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• Country of origin labelling for Australian-grown flowers will set them apart from imports

  29-04-2023 23:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Next time you buy flowers, check the rubber band holding the bunch together. Green and gold elastic bands will signify the blooms are locally grown.
  
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• These borrowers' repayments are about to jump, but they feel they dodged a bullet

  29-04-2023 22:02 via abc.net.au
  
  As hundreds of thousands of Australian mortgage holders brace for a steep hike in their repayments, there are calls for lenders to better explain to prospective borrowers the risks of interest rate rises or other changes to their circumstances.
  
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• Nadia and Jasper's repayments are about to jump. They say if they'd listened to the bank, they'd be in deep trouble

  29-04-2023 22:02 via abc.net.au
  
  As hundreds of thousands of Australian mortgage holders brace for a steep hike in their repayments, there are calls for lenders to better explain to prospective borrowers the risks of interest rate rises or other changes to their circumstances.
  
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• 'A kick in the teeth': As poverty rises in Britain, the cost of the King's coronation is hard for some to swallow

  29-04-2023 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Inside the palace, King Charles's staff are polishing the silver and preparing his coronation robes. Outside the gates, Britons are queuing for charities that can't keep up with demand.
  
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• Importers, exporters tipped to face price hikes to help fund biosecurity services

  29-04-2023 21:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Importers and farmers are being warned to expect changes to the cost of importing and exporting from Australia, as the government seeks a new way to fund biosecurity services to keep pests and diseases out.
  
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• Tucker Carlson was the king of Fox News. Then the Murdochs reportedly saw his private texts

  29-04-2023 20:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Ever since Tucker Carlson was pushed off his prime-time perch, rumours have swirled about why Fox News would get rid of its most powerful pundit.
  
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• Did Fox News really oust its most powerful pundit over rude texts? Delving into Tucker Carlson's exit

  29-04-2023 20:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Ever since Tucker Carlson was pushed off his prime-time perch, rumours have swirled about why Fox News would get rid of its most powerful pundit.
  
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• Greens move to introduce a bill to federal parliament to freeze rents and interest rates

  29-04-2023 13:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Their proposal would see the federal government work with states and territories to freeze rent increases nationwide.
  
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• Spectre of first global credit crunch since global financial crisis emerges as another US bank faces collapse

  29-04-2023 09:57 via abc.net.au
  
  The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is reportedly preparing to place First Republic Bank under receivership, which would make it the third US bank to collapse this year.
  
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• It's 'set to be the second-largest bank to fail in US history' as regulators scramble to ring fence First Republic

  29-04-2023 09:57 via abc.net.au
  
  The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is reportedly preparing to place First Republic Bank under receivership, which would make it the third US bank to collapse this year.
  
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• Why this commodity's price plunge is a win for farmers and shoppers

  29-04-2023 05:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Fertiliser prices have fallen from their record highs in 2022, with urea now worth about a third of its price last year.
  
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• Celebrity chef Shane Delia announces collapse of online food delivery company Providoor

  29-04-2023 04:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The food delivery service is one of several tech startups that have collapsed this year, citing difficult economic conditions.
  
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• Is your ultimate ride a chrome classic or a high-tech electric vehicle? Perhaps it could be both

  29-04-2023 00:45 via abc.net.au
  
  As the take-up of electric vehicles continues to gather pace, so too has a cottage industry for mechanics converting traditional petrol and diesel-powered cars into EVs.
  
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