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• Many of Tasmania's promised '10,000 new homes' won't be new houses at all

  16-10-2024 22:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Homes Tasmania planning documents show how the agency plans to meet a target of 10,000 new homes by 2032, with the largest proportion to be made up of helping households into "affordable home ownership" through the MyHome program.
  
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• This road transport hall of famer has been setting truckies straight for more than 50 years

  16-10-2024 21:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Sue Wright has been recognised for her significant contribution to Australia's transport industry, but as a woman in a male-dominated field she has overcome plenty of prejudice in the spare parts world.
  
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• 'My future's been taken away': Concerns for young voters ahead of Queensland election

  16-10-2024 21:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Easing the cost of living and making it more attainable for young people to buy a house will be the deciding factors for some young voters on October 26. 
  
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• A vision for the future over 'cash splashes': The deciding factors for young voters ahead of the Queensland election

  16-10-2024 21:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Easing the cost of living and making it more attainable for young people to buy a house will be the deciding factors for some young voters on October 26. 
  
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• Strange invoices and a curious hyperlink: Clients accuse disgraced strata firm of trying to rewrite history

  16-10-2024 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Clients of Netstrata have told the ABC the strata firm has begun uploading years of invoices, with brokerage fees up to six times industry standard.
  
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• 'My jaw was hanging off': Mysterious invoices reveal exorbitant fees charged to apartment owners

  16-10-2024 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Clients of Netstrata have told the ABC the strata firm has begun uploading years of invoices, with brokerage fees up to six times industry standard.
  
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• Apartment owners are noticing mysterious invoices appear in their portals. What they reveal is shocking

  16-10-2024 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Clients of Netstrata have told the ABC the strata firm has begun uploading years of invoices, with brokerage fees up to six times industry standard.
  
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• Australia's 'perilously low' birth rate approaches point of no return

  16-10-2024 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  The national birth rate has hit a record low and is now at a critical level, with economic consequences for the future.
  
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• As Australia's fertility rate hits rock bottom have we hit the point of no return?

  16-10-2024 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  The national birth rate has hit a record low and is now at a critical level, with economic consequences for the future.
  
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• Surveys find three times the number of endangered gliders present than what loggers claim

  16-10-2024 20:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Logging is set to continue in areas where hundreds of endangered gliders have been sighted, despite conservationists warning the government regulator of their presence. 
  
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• Logging set to continue in areas where hundreds of endangered gliders are present

  16-10-2024 20:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Logging is set to continue in areas where hundreds of endangered gliders have been sighted, despite conservationists warning the government regulator of their presence. 
  
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• New data reveals thousands of Australians who own 10 rentals or more

  16-10-2024 20:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Investors with 10 or more properties to their name have more debt than smaller-scale investors but use negative gearing and capital gains discounts to keep buying, tax office data shows. 
  
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• After years of 'hard slog', Victor has more than 100 rentals — but not everyone agrees the system is fair

  16-10-2024 20:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Investors with 10 or more properties to their name have more debt than smaller-scale investors but use negative gearing and capital gains discounts to keep buying, tax office data shows. 
  
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• After years of 'hard slog', Victor has more than 100 properties — but not everyone agrees the system is fair

  16-10-2024 20:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Investors with 10 or more properties to their name have more debt than smaller-scale investors but use negative gearing and capital gains discounts to keep buying, tax office data shows. 
  
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• Popular marina closed off by enough sand to fill nearly 40 Olympic pools

  16-10-2024 10:02 via abc.net.au
  
  A freak storm brought nearly 100,000 cubic metres of sand into the entrance of Cape Jaffa's marina, but the South Australian government says it can't help the local council.
  
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• World's thirstiest nation bans organised night-time pub crawls

  16-10-2024 09:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Prague has banned night-time pub crawls organised by travel agencies. Is this the end of the stag do?
  
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• Ex-NSW minister appeals 14-year jail term for corruptly awarding mine licence

  16-10-2024 08:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Former Labor minister Ian Macdonald has alleged a "miscarriage of justice" in an appeal against his prison sentence for corruptly awarding a mining licence in the NSW Hunter Valley. 
  
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• Two weeks from Australia's 3G shutdown, tens of thousands of devices still need updating

  16-10-2024 07:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Around 60,000 devices including mobile phones, medical devices and alarms will not work beyond October 28 when Optus and Telstra shut down their 3G networks and the government is urging people to be prepared. 
  
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• As the 3G switch off looms, tens of thousands of devices still need updating

  16-10-2024 07:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Around 60,000 devices including mobile phones, medical devices and alarms will not work beyond October 28 when Optus and Telstra shut down their 3G networks and the government is urging people to be prepared. 
  
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• Batik Air suspends flights indefinitely between Canberra and Bali four months after they started

  16-10-2024 07:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The airline says it will reinstate the Canberra to Denpasar services when market conditions are more conductive. 
  
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• For years Montaigne assumed their savings were taken care of. Then they realised 'the truth' about their finances

  16-10-2024 07:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Jess Cerro — aka the singer-songwriter Montaigne — didn't study music in school because the tuition was expensive, but taught themselves guitar and pursued music anyway.
  
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• Early in Montaigne's music career, they made a 'big mistake' with their money

  16-10-2024 07:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Jess Cerro — aka the singer-songwriter Montaigne — didn't study music in school because the tuition was expensive, but taught themselves guitar and pursued music anyway.
  
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• Regional residents vow to keep fighting as plan for tip to host city rubbish moves forward

  16-10-2024 06:27 via abc.net.au
  
  A decade-long plan to develop a landfill in Western Australia has moved a step closer to approval, with the environment minister assessing more than 100 objections and imposing stronger conditions.
  
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• Ollie Olsen, influential Australian post-punk and electronic musician, dies aged 66

  16-10-2024 06:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Ian 'Ollie' Olsen, a significant figure in Australia's post-punk scene and a pioneer in experimental electronic music, has died following a lengthy illness.
  
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• Ollie Olsen, celebrated musician and Michael Hutchence collaborator, dies age 66

  16-10-2024 06:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Ian 'Ollie' Olsen, a significant figure in Australia's post-punk scene and a pioneer in experimental electronic music, has died following a lengthy illness.
  
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• Police issue warning after woman allegedly parks in front of speed camera and holds sign alerting drivers

  16-10-2024 05:34 via abc.net.au
  
  After a WA woman was charged with obstructing a speed camera by parking in front of it, local police revealed the surprising leeway people have to legally warn other motorists.
  
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• Police issue warning after driver allegedly attempts to block speed camera

  16-10-2024 05:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Police have warned the public against blocking speed cameras after a West Australian woman allegedly parked in front of a Multanova speed camera. 
  
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• Did you know you can legally set up a warning sign before a speed camera?

  16-10-2024 05:34 via abc.net.au
  
  After a WA woman was charged with obstructing a speed camera by parking in front of it, local police revealed the surprising leeway people have to legally warn other motorists.
  
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• Brisbane inquiry into fatal army helicopter crash reveals pilots were flying at 'hazardous' fatigue levels

  16-10-2024 05:15 via abc.net.au
  
  A Brisbane inquiry has heard that four defence members killed in a defence helicopter crash were experiencing "hazardous" fatigue levels.
  
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• Brisbane inquiry into fatal army helicopter crash reveals men were flying at 'hazardous' fatigue levels

  16-10-2024 05:15 via abc.net.au
  
  A Brisbane inquiry has heard that four defence members killed in a defence helicopter crash were experiencing "hazardous" fatigue levels.
  
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• Nike-sponsored Melbourne Marathon apologises after sharing photo of winner with Asics logo edited out

  16-10-2024 04:55 via abc.net.au
  
  The Melbourne Marathon Festival has apologised after an image of a winning athlete posted to its Instagram page was apparently edited to obscure the logo of a competitor of its naming-rights sponsor.
  
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• Government to ban dynamic pricing and hidden fees following Four Corners’ music industry investigation

  16-10-2024 03:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Hidden fees and practices like dynamic pricing — which sees ticket prices go up as an event becomes more popular — have outraged consumers.
  
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• Mining giant Rio Tinto breaks ranks to back Plibersek nature protection reforms

  16-10-2024 03:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The company says there needs to be a stronger environmental cop as well as recognition of climate impacts of new renewables and other projects.
  
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• Michael Rainey Jr ready to pick up phone if 50 Cent rings for more iterations of Power franchise

  16-10-2024 03:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Michael Rainey Jr went from receiving death threats to being embraced by viewers in his role as Tariq St Patrick on Power, and one of several spin-offs Power Book II: Ghost. He's poised and ready should the call come for a continued role in the Courtney A Kemp and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson-produced show. 
  
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• Drivers excited as new $1.2b Gympie Bypass slashes commute times

  16-10-2024 02:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland drivers are hopeful headaches and honking horns on a notoriously busy stretch of the Bruce Highway will be a thing of the past as the long-awaited Gympie Bypass opens.
  
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• Lisa Marie Presley's posthumous memoir is a sad, shocking and tender look at the price paid for fame

  16-10-2024 01:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Lisa Marie Presley died before she had the chance to finish her memoir, From Here To The Great Unknown. Per her wishes, her eldest daughter Riley Keough helped it make its way into the world.
  
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• From Michael Jackson to Scientology: Here's what we learnt from Lisa Marie Presley's posthumous memoir

  16-10-2024 01:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Lisa Marie Presley died before she had the chance to finish her memoir, From Here To The Great Unknown. Per her wishes, her eldest daughter Riley Keough helped it make its way into the world.
  
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• Westpac and St George customers report third day of difficulties accessing internet banking

  16-10-2024 01:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Customers with Westpac and St George are reporting difficulties accessing their internet banking for the third day in a row. Whether you're a personal customer or a business and have been affected, we want to hear from you.
  
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• 'Really concerning': Treasurer responds to Westpac outages

  16-10-2024 01:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Customers with Westpac and St George have experienced difficulties accessing their internet banking for the third day in a row. Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the government has been in contact with the bank.
  
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