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• What motivates some young women to become sugar babies?

  15-05-2025 23:00 via abc.net.au
  
  In the 'sugar dating' world, attractive young women date rich older men to facilitate the kind of romance you pay for. But things can go wrong when sex mixes with money, wealth and power.
  
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• What life is like as a sugar baby who dates older men

  15-05-2025 23:00 via abc.net.au
  
  In the 'sugar dating' world, attractive young women date rich older men to facilitate the kind of romance you pay for. But things can go wrong when sex mixes with money, wealth and power.
  
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• 'My heart sank': Forest home to endangered gliders pegged to be logged

  15-05-2025 21:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Three hours north of Brisbane, a group of greater gliders is living in a section of the St Mary State Forest set to be logged, despite them being a protected species.
  
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• Why $1 million is far from an all-access pass to the housing market

  15-05-2025 16:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Research from Cotality shows the portion of dwellings valued at $1 million or more has risen from just below 10 per cent in April 2015, to more than 34 per cent a decade later.
  
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• Trump says India has offered 'no tariffs' on US goods in trade negotiations

  15-05-2025 15:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The US President made the claim while also criticising tech giant Apple's decision to invest in India, following the implementation of his tariff regime.
  
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• PM promises stronger ties with Indonesia, dodging doubts about Russia

  15-05-2025 13:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urges Australian businesses to show greater "ambition" when dealing with the emerging South-East Asian economy. 
  
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• Chemists may be 'misleading' shoppers using bright coloured tags, research finds

  15-05-2025 07:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Shoppers seeking the best prices at major Australian chemists find colourful specials tags confusing, causing them to think they are saving more money than they really are, new research reveals.
  
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• TasNetworks not equipped to handle 2024 storm event, review finds

  15-05-2025 05:27 via abc.net.au
  
  A review into how TasNetworks responded to widespread power outages during an extreme weather event last year recommends it be more proactive and transparent in how it communicates with customers.
  
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• RACWA sells insurance operations to Sydney-based IAG in $1.3B deal

  15-05-2025 04:14 via abc.net.au
  
  RACWA has announced a 20-year agreement with multinational insurance company Insurance Australia Group, handing over its entire insurance underwriting business.
  
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• RACWA announces $1.3b sale but tells customers 'no change to your policy'

  15-05-2025 04:14 via abc.net.au
  
  RACWA has announced a 20-year agreement with insurance company Insurance Australia Group, handing over its entire insurance underwriting business.
  
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• Employment surges in April and unemployment rate holds steady

  15-05-2025 03:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's unemployment rate held steady in April as 89,000 people found employment — much stronger jobs growth than had been forecast.
  
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• Breaking: Employment surges in April and unemployment rate holds steady

  15-05-2025 03:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's unemployment rate held steady in April as 89,000 people found employment — much stronger jobs growth than had been forecast.
  
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• Chinese demand pushes global EV sales to new highs in 2024

  15-05-2025 02:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The headline numbers show another strong year of electric vehicle sales, but the growth is highly concentrated in China and emerging markets in South-East Asia and Latin America.
  
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• Trade wars and AI drive demand for critical mineral unearthed in WA

  15-05-2025 01:03 via abc.net.au
  
  As the world faces an AI revolution, demand for gallium — used to make "lightning speed" computer chips — is expected to skyrocket. 
  
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• What happens to a small town when the power goes out for 24 hours

  15-05-2025 00:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Business owners are urged to review their policies after a blackout that took 26,000 properties offline in March. Just one of 70 surveyed traders says their insurance has covered the losses.
  
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• Hefty cost for business after Yorke Peninsula's 24-hour blackout

  15-05-2025 00:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Business owners are urged to review their policies after a blackout that took 26,000 properties offline. Just one of 70 surveyed traders says their insurance has covered the losses.
  
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• Hefty cost for business after York Peninsula's 24-hour blackout

  15-05-2025 00:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Business owners are urged to review their policies after a blackout that took 26,000 properties offline. Just one of 70 surveyed traders says their insurance has covered the losses.
  
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