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• Soft drinks banned under one of nation's strictest no sugar policies for hospitals

  13-06-2021 23:16 via abc.net.au
  
  A ban on sugar-sweetened drinks at Western Australia's public hospitals is aimed at tackling obesity, but the beverages lobby warns it may restrict consumers' rights.
  
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• 'I think it disrespects Australians': Soft drink ban in hospitals branded 'overreach' by beverages lobby

  13-06-2021 23:16 via abc.net.au
  
  A ban on sugar-sweetened drinks at Western Australia's public hospitals is aimed at tackling obesity, but the beverages lobby warns it may restrict consumers' rights.
  
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• Tyler is just starting out but thinks his dream of home ownership is already out of grasp

  13-06-2021 22:52 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australia Talks National Survey finds 65 per cent of Australians think owning a home isn't really an option for most young people anymore.
  
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• Coal seam gas company drills wells under private property without notifying farmers

  13-06-2021 22:14 via abc.net.au
  
  A Shell-owned coal seam gas company has drilled under farmland without notifying landholders, potentially leaving them uninsured and their land devalued.
  
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• Why Netflix's new Play Something feature might just be the 'enemy of creativity'

  13-06-2021 21:11 via abc.net.au
  
  It’s a natural next step in the streaming giant’s algorithm recommendation game, but there are ramifications for surrendering all choice and simply selecting Play Something.
  
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• Netflix’s new feature might seem harmless, but there are repercussions for creativity and autonomy

  13-06-2021 21:11 via abc.net.au
  
  It’s a natural next step in the streaming giant’s algorithm recommendation game, but there are ramifications for surrendering all choice and simply selecting Play Something.
  
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• Should you eat lemon chicken, honey prawns and sweet and sour pork with chopsticks or a fork?

  13-06-2021 21:08 via abc.net.au
  
  In the new series Chopsticks or Fork, Chinese migrant chefs share the challenges facing their family restaurants in regional Australia.
  
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• Stephen's in his late 30s and hasn't bought a house — he's worried about the next generation

  13-06-2021 21:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australia Talks National Survey finds 65 per cent of Australians think owning a home isn't really an option for most young people anymore.
  
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• Union calls for release of Darwin port workers quarantined in 'bureaucratic overreaction'

  13-06-2021 06:48 via abc.net.au
  
  The maritime union is demanding the release of 13 port workers from mandatory quarantine, rejecting the claim the workers breached COVID safety rules.
  
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• Coffee cups and other single-use plastic to be banned in WA by 2022

  13-06-2021 06:09 via abc.net.au
  
  The West Australian government unveils a plan to abolish single-use plastics — including plates, bowls, cups, cutlery and takeaway polystyrene food containers — by the end of the year, with coffee cups to be phased out in 2022.
  
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• WA mill town that ran by the whistle

  13-06-2021 03:18 via abc.net.au
  
  It was the steam-powered sound that told people when to wake up, signalled a break for lunch and even helped find children lost in the forest.
  
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• Living life by the whistle in historic WA mill town Donnelly River

  13-06-2021 03:18 via abc.net.au
  
  It was the steam-powered sound that told people when to wake up, signalled a break for lunch and even helped find children lost in the forest.
  
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• Crunch time for Australian peanut growers as imports and climate change bite

  13-06-2021 02:16 via abc.net.au
  
  As a changing climate crushes domestic production in traditional peanut country, growers are turning to regions like the Red Centre to rebuild domestic supply.
  
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• When the pandemic hit, a pilot penned a letter as a 'time capsule' — 435 days later, it's finally been found

  13-06-2021 02:09 via abc.net.au
  
  As the global coronavirus pandemic took hold and planes were sent into storage, Chris Dennis penned a letter to serve as a time capsule for the next crew.
  
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• 'The light must be at the end of the tunnel': Pilot's pandemic note found after 435 days

  13-06-2021 02:09 via abc.net.au
  
  As the global coronavirus pandemic took hold and planes were sent into storage, Chris Dennis penned a letter to serve as a time capsule for the next crew.
  
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• Nights without power for many Victorians have advantages. No screen time for kids is one

  13-06-2021 01:59 via abc.net.au
  
  What's life like without electricity? Thousands of Victorian families are finding out, and for some there are plenty of positives about being forced to live "off the grid".
  
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• Four nights without power for many Victorians, but it has its advantages. No screen time for the kids is one

  13-06-2021 01:59 via abc.net.au
  
  What's life like without electricity? Thousands of Victorian families are finding out, and for some there are plenty of positives about being forced to live "off the grid".
  
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