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• 'How long can we cope?': Outback businesses brace for fuel excise increase

  15-09-2022 21:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Rural residents like Val and Bob Spilsbury pay more for fuel than those in the city. With the cost of diesel set to increase, outback farmers, business owners and tourist operators are worried about the lack of solutions.
  
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• Town questions $15b data centre set to use enough power for 1m homes

  07-10-2026 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  One Wagga Wagga resident says she feels "back-stabbed" by the development, while others say the town needs more industry.
  
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• Victorians say 'lazy planning' leading to poor social housing outcomes

  07-10-2026 21:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Residents near a proposed social housing project in Bendigo say the state government's fast-tracked planning process is allowing "lazy planning" to go ahead without sufficient scrutiny.
  
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• Former RBA board member says another rate hike this year 'plausible'

  07-10-2026 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Another interest rate hike this year is "plausible", but not necessarily likely, according to economist Ian Harper, who only left the RBA Monetary Policy Board in August. 
  
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• Former RBA board member says another rate hike 'plausible' this year

  07-10-2026 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Another interest rate hike this year is "plausible", but not necessarily likely, according to economist Ian Harper, who only left the RBA Monetary Policy Board in August. 
  
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• What Singapore really thinks of Australian solar power export plan

  07-10-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  It has unrivalled ambition and is backed by a tech billionaire, but Sun Cable's plans to export solar power to Singapore are floundering. 
  
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• Japan's beer brewers raided over claims they colluded to hike prices

  07-10-2026 18:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Japan's Fair Trade Commission is investigating whether the beer brewers colluded to raise their prices at the same time over several years, blaming factors like rising raw material costs.
  
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• Authorities investigate Japan's four biggest beer brewers over price rises

  07-10-2026 18:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Japan's Fair Trade Commission is investigating whether the beer brewers colluded to raise their prices at the same time over several years, blaming factors like rising raw material costs.
  
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• Fears of NT business closures after delayed dry season and proposed visa cuts

  07-10-2026 09:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Top End tourism operators are calling for the creation of a dedicated fund to help struggling business survive the wet season, as they say looming cuts to holiday workers could push the sector past breaking point.
   
  
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• 'Could almost speak Mandarin to everyone': Chinese visitors flock to Australia

  07-10-2026 08:42 via abc.net.au
  
  As China's week-long national day holiday comes to an end, data suggests an increase in flight bookings from China to Australia.
  
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• Australia among top picks for Chinese tourists during Golden Week holiday

  07-10-2026 08:42 via abc.net.au
  
  As China's week-long national day holiday comes to an end, data suggests an increase in flight bookings from China to Australia.
  
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• Mint unveils new coins chronicling iconic Australian inventions

  07-10-2026 08:15 via abc.net.au
  
  What do a jaffle maker, a baby safety capsule and a black box have in common?
  
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• Woolworths fuel levy surcharge nearly triple pre-Iran war level

  07-10-2026 06:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Experts say consumers and suppliers will "ultimately pay" for Woolworths' increase in its freight fuel levy surcharge.
  
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• Woolworths freight fuel levy surcharge almost triples since Iran war

  07-10-2026 06:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Experts say consumers and suppliers will "ultimately pay" for Woolworths' increase in its freight fuel levy surcharge.
  
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• Logan mayor warns of backyard 'slums' as council slashes granny flat tax

  07-10-2026 06:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Logan's mayor says the move will allow unscrupulous landlords to fit more renters in crowded backyards.
  
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• Coffee prices at some cafes rise by 10pc after RBA card surcharge ban

  07-10-2026 06:18 via abc.net.au
  
  A ban on card surcharges has led some cafe owners to lift coffee prices. It's an unintended consequence of the Reserve Bank's card surcharge ban, which was intended to lower prices for consumers.
  
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• Coffee prices at some cafes rise 10pc after RBA imposes card surcharge ban

  07-10-2026 06:18 via abc.net.au
  
  A ban on card surcharges has led to cafe owners lifting coffee prices. It's an unintended consequence of the Reserve Bank's card surcharge ban, which was intended to lower prices for consumers.
  
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• News anchor Richard Morecroft remembered as a 'great Australian'

  07-10-2026 04:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Richard Morecroft graced television screens for decades as an ABC 7PM news anchor and host of Letters and Numbers on SBS.
  
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• Landowner pushes back against opposition to Goolwa's first McDonald's

  07-10-2026 03:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The owner of the land where Goolwa's first McDonald's could be built says a significant portion of the South Australian town's population wants it to happen, despite vocal opposition from a local group.
  
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• Licence granted for controversial mineral sands mine

  07-10-2026 03:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Victoria's mining regulator has granted a 20-year licence for a mineral sands mine near Horsham in Victoria's west, despite local government and community concerns about the site's environmental impact.  
  
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• NSW coalmine climate ruling a massive shake-up to Australia's oil and gas

  07-10-2026 01:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's High Court rules in favour of a Hunter Valley community group in a landmark climate ruling that could redraw how fossil fuel projects are approved in Australia.  
  
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• NSW coalmine climate ruling a massive shake-up to Australia's coal and gas

  07-10-2026 01:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's High Court rules in favour of a Hunter Valley community group in a landmark climate ruling that could redraw how fossil fuel projects are approved in Australia.  
  
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• Breaking: High Court rules in favour of climate in Hunter Valley coal mine case

  07-10-2026 01:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's High Court has ruled in favour of a Hunter Valley community group in a landmark climate ruling that could re-draw how fossil fuel projects are approved in Australia. 
  
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• Why Darwin could become 'a major interconnection point' for global data

  07-10-2026 01:40 via abc.net.au
  
  As data centres and fibre-optic cable networks proliferate, planning documents show two international subsea cables could soon dock in the Darwin suburb of Fannie Bay.
  
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• Big Red Bash says 2027 will be the outback festival's last hurrah

  07-10-2026 01:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The Big Red Bash has been a major event in outback Queensland for more than a decade, but organisers say next year will be the festival's final year. 
  
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• ATO won't budge on credit card ban after snap meeting with business groups

  07-10-2026 00:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Small business groups say the ATO has indicated it will not be reversing its decision to stop accepting credit card payments.
  
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• ATO won't budge on credit card ban after meeting with business groups

  07-10-2026 00:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Small business groups say the ATO has indicated it will not be reversing its decision to stop accepting credit card payments.
  
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• ATO will not budge on credit card ban after meeting with business groups

  07-10-2026 00:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Small business groups say the ATO has indicated it will not reverse its decision to stop accepting credit card payments.
  
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• ATO convenes snap meeting over credit card ban

  07-10-2026 00:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's tax chief calls a snap meeting with business groups after the tax office faces backlash over its decision to stop accepting credit card payments.
  
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• Ukraine says South Korean exports helped ease Russia's drone-strike crisis

  07-10-2026 00:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Russia has imported fuel from South Korean ports, easing the impact of a fuel crisis caused by Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries, Ukraine's top sanctions official says.
  
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