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• No shops, no roads, lots of wombats; people go here for no frills — that could be about to change

  23-05-2021 23:37 via abc.net.au
  
  In the middle of a state election campaign, a controversial draft management plan for Maria Island, off Tasmania's east coast, was quietly released by the government. The proposals could change the place forever.
  
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• Maria Island is a magical, historical secret — but its fans fear overdevelopment will ruin it

  23-05-2021 23:37 via abc.net.au
  
  In the middle of a state election campaign, a controversial draft management plan for Maria Island, off Tasmania's east coast, was quietly released by the government. The proposals could change the place forever.
  
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• Burnout and fears of reputational damage as acute worker shortage grips an inundated Darwin

  23-05-2021 22:42 via abc.net.au
  
  After seven years at the helm of one of Darwin's busiest restaurants, May Lai is calling it quits. She says the struggle to find staff has taken its toll amid a severe hospitality worker shortage exacerbated by the rush of tourists visiting the NT. 
  
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• As tourists rush to holiday in the Territory, hospitality workers are buckling under the pressure

  23-05-2021 22:42 via abc.net.au
  
  After seven years at the helm of one of Darwin's busiest restaurants, May Lai is calling it quits. She says the struggle to find staff has taken its toll amid a severe hospitality worker shortage exacerbated by the rush of tourists visiting the NT. 
  
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• This town's battery may not be 'big' but experts say it's enough to 'petrify' energy providers

  23-05-2021 21:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Battery manufacturers across Australia are pushing into the production of mid-sized batteries for remote towns, schools, and even greenfield housing developments.
  
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• This battery may not be 'big' but experts say it's enough to 'petrify' energy providers

  23-05-2021 21:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Battery manufacturers across Australia are pushing into the production of mid-sized batteries for remote towns, schools, and even greenfield housing developments.
  
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• Mountain cable car plunges to the ground in Italy, killing nine

  23-05-2021 15:03 via abc.net.au
  
  The cable car connecting the Lake Maggiore town of Stresa with Mottarone in the northern Italian Piedmont region collapses to the ground.
  
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• Mountain cable car plunges to the ground in Italy, killing 14

  23-05-2021 15:03 via abc.net.au
  
  The cable car connecting the Lake Maggiore town of Stresa with Mottarone in the northern Italian Piedmont region collapses to the ground.
  
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• Mountain cable car plunges to the ground in Italy, killing 13

  23-05-2021 15:03 via abc.net.au
  
  The cable car connecting the Lake Maggiore town of Stresa with Mottarone in the northern Italian Piedmont region collapses to the ground.
  
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• Child survives as mountain cable car plunges to the ground in Italy, killing 14

  23-05-2021 15:03 via abc.net.au
  
  A mountaintop cable car that recently reopened after the pandemic collapses in northern Italy, killing at least 14 people, including foreign nationals and children, with a young child the only survivor.
  
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• Victorian commuters face fines for refusing to wear a mask on public transport

  23-05-2021 04:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Around half of all commuters in Victoria are ignoring a health directive to wear masks on public transport — so police are stepping up fines as part of a compliance crackdown.
  
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• Forgot your mask before catching the train? In Victoria, that could cost you $200

  23-05-2021 04:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Around half of all commuters in Victoria are ignoring a health directive to wear masks on public transport — so police are stepping up fines as part of a compliance crackdown.
  
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• The teenage 'hardcore car nuts' on a mission to turn a Ranger Rover into an electric vehicle

  23-05-2021 03:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Twenty-five young women from four Bendigo secondary schools are converting a Range Rover to an electric vehicle for their community.
  
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• The teenage 'hardcore car nuts' on a mission to turn a Range Rover into an electric vehicle

  23-05-2021 03:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Twenty-five girls from four Bendigo secondary schools are taking part in a year-long project aimed at inspiring young women to pursue careers in STEM.
  
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• Troubled Keswick Island reopening to residents, tourism

  23-05-2021 03:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Access to the island had been difficult for many months due to management issues. Now, with a shift in management and mood, the island is opening back up.
  
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• When COVID hit, these pilots changed course. Now, they're hunting pests in Victoria's High Country

  23-05-2021 00:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Welcome to the new frontier of aerial surveillance and feral animal control.
  
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