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• Dozens of builders face Melbourne court over alleged bribery scheme

  30-01-2025 22:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Court documents have revealed Victorian Building Authority employees were offered bribes to progress building registration applications. Dozens of builders have now been charged. 
  
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• Rising Aussie star's 'unreal' second tour with country hero Luke Combs

  30-01-2025 22:35 via abc.net.au
  
  From humble beginnings in outback Queensland to the roar of eager fans at sold-out stadium performances, Lane Pittman is on an adventure that keeps gaining pace.
  
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• No internet fix until Christmas for regional town

  30-01-2025 22:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Retailers in a small New South Wales town need to walk customers "down the street" to get connection for their EFTPOS machines, and a solution could be almost a year away.
  
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• No internet fix until Christmas for Gilgandra shops taking payments to the street

  30-01-2025 22:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Retailers in a small New South Wales town need to walk customers "down the street" to get connection for their EFTPOS machines, and a solution could be almost a year away.
   
  
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• Live: Inflation indicator out as market nears record highs

  30-01-2025 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  A new inflation indicator could add weight to the case about falling inflation — and the potential for interest rate cuts — when it is revealed this morning. Follow live.
  
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• Live: ASX hits new all-time high, Apple beats profit forecasts

  30-01-2025 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares climbs to a fresh record in early trade. Tech giant Apple beats Wall Street's expectations with its latest earnings despite falling iPhone sales. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: Apple beats profit forecasts, ASX set to rise to fresh record

  30-01-2025 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are expected to rise at the open. Tech giant Apple beat Wall Street's expectations with its latest earnings despite falling iPhone sales. Follow live. 
  
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• ASX hits new all-time high, Apple beats profit forecasts — as it happened

  30-01-2025 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares climb to a fresh record as the market bets on a much-awaited rate cut next month. Tech giant Apple beats Wall Street's expectations with its latest earnings despite falling iPhone sales.
  
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• Visa rule change could spark backpacker 'hierarchy', amid record numbers

  30-01-2025 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  The number of Britons in Australia on working holiday visas is at an all-time high after the eligibility was broadened, but experts warn the relaxing of rules is "discriminatory".
  
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• Bar owner fears pokies in all Queensland venues within 10 years

  30-01-2025 20:51 via abc.net.au
  
  A Townsville business owner worries that it may soon be impossible for late-night venues to break even without gaming machines, as a panel tasked with finding ways to boost Queensland's night-life economy prepares to meet.
  
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• Ancient signs of lead pollution point to Roman takeover of Greece

  30-01-2025 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The expansion of the Roman empire to Greece 2,100 years ago coincided with a rise in lead pollution as a by-product of an increased demand for metals, according to some of the earliest traces of of lead still detectable in the ocean today.
  
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• A mystery illness is wiping out millions of Tasmanian oysters

  30-01-2025 19:21 via abc.net.au
  
  A mystery illness has wiped out millions of dollars of pacific oysters from one of Tasmania's largest oyster-growing areas, leading to veteran growers leaving the industry.
  
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• Hamilton Island staff back-paid $28m after Fair Work investigation

  30-01-2025 10:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The operator of Queensland's iconic tourism haven Hamilton Island has short-changed its staff to the tune of nearly $30m, the ombudsman has found.
  
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• WA's Pastoralists and Graziers Association enters administration

  30-01-2025 10:21 via abc.net.au
  
  The Pastoralists and Graziers Association of Western Australia (PGA) enters voluntary administration, a week after it suspended operations following the uncovering of "financial misconduct" within the organisation.
  
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• NT Indigenous business' collapse leaves locals 'gutted', projects uncertain

  30-01-2025 07:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Prominent Katherine Indigenous construction business Jawoyn Contracting has "ceased trading", leaving about 30 workers redundant. 
  
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• Dozens of jobs lost as NT Indigenous construction business collapses

  30-01-2025 07:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Prominent Katherine Indigenous construction business Jawoyn Contracting has "ceased trading", leaving about 30 workers redundant. 
  
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• Major cash injection for Whyalla foreshore development and airport

  30-01-2025 05:57 via abc.net.au
  
  The state and federal governments today announced they will dedicate a combined $30 million to the Whyalla airport, in addition to $3.14 million from the federal government to kick start the long-awaited foreshore development.
  
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• Bruce Highway intersection upgrades confirmed after fiery triple fatal

  30-01-2025 02:41 via abc.net.au
  
  The Maryborough intersection has been the site of many deadly crashes, including a triple fatal last year.
  
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