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• Ox Capital Management

  10-07-2023 01:46
  Ox Capital ManagementcarlmazzoloMon, 2023-07-10 09:46
  PrintOx Capital Management (OxCap) is an Australian-based boutique investment manager specialising in emerging market equities.
  
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• Alpine town struggles with identity as logging industry packs up

  09-02-2026 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Job losses mean Swifts Creek in Victoria's High Country is facing an identity crisis, but it is not the only small town undergoing a transformation. 
  
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• Largest water users in the dark on a policy state governments urged to sign

  09-02-2026 21:14 via abc.net.au
  
  As the country's state governments and territories consider signing a new national water policy that seeks to address climate change and elevate First Nations knowledge, the agriculture industry fears it has been overlooked.
  
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• Native title holders appeal NT's largest groundwater licence in High Court

  09-02-2026 20:49 via abc.net.au
  
  The cultural value of water will be front and centre in the High Court in Canberra today as a group of native title holders from Central Australia fight to assert cultural rights over an aquifer under their lands.
  
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• Body corporates urged to be cautious after alleged strata fraud

  09-02-2026 20:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The loss of $2 million from strata property accounts on the NSW Mid North Coast triggers concerns about the protection of shared assets.
  
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• Bodies corporate urged to be cautious after alleged strata fraud

  09-02-2026 20:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The loss of $2 million from strata property accounts on the NSW Mid North Coast triggers concerns about the protection of shared assets.
  
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• Shield and First Guardian collapses spur investment scheme crackdown

  09-02-2026 20:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government plans a crackdown on managed investment schemes following the collapses of Shield Master Fund and First Guardian.
  
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• Government plans investment scheme crackdown after major funds collapse

  09-02-2026 20:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government plans a crackdown on managed investment schemes following the collapses of Shield Master Fund and First Guardian.
  
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• These drugs are not going down to $25 under PBS script price changes

  09-02-2026 20:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Painkillers, HRT therapies and incontinence medicines are among the drugs that will not benefit from the new maximum $25 script price.
  
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• First stage of Marinus Link approved but impact on bills unknown

  09-02-2026 19:21 via abc.net.au
  
  The economic regulator has approved the first stage of the Marinus Link electricity connection between Tasmania and Victoria, and the associated transmission line, but it's not known what effect it will have on Tasmanians' power bills.
  
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• Maritime regulator investigating luxury cruise ship after exploitation claims

  09-02-2026 10:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The maritime union says crew members of a luxury Carnival cruise ship allege they are being made to sleep in crowded rooms, lack access to free drinking water, and that some are earning as little as $2.50 an hour. 
  
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• Luxury cruise ship being investigated after claims of 'horrifying' conditions

  09-02-2026 10:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The maritime union says crew members of a luxury Carnival cruise ship allege they are being made to sleep in crowded rooms, lack access to safe free drinking water, and that some are earning as little as $2.50 an hour. 
  
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• 'Massive' foreign-owned barge washes up on a tiny island in the Torres Strait

  09-02-2026 09:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The barge drifted into Australian waters from Indonesia after breaking from its moorings during bad weather.  
  
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• Another Optus tech 'issue' affects hundreds of thousands of customers

  09-02-2026 08:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Optus says an issue is affecting mobile services for some customers, who are seeing "no service" or "SOS" on their device.
  
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• HESTA chief executive resigns after superannuation outage

  09-02-2026 02:30 via abc.net.au
  
  HESTA's boss is calling it quits after 11 years in the role. Her exit follows an outage that left members unable to access their accounts.
  
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• Kimberley students sweltering through summer with broken air con

  09-02-2026 01:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Classroom temperatures at Broome North Primary School are reportedly pushing 30 degrees, with long-reported air conditioning breakdowns yet to be fixed.
  
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• Broken air conditioning leaves primary school students sweltering

  09-02-2026 01:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Classroom temperatures at Broome North Primary School in the Kimberley are reportedly pushing 30 degrees, with long-reported air conditioning breakdowns yet to be fixed.
  
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• Cyclists say Sydney Fish Market bike route 'accident waiting to happen'

  08-02-2026 23:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The decision to put a shared bike path in front of the new Sydney Fish Market is causing a clash between commuter cyclists and visitors to the site, riders say. 
  
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• New bushfires a stark reminder that Black Summer recovery still not over

  08-02-2026 22:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Residents who lived through the 2019-20 bushfires on the NSW South Coast say this summer's fires triggered traumatic memories, and highlighted the recovery and resilience projects that remain unfinished.
  
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• Communities 'triggered' by bushfires, six years after towns burned

  08-02-2026 22:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Residents who lived through the 2019-20 bushfires on the NSW South Coast say this summer's fires triggered traumatic memories, and highlighted the recovery and resilience projects that remain unfinished.
  
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• Investors drive up regional SA house prices with some buying sight unseen

  08-02-2026 20:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Local buyers are facing stiff competition from outside investors, with regional house price rises tipped to continue.
  
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• Japan's 'Iron Lady' leads coalition to landslide election victory

  08-02-2026 19:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner are expected to hold upwards of two-thirds of the seats in Japan's lower house.
  
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• Young people could get massive pay boost in 'totemic' wage case

  08-02-2026 19:42 via abc.net.au
  
  "I'm paying adult fuel with still a child's wage," says Ben Walker, one of the almost half a million young people who could see a huge boost to their wage.
  
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• Young people could get a massive pay boost in 'totemic' wage case

  08-02-2026 19:42 via abc.net.au
  
  "I'm paying adult fuel with still a child's wage," says Ben Walker, one of the almost half a million young people who could see a huge boost to their wage.
  
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• Seaside town to finally get better phone service but locals angry at 'eyesore' tower location

  08-02-2026 19:14 via abc.net.au
  
  It's known for fishing boats, a pristine coast, a skyline without a high-rise in sight — and notoriously patchy phone reception. So, a new phone tower would be welcome, you'd think. 
  
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• A seaside town wants better phone service — just not a big tower

  08-02-2026 19:14 via abc.net.au
  
  It's known for fishing boats, a pristine coast, a skyline without a high-rise in sight — and notoriously patchy phone reception. So, a new phone tower would be welcome, you'd think. 
  
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• 'Sabotage' claims as trains delayed on Winter Olympics opening weekend

  08-02-2026 01:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Police are investigating three incidents of damage on lines around Bologna, and have not ruled out a potential link to the Milan Cortina Games.
  
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• Korean cryptocurrency exchange accidentally gives away $60b in bitcoin

  08-02-2026 00:24 via abc.net.au
  
  A South Korean cryptocurrency exchange apologises after mistakenly transferring more than $60 billion worth of bitcoin to users, which briefly prompted a sell-off on the platform.
  
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• Hobart zip-line idea emerges again — but not on the mountain

  08-02-2026 00:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Another zip-line is being proposed for public land near Hobart, almost a year after the last proposal on Kunanyi/Mt Wellington was knocked back by the Hobart City Council. 
  
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• They were told kids 'didn't read' in this town, they opened a bookshop anyway

  08-02-2026 00:00 via abc.net.au
  
  In one of Australia's most disadvantaged regions, more known for its lead than its literature, a couple wanted to open a book store but were told children didn't read books there. They did it anyway, and it went on to become a "world class" institution.
  
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