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• Helium production in Australia is about to end. Could another source fill the gap?

  30-04-2023 23:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Since 2010, a by-product from a Darwin LNG plant has been Australia's only helium source. But with the feedstock for the gas plant due to run out in the coming months, we're about to begin importing it all.
  
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• 'Home delivery' booming in outback towns as construction costs skyrocket

  30-04-2023 22:31 via abc.net.au
  
  As building a new home becomes more challenging and expensive in regional Queensland, many people are opting to have ready-built houses trucked in from thousands of kilometres away.
  
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• Tiny town's population doubles with celebration of outback Queensland's vast horizons

  30-04-2023 21:59 via abc.net.au
  
  The small town of Hughenden — with its population of just over 1,000 residents — welcomes visitors from across the country seeking stunning views and outback hospitality.
  
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• The lending boom is biting back against millions of Australians. Glenn's rules were meant to safeguard us

  30-04-2023 21:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The scrapping of the interest rate floor five years ago has led to "bad outcomes" for many Australians who secured ultra-cheap home loans during the pandemic and are now facing a fall over the mortgage cliff, says a former head of credit risk at the nation's financial regulator. 
  
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• Many borrowers' 'bad outcome' may have been averted if banking rules were not watered down, says former regulator

  30-04-2023 21:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The scrapping of the interest rate floor five years ago has led to "bad outcomes" for many Australians who secured ultra-cheap home loans during the pandemic and are now facing a fall over the mortgage cliff, says a former head of credit risk at the nation's financial regulator. 
  
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• Record pokie profits fuelled by people desperate to buy food and pay the rent, advocates say

  30-04-2023 21:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Poker machine losses are much higher in Western Sydney, where three local government areas account for 20 per cent of all NSW clubs and hotel pokies profits.
  
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• Pokies profits soar as struggling punters try their luck in the hope of paying groceries and rent

  30-04-2023 21:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Poker machine losses are much higher in Western Sydney, where three local government areas account for 20 per cent of all NSW clubs and hotel pokies profits.
  
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• Phasing out property tax breaks could save $74b but it also could create 'significant economic shock'

  30-04-2023 20:41 via abc.net.au
  
  The Parliamentary Budget Office warns phasing out property tax breaks may also "trigger a significant economic shock". That's why next week's budget is more focused on increasing the supply of housing rather than trying to make housing affordable by reducing house prices.
  
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• 'I used to silence myself': How Heather Mitchell stood into her power

  30-04-2023 20:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Actor Heather Mitchell's life has been as dramatic off screen as it has on. And she’s channelling those experiences into some of the greatest performances of her career. 
  
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• How Heather Mitchell survived a 'testosterone, cocaine and alcohol-fuelled' workplace

  30-04-2023 20:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Actor Heather Mitchell's life has been as dramatic off screen as it has on. And she’s channelling those experiences into some of the greatest performances of her career. 
  
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• How fires, floods and COVID left Australia with just one battle-ready submarine

  30-04-2023 20:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Until Australia's submarine fleet can go nuclear the navy must keep its near-retirement vessels deployable. It's been a struggle.
  
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• How Australia was left with only one deployable submarine

  30-04-2023 20:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Until Australia's submarine fleet can go nuclear the navy must keep its near-retirement vessels deployable. It's been a struggle.
  
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• Tasmania regains top spot as best-performing economy

  30-04-2023 15:46 via abc.net.au
  
  After one quarter in the sun, Queensland has been knocked off the top of CommSec's State of the States economic rankings, and overtaken by the island state, which now leads on three key indicators. 
  
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• Tasmania knocks off Queensland to retake top spot as best-performing economy

  30-04-2023 15:46 via abc.net.au
  
  After one quarter in the sun, Queensland has been knocked off the top of CommSec's State of the States economic rankings, and overtaken by the island state, which now leads on three key indicators. 
  
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• Queensland loses best state economy crown to Tasmania

  30-04-2023 15:46 via abc.net.au
  
  After one quarter in the sun, Queensland has been knocked off the top of CommSec's State of the States economic rankings, and overtaken by the island state, which now leads on three key indicators. 
  
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• House prices rise for second straight month as interest rates appear to stabilise

  30-04-2023 15:46 via abc.net.au
  
  CoreLogic data shows Australian property prices have risen for the second consecutive month, suggesting a downturn in the housing market is coming to an end as interest rates stabilise.
  
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• Australia's brief housing market downturn is over, but property prices still remain out of reach

  30-04-2023 15:46 via abc.net.au
  
  CoreLogic data shows Australian property prices have risen for the second consecutive month, suggesting a downturn in the housing market is coming to an end as interest rates stabilise.
  
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• Biden jokes about his advanced age after bringing serious note to White House Correspondents' Dinner

  30-04-2023 10:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The White House Correspondents' Dinner — known for its fiery jabs at Washington — takes on a more solemn tone at times during US President Joe Biden's speech. 
  
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• Mass land release to create 1,900 new homes as Adelaide prepares for AUKUS

  30-04-2023 04:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Plans to build another 1,900 homes in Adelaide's north and south have been unveiled by the South Australian government, which says the land release will help the state prepare for the AUKUS project.
  
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• Uranium mine near Broken Hill on schedule to reopen at end of 2023

  30-04-2023 02:10 via abc.net.au
  
  A South Australian uranium mine is on schedule to reopen for the first time in 10 years, but its owners are watching for potential impacts from a reduction in Rex Airlines' regional flights.
  
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• Grape growers harvesting vintage directly back onto the ground after difficult year

  30-04-2023 01:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's wine industry is limping to the end of one of its most difficult vintages, with widespread disease dramatically cutting yields and a glut of red wine leaving many growers unable to find buyers.
  
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• 'The in-betweeners': When earning too much is not enough

  30-04-2023 00:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Food charity OzHarvest says more Canberrans are seeking help as they struggle to pay for housing and groceries, including people who earn too much to be eligible for government benefits, but not enough to be financially secure.
  
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