or wrong spot? Public consultation open for multi-sports centre and stadium in Devonport

  09-10-2024 22:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Devonport City Council says a proposed $60 million multi-sport precinct will be a "game changer" for the city, despite some local opposition. Public consultation for the project closes at the end of the week.
  
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• We have to move the town: A mayor's bold plan to save his devastated community

  09-10-2024 21:49 via abc.net.au
  
  The tiny town of Grantham in the Lockyer Valley was hit twice by devastating floods. Here's why it's still going strong.
  
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• How a tiny town rose from the depths of flood despair and came to be known around the world

  09-10-2024 21:49 via abc.net.au
  
  The tiny town of Grantham in the Lockyer Valley was hit twice by devastating floods. Here's why it's still going strong.
  
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• Too big, too powerful? Why ‘big box’ retail chains like Bunnings and Petstock are being scrutinised

  09-10-2024 20:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Bunnings is Australia's most trusted brand. But allegations the hardware chain has been abusing its market power have prompted a Senate inquiry that is set to scrutinise the market power of many large format retailers.
  
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• 'Too big, too powerful?' Main Bunnings competitor lashes out about the hardware chain's dominance

  09-10-2024 20:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Bunnings is Australia's most trusted brand. But allegations the hardware chain has been abusing its market power have prompted a Senate inquiry that is set to scrutinise the market power of many large format retailers.
  
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• 'Too big, too powerful?' Bunnings main competitor lashes out about the hardware chain's dominance

  09-10-2024 20:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Bunnings is Australia's most trusted brand. But allegations the hardware chain has been abusing its market power have prompted a Senate inquiry that is set to scrutinise the market power of many large format retailers.
  
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• Concerns suppliers to Bunnings and PetStock won't speak to Senate inquiry for fear of losing contracts

  09-10-2024 20:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Bunnings is Australia's most trusted brand. But allegations the hardware chain has been abusing its market power have prompted a Senate inquiry that is set to scrutinise the market power of many large format retailers.
  
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• Mystery buyer reveals plans for multi-million-dollar tropical Cairns headland

  09-10-2024 10:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor and LNP candidates in one of Queensland's most marginal state seats had dangled promises to purchase and conserve the coastal headland Taylor Point, but a private buyer has swooped in.
  
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• 'Divine intervention' to help embattled builder complete hundreds of homes, director says

  09-10-2024 09:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The boss of an embattled Perth building company assures hundreds of customers their unfinished homes will be completed with the help of "divine intervention".
  
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• Retirement village contracts should carry 'financial health warning', former resident's daughter says

  09-10-2024 09:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Retirement village residents and their families have backed calls for tougher regulation of the sector, with one saying contracts should carry a cigarette-style financial health warning and another saying the industry is a "black hole".
  
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• Daughter of former retirement village resident calls for 'financial health warning' on village contracts

  09-10-2024 09:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Retirement village residents and their families have backed calls for tougher regulation of the sector, with one saying contracts should carry a cigarette-style financial health warning and another saying the industry is a "black hole".
  
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• New Zealand 'doubles down' on interest rates retreat with more aggressive cut

  09-10-2024 07:40 via abc.net.au
  
  As Australians await stronger signals that a rates reprieve is imminent here, across the Tasman, New Zealand's central bank has again taken the knife to its key interest rate.
  
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• The elite runner who is such a diligent saver, his 'guilty splurge' is a weekly banh mi

  09-10-2024 07:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Reece Edwards had enough saved for a house deposit when he was 20, but spent the money on other experiences instead. While some might see that as a "financial disaster", he has a different take.
  
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• Reece could've bought a home more than 10 years ago. Here's why he's glad he didn't

  09-10-2024 07:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Reece Edwards had enough saved for a house deposit when he was 20, but spent the money on other experiences instead. While some might see that as a "financial disaster", he has a different take.
  
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• Dwelling approvals fall in Australia as costs, labour shortages slow approvals for new homes

  09-10-2024 06:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows approvals for dwellings in Australia has fallen 6.1 per cent, with the biggest drop for approvals in medium and high-density homes. Housing experts say the decline is being caused by rising construction costs and increased risk.
  
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• Plans to expand paid parking along popular Queensland beachfront scrapped

  09-10-2024 06:30 via abc.net.au
  
  After community backlash, a controversial plan to expand paid parking to an iconic beachfront strip in Townsville and other parts of the city has been put on hold.
  
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• Vet shortage prompts clinics to combine services in WA's second largest city

  09-10-2024 05:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A lack of veterinarians in Bunbury has forced clinics to rethink the way they deliver services for pet owners.  
  
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• 'Colleagues, not competitors': Regional vets join forces as national shortage continues to bite

  09-10-2024 05:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A lack of veterinarians in Bunbury has forced clinics to rethink the way they deliver services for pet owners.  
  
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• Halloween online shopping survey sees half of items breach Australia's product safety laws

  09-10-2024 01:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Halloween's popularity continues to surge in Australia, but as October 31 nears, consumer protection officials are warning costumes and decorations available online may be unsafe.
  
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• As Halloween approaches, a warning has been issued over the hidden dangers in costumes and decorations

  09-10-2024 01:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Halloween's popularity continues to surge in Australia, but as October 31 nears, consumer protection officials are warning costumes and decorations available online may be unsafe.
  
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• Vintage clothing shops inspire 'fashion tourism' and defy the retail slump in style

  09-10-2024 00:38 via abc.net.au
  
  While bricks-and-mortar store insolvencies are on the rise, retail experts say shops that can "surprise and delight" are fearlessly throwing open their doors to keen customers.
  
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• Vintage clothes sellers buck retail trend by tapping into 'fashion tourism' market

  09-10-2024 00:38 via abc.net.au
  
  While bricks-and-mortar store insolvencies are on the rise, retail experts say shops that can "surprise and delight" are fearlessly throwing open their doors to keen customers.
  
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