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• 'Sacrificial community' pushes back against $1.5b waste incinerator

  14-05-2025 23:51 via abc.net.au
  
  The facility proposed for Parkes could turn 600,000 tonnes of waste into energy each year, but residents fear it may have dangerous health consequences.
  
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• Rate cut expectations stay high, ASX flat despite jobs surge — as it happened

  14-05-2025 23:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Markets are still almost certain of an interest rate cut next Tuesday, and three by the end of the year, despite a shock 89,000 increase in employment. The ASX closed broadly flat as financial sector gains more than offset mining and energy losses.
  
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• Australian underwater AI drones could soon bolster UK naval surveillance

  14-05-2025 22:45 via abc.net.au
  
  The drone was demonstrated at HM Naval Base Portsmouth over the weekend in front of the Royal Navy's fleet commander.
  
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• Should government pay for business woes over Sydney's light rail?

  14-05-2025 22:27 via abc.net.au
  
  With light rails under construction around the nation, the case brought by Sydney businesses against Transport for NSW in the High Court today could set a precedent for compensation claims. 
  
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• Nut farmers crack business woes with online success

  14-05-2025 21:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A family-run Tasmanian hazelnut farm that was reluctantly put up for sale last year has not only survived but thrived thanks to finding a market online.
  
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• On this island the birds are so full of plastic they crunch

  14-05-2025 20:58 via abc.net.au
  
  It's an exclusive tourist destination and one of the most pristine places on the planet. It's the last place you would expect to find birds with bellies so full of plastic that they crunch if you squeeze them.
  
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• On a pristine Australian island the birds are so full of plastic they crunch

  14-05-2025 20:58 via abc.net.au
  
  It's an exclusive tourist destination and one of the most pristine places on the planet. It's the last place you would expect to find birds with bellies so full of plastic that they crunch if you squeeze them.
  
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• Mortgage wars are heating up ahead of Reserve Bank meeting

  14-05-2025 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Lenders are cutting fixed and variable rates in an attempt to attract customers ahead of a widely anticipated Reserve Bank meeting next week, when the official cash rate is expected to be cut. 
  
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• China sends 'loud and clear' warning over US-UK trade agreement

  14-05-2025 20:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The first trade deal struck following Donald Trump's tariff regime has drawn criticism from Beijing, which experts say is also a warning to other countries.
  
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• Shoplifters raid this pharmacy ‘daily’, but police are too busy to act

  14-05-2025 12:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Every morning when Chris Lawler opens the doors of his Canberran pharmacy, he knows some of the customers won’t be coming to purchase, but to steal. A new online portal offers hope things might get better.
  
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• Fortescue cuts 90 green hydrogen jobs

  14-05-2025 10:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Billionaire Andrew Forrest’s company says it needs to find more cost-effective ways to produce hydrogen at scale.
  
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• Ferguson concerned by influencers who accept payment from politicians

  14-05-2025 10:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Political commentator Hannah Ferguson also told the National Press Club of her intention to seek a Senate seat at the next federal election.
  
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• Chinese investors controlled collapsed mining company's finances, court hears

  14-05-2025 09:34 via abc.net.au
  
  A former Queensland mine operator is contesting allegations he failed to comply with a series of environmental requirements before the company he worked for collapsed.
  
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• Whyalla Steelworks administrator spends $100m improving site

  14-05-2025 08:21 via abc.net.au
  
  KordaMentha says it has spent $100 million since it was appointed administrator in February, and workers and the union say they have already seen a difference at the site. 
  
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• Companies owed money by Whyalla Ports fear debts will never be paid

  14-05-2025 08:21 via abc.net.au
  
  The legal tug of war over the Whyalla steelworks port ownership leaves companies owed significant debts by the former owners nervous as to whether they will ever see the money.
  
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• Passengers who claimed injuries from turbulence lose High Court appeal

  14-05-2025 04:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The 2019 Vancouver to Sydney flight experienced significant turbulence at 36,000 feet. It landed in Honlulu, Hawaii, with 37 injuries recorded, nine of which were major.
  
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• Annual wage growth ticks up to 3.4 per cent in March quarter

  14-05-2025 03:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Annual wage growth lifted to 3.4 per cent in the March quarter, from 3.2 per cent in December. It is the first annual increase in wage growth since the June quarter last year.
  
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• Sixty looks mark 60 years of Carla Zampatti in 'milestone' fashion show

  14-05-2025 03:47 via abc.net.au
  
  The Carla Zampatti brand celebrated 60 years of its elegant designs at an outdoor runway in Sydney at Australian Fashion Week.
  
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• Carla Zampatti's legacy lives on at 60th anniversary runway show

  14-05-2025 03:47 via abc.net.au
  
  The Carla Zampatti brand celebrated 60 years of its elegant designs at an outdoor runway in Sydney at Australian Fashion Week.
  
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• Indie publishers face huge challenges. Here's why so many are flourishing

  14-05-2025 03:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Independent publishers come up against huge challenges to keep doing what they're best at: celebrating alternative and diverse voices, and emerging writers. Now, in Melbourne Design Week, one event is celebrating them back.
  
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• Robert De Niro slams Donald Trump in Palme d'Or acceptance speech at Cannes

  14-05-2025 02:48 via abc.net.au
  
  As he was presented with the Cannes Film Festival's highest honour, veteran actor Robert De Niro denounced US President Donald Trump while referencing Mr Trump's recent announcement of 100 per cent tariffs on movies "produced in foreign lands".
  
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• Robert De Niro slams Donald Trump in acceptance speech at Cannes

  14-05-2025 02:48 via abc.net.au
  
  As he was presented with the Cannes Film Festival's highest honour, veteran actor Robert De Niro denounced US President Donald Trump while referencing Mr Trump's recent announcement of 100 per cent tariffs on movies "produced in foreign lands".
  
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• Perth developer plans 300-block subdivision near pristine WA beaches

  14-05-2025 01:39 via abc.net.au
  
  With the Esperance region desperate for housing, a proposal to develop hundreds of lots near one of WA's most pristine beaches has sparked plenty of conversation.
  
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• Macquarie sued for allegedly misreporting millions of short sales

  14-05-2025 01:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Corporate regulator ASIC launches its fourth action against Macquarie in just over a year, alleging its broking arm misreported millions of short sales to the market operator over a 14-year period.
  
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• Controversial water licence approved for cotton and hay around Larrimah

  14-05-2025 00:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Indigenous people in the remote community of Jilkminggan fear their springs and creeks will be degraded as a new water licence allows for an 800-hectare irrigated cotton plantation.
  
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• Live: ASX seesaws, Macquarie shares fall on ASIC lawsuit

  14-05-2025 00:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares claw back ground after earlier losses. US inflation rises less than expected despite Donald Trump's global tariffs, while ASIC takes action against Macquarie for the fourth time in 12 months. Follow live.
  
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• Live: ASX opens lower, ASIC sues Macquarie for misleading conduct

  14-05-2025 00:09 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market trades lower despite a mostly positive session on Wall Street, US inflation rises less than expected despite Donald Trump's global tariffs, while ASIC takes action against Macquarie for the fourth time in 12 months. Follow live.
  
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• ASX closes higher, Macquarie shares fall on ASIC lawsuit — as it happened

  14-05-2025 00:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares just scraped into positive territory by the day's close on Wednesday. Bureau of Statistics data showed wage growth picked up in the March quarter. ASIC takes action against Macquarie for the fourth time in 12 months.
  
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