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• Abandoned outback mines sit lifeless, but renewable energy is reviving them. Here's how

  30-10-2024 23:25 via abc.net.au
  
  They can be an eyesore, but end-of-life mines in the outback prove to be an attractive prospect in an unlikely relationship. So how are renewable energy companies repurposing mine shafts to help decarbonise the region? 
  
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• Already facing Australia's highest net debt per capita, the NT's financial hole may still deepen

  30-10-2024 22:02 via abc.net.au
  
  NT Treasury officials are warning big spends on health and community safety could see the territory's eye-watering debt levels continue to blow-out.
  
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• Woolworths grilled by investors, as its rival Coles tells the market that inflation is coming down — as it happened

  30-10-2024 21:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Woolworths held its annual general meeting, Coles released a trading update, and the Australian share market traded slightly down as hopes for a pre-Christmas interest rate cut faded. Here is how the trading day unfolded on our business blog.
  
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• Retailers welcome Halloween sugar hit as customers spend up on costumes

  30-10-2024 21:42 via abc.net.au
  
  One in five Australians will be celebrating Halloween this year, spending big on trick or treating supplies and costumes as celebrations continue to rise in popularity. 
  
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• 'RACQ has lost the plot': What's bedevilling one of Queensland's most high-profile companies?

  30-10-2024 20:37 via abc.net.au
  
  RACQ has suffered a massive complaints spike, as premiums triple and insurance claims are mishandled so badly that repair contractors robbed a customer.
  
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• Premium hikes, customer robbery and regulator concerns bedevilling RACQ insurance arm

  30-10-2024 20:37 via abc.net.au
  
  RACQ has suffered a massive complaints spike, as premiums triple and insurance claims are mishandled so badly that repair contractors robbed a customer.
  
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• Damien has already seen many colleagues close their restaurants, but says the next 12 months 'could be disastrous'

  30-10-2024 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  An increasing number of Canberra restaurants are closing their doors, and the next 12 months is expected to get even worse.
  
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• Albanese is facing pressure to explain his ties to ex-Qantas boss Alan Joyce, and it's revived an old decision

  30-10-2024 20:21 via abc.net.au
  
  The government's decision to block a Qantas competitor's bid to expand in Australia was never fully explained. It's back in the spotlight after new claims of Anthony Albanese's close relationship with former airline boss Alan Joyce.
  
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• It's a common osteoporosis drug – but some patients say they're not being warned enough about side effects

  30-10-2024 19:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Patients have told ABC NEWS they're concerned about a lack of informed consent over Australia's most common osteoporosis drug, and are sometimes "scared into" taking it. 
  
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• It's a common osteoporosis drug — but some patients say they're not being warned enough about side effects

  30-10-2024 19:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Patients have told ABC NEWS they're concerned about a lack of informed consent over Australia's most common osteoporosis drug, and are sometimes "scared into" taking it. 
  
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• International students caught between expensive private housing and 'unlivable' rentals

  30-10-2024 19:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Students coming into the country from overseas struggle to access accommodation, especially without rental and employment history, but housing developments near campuses have faced opposition from some councils and colleges, including Sydney's prestigious acting school NIDA.
  
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• 'Cash cows milked by the system': International students on the frontline of housing crisis

  30-10-2024 19:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Students coming into the country from overseas struggle to access accommodation, especially without rental and employment history, but housing developments near campuses have faced opposition from some councils and colleges, including Sydney's prestigious acting school NIDA.
  
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• 'Cash cows milked by the system': International students on the front line of housing crisis

  30-10-2024 19:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Students coming into the country from overseas struggle to access accommodation, especially without rental and employment history, but housing developments near campuses have faced opposition from some councils and colleges, including Sydney's prestigious acting school NIDA.
  
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• Woolworths faces financial risk over potential 'extinction event', activist shareholders tell AGM

  30-10-2024 19:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The board of Woolworths has urged shareholders to vote against a motion calling on the company to no longer procure salmon from the last known refuge of the endangered Maugean skate.
  
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• The battle to save an endangered species has ended up on the agenda at Woolworths’ AGM

  30-10-2024 19:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The board of Woolworths has urged shareholders to vote against a motion calling on the company to no longer procure salmon from the last known refuge of the endangered Maugean skate.
  
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• Activists fail in bid to stop Woolworths sourcing farmed salmon from Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour

  30-10-2024 19:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Shareholder activists have failed in their bid to stop Woolworths sourcing farmed salmon from a Tasmanian harbour that is home to an endangered marine species.
  
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• Southern Cross University cuts all creative arts programs amid declining demand

  30-10-2024 07:41 via abc.net.au
  
  A university has announced the "tough decision" to drop its creative arts programs despite being based in a region renowned for its arts and culture.
  
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• 'Short video king': TikTok founder becomes China's richest person

  30-10-2024 05:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Zhang Yiming, 41, topped the Hurun China Rich List with a personal wealth of around $75 billion, but China has lost a third of its billionaires since its peak in 2021.
  
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• China's new richest man is wealthier than 90 countries

  30-10-2024 05:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Zhang Yiming, 41, topped the Hurun China Rich List with a personal wealth of around $75 billion, but China has lost a third of its billionaires since its peak in 2021.
  
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• Wife pays tribute to 'my best friend in the world' after husband killed in midair collision

  30-10-2024 03:37 via abc.net.au
  
  The family of 29-year-old pilot Jake Anastas have described him as someone who "made everything brighter".
   
  
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• 'My best friend': Third person killed after two light planes crashed over Sydney identified as wife pays tribute

  30-10-2024 03:37 via abc.net.au
  
  The family of 29-year-old pilot Jake Anastas have described him as someone who "made everything brighter".
   
  
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• Price pressures easing off as inflation hits 3.5-year low

  30-10-2024 01:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Prices rose by 0.2 per cent in the September quarter, according to the ABS, compared to the 1 per cent rise in the three months through June. Underlying inflation remains above the Reserve Bank's target.
  
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• Price pressures easing off as Australia's annual inflation rate falls to 2.8 per cent

  30-10-2024 01:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Prices rose by 0.2 per cent in the September quarter, according to the ABS, compared to the 1 per cent rise in the three months through June. Underlying inflation remains above the Reserve Bank's target.
  
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• Price pressures ease with inflation at 3.5-year low but rate cuts expected to be further away

  30-10-2024 01:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Prices rose by 0.2 per cent in the September quarter, according to the ABS, compared to the 1 per cent rise in the three months through June. Underlying inflation remains above the Reserve Bank's target.
  
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• Darwin's waste helps power 1,200 houses a year as council creates circular economy

  30-10-2024 01:28 via abc.net.au
  
  For the past 20 years, an energy project on the outskirts of Darwin has been quietly generating renewable electricity 24 hours a day and abating tens of thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide.
  
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• Victorian farmers seething at final route of renewable energy transmission line

  30-10-2024 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Farmers along the proposed route of a major overhead transmission line in Western Victoria vow to protest against the project and prevent access to their land.
  
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