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• Prime land close to Sydney CBD sold to developers with no requirement to build affordable housing

  07-07-2024 23:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW government is accused of breaking an election promise by selling prime land in inner-city Sydney to private developers with no requirement for any social or affordable housing to be built.
  
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• Why traffic congestion has become the biggest cause of concern in this 'jewel in WA's crown'

  07-07-2024 23:21 via abc.net.au
  
  The Kwinana industrial area employs around 40,000 people and brings in $15 billion a year, but as it continues to grow there are serious concerns about how infrastructure will cope.
  
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• In the WA premier’s electorate, locals say they're being choked by industry and traffic fumes

  07-07-2024 23:21 via abc.net.au
  
  The Kwinana industrial area employs around 40,000 people and brings in $15 billion a year, but as it continues to grow there are serious concerns about how infrastructure will cope.
  
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• When life gave this farmer frosty oranges and grapes, he planted pecans to make gelato instead

  07-07-2024 23:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Riverland farmer Dave Otto de Grancy wanted "something that would stand the test of the weather", so he turned to pecan trees 16 years ago. Now, the nuts yield $80 a kilogram.
  
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• Three years after losing their son, these grieving parents are still battling for compensation

  07-07-2024 23:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A replacement scheme for the ACT's CTP laws has left victims of car crashes being "drip-fed" support by their insurance companies. They, and their lawyers, say the system's not functioning. 
  
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• The ACT's insurance scheme for motor accidents is leaving some crash victims traumatised and out of pocket

  07-07-2024 23:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A replacement scheme for the ACT's CTP laws has left victims of car crashes being "drip-fed" support by their insurance companies. They, and their lawyers, say the system's not functioning. 
  
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• More than 1.5 million greater Brisbane residents without frequent public transport, Climate Council warns

  07-07-2024 22:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The Climate Council says public transport should operate at least every 15 minutes between 7am and 7pm, and within 800 metres of every home in Australia's capital cities.
  
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• 'Victorians have waited long enough': Melbourne Airport backs down in rail link standoff

  07-07-2024 22:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Melburnians could be able to catch a train to the airport within six years, after Melbourne Airport backs down on its demands for the railway station to be built underground.
  
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• Melbourne Airport agrees to clear the hurdle to long-awaited rail link

  07-07-2024 22:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Melbourne Airport agrees to back down on its demands for the railway station to be built underground.
  
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• Easing the burden of loneliness one catch up at a time

  07-07-2024 22:05 via abc.net.au
  
  More people are reportedly feeling lonely after the COVID-19 pandemic, but a community program is helping older South Australians make meaningful social connections.
  
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• Most Australians take more than 30 minutes to get to work. How does that compare to other countries?

  07-07-2024 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The time it takes Australian workers to get to work is increasing. What do experts think will help improve them? 
  
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• How do Australian work commutes compare to the US and Europe?

  07-07-2024 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The time it takes Australian workers to get to work is increasing. What do experts think will help improve them? 
  
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• Single mother Liz Whyte was paying $175 monthly in insurance premiums, but one email shocked her

  07-07-2024 06:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Halls Gap residents and businesses are grappling with shock rises in insurance premiums of up to 500 per cent while dealing with the fallout of bushfires.
  
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• Months after bushfire hit her town, Liz's insurance premium rose from $175 a month to $1,000

  07-07-2024 06:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Halls Gap residents and businesses are grappling with shock rises in insurance premiums of up to 500 per cent while dealing with the fallout of bushfires. 
  
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• Nannas on the mend aim to prolong the life of clothes through free sewing lessons

  07-07-2024 04:28 via abc.net.au
  
  While Australia overtakes the US as the largest per capita consumer of textiles, a group of nannas in the South West of WA is having a darn good go at fixing fashion waste through thrifty sewing sessions.
  
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• Synonymous with high-end perfume and other luxuries, Australia's sandalwood industry is on its last legs

  07-07-2024 02:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's once-booming sandalwood industry appears to be in terminal decline with Quintis and Santanol, Australia's two largest producers, both being sold off.
  
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• Group calling for tougher fish farming regulation in Tasmania should be stripped of funding, Salmon Tasmania says

  07-07-2024 02:07 via abc.net.au
  
  An environmental advocacy group calling for tougher regulation of salmon farming in Tasmania should be defunded because its "aggressive legal action [and] well-funded lawyered-up activism" threatens jobs, a Liberal senator and the state's fish farm lobby group says. 
  
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• Environmental 'lawfare' threatens jobs, says salmon farming supporters, who call for defunding of legal advocacy group

  07-07-2024 02:07 via abc.net.au
  
  An environmental advocacy group calling for tougher regulation of salmon farming in Tasmania should be defunded because its "aggressive legal action [and] well-funded lawyered-up activism" threatens jobs, a Liberal senator and the state's fish farm lobby group says. 
  
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• Chefs heading to the mines leave empty plates at regional restaurants

  07-07-2024 01:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Letisha Frenken has struggled for years to retain chefs in her central Queensland cafe. She says she cannot compete with the higher wages offered in the mines.
  
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• Chef shortage felt by regional businesses struggling to compete with mining wages

  07-07-2024 01:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Letisha Frenken has struggled for years to retain chefs in her central Queensland cafe. She says she cannot compete with the higher wages offered in the mines.
  
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