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• Shopkeepers next to major Brisbane road construction 'absolutely obliterated' as project drags on

  04-11-2024 23:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Business owners say they are facing significant financial losses as a council road upgrade running a year behind schedule forces complicated traffic detours.
  
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• RBA leaves cash rate at 4.35pc, ASX loses ground — as it happened

  04-11-2024 21:26 via abc.net.au
  
  The Reserve Bank of Australia has held the official cash rate at 4.35pc, while the ASX lost ground. Catch up on the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News markets blog. 
  
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• Live: RBA leaves cash rate at 4.35pc

  04-11-2024 21:26 via abc.net.au
  
  The Reserve Bank of Australia has held the official cash rate at 4.35pc. On Wall Street, traders await the outcome of the US election. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: Inflation unlikely to return to 'sustainable' levels until 2026, RBA says

  04-11-2024 21:26 via abc.net.au
  
  The Reserve Bank of Australia has held the official cash rate at 4.35pc. On Wall Street, traders await the outcome of the US election. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX set to fall before RBA rates call, Wall Street volatile on US election

  04-11-2024 21:26 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is expected to dip as traders await the RBA's cash rate decision. On Wall Street, traders await the outcome of the US election. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX falls before RBA rates call, Wall Street volatile on US election

  04-11-2024 21:26 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market has fallen as traders await the RBA's cash rate decision. On Wall Street, traders await the outcome of the US election. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Tom Hanks looks 20 in his new movie thanks to AI digital de-aging. He says it was weird

  04-11-2024 20:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Tom Hanks and Robin Wright play a couple across decades in Here thanks to AI-generative tech, giving them a digital face lift to play teenagers.
  
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• 'It's like the 30 years had never passed': Tom Hanks reunites with Forrest Gump crew for new epic Here

  04-11-2024 20:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Tom Hanks and Robin Wright play a couple across decades in Here thanks to AI-generative tech, giving them a digital face lift to play teenagers.
  
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• Confusing 'Wild West' e-scooter rules prompt calls for national consistency to protect riders and pedestrians

  04-11-2024 19:58 via abc.net.au
  
  As cities around the world ban or restrict shareable e-scooters over safety concerns, some governments in Australia are looking to decriminalise the use of private personal mobility devices in public.
  
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• Australia's e-scooter 'Wild West' prompts calls for nationally consistent rules

  04-11-2024 19:58 via abc.net.au
  
  As cities around the world ban or restrict shareable e-scooters over safety concerns, some governments in Australia are looking to decriminalise the use of private personal mobility devices in public.
  
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• Qantas agrees to change assistance dog processes after being sued for disability discrimination

  04-11-2024 19:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Qantas agrees to change and clarify its application processes for assistance dogs after being sued for disability discrimination.
  
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• 'Inconceivable': Qantas settles assistance dog discrimination case

  04-11-2024 19:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Qantas agrees to change and clarify its application processes for assistance dogs after being sued for disability discrimination.
  
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• One-off HECS debt cut a placeholder as government looks to change university course fees

  04-11-2024 19:46 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government hopes to announce a promise to change university course fees before the year's end, with its one-off cuts to existing graduate debts considered an "interim" measure.
  
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• Unhappy campers unable to squeeze on to Spirits as ship operator works to find space

  04-11-2024 19:45 via abc.net.au
  
  The new Spirit of Tasmania ferries will have more space for caravans and motor homes, but, with their arrival delayed, the struggle for holiday-makers to get a booking continues.
  
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• 'Basically impossible': The struggle to book a caravan on the Spirit of Tasmania continues amid delays to new ships

  04-11-2024 19:45 via abc.net.au
  
  The new Spirit of Tasmania ferries will have more space for caravans and motor homes, but, with their arrival delayed, the struggle for holiday-makers to get a booking continues.
  
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• Defence minister says military technology accelerator is taking 'too long' as companies warn of bankruptcy

  04-11-2024 10:56 via abc.net.au
  
  A highly vaunted push to "rapidly" develop disruptive military technologies into the Australian Defence Force is facing uncertainty, with local companies saying an initial project has been "cancelled". 
  
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• Australian companies furious after advanced defence technology project 'cancelled'

  04-11-2024 10:56 via abc.net.au
  
  A highly vaunted push to "rapidly" develop disruptive military technologies into the Australian Defence Force is facing uncertainty, with local companies saying an initial project has been "cancelled". 
  
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• The rising problem fuelling support for Trump days ahead of the US election

  04-11-2024 09:09 via abc.net.au
  
  America's economy is booming but everyday life is much more expensive than it was four years ago — and that is the one question that's leading some voters to vote for Donald Trump. 
  
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• 'Are you doing better than four years ago?': The Trump question that could sway US voters

  04-11-2024 09:09 via abc.net.au
  
  America's economy is booming but everyday life is much more expensive than it was four years ago — and that is the one question that's leading some voters to vote for Donald Trump. 
  
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• Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91

  04-11-2024 09:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Jones's historic career ranged from producing Michael Jackson's record-setting Thriller to prize-winning film and television scores and collaborations with Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles. 
  
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• Australia's 3G network has shut down, so why are 4G and 5G users being cut off?

  04-11-2024 08:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Australians using 4G- or 5G-compatible phones say telcos and retailers are not doing enough to protect them from being left without critical access to mobile networks.
  
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• Australian mobile retailers accused of not doing enough to protect users after 3G shutdown

  04-11-2024 08:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Australians using 4G- or 5G-compatible phones say telcos and retailers are not doing enough to protect them from being left without critical access to mobile networks.
  
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• Australian mobile retailers accused of not doing enough to protect 4G and 5G after 3G shutdown

  04-11-2024 08:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Australians using 4G- or 5G-compatible phones say telcos and retailers are not doing enough to protect them from being left without critical access to mobile networks.
  
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• Who will benefit from the government's plan to cut student debt?

  04-11-2024 05:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Economists have welcomed the government's plan to raise the level of income people need to earn before they need to make student debt repayments but argue that reducing the cost of higher education would have greater benefits than slashing existing debts.
  
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• Government's plan to overhaul student debt repayments receives mixed reception from economists

  04-11-2024 05:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Economists have welcomed the government's plan to raise the level of income people need to earn before they need to make student debt repayments, but argue that reducing the cost of higher education would have greater benefits than slashing existing debts.
  
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• Economists welcome student debt repayment changes but say government could do better

  04-11-2024 05:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Economists have welcomed the government's plan to raise the level of income people need to earn before they need to make student debt repayments, but argue that reducing the cost of higher education would have greater benefits than slashing existing debts.
  
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• Mining magnate Chris Ellison to step down over alleged tax evasion

  04-11-2024 04:46 via abc.net.au
  
  The managing director of a major lithium and iron ore company in WA is accused of tax evasion involving offshore companies.
  
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• ‘I made mistakes’: Chris Ellison to step down from Mineral Resources over alleged tax evasion

  04-11-2024 04:46 via abc.net.au
  
  The managing director of a major lithium and iron ore company in WA is accused of tax evasion involving offshore companies.
  
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• Queensland government calls Labor's pumped hydro project a 'hoax' after true cost revealed

  04-11-2024 04:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland's new LNP government has accused the former Labor administration of lying to the community about the cost and viability of a huge pumped hydro scheme which it has branded a "con job" and a "hoax".
  
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• New Queensland government labels Labor's pumped hydro project a 'con job' after true cost revealed

  04-11-2024 04:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland's new LNP government has accused the former Labor administration of lying to the community about the cost and viability of a huge pumped hydro scheme which it has branded a "con job" and a "hoax".
  
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• Farmers and filmmakers unite to share story of region in transition

  04-11-2024 00:43 via abc.net.au
  
  A WA region dealing with the closure of the local timber industry hopes a new television pilot will share some hidden stories from the area.
  
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• An idea borne while driving a tractor will see Manjimup farmers take to the screen

  04-11-2024 00:43 via abc.net.au
  
  A WA region dealing with the closure of the local timber industry hopes a new television pilot will share some hidden stories from the area.
  
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• An idea born while driving a tractor will see Manjimup farmers take to the screen

  04-11-2024 00:43 via abc.net.au
  
  A WA region dealing with the closure of the local timber industry hopes a new television pilot will share some hidden stories from the area.
  
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