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• Costs and cancellations adding up for fed-up flyers in regional SA

  02-05-2025 08:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The cost of flights is taking its toll on travellers on the Eyre Peninsula where a local council paying a high price for its airport is begging for more federal support.
  
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• Town fears losing identity if iconic oak trees removed for powerlines

  02-05-2025 07:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Tenterfield is famous for its vibrant oak trees, but a tree management plan contains a recommendation not to replace the species. 
  
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• Perth residents bemoan loss of annual verge rubbish collections

  02-05-2025 06:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Debate has erupted in Perth over the merits of verge bulk collections after a council replaced its service with a personalised pick-up model.
  
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• Trump signs executive order cutting funding for public broadcasters

  02-05-2025 06:41 via abc.net.au
  
  The White House, in a social media posting announcing the order, says broadcasters PBS and NPR "receive millions from taxpayers to spread radical, woke propaganda disguised as 'news'".
  
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• Tasmanian-built world's largest electric ferry launches

  02-05-2025 05:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Named after a famous Uruguayan actor, the brand new new ship by Tasmanian shipbuilder Incat is said to be the largest fully electric vessel ever built.
  
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• 'Scornful of consumers': Canberra companies fined millions over false advertising

  02-05-2025 03:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Two companies that made false claims about approvals for light rail stops near a luxury apartment building in Woden are fined more than $3 million each under consumer laws.
  
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• Why don't the major parties want house prices to fall? They 'do the math'

  02-05-2025 02:00 via abc.net.au
  
  As Australians head to the ballot box, the lack of affordable housing is posing a major issue for many. But the debate about how to constrain prices remains a sore point because millions are home owners and many have built their wealth through property.
  
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• Home owners far outnumber first-time buyers, so pollies ‘do the math’

  02-05-2025 02:00 via abc.net.au
  
  As Australians head to the ballot box, the lack of affordable housing is posing a major issue for many. But the debate about how to constrain prices remains a sore point because millions are home owners and many have built their wealth through property.
  
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