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• Three more companies pull out of WA offshore wind project

  21-03-2025 23:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Six companies have now confirmed they won't pursue the federal government's offshore wind project in WA despite millions of dollars already invested. 
   
  
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• Former addict and advocates want gambling reform discussed before election

  21-03-2025 22:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Two years after the Murphy Inquiry handed down its recommendations for gambling reform, nothing has been done. One former addict and gambling advocates want it talked about in the lead-up to the federal election. 
  
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• Musk can't access China war plans, Trump says amid Pentagon visit

  21-03-2025 21:04 via abc.net.au
  
  US President Donald Trump says war plans should not be shared with his billionaire adviser Elon Musk because of his business interests.
  
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• Your supermarket points program may influence you more than you realise

  21-03-2025 20:18 via abc.net.au
  
  The "gamification" of supermarket loyalty programs could be influencing customers without them realising, according to the ACCC inquiry.
  
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• Productivity boss warns cutting public service won't save much money

  21-03-2025 20:09 via abc.net.au
  
  The Coalition has vowed to cut waste from the government bureaucracy after criticising Labor for growing the public sector. 
  
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• How PBS Safety Net bureaucracy is stopping patients saving money on medicines

  21-03-2025 20:05 via abc.net.au
  Nearly 500,000 Australians could be missing out on hundreds of dollars in savings at the pharmacy each year because of poor understanding and uptake of the country's "clunky" pharmaceutical safety net scheme.
  
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• Close to 500k Australians could have missed out on savings at the pharmacy

  21-03-2025 20:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Nearly 500,000 Australians could be missing out on hundreds of dollars in savings at the pharmacy each year because of poor understanding and uptake of the country's "clunky" pharmaceutical safety net scheme.
  
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• Heathrow flights to resume as police probe 'catastrophic' fire that cut power

  21-03-2025 18:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Hundreds of thousands of people have been grappling with up-ended travel plans after Europe's busiest airport was closed after losing power due to a fire.
  
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• Heathrow set to resume flights after fire cut power and sparked travel chaos — as it happened

  21-03-2025 14:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Flights are being scheduled at Heathrow Airport as counter-terrorism police continue to probe the fire that brought thousands of flights to a stand still, causing chaos for world travel.
  
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• Queensland's first pill testing festival saved by venue shift

  21-03-2025 08:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Organisers of the Rabbit's Eat Lettuce festival had to scramble after being denied access to their previous site with just weeks to go.
  
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• Rubbish piles up in Birmingham with 'rats the size of cats', residents say

  21-03-2025 05:56 via abc.net.au
  
  A bin strike in Birmingham has resulted in rubbish piling up in the streets and sparked warnings about "rats the size of cats", with residents claiming the rodents are "just everywhere". 
  
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• Bin strike sparks 'rats the size of cats' warning in UK's second-biggest city

  21-03-2025 05:56 via abc.net.au
  
  A bin strike in Birmingham has resulted in rubbish piling up in the streets and sparked warnings about "rats the size of cats", with residents claiming the rodents are "just everywhere". 
  
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• Flights to Bali to resume after volcanic eruption grounded planes

  21-03-2025 05:19 via abc.net.au
  
  A volcanic eruption in Indonesia disrupted Bali flight schedules on Friday. 
  
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• Flights to Bali resume after volcanic eruption grounded planes

  21-03-2025 05:19 via abc.net.au
  
  A volcanic eruption in Indonesia disrupted Bali flight schedules on Friday. 
  
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• Are the supermarkets price gouging? It's 'very difficult' for the ACCC to say

  21-03-2025 05:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Allegations of price gouging by the supermarket giants prompted an inquiry into the sector by the ACCC — but after a year of investigating, its final report hasn't been able to say whether it's taking place. 
  
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• Supermarkets could be forced to publicise size changes in shrinkflation crackdown

  21-03-2025 05:03 via abc.net.au
  
  The ACCC says greater transparency is needed to curb shrinkflation, which continues to be a major concern for Australian consumers.
   
  
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• UK's Heathrow Airport closes for day after fire at nearby substation

  21-03-2025 04:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Air traffic controllers are not allowing incoming flights to land at the airport and passengers have been advised not to travel to Heathrow while firefighters battle the electric substation fire.
  
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• Heathrow Airport closes, more than 1,300 flights affected due to nearby blaze

  21-03-2025 04:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Air traffic controllers are not allowing incoming flights to land at the airport and passengers have been advised not to travel to Heathrow while firefighters battle the electric substation fire.
  
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• Heathrow Airport closes due to major power outage caused by fire

  21-03-2025 04:08 via abc.net.au
  
  The United Kingdom's biggest airport, Heathrow Airport, is experiencing a significant power outage due to a fire at an electrical substation that supplies the airport's power and it will be closed until midnight on March 21. 
  
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• Heathrow Airport closes, at least 120 flights diverted due to nearby blaze

  21-03-2025 04:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Air traffic controllers are not allowing incoming flights to land at the airport and passengers have been advised not to travel to Heathrow while firefighters battle the electric substation fire.
  
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• Heathrow Airport closes, at least 120 flights diverted after nearby blaze

  21-03-2025 04:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Air traffic controllers are not allowing incoming flights to land at the airport and passengers have been advised not to travel to Heathrow while firefighters battle the electric substation fire.
  
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• Counter-terrorism police leading inquiry into major fire at Heathrow Airport

  21-03-2025 04:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Air traffic controllers are not allowing incoming flights to land at the airport and passengers have been advised not to travel to Heathrow while firefighters battle the electric substation fire.
  
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• Judge rules Mariah Carey did not steal All I Want For Christmas Is You

  21-03-2025 03:59 via abc.net.au
  
  A lawsuit claiming the hit Christmas song infringed the copyright of an earlier song with the same title has been dismissed without trial.
  
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• 'You can die': NSW power outage inquiry hears outback horror stories

  21-03-2025 03:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Residents in the state's Far West, including some relying on medical equipment who feared for their lives, have told politicians about the impacts of rolling blackouts last year.
  
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