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• Deb struggled to stay warm in winter, until a community organisation offered help

  01-04-2023 23:17 via abc.net.au
  
  A community project is retrofitting technology in low-income households to protect vulnerable people against extreme heat, cold and rising energy costs. 
  
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• A few 'cubes of sugar, a bit of salt, a cup of coffee in the morning': That's all Vahid's eaten for almost 40 days

  01-04-2023 21:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Activist Vahid Beheshti is entering his 40th day of a hunger strike with a simple message: designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp – the military arm of Iran's government — as a terrorist organisation.
  
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• Taxpayers 'won't pay a cent' of $94 million fee to scrap Adelaide rail privatisation, minister says

  01-04-2023 06:52 via abc.net.au
  
  The SA government is banking on Keolis Downer not pursuing legal action against it when it pushes ahead with plans to scrap the privatisation of Adelaide's rail network — despite a $94 million termination clause.
  
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• US lithium giant gets approval to build 850-person worker's camp in South West WA

  01-04-2023 04:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The facility will eventually be converted into a permanent housing estate to give the development a long-term impact in the community.
  
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• Musk's 2018 tweet on Tesla union campaign violated labour laws, court rules

  01-04-2023 03:17 via abc.net.au
  
  A US appeals court rules Tesla CEO Elon Musk violated federal labour law by tweeting that employees of the electric vehicle maker would lose stock options if they joined a union.
  
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• McGowan 'didn't know' Perth Mint paid workers millions in bonuses amid public sector wage freeze

  01-04-2023 02:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Perth Mint paid $7.7 million to staff at a time when there was a government wages freeze. The WA Premier insists he was unaware of the incentive payments.
  
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• When the Perth Mint was swindled out of 68kg of gold, three larrikin brothers got the blame

  01-04-2023 02:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Revelations aired by the ABC’s Four Corners about the Perth Mint have been startling to many, but it's not the first time the institution has been embroiled in a scandal. 
  
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• Three larrikin brothers, a corrupt cop and Alan Bond: The other Perth Mint scandal

  01-04-2023 02:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Revelations aired by the ABC’s Four Corners about the Perth Mint have been startling to many, but it's not the first time the institution has been embroiled in a scandal. 
  
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• Fossil fuels locked in to power mine providing parts for electric car engines

  01-04-2023 02:10 via abc.net.au
  
  The Dolphin Tungsten Mine is about to reopen on King Island. But instead of being connected to the local grid, it'll be diesel-powered for the next two years.
  
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• Why this regional city is so popular with Indian-born people

  01-04-2023 01:02 via abc.net.au
  
  More Indian-born people are moving to South Australia's Mount Gambier, creating opportunities for businesses and the first daily prayer meetings for a local Sikh temple.
  
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