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• Fears renewable energy projects could turn Far North Queensland's pristine rainforest into 'industrial wasteland'

  13-03-2022 21:54 via abc.net.au
  
  There are calls for the Queensland government to stop approving large, foreign-owned wind farm developments in the state's north, amid fears the area's flora and fauna could be devastated by land clearing.
  
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• Sale of East Kimberley cattle stations to 'Twiggy' Forrest has traditional owners thinking big

  13-03-2022 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  The sale of a group of East Kimberley cattle stations to billionaire Andrew Forrest has traditional owners hopeful of future benefits to Indigenous people, through employment and tourism.
  
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• Petrol prices are soaring, and the government is facing calls from within to intervene

  13-03-2022 20:34 via abc.net.au
  
  With a federal election looming, some Coalition MPs say the Prime Minister and Treasurer should consider cutting or pausing the fuel excise — currently more than 44 cents per litre — to reduce cost of living pressures on Australians.
  
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• 'It's biting people': Soaring petrol prices prompt calls within government to cut fuel excise tax

  13-03-2022 20:34 via abc.net.au
  
  With a federal election looming, some Coalition MPs say the Prime Minister and Treasurer should consider cutting or pausing the fuel excise — currently more than 44 cents per litre — to reduce cost of living pressures on Australians.
  
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• Cashless and flightless, Russian tourists stuck in Thailand after Ukraine invasion

  13-03-2022 20:29 via abc.net.au
  
  There are about 6,500 Russian tourists stuck in Phuket, Surat Thani, Krabi and Pattaya, four provinces that are popular seaside resort destinations, in addition to 1,000 Ukrainians.
  
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• Kalbar clears out as community calls for 'final resolution'

  13-03-2022 20:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The mining company has emptied out its office in eastern Victoria after it withdrew a licence application to dig up precious minerals, but locals want to know what will be the future of a rejected project.
  
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• Infamous Perth bridge with 'cult following' to be replaced by end of the year

  13-03-2022 07:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The WA government is asking for suggestions on how to farewell the Bayswater Bridge — the enemy of truck drivers everywhere — which is being upgraded as part of the Metronet project. 
  
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• As companies leave Russia, their assets could be seized according to a new draft law

  13-03-2022 05:44 via abc.net.au
  
  A Russian draft law could allow for the seizure of the assets of Western companies leaving the country, as the Kremlin pushes back against sweeping sanctions and the exodus of international businesses since its invasion of Ukraine.
  
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• Frydenberg urged to cut the 44.2 cents per litre fuel excise

  13-03-2022 02:24 via abc.net.au
  
  SA Premier Steven Marshall writes to the federal government asking it to reduce the fuel excise in the next budget, amid record petrol prices across Australia.
  
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• Frydenberg urged to cut fuel tax amid soaring petrol prices

  13-03-2022 02:24 via abc.net.au
  
  SA Premier Steven Marshall writes to the federal government asking it to reduce the fuel excise in the next budget, amid record petrol prices across Australia.
  
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• Christian can't choose where he buys his power and it’s costing him thousands a year

  13-03-2022 01:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Most WA business have no say on where they purchase their power from, and as the pandemic continues to impact their bottom line, some say its time for that to change.
  
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