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• Music festivals 'too busy' to address sexual violence, says survivor-advocate amid legislative bid

  22-10-2023 23:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Sarah Williams successfully campaigned to make drink spiking and sexual violence prevention training mandatory for bar and security staff. Now, she is urging changes to the NSW Festivals Act.
  
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• This council is expecting 240 new residents a week for the next 25 years — and that has some concerned

  22-10-2023 22:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Moreton Bay has 94 suburbs, takes nearly an hour to traverse and is expecting 240 new residents a week for the next 25 years. But those who live here fear they're not prepared to cope with the impending population explosion.
  
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• Linda remembers when her commute took 20 minutes. Now it's closer to an hour — and her community is only getting bigger

  22-10-2023 22:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Moreton Bay has 94 suburbs, takes nearly an hour to traverse and is expecting 240 new residents a week for the next 25 years. But those who live here fear they're not prepared to cope with the impending population explosion.
  
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• Wholesale power market tumbles but households warned not to expect price relief

  22-10-2023 21:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Consumers are being warned not to expect any immediate relief despite a big fall in wholesale power prices to their lowest levels in two years.
  
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• 'Series of red flags': Sydneysiders warned to save water as rainfall, dam levels take a dive

  22-10-2023 20:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Hot temperatures and the driest winter in 37 years saw a spike in water usage across Greater Sydney, prompting fears the region could be on water restrictions by this time next year.
  
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• Farmers call on government to walk away from 'dud' EU trade deal

  22-10-2023 19:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Farmers groups say a proposed trade deal with the European Union would send some commodities backwards and is a bad deal for "every sector of Australian agriculture".
  
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• ABC journalists recognised at annual Clarion Awards

  22-10-2023 07:32 via abc.net.au
  
  ABC reporters are among those recognised for their excellence in journalism at the annual Clarion Awards — with Alexandra Blucher named Journalist of the Year.
  
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• SA power prices remain key issue, as hydrogen project progresses

  22-10-2023 05:45 via abc.net.au
  
  The government says the state is not immune to global pressures on energy costs, as it announces partners for a major hydrogen project in Whyalla.
  
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• Outback residents appalled they were left short of milk for two weeks

  22-10-2023 04:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Fresh milk is a staple in many people's refrigerators, but for the Far West New South Wales town of Brewarrina, it went missing from households and businesses for close to two weeks last month.
  
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• From 150 to 40,000, humpbacks on Australia's east coast make 'miraculous' recovery

  22-10-2023 03:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Experts believe the humpback whale population has reached record heights, after commercial whaling from the late 1800s to the 1960s pushed the animals to the "brink of extinction".
  
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• After its primary school shut, Pooncarie was almost a ghost town. Then families moved in

  22-10-2023 01:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Th outback NSW town's population halved in five years, but things are looking up as more young families start calling the area home.
  
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• China agrees to review tariffs on Australian wine ahead of PM's visit to Beijing

  22-10-2023 00:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The decision comes ahead of PM Anthony Albanese's visit to Beijing. Tariffs of up to 220 per cent were imposed in 2020.
  
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• China agrees to drop tariffs on Australian wine ahead of PM's visit to Beijing

  22-10-2023 00:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The decision comes ahead of PM Anthony Albanese's visit to Beijing. Tariffs of up to 220 per cent were imposed in 2020.
  
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