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• COVID-19 is speeding up our shift towards a cashless future

  25-12-2021 22:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating Australia's shift towards buy now, pay later and other digital payment methods – at the expense of physical cash. But not everyone is happy about moving too quickly to a cashless society.
  
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• From shipping containers to stock tanks, quirky swimming pools are making a splash

  25-12-2021 22:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a boom in demand for pools and for some people, the more unconventional the construction, the better.
  
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• COVID-19 is driving a boom in demand for alternative swimming pools as people reinvest in their homes

  25-12-2021 22:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a boom in demand for pools and for some people, the more unconventional the construction, the better.
  
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• 'It's hard to overstate how obsessed they are': Why China is so fixated on one country's demise

  25-12-2021 20:16 via abc.net.au
  
  For 30 years, China has studied the fall of the USSR to avoid a similar collapse. They made three key decisions in Beijing to outlive their ideological cousin. 
  
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• China is 'obsessed' with the fall of the USSR. Here's how they've avoided the same fate — for now

  25-12-2021 20:16 via abc.net.au
  
  For 30 years, China has studied the fall of the USSR to avoid a similar collapse. They made three key decisions in Beijing to outlive their ideological cousin. 
  
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• 'Lockdown in all but name': Venues close, events scrapped, staff out of work as Omicron slays the season

  25-12-2021 19:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Sudden voluntary closures of pubs and clubs are leaving hospitality workers without the festive pay they were relying on, with no current government support because it didn't mandate the lockdown.
  
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• Lockdown in all but name: Omicron slays the festive season, as venues shutdown and staff go without pay

  25-12-2021 19:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Sudden voluntary closures of pubs and clubs are leaving hospitality workers without the festive pay they were relying on, with no current government support because it didn't mandate the lockdown.
  
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• 'He comes and listens': Meet the 'flying padre' uniting isolated towns this Christmas

  25-12-2021 05:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Since 2003, Padre Dave has been flying to some of Australia's most isolated communities to talk and listen to a scattered flock.
  
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• Thousands of flights cancelled around world as Omicron mars Christmas weekend

  25-12-2021 02:11 via abc.net.au
  
  COVID-19 wreaks havoc on Christmas weekend travel, with commercial airlines around the world cancelling more than 4,300 flights.
  
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• This is what happens to your online shopping when you return it — it might make you think twice about what you buy

  25-12-2021 02:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The pandemic's increased our love of online shopping. But brands and sustainability experts are urging people to think before they buy this sales period, warning of the environmental impact. 
  
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• Online shopping on Boxing Day? Here's why you should think before you buy

  25-12-2021 02:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The pandemic's increased our love of online shopping. But brands and sustainability experts are urging people to think before they buy this sales period, warning of the environmental impact. 
  
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