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• Analysis shows price of spag bol has risen 60 per cent in 15 years

  22-01-2025 23:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Yasmin Baira says feeding her family is more challenging than ever as the cost of some grocery items has more than doubled over the past 15 years.
  
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• Rivers to shut down completely, ASX snaps three-day winning streak — as it happened

  22-01-2025 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Retailer Rivers will be closed down after a sale of the chain was "not able to be achieved", while the ASX has snapped a three-day streak to close lower on Thursday.
  
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• Live: Rivers to shut down completely with 650 jobs axed, Rex receives lifeline

  22-01-2025 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Retailer Rivers will be closed down after a sale of the chain was 'not able to be achieved' as Myer shareholders have voted in favour of a merger with Premier's Apparel Brands. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen.
  
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• Live: Retailer Rivers to shut down completely with 650 jobs axed

  22-01-2025 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Retailer Rivers will be closed down after a sale of the chain was 'not able to be achieved' as Myer shareholders have voted in favour of a merger with Premier's Apparel Brands. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen.
  
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• Live: Myer votes on fashion merger, S&P500 approaches record high

  22-01-2025 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  S&P500 approaches record high, while Myer investors prepare to vote on Premier merger. 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: Myer shareholders vote to support merger, S&P500 approaches record high

  22-01-2025 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Myer shareholders have voted in favour of a merger with Premier's Apparel Brands. S&P500 reached a record high. 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: Myer shareholders vote to support merger, S&P 500 near a record high

  22-01-2025 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Myer shareholders have voted in favour of a merger with Premier's Apparel Brands, while Wall Street's benchmark index, the S&P 500, briefly touched a fresh record high. 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 down and federal government throws Rex Airlines a lifeline

  22-01-2025 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The Albanese government has thrown Rex Airlines another lifeline and Myer shareholders have voted in favour of a merger with Premier's Apparel Brands. Wall Street's benchmark index, the S&P 500, briefly touched a fresh record high. 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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• The hidden cost of cheap asparagus as grower leaves crop to rot

  22-01-2025 21:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Ed Fagan's family has been growing asparagus in the NSW central west since the 1950s, but he says supermarket prices and a tight labour market have forced him to abandon the crop.
  
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• Inside investigation into top strata firm accused of rorting apartment owners

  22-01-2025 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  A top strata management firm under investigation for charging clients excessive fees is arguing for a raft of changes to the draft findings of an independent review into its business practices, before the final report is made public.
  
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• Queensland's debt tipped to exceed $210b

  22-01-2025 20:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland's budget will plunge deep into the red, with surpluses previously forecast by the former Labor government wiped out and the state's debt marching to more than $210 billion, according to the treasurer. 
  
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• Queensland treasurer says 'coal royalty windfall' era is over

  22-01-2025 20:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland's royalty revenue is forecast to fall by more than $400 million as the new LNP government promises to reveal hidden cost blowouts.
  
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• Persistence helps home owner avoid insurance 'loyalty tax'

  22-01-2025 20:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The motto "persistence pays" has come true for Henri van Riet who shaved off more than $2,500 by refusing to take no for an answer.
  
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• Trump's return is bad news for climate, but US will feel the pinch

  22-01-2025 19:53 via abc.net.au
  
  President Donald Trump has wasted no time dismantling climate policies and promising a new era of fossil-fuel dominance, withdrawing the US from the Paris Agreement on his first day back in office.
  
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• The confusing, costly business of buying a school laptop for your kid

  22-01-2025 19:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Access to a laptop is increasingly important for education. But, figuring out what you need to purchase and what your state's or territory's device requirement is can be expensive and confusing.
  
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• Furious residents accuse government of 'reckless misconduct' at PFAS inquiry

  22-01-2025 08:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Today's hearing in Western Sydney saw governments again accused of endangering communities by failing to act on warnings about PFAS chemicals.
  
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• WA producers brace for impact of targeted tariffs promised by Trump

  22-01-2025 07:17 via abc.net.au
  
  WA producers recovering from years of Chinese levies are waiting anxiously to see what impact Donald Trump's international trade agenda will have on them.
  
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• Channel Nine axes Darwin TV news bulletin

  22-01-2025 06:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Channel Nine has suddenly axed its Darwin television news bulletin, with staff told on Wednesday morning that the local service was being cancelled immediately.
  
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• 'A very sad day': Channel Nine axes Darwin TV news bulletin

  22-01-2025 06:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Channel Nine has suddenly axed its Darwin television news bulletin, with staff told on Wednesday morning the local service was being cancelled immediately.
  
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• Queensland is considering a visitor's tax to help pay for infrastructure. But could it drive tourists away?

  22-01-2025 01:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland's tourism minister says he will consider introducing a visitor tax as part of a new 20-year tourism strategy for the state.
   
  
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• Queensland considers tourism tax but some fear it may deter visitors

  22-01-2025 01:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland's tourism minister says he will consider introducing a visitor tax as part of a new 20-year tourism strategy for the state.
   
  
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