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• Lockdown’s $170m retail hit

  28-06-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  COVID-19 has modified our consumption patterns as Australians are stuck at home, unable to spend their dollars on that much-desired European tour or visit to Bali.
  
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• Could Western Sydney get its own film studio?

  08-03-2026 06:11 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW government has earmarked three areas in Western Sydney as possible locations for the state's second film studio.
  
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• Hemmed in by wars, here's how some airlines are still flying from Australia to Europe

  08-03-2026 03:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Travel routes between Australia, Asia and Europe are narrowing. Here is how airlines are still flying the Kangaroo route despite wars in the Middle East and Ukraine. 
  
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• Swapping scissors for a circular saw, tradie wants more women to pick up the tools

  08-03-2026 01:33 via abc.net.au
  
  For more than a decade, Haley Miles used scissors every day in her hairdressing business, but, at 32, she picked up tools of a different kind and built a career as a carpenter.
  
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• How to turn your old Aussie home into an energy efficient haven

  08-03-2026 01:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Owners of older homes are being urged to have their energy efficiency assessed, with experts saying improvements will not only make them more comfortable, but help them save money as well.
  
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• Bringing old Aussie homes into an energy efficient future

  08-03-2026 01:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Owners of older homes are being urged to have their energy efficiency assessed, with experts saying improvements will not only make them more comfortable, but help them save money as well.
  
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• Second Spirit of Tasmania ferry departs Scotland for Melbourne

  08-03-2026 00:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The second of the new Spirit of Tasmania vessels begins its seven-week voyage from Scotland to Australia. It will remain in Melbourne until a berth becomes available in Hobart at the end of the cruise ship season. 
  
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• Second new Spirit of Tasmania ferry departs Scotland for Melbourne

  08-03-2026 00:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The second of the new Spirit of Tasmania vessels begins its seven-week voyage from Scotland to Australia. It will remain in Melbourne until a berth becomes available in Hobart at the end of the cruise ship season. 
  
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• Free dance school run by 12yo champion pirouettes to success

  08-03-2026 00:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Financial stress means some families cannot afford their children's dance classes, so Armidale tween Annabelle has started a free dance school to keep their dreams alive.
  
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• Offshore wind farm survey solves 150yo coal supply-ship mystery

  07-03-2026 23:30 via abc.net.au
  
  A renewable energy company's search for an offshore wind farm site leads divers to the wreckage of the City of Hobart, which sank nearly 150 years ago off Victoria's east coast.
  
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• All-ages heavy metal music events not dead as young people keep headbanging

  07-03-2026 21:19 via abc.net.au
  
  In community halls across Western Sydney young people are headbanging, crowdsurfing and forming mosh pits.
  
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• All-ages heavy metal gigs offering 'freedom' for youths after COVID lockdowns

  07-03-2026 21:19 via abc.net.au
  
  In community halls across Western Sydney young people are headbanging, crowdsurfing and forming mosh pits.
  
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• Will higher fuel prices drive EV uptake? We crunched the numbers

  07-03-2026 19:00 via abc.net.au
  
  As deepening conflict in the Middle East causes fuel prices to rise, will EVs boom? We've compared operating costs to see how they compare to petrol cars.
   
  
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• Honest radio and an antidote to depression. Why these fans love Kyle and Jackie O

  07-03-2026 07:20 via abc.net.au
  
  An actress, electrician and real estate agent all have one thing in common – their love for Kyle and Jackie O. Here's why they've stuck by the pair through thick and thin.
  
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• Fans devastated over trouble in paradise for Kyle and Jackie O

  07-03-2026 07:20 via abc.net.au
  
  An actress, electrician and real estate agent all have one thing in common – their love for Kyle and Jackie O. Here's why they've stuck by the pair through thick and thin.
  
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• We met a great wall of polite silence at China's National People's Congress

  07-03-2026 03:00 via abc.net.au
  
  China gives foreign journalists one chance each year to speak with politicians. Here’s what happened when I tried.
  
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• In China's great hall of power, we had questions. So began a delicate dance

  07-03-2026 03:00 via abc.net.au
  
  China gives foreign journalists one chance each year to speak with politicians. Here’s what happened when I tried.
  
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• Sugar industry calls for national ethanol mandate amid Iran war oil shock

  07-03-2026 00:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Only two states make it a requirement to blend ethanol into fuel, but Australia's sugar industry says making it a national requirement could shield motorists from future oil market shocks.  
  
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• More than 180 authors quit writers' week. Many returned for a DIY replacement

  07-03-2026 00:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Constellations emerged from the ashes of Adelaide Writers' Week, which was cancelled after authors withdrew over censorship. Organisers share how it came together and lessons for the future.
  
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• 'Pray we don't get there': analysts forecast huge surge in petrol prices

  06-03-2026 23:33 via abc.net.au
  
  US crude oil has posted its biggest weekly gain in futures trading history, with the war in the Middle East leading to a major disruption to global fuel supplies.
  
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• Breaking: 'More pain to come' as oil surges past $90 per barrel

  06-03-2026 23:33 via abc.net.au
  
  US crude oil has posted its biggest weekly gain in futures trading history, with the war in the Middle East leading to a major disruption to global fuel supplies.
  
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• Tasmania's largest farm could be sold to UK forestry investors

  06-03-2026 22:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The 22,000-hectare Rushy Lagoon property has long been used for dairy and beef production, but its potential sale to the UK's largest forestry asset manager has raised concerns about agricultural land being used for pine plantations.
  
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• Trump's missiles don't just rattle oil markets; you'll feel it in your bills

  06-03-2026 21:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia is a gas "superpower", but its citizens continue to pay the price through their electricity bills for the country failing to protect them from the fallout as the Middle East unravels again.
  
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• All the gas in the world doesn't save us from price spikes during conflicts

  06-03-2026 21:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia is a gas "superpower", but its citizens continue to pay the price through their electricity bills for the country failing to protect them from the fallout as the Middle East unravels again.
  
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• RBA questions 'specialness' of US dollar in The Big Apple

  06-03-2026 21:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The US dollar's status as a safe-haven currency is questioned at a business gathering in New York.
  
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• How trees could be the difference between property value boost or drop

  06-03-2026 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The location of a street tree could be the difference between a property value boost or drop, new research finds.
  
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• Having a leafy street could boost property values — depending where the trees are

  06-03-2026 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The location of a street tree could be the difference between a property value boost or drop, new research finds.
  
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• Tourists are flooding Japan's famous places. Have they reached their limit?

  06-03-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Tourism has become Japan's second largest export, after cars, but success has come at a cost for some cities.
  
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• Tourism is Japan's second largest export after cars. But not all are happy

  06-03-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Travel operators say overtourism is concentrated in Japan's high-profile destinations including Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and areas around Mount Fuji.
  
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• How Japan is dealing with overtourism — and what it means for Australians

  06-03-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Travel operators say overtourism is concentrated in Japan's high-profile destinations including Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and areas around Mount Fuji.
  
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