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• What fills the void when a local paper folds? Former editor airs concerns over future of regional news

  02-04-2023 23:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Kate Hedley grew up in Mandurah and edited the town's paper, which is one of four mastheads in WA likely to shut down. She says she's worried about what will fill the gap.
  
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• What fills the void when a local paper folds? Defamatory posts, former editor says

  02-04-2023 23:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Kate Hedley grew up in Mandurah and edited the town's paper, which is one of four mastheads in WA likely to shut down. She says she's worried about what will fill the gap.
  
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• 'TikTok is not a reputable news source' warns regional newspaper editor

  02-04-2023 23:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Kate Hedley grew up in Mandurah and edited the town's paper, which is one of four mastheads in WA likely to shut down. She says she's worried about what will fill the gap.
  
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• Red seaweed could be the answer to slashing methane emissions from cows, study shows

  02-04-2023 22:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Forget fair-trade coffee beans and cows' milk substitutes, low-emission lattes could be the next big thing to land at your local cafe.
  
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• How cows eating red seaweed could mean an environmental breakthrough for the dairy industry

  02-04-2023 22:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Forget fair-trade coffee beans and cows' milk substitutes, low-emission lattes could be the next big thing to land at your local cafe.
  
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• Rising chorus to halt student loan indexation as inflation sends debts soaring  

  02-04-2023 21:38 via abc.net.au
  
  A growing chorus of university graduates is calling for an overhaul of the HECS-HELP debt system, as loan amounts balloon due to high inflation.
  
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• Rising chorus of calls for student loan indexation to be halted as inflation sends debts soaring 

  02-04-2023 21:38 via abc.net.au
  
  A growing chorus of university graduates is calling for an overhaul of the HECS-HELP debt system, as loan amounts balloon due to high inflation.
  
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• Decades to pay off a HECS debt — students despair as loans hike due to spiking inflation 

  02-04-2023 21:38 via abc.net.au
  
  A growing chorus of university graduates is calling for an overhaul of the HECS-HELP debt system, as loan amounts balloon due to high inflation.
  
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• Sharks, tourists jostle for space around iconic Thai destination island

  02-04-2023 20:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Made famous as the set of Leonardo Di Caprio's 2000 thriller The Beach, almost every shark was driven away by tourists. Now they've returned, authorities are limiting tourism. 
  
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• Oscar-winning Japanese composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto dies of cancer

  02-04-2023 16:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Oscar-winning Japanese composer famed for his scores for The Last Emperor, Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence and other films, has died aged 71.
  
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• Property prices rise for the first time in 10 months, while chronic rental shortage continues

  02-04-2023 16:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Sydney's average property price is back above $1,000,000, according to CoreLogic data for March, but rents are still rising in major capital cities, with a federal report finding 46,500 households are experiencing homelessness.
  
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• 'It's come a lot earlier than expected': House prices rise for the first time in 11 months

  02-04-2023 16:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Property prices are climbing nationally for the first time since interest rates started rising, according to CoreLogic, but rents are still surging in major capital cities as a federal report finds 46,500 households are experiencing homelessness.
  
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• Home prices rise for the first time in 10 months, while chronic rental shortage continues

  02-04-2023 16:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Property prices are climbing nationally for the first time since interest rates started rising, according to CoreLogic, but rents are still surging in major capital cities as a federal report finds 46,500 households are experiencing homelessness.
  
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• 'Unfair and unsustainable': Grattan Institute calls for much more radical super tax overhaul

  02-04-2023 13:00 via abc.net.au
  
  While the federal government gears up for a battle on its plans to increase tax on very large superannuation balances, the Grattan Institute argues super tax changes should go much, much further.
  
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• Superannuation has become 'a taxpayer-funded inheritance scheme'. These economists say that needs to change now

  02-04-2023 13:00 via abc.net.au
  
  While the federal government gears up for a battle on its plans to increase tax on very large superannuation balances, the Grattan Institute argues super tax changes should go much, much further.
  
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• Paris votes on banning e-scooters for hire as pedestrians complain of 'a sort of anarchy'

  02-04-2023 09:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The City of Lights is voting on whether to ban the hiring of e-scooters and, as critics point to dangerous accidents, pedestrians say there is no space left for them, while the vehicles' environmental credentials are being questioned.
  
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• South Australian government announces deal to return trains and trams to public control

  02-04-2023 06:27 via abc.net.au
  
  The South Australian premier says his government has reached an agreement to return trains and trams to public ownership, after they were privatised by the previous government.
  
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• Daniel Andrews downplays transparency criticism after 'very successful' trade trip to China

  02-04-2023 06:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews labels his surprise trade trip to China "a very successful visit" and downplays concerns about transparency during the four days of meetings.
  
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