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  23-11-2024 19:00 via abc.net.au
  
  With Joe Biden about to step off the world stage, the jockeying for position has began, with China's Xi Jinping taking an early lead.
  
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• Rental affordability hits new low as rents rise faster than wages

  10-02-2026 14:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Tenants now pay an average of 33.4 per cent of their pre-tax income on rent, which is the highest level on record, according to a property research firm.
  
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• Telstra joint venture to cut up to 209 jobs as AI projects evolve

  10-02-2026 09:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The Telstra joint venture said this move will "bring an enhanced experience" to its customers, but did not make clear how many jobs in the joint venture (JV) are set to be moved to India.
  
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• Breaking: Telstra joint venture to cut up to 209 jobs as AI projects evolve

  10-02-2026 09:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Telstra said this move will "bring an enhanced experience" to its customers, but did not make clear how many jobs in the joint venture (JV) are set to be moved to India.
  
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• Oil and gas exploration site the 'size of Singapore' approved in Queensland

  10-02-2026 07:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The Queensland government approves new oil and gas exploration in a region they believe could become Australia's first new major oil province in 50 years. 
  
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• New oil and gas exploration site the 'size of Singapore' approved in Queensland

  10-02-2026 07:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The Queensland government has approved new oil and gas exploration in a region they believe could become Australia's first new major oil province in 50 years. 
  
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• Transport industry calls out so-called 'sham contracting'

  10-02-2026 07:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Advocates within the trucking industry are saying misuse of roadside parking bays is putting fatigued drivers at risk.
  
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• Last-minute administration blocks fire sale of billionaire's coal mine

  10-02-2026 07:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Tahmoor Coal has been placed into voluntary administration just as the Supreme Court was set to hear a creditor's winding-up application.
  
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• Elvis Presley 'unguarded' in unseen footage used in new Baz Luhrmann film

  10-02-2026 07:13 via abc.net.au
  
  When director Baz Luhrmann and his team uncovered hours of previously unseen Elvis Presley recordings, Luhrmann abandoned his original plans, deciding to "get out of the way" and let Presley tell his own story.
  
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• Baz Luhrmann's Elvis movie depicts the king of rock 'n' roll at his most unguarded

  10-02-2026 07:13 via abc.net.au
  
  When director Baz Luhrmann and his team uncovered hours of previously unseen Elvis Presley recordings, Luhrmann abandoned his original plans, deciding to "get out of the way" and let Presley tell his own story.
  
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• 'We were aware': Aviation authority knew of issues at school before fatal crash

  10-02-2026 06:35 via abc.net.au
  
  When a young pilot crashed his aircraft he and his two passengers died but there are questions as to why he was even flying after failing two exams.
  
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• Pilot failed two exams but held license ahead of fatal crash

  10-02-2026 06:35 via abc.net.au
  
  When a young pilot crashed his aircraft he and his two passengers died but there are questions as to why he was even flying after failing two exams.
  
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• Pilot failed two exams but held licence ahead of fatal crash

  10-02-2026 06:35 via abc.net.au
  
  When a young pilot crashed his aircraft he and his two passengers died, but there are questions as to why he was even flying after failing two exams.
  
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• Chappell Roan splits with Wasserman agency amid Maxwell email controversy

  10-02-2026 06:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Pop star Chappell Roan says she is no longer represented by the talent agency led by Los Angeles 2028 Olympics chief Casey Wasserman, who has faced criticism for flirtatious email exchanges with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell more than 20 years ago.
  
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• Salmon giant confirms antibiotic use in hatchery on River Derwent

  10-02-2026 04:36 via abc.net.au
  
  There are calls for the public to be made aware of antibiotic use in Tasmania's freshwater hatcheries after Huon Aquaculture recently used oxytetracycline to treat diseased salmon without informing downstream users.
  
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• Salmon company defends use of antibiotics

  10-02-2026 04:36 via abc.net.au
  
  There are calls for the public to be made aware of antibiotic use in Tasmania's freshwater hatcheries after Huon Aquaculture recently used oxytetracycline to treat diseased salmon without informing downstream users.
  
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• EPA greenlights $280m tourist village at Smiths Beach

  10-02-2026 04:32 via abc.net.au
  
  WA's Environmental Protection Authority has recommended the approval of a coastal development resort in the state's South West.
  
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• ASX loses ground and CSL boss steps down — as it happened

  09-02-2026 21:55 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX 200 closed slightly lower, and the CSL chief executive stepped down abruptly ahead of tomorrow's half-year results. Catch up on the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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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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• Carnival 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 major 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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