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• Federal government to provide additional $32 million to cushion WA sheep industry from export ban

  14-10-2024 23:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government will provide an additional $32 million to help WA's sheep industry transition away from live exports, bringing the total support package to $139 million.
  
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• Backlash from WA farmers after live export ban prompts extra $32 million in federal government help

  14-10-2024 23:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government will provide an additional $32 million to help WA's sheep industry transition away from live exports, bringing the total support package to $139 million.
  
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• ASX hits fresh record high, Crown fined $2 million — as it happened

  14-10-2024 22:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares finish strongly higher, but Tyro Payments slumps. Crown is fined $2 million by a Victorian regulator. Here's how the day unfolded, with insights from our business reporters, on the ABC markets blog.
  
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• Million-dollar bus interchange sitting unused 10 months later after being built too tight for buses to turn

  14-10-2024 21:51 via abc.net.au
  
  A mayor and Tasmanian government department are at odds over how a bus interchange could be "ticked off" despite not being fit-for-purpose, with the corner too tight for buses to turn.
  
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• A bus interchange was built with a corner too sharp for buses to turn. It's sat unused for 10 months

  14-10-2024 21:51 via abc.net.au
  
  A mayor and Tasmanian government department are at odds over how a bus interchange could be "ticked off" despite not being fit-for-purpose, with the corner too tight for buses to turn.
  
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• A bushman, Pauline Hanson's right-hand man, and the 'mother of Teals' eye voter frustration

  14-10-2024 21:38 via abc.net.au
  
  With both Labor and the LNP based in Brisbane, minor parties and independents are well placed to win over disenfranchised regional voters at the upcoming Queensland election.
  
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• Two million households in grip of 'severe' food insecurity, annual snapshot shows

  14-10-2024 21:18 via abc.net.au
  
  The latest Foodbank Hunger Report has found 3.4 million households across Australia are experiencing food insecurity, with low income earners having to skip meals or eat less because they cannot afford enough food. 
  
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• These pensioners feed vulnerable families. They're seeing a disturbing trend that's been echoed in a new hunger report

  14-10-2024 21:18 via abc.net.au
  
  The latest Foodbank Hunger Report has found 3.4 million households across Australia are experiencing food insecurity, with low income earners having to skip meals or eat less because they cannot afford enough food. 
  
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• Millions of Australians experiencing 'severe' food insecurity and going hungry, report reveals

  14-10-2024 21:18 via abc.net.au
  
  The latest Foodbank Hunger Report has found 3.4 million households across Australia are experiencing food insecurity, with low income earners having to skip meals or eat less because they cannot afford enough food. 
  
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• Music giant Live Nation earned $US23 billion last year. Australian governments have been giving it millions in grants

  14-10-2024 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Freedom of information documents reveal tens of millions of dollars in grants were given to global behemoth Live Nation, at a time when Australia's music industry was struggling.
  
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• Debit card surcharges to be scrapped by 2026, government promises

  14-10-2024 13:30 via abc.net.au
  
  There is an end in sight for consumers getting hit with sneaky surcharges when they pay on card, with the federal government prepared to ban the practice by 2026, promising to give consumers and small businesses "a fair go."
  
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• Nobel memorial prize in economics goes to researchers who showed democratic institutions boost economic growth

  14-10-2024 11:49 via abc.net.au
  
  The three laureates were recognised for their work in studying how political institutions are formed, and how they affect prosperity and global inequality.
  
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• Nobel economics prize goes to researchers who showed democratic institutions boost economic growth

  14-10-2024 11:49 via abc.net.au
  
  The three laureates were recognised for their work in studying how political institutions are formed, and how they affect prosperity and global inequality.
  
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• Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A Robinson awarded the Nobel memorial prize in economics

  14-10-2024 11:49 via abc.net.au
  
  The three laureates were recognised for their work in studying how institutions are formed, and how they affect prosperity and global inequality.
  
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• Ticketmaster and Live Nation could face class action from music fans over 'dynamic' ticket pricing

  14-10-2024 09:59 via abc.net.au
  
  A legal firm says it is investigating allegations of "deceptive, misleading or unconscionable conduct". The ticketing company says it is not responsible for setting prices.
  
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• Lifestyle Communities boss to retire months after allegation that properties are a 'financial prison'

  14-10-2024 06:09 via abc.net.au
  
  As shares in Lifestyle Communities continue to drop, company managing director James Kelly announces he will retire.
  
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• These seaside towns are perfect for families — except they're missing one thing

  14-10-2024 02:03 via abc.net.au
  
  In the lead-up to the state election, there have been renewed calls for a new high school to cater for the population boom along the Bundaberg coast.
  
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