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• Logging continues in forests earmarked for Great Koala National Park

  23-01-2025 23:40 via abc.net.au
  
  There are calls for an end to logging in forests being considered for the Great Koala National Park, as the government signals that it's close to completing the required assessment process.
  
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• Great Koala National Park assessment area logged despite government pledge

  23-01-2025 23:40 via abc.net.au
  
  There are calls for an end to logging in forests being considered for the Great Koala National Park, as the government signals that it's close to completing the required assessment process.
  
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• Abalone fishers seek buyout claiming 'serial depletion' by illegal takes

  23-01-2025 23:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Commercial abalone fishermen in NSW say they are fighting a "war" against illegal fishing and some want out of the industry due to depleting stock.
  
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• Live: Aussie dollar hits five-week high on Trump's China comments, ASX rises

  23-01-2025 21:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX 200 is on track for a weekly gain. The Australian dollar rallies against the greenback after US President Donald Trump tells Fox News he could make a deal with China. Follow the latest updates in our live blog.
  
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• Live: ASX to rise, S&P 500 touches all-time high

  23-01-2025 21:50 via abc.net.au
  
  A mixed session on Wall Street is likely to send Australian stocks higher, as investors assess a mixed bag of corporate earnings and digest comments from US President Donald Trump, including a call for cuts in interest rates and oil prices. Follow the latest updates in our live blog.
  
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• Live: ASX on the rise after S&P 500 touches all-time high

  23-01-2025 21:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX 200 is on track for a weekly gain. Wall Street ended higher as investors assessed a mixed bag of corporate earnings and digested US President Donald Trump's calls for cuts in interest rates and oil prices. Follow the latest updates in our live blog.
  
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• Aussie dollar hits five-week high, ASX has best week in a month — as it happened

  23-01-2025 21:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX 200 posts its best weekly gain since December. The Australian dollar rallies against the greenback after US President Donald Trump tells Fox News he could make a deal with China. Here's how the trading day unfolded on the markets blog.
  
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• The $1.15 billion project to 'secure the future' of Australian steelmaking

  23-01-2025 20:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The most expensive project in Australian steelmaking history is underway in the NSW steel town of Port Kembla. 
   
  
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• Tours cancelled as adult penguins fail to return to young at seaside town

  23-01-2025 19:13 via abc.net.au
  
  A sudden drop in adult little penguin numbers at Bicheno on Tasmania's east coast has led to alarm for the fate of the colony as penguin chicks reliant on parents are seen dying.
  
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• Chicks starving as little penguins fail to return from warming seas

  23-01-2025 19:13 via abc.net.au
  
  A sudden drop in adult little penguin numbers at Bicheno on Tasmania's east coast has led to alarm for the fate of the species as penguin chicks reliant on parents are seen dying.
  
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• Emilia Pérez picks up most Oscar nominations as Guy Pearce receives nod

  23-01-2025 15:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian Guy Pearce receives a supporting actor nod as Emilia Pérez, Wicked and The Brutalist lead Oscar nominations. 
  
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• Albanese to announce $10,000 cash for apprentices who build homes

  23-01-2025 12:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The election policy will be launched in a National Press Club address on Friday.
  
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• WA government flags plans to return freight rail lines to public hands

  23-01-2025 11:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The government says it will enter negotiations to reverse the privatisation of the state's freight rail network, but grain farmers say damage has already been done.
  
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• Psychiatrist accuses NSW government of 'declaring war' on mental health system

  23-01-2025 08:45 via abc.net.au
  
  A psychiatrist resigning in protest over the lack of resources in NSW's mental health sector says the state government's response is effectively a declaration of war.
  
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• NSW premier should be called before coroner, resigning psychiatrist says

  23-01-2025 08:45 via abc.net.au
  
  A psychiatrist resigning in protest over the lack of resources in NSW's mental health sector says the state government's response is effectively a declaration of war.
  
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• Rivers becomes latest brand to get the chop in Mosaic Group's brand cull

  23-01-2025 08:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Rivers was one of the first Australian retailers to start selling on the internet. So why has it failed?
  
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• WA scraps desalination plan for 'vital' harbour ahead of state election

  23-01-2025 07:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Just over a month out from the state election, the WA Labor party scraps plans for a contentious desalination plant on the state's south coast.
  
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• Power outages hit one of Australia's hottest towns as temps soar above 40

  23-01-2025 06:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Residents of Oodnadatta, one of Australia's hottest towns, have suffered through two power outages this week as temperatures soared above 40 degrees Celsius.
  
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• Domino's pizza franchisee banned from hiring trainees across 12 SA stores

  23-01-2025 05:57 via abc.net.au
  
  A franchisee running more than a dozen Domino's pizza outlets in two states has been banned from employing trainees and apprentices at 12 SA stores, after an investigation by a workplace watchdog.
  
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• 'It encourages me to avoid fast fashion': Tips for selling second-hand clothes online

  23-01-2025 05:55 via abc.net.au
  
  If selling second-hand clothes online is more of an ambition than a reality, these tips from experienced sellers might encourage you to start listing and claw back some funds.
  
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• Lifeline for Rex Airlines as federal government takes on $50m debt

  23-01-2025 04:25 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government says it is stepping in to rescue Rex Airlines so services continue for regional communities.
  
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• Splendour In The Grass confirms it won't return for 2025

  23-01-2025 03:45 via abc.net.au
  
  The long-running music festival won't return for 2025, but organisers promise it will "come back bigger and better when the time is right".
  
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• Queensland public servants urged to reduce electricity use amid heatwave

  23-01-2025 02:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Public servants in Queensland government buildings have been asked to reduce their electricity use to avoid forced blackouts as state triggers emergency power response 
  
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• Public servants asked to close curtains, turn off unnecessary lights amid Queensland heatwave

  23-01-2025 02:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Public servants in Queensland government buildings have been asked to reduce their electricity use to avoid forced blackouts as state triggers emergency power response 
  
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• Myer seals 'one of the most significant' deals with Premier merger

  23-01-2025 01:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Shareholders of Myer and Premier Investments have both overwhelmingly voted in favour of a deal that will see the department store acquire fashion chains including Just Jeans, Dotti and Jay Jays.
  
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