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• ASX follows Wall Street lower as US bond sell-off deepens — as it happened

  21-05-2025 23:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The local share market has closed in the red after US stocks dropped and there was tepid demand for US government bonds, a reflection of investor nerves over Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill".
  
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• Debt, death or surrender: The impossible choice faced by cash-strapped pet owners

  21-05-2025 22:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Michael thought he would have to surrender his beloved cat when he was suddenly hit with a big emergency vet bill. Experts say many Australians are taking on debts through high-interest loan schemes or making the heartbreaking decision to euthanise their pets.
  
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• The key reason one train problem sent Sydney's network into meltdown

  21-05-2025 22:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The blank signs, "major disruptions" and panic on the platforms, it was an all too familiar scene for Sydney's commuters. So what caused the meltdown? 
  
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• Damage bill expected to be 'tens of millions' after truck hits bridge

  21-05-2025 21:38 via abc.net.au
  
  The damage bill from a truck crash on a major Queensland highway is expected to run into the tens of millions of dollars, and some warn it could happen again unless upgrades are fast-tracked.
  
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• Susan had two sips of a pina colada. Hours later, she was in a coma

  21-05-2025 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  An Australian tourist who was rushed to hospital after drinking a pina colada at a popular Fiji resort says she is convinced she was "poisoned" by tainted alcohol.
  
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• 4WD track plan released with Aboriginal groups warning fight not over

  21-05-2025 09:54 via abc.net.au
  
  A decade-long fight over four-wheel-driving in areas of Tasmania's north-west rich in Aboriginal cultural sites may not be over, despite the government releasing a new management strategy.
  
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• Truckies face four-hour detour to avoid 'unpredictable' Hampden Bridge

  21-05-2025 09:03 via abc.net.au
  
  A proposed load limit on the country's only surviving timber-decked suspension bridge from the 19th century, a major connection from the country to the coast, could send truckies on hours-long detours.
  
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• Ghost bookers bring axe down on Victoria's free-camping experiment

  21-05-2025 07:56 via abc.net.au
  
  A free camping program panned by tourism operators and plagued by ghost bookings and rubbish dumping is abandoned by the state government.
  
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• Virtual fencing one step closer for most of Australia's dairy herd

  21-05-2025 06:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The Victorian government will develop regulations to support virtual fencing for cattle, bringing the state further in line with others across Australia.
  
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• Sydney rail commuters tell of 'awful' chaos and 'phantom trains'

  21-05-2025 06:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Frustrated Sydney commuters have shared tales of chaotic crowds, a lack of communication and bafflingly quiet services on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Movie World cleared of wrongdoing in child's scalping injury

  21-05-2025 05:28 via abc.net.au
  
  A judge-only trial heard a 12-year-old boy was standing on the back of a carousel character when his head was caught in moving parts in the ride's ceiling.
  
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• Major NT mine resumes exports after 14-month halt from cyclone damage

  21-05-2025 02:51 via abc.net.au
  
  The GEMCO manganese mine has resumed exports for the first time since severe cyclone damage to its Groote Eylandt wharf brought operations to a halt last year.
  
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• Union calls on Westpac to shelve job cut plans — as it happened

  21-05-2025 00:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Westpac hasn't put a number on job cuts, after reports 1,500 could go. The Australian share market is higher following the Reserve Bank's decision to slash interest rates. Look back on the trading day with the ABC business and markets blog.
  
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