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• Power back on for most in Yorke Peninsula after lengthy outage

  14-03-2025 23:35 via abc.net.au
  
  More than 26,000 homes and businesses were left without electricity on Friday, some of them for more than 16 hours, when a fault at a substation cut supply to the Yorke Peninsula and parts of the Mid North.
  
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• Electricity company told to 'explain themselves' over peninsula blackout

  14-03-2025 23:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The transmission company at the centre of Friday's major power outage in South Australia has "serious questions" to answer about whether the situation could have been prevented, the state government says.
  
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• How an ex-Londoner put on a spacesuit and found acceptance in rural Australia

  14-03-2025 22:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Hamish wears a spacesuit to work every day to break the ice in starting chats, and the rewards extend well beyond good trade.
   
  
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• Tasting room helps consumers detect different flavours in olive oil

  14-03-2025 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Olive oil producers and judges want Australians to get more familiar with the different flavours of the pantry staple.
  
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• DeepSeek AI has been banned on government devices. Does that go far enough?

  14-03-2025 20:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Banning DeepSeek AI from all Australian devices is a natural next step, say cyber security experts concerned about our national interests.
  
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• Meet the Australians with no shop, no car, and a 100km trip to get food

  14-03-2025 20:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Every week, Andrew Shandley drives a 2,000km bus route to deliver one of the longest, bumpiest public transport routes in Australia.
  
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• The Impact COVID had on the housing market in seven charts

  14-03-2025 08:43 via abc.net.au
  
  New data shows how Australia's housing market was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the most significant factor being how housing values changed. 
   
  
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• Low levels of antibiotic found in salmon material found on Tasmanian beaches

  14-03-2025 06:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmania's Environment Protection Authority has found low levels of antibiotic present in fatty salmon globules that have been washing up on south-east Tasmanian beaches following a mass salmon die-off. The Public Health Director says the antibiotic does not pose a risk to animal or human health.
  
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• US meat trade days away from getting 'kicked out' of China

  14-03-2025 05:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Hundreds of abattoirs in the United States are at risk of being banned from exporting meat to China, because their export licences are due to expire this weekend.
  
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• Woolworths' ex-boss Brad Banducci joins Ticketek's parent company as CEO

  14-03-2025 03:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Brad Banducci says he will follow a personal passion for live events and a strong belief in the increasing importance of live experiences in his new role.
  
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• Ex-Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci joins Ticketek's parent company

  14-03-2025 03:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Brad Banducci says he will follow a personal passion for live events and a strong belief in the increasing importance of live experiences in his new role.
  
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• Rain brings relief to outback town on the brink of running out of water

  14-03-2025 03:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Residents in the outback town of White Cliffs had been preparing for the worst after enduring a dry six months.
  
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• Video shows cargo ship hitting US military fuel tanker in North Sea

  14-03-2025 02:04 via abc.net.au
  
  New video shows the moment a cargo ship ploughed into a fuel tanker hired by the US military in the North Sea off England's east coast, as experts tell the ABC there is no evidence the ship's captain tried to take evasive action.
  
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• More than 20,000 without power in SA ahead of extreme fire conditions

  14-03-2025 01:32 via abc.net.au
  
  South Australia’s ongoing dry conditions are being blamed for a power outage affecting more than 20,000 households and businesses across the Yorke Peninsula and parts of the Mid North. 
  
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• Dry conditions blamed as more than 20,000 left without power in regional SA

  14-03-2025 01:32 via abc.net.au
  
  South Australia’s ongoing dry conditions are being blamed for a power outage affecting more than 20,000 households and businesses across the Yorke Peninsula and parts of the Mid North. 
  
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• The 'no-brainer' farming technique helping to shore up our food security

  14-03-2025 01:15 via abc.net.au
  
  When Blythe Calnan and her partner bought their WA farm, they had a clear picture of how they wanted to manage it — by working with the environment to help protect it from future extreme weather events.
  
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• 'Go to Taronga:' Mayor slams $83m Blue Mountains animal park

  14-03-2025 01:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Plans to build a $83-million animal park in the Blue Mountains have been revived, despite council claiming the development featuring a five-star hotel, animal enclosures and a toboggan track is not appropriate for the heritage site.  
  
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• Blue Mountains mayor slams $83m animal park proposal as a 'zoo' inappropriate for the mountains

  14-03-2025 01:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Plans to build a $83-million animal park in the Blue Mountains have been revived, despite council saying the development featuring a five-star hotel, animal enclosures and a toboggan track is not appropriate for the heritage site.  
  
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• Blue Mountains mayor slams $83m animal park proposal as a 'zoo'

  14-03-2025 01:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Plans to build an animal park in the Blue Mountains have been revived, despite the council saying the development is not appropriate for the heritage site.  
  
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• Donatella Versace steps down as creative director of fashion house

  14-03-2025 01:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Donatella Versace is replaced as creative director of the luxury fashion house Versace. 
  
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• Builder says state's slowest council to process DAs is costing him millions

  14-03-2025 00:54 via abc.net.au
  
  A NSW council taking on average 238 days to approve an application is among six in the state that have been asked to explain processing delays.
  
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