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• Watchdog alleges outback Optus store preyed on vulnerable customers

  18-12-2024 22:17 via abc.net.au
  
  The consumer watchdog alleges that the telco giant engaged in unconscionable conduct in its Mount Isa store by creating fraudulent contracts for 42 vulnerable customers and racking up $150,000 of debt.
  
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• ACCC alleges outback Optus store racked up $150k in customer debt

  18-12-2024 22:17 via abc.net.au
  
  The consumer watchdog alleges that the telco giant engaged in unconscionable conduct in its Mount Isa store by creating fraudulent contracts for 42 vulnerable customers and racking up $150,000 of debt.
  
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• ACCC alleges Optus store pushed customers into $150k debts

  18-12-2024 22:17 via abc.net.au
  
  The consumer watchdog alleges that the telco giant engaged in unconscionable conduct in its Mount Isa store by creating fraudulent contracts for 42 vulnerable customers and racking up $150,000 of debt.
  
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• ACCC accuses Optus store of pushing customers into $150k debts

  18-12-2024 22:17 via abc.net.au
  
  The consumer watchdog alleges that the telco giant engaged in unconscionable conduct in its Mount Isa store by creating fraudulent contracts for 42 vulnerable customers and racking up $150,000 of debt.
  
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• Man kicked off Sydney pub's dancefloor because of wheelchair

  18-12-2024 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The 24-year-old Sydney man says he was told his wheelchair posed a risk to patrons and was made to leave the dancefloor on a night out at the 3 Wise Monkeys pub with his mates.
  
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• Live: Aussie dollar sinks to 24-month low after US rate cut

  18-12-2024 21:48 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian dollar has fallen below 62.4 US cents, its weakest level since October 2022, after the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates, but signalled there would be fewer rate reductions next year. Follow live.
  
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• Live: ASX and Australian dollar tumble after US rate cut

  18-12-2024 21:48 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian dollar is falling towards 62 US cents, its weakest level since October 2022, while the ASX has fallen sharply in early trade after the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates, but signalled there would be fewer rate reductions next year. Follow live.
  
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• Live: ASX and Aussie dollar tumble after US rate cut

  18-12-2024 21:48 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian dollar is falling towards 62 US cents, its weakest level since October 2022, while the ASX has fallen sharply in early trade after the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates, but signalled there would be fewer rate reductions next year. Follow live.
  
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• ASX and Australian dollar tumble after US rate cut — as it happened

  18-12-2024 21:48 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian dollar fell as low as 62 US cents, its weakest level since October 2022, while the ASX dropped sharply after the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates but signalled there would be fewer rate reductions next year. 
  
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• Would Darwin's buildings survive Cyclone Tracy today?

  18-12-2024 21:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Cyclone Tracy and its total destruction of Darwin prompted a national overhaul of the National Construction Code. But some building industry experts argue it doesn't provide enough protection.
  
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• Experts warn building codes still fall short following Cyclone Tracy

  18-12-2024 21:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Cyclone Tracy and its total destruction of Darwin prompted a national overhaul of the National Construction Code. But some building industry experts argue it doesn't provide enough protection.
  
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• Number of women in electrical trades in Australia up 65 per cent since 2020

  18-12-2024 20:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Women employed in electrical trades has increased by 65 per cent since 2020 in Australia, according to the Powering Skills Organisation.
  
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• Sydney community groups struggling amid food insecurity

  18-12-2024 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  With interest rates holding firm and the cost-of-living biting hard, charities across Sydney are trying to keep up with increased demand from people facing food insecurity.
  
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• Sydney charities struggle with rising demand as cost-of-living bites

  18-12-2024 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  With interest rates holding firm and the cost-of-living biting hard, charities across Sydney are trying to keep up with increased demand from people facing food insecurity.
  
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• Hidden commissions behind this year's Christmas gift guide boom

  18-12-2024 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A relatively new type of advertising is seeing "explosive growth" due to converging trends in consumer behaviour, with industry experts saying this Christmas will be the biggest ever for affiliate marketers.
  
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• Hidden 20pc commissions behind this year's Christmas gift guide boom

  18-12-2024 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A relatively new type of advertising is seeing "explosive growth" due to converging trends in consumer behaviour, with industry experts saying this Christmas will be the biggest ever for affiliate marketers.
  
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• Behind most Christmas gift guides is the largely hidden world of 'affiliate marketing' commissions

  18-12-2024 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A relatively new type of advertising is seeing "explosive growth" due to converging trends in consumer behaviour, with industry experts saying this Christmas will be the biggest ever for affiliate marketers.
  
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• Pearler of a Christmas ahead for these oyster farmers

  18-12-2024 19:59 via abc.net.au
  
  The countdown to Christmas is on and oyster farmers on the NSW south coast are embracing what is shaping up to be the best season in nearly a decade.
  
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• 'Years in the making': Parramatta light rail to open on Friday

  18-12-2024 08:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Doors will open on the new L4 Westmead and Carlingford Line from Friday morning, with the service to take passengers through the heart of Parramatta's CBD.
  
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• Kalgoorlie racing season faces the axe due to looming water shortage

  18-12-2024 07:46 via abc.net.au
  
  The local racing club's 2025 season may not go ahead due to a lack of recycled water for its turf track, in what could trigger a $50 million hit to the local economy.
  
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• National circular economy plan sets ambitious resource recovery target

  18-12-2024 06:17 via abc.net.au
  
  All industries in the economy would be subject to the plan, although how the framework's targets would be met is unclear.
  
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• Matilda Djerf says she 'wasn't ready to lead' clothing brand in response to workplace bullying allegations

  18-12-2024 04:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The Swedish influencer and clothing brand CEO responds to body-shaming and bullying allegations against her.
  
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• Matilda Djerf apologises to clothing brand staff after bullying claims

  18-12-2024 04:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The Swedish influencer and clothing brand CEO responds to body-shaming and bullying allegations against her.
  
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• triple j music website used to recruit inmate for stabbing, police allege

  18-12-2024 03:06 via abc.net.au
  
  NSW Police allege the triple j Unearthed website was used to organise a stabbing attack on an inmate inside the Goulburn Correctional Centre earlier this year.
  
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• Inmates allegedly exploit loophole on ABC music website to plan stabbing

  18-12-2024 03:06 via abc.net.au
  
  NSW Police allege the triple j Unearthed website was used to organise a stabbing attack on an inmate inside the Goulburn Correctional Centre earlier this year.
  
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• Broken wave buoy leaves South Australian fishers and divers without critical information for months

  18-12-2024 02:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The wave buoy off the coast of Kangaroo Island provides critical data for fishers, commercial divers, shipping companies and surfers but it has been deactivated since September, prompting questions about its fate.
  
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• Broken wave buoy leaves fishers and divers without critical information for months

  18-12-2024 02:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The wave buoy off the coast of Kangaroo Island provides critical data for fishers, commercial divers, shipping companies and surfers but it has been deactivated since September, prompting questions about its fate.
  
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• Seafood giant forms agreement with traditional owners over fish farm

  18-12-2024 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A traditional owner says a key part of a new agreement is ensuring the project's impacts on country can be monitored.
  
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