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• Report finds 'zombie' development approvals not consistent with 'realities of climate change'

  20-11-2024 23:30 via abc.net.au
  
  A NSW inquiry has proposed 18 recommendations to address climate change within the planning system including allowing councils to revoke old consents without compensation.
  
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• Inquiry finds planning laws need changing to increase protection from climate change disasters

  20-11-2024 23:30 via abc.net.au
  
  A NSW inquiry has proposed 18 recommendations to address climate change within the planning system including allowing councils to revoke old consents without compensation.
  
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• Mineral Resources fronts angry investors after tax scandal, ASX closes lower after Bitcoin hits record high — as it happened

  20-11-2024 21:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX closed lower on Thursday after Bitcoin set a new record high. Shares in Mineral Resources also sank as the company faced investor revolt after a tax scandal. Coles is facing the ACCC's supermarket inquiry as hundreds of Woolworths warehouse workers went on strike.
  
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• Live: Coles faces ACCC grilling as Woolworths workers strike, ASX higher after Wall Street slips

  20-11-2024 21:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Coles is fronting the ACCC's supermarket inquiry as hundreds of Woolworths warehouse workers are striking over pay and safety conditions, while the ASX is trading higher. Follow live.
  
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• Live: ASX to fall as Wall Street slips, MinRes AGM to get underway

  20-11-2024 21:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian share market to slip; executives to face scrutiny at MinRes AGM. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX to fall as Wall Street slips, Gautam Adani charged in US

  20-11-2024 21:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian share market to slip, Nvidia guidance fails to impress investors and Gautam Adani charged in US. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Why Sydney doesn't have a 24-hour train service like other major cities

  20-11-2024 20:56 via abc.net.au
  
  As Sydney trains prepare to grind to a halt this weekend, a dispute over whether rail services should operate overnight on weekends has become a sticking point in negotiations with the government.
  
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• Garment workers fear their children will go hungry after Australian fast fashion brand's collapse

  20-11-2024 20:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The fast fashion giant behind Millers, Rivers and Katies has left factories in Bangladesh scrambling for reportedly more than $30 million in unpaid invoices — and the fallout threatens the livelihoods of thousands of women.
  
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• South African police maintain siege against 'illegal' underground miners despite court ordering access

  20-11-2024 20:29 via abc.net.au
  
  A lawyer for the miners sheltering inside an abandoned goldmine says they are suffering from a lack of food, with police poised to arrest them when they surface.
  
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• 'They can't believe it': Three years after an on-set fatal shooting, Rust premieres at low-key film festival

  20-11-2024 20:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial collapsed earlier this year after he shot dead a cinematographer while filming the western. The film's director, who was injured in the incident, said he was "on the fence" about releasing the film.
  
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• Supermarkets making plastic problem worse with cheap pre-packaged produce, report finds

  20-11-2024 20:01 via abc.net.au
  
  An audit shows supermarket customers are charged less for plastic-wrapped produce more than 70 per cent of the time, and conservationists say it's hurting the environment.
  
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• Cheap pre-packaged fruit and veggies are making Australia's plastic problem worse, report finds

  20-11-2024 20:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A audit shows supermarket customers are charged less for plastic-wrapped produce more than 70 per cent of the time, and conservationists say it's hurting the environment.
  
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• Global fast fashion study calls for a ban on fashion advertising

  20-11-2024 19:12 via abc.net.au
  
  A study of nine international cities, including Melbourne, has found oversupply and overconsumption has led charities to dumping unwanted clothes in landfill or sending them to other countries.
  
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• With visitors from China in decline, Australia's tourism industry is now trying to entice India

  20-11-2024 12:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Tourism Australia's mascot Ruby the Roo has a new batting partner in Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins, who stars alongside her in a multi-million-dollar campaign aimed at enticing more Indian travellers Down Under.
  
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• With Chinese tourism numbers down, Australia is using cricket to target visitors from India

  20-11-2024 12:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Tourism Australia's mascot Ruby the Roo has a new batting partner in Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins, who stars alongside her in a multi-million-dollar campaign aimed at enticing more Indian travellers Down Under.
  
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• Government tells Future Fund to invest in climate and housing

  20-11-2024 12:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's $230 billion sovereign wealth fund would retain its focus on making a return, and the government has pledged not to draw down on it for eight years.
  
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• Government directs $230 billion Future Fund to invest in housing and green energy

  20-11-2024 12:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's $230 billion sovereign wealth fund would retain its focus on making a return, and the government has pledged not to draw down on it for eight years.
  
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• Government directs $230-billion-dollar Future Fund to invest in housing and green energy

  20-11-2024 12:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's $230 billion sovereign wealth fund would retain its focus on making a return, and the government has pledged not to draw down on it for eight years.
  
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• Rio Tinto workplace report reveals female staff suffering from backlash to diversity measures

  20-11-2024 06:38 via abc.net.au
  
  While half of the mining-giant's employees think its culture is improving, bullying against female staff is up since 2022 in an internal progress report published today.
  
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• Troye Sivan wins ARIA's Album of the Year as Royel Otis sweeps with four awards — as it happened

  20-11-2024 06:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Missy Higgins claimed her spot in the Hall of Fame before performing an emotional finale. Look back on tonight's events as they unfolded. 
  
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• What the rail union is demanding to avert the Sydney train shutdown

  20-11-2024 05:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Transport for NSW is "scrambling" to bring in replacement transport amid the Sydney trains shutdown this weekend. But why are workers striking and exactly what is the union demanding?
  
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• 'Recycling tax' fee to be scrapped in Greens and Coalition manoeuvre

  20-11-2024 04:57 via abc.net.au
  
  The move to strike down a fee on waste exports will be another blow by the Senate to Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek.
  
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• 'Recycling tax' fee scrapped in Greens and Coalition manoeuvre

  20-11-2024 04:57 via abc.net.au
  
  The move to strike down a fee on waste exports is another blow by the Senate to Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek.
  
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• 'Recycling tax' fee expected to be scrapped in Greens and Coalition manoeuvre

  20-11-2024 04:57 via abc.net.au
  
  The move to strike down a fee on waste exports would be another blow by the Senate to Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek.
  
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• Perseverance, stamina and a moment of irritation create $40m investment

  20-11-2024 03:48 via abc.net.au
  
  John Russell had a vision to mechanise a dangerous and expensive job that costs mines up to $500,000 an hour, and now the federal government will invest in the company he founded thanks to the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation.
  
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• Hackers targeting private schools as authorities warn of 'evolving' cyber threats

  20-11-2024 02:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Hackers are increasingly eyeing private schools as a "honey pot" for ransomware, with the average cost of cybercrime to small businesses hitting almost $50,000.
  
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• Farmer says yes to wind project to 'keep farm in the family' but some question environmental impact

  20-11-2024 01:47 via abc.net.au
  
  The Farrells have run cattle on their rural property for more than 100 years and are now excited about renewables and the next phase of their family legacy.
  
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• Sydneysiders told to 'prepare now' for travel chaos as crisis talks fail to avert rail strike

  20-11-2024 00:36 via abc.net.au
  
  NSW Transport Minister Jo Haylen says the industrial action on Sydney trains from Friday to Sunday will cause "major disruption for millions of train passengers" across the city.
  
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• Sydneysiders told to 'prepare now' for travel chaos ahead of crisis talks to avert rail strike

  20-11-2024 00:36 via abc.net.au
  
  NSW Minister for Transport Jo Haylen says the industrial action on Sydney trains from Friday to Sunday will cause "major disruption for millions of train passengers" across the city.
  
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• Live: Sydneysiders told to 'prepare now' for travel chaos ahead of crisis talks to avert rail strike

  20-11-2024 00:36 via abc.net.au
  
  NSW Minister for Transport Jo Haylen says the industrial action on Sydney trains from Friday to Sunday will cause "major disruption for millions of train passengers" across the city.
  
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• Live: NSW transport minister providing update on planned Sydney train strike

  20-11-2024 00:36 via abc.net.au
  
  NSW Minister for Transport Jo Haylen has said the industrial action on Sydney trains from Friday to Sunday would cause "major disruption for millions of train passengers" across the city.
  
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• Western Victorian newspapers could fold before Christmas unless owner can find a buyer

  20-11-2024 00:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Victoria's third-oldest newspaper, the Portland Observer, will potentially print its last edition five days before Christmas.
  
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