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• 'Valuable time' lost between triple-0 call and alerting train driver to van on tracks, report finds

  27-10-2024 23:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Triple-0 received a call about an abandoned van on train tracks south of Wollongong four minutes before the collision involving the commuter train.
  
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• 'Valuable time' lost between triple-0 call and alerting train driver to car on tracks, report finds

  27-10-2024 23:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Triple-0 received a call about an abandoned van on train tracks south of Wollongong four minutes before the collision involving the commuter train.
  
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• Japan’s long-running governing party loses majority, raising uncertainty over next government

  27-10-2024 23:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party has ruled for almost all of Japan's postwar period. But it lost its parliamentary majority at Sunday's national election. Could smaller parties be key for Japan's future government?
  
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• Australia labels Antarctic conservation meeting 'backwards step' after Russia and China block all proposals

  27-10-2024 23:25 via abc.net.au
  
  At the meeting between 26 member countries, proposals to establish new marine protected areas and revise catch limits for krill are rejected, while existing krill management measures are rolled back. Australia says it's a "backwards step", putting the Antarctic ecosystem at risk. 
  
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• This couple put their lives on hold to build their dream home. Four years later, it's turned into a nightmare

  27-10-2024 22:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Nelson and Kirstyn Pray are among more than 200 Nicheliving customers who were given a lifeline by the WA government this month. But they're still facing a battle to get their home finished amid concerns about faults in the construction. 
  
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• Perth couple face roadblocks finding builder to finished their Nicheliving home, as their landlord sells

  27-10-2024 22:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Nelson and Kirstyn Pray are among more than 200 Nicheliving customers who were given a lifeline by the WA Government this month. But they're still facing a battle to get their home finished, with prospective builders finding faults in the construction. 
  
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• Perth couple face roadblocks finding builder to finish their Nicheliving home, as their landlord sells

  27-10-2024 22:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Nelson and Kirstyn Pray are among more than 200 Nicheliving customers who were given a lifeline by the WA government this month. But they're still facing a battle to get their home finished amid concerns about faults in the construction. 
  
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• Private health insurers warn of higher premiums, as NSW government pushes to raise public hospital bed levy

  27-10-2024 22:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Not-for-profit fund HCF has broken rank from the other big private health insurers and agreed to pay the state government its full bed rate when its members are given single rooms in public hospitals.
  
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• HCF breaks rank from other private health insurers and pays NSW government its full bed rate

  27-10-2024 22:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Not-for-profit fund HCF has broken rank from the other big private health insurers and agreed to pay the state government its full bed rate when its members are given single rooms in public hospitals.
  
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• Live: ASX up 0.1pc, Mosaic Brands enters administration

  27-10-2024 21:37 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX has struggled to make much headway up just 0.1 per cent, while the big fashion retailer Mosaic Brands has entered administration. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX up 0.1pc after Wall Street's flat end to the week

  27-10-2024 21:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite solid gains from big tech stocks, Wall Street closed the week flat, with the ASX likely to follow suit this morning. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX up 0.1%, Mosaic Brands enters administration

  27-10-2024 21:37 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX has struggled to make much headway up just 0.1%, while the big fashion retailer Mosaic Brands has entered administration. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX becalmed after Wall Street's flat end to the week

  27-10-2024 21:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite solid gains from big tech stocks, Wall Street closed the week flat, with the ASX likely to follow suit this morning. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.  
  
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• ASX makes marginal gain and Mosaic Brands enters administration — as it happened

  27-10-2024 21:37 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX has struggled to make much headway, gaining just 0.1 per cent, while the big fashion retailer Mosaic Brands has entered administration. Look back at the day's events.
  
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• Is the AFSL regime necessary for a true profession?

  27-10-2024 21:30 via moneymanagement.com.au
  
  Is the AFSL regime necessary for a true profession?Jasmine SiljicMon, 2024-10-28 07:30JasmineSiljicJasmine Siljic is a journalist at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she also worked across other Momentum Media brands as an intern and cadet journalist. She recently completed a Bachelor of Media and Communications at Macquarie University. View articles byJasmine Jasmine's social profiles: E-mail Author
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• AMP proposes further cuts amid ongoing simplification

  27-10-2024 21:15 via moneymanagement.com.au
  
  AMP proposes further cuts amid ongoing simplificationLaura DewMon, 2024-10-28 07:15LauraDewLaura Dew is editor at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK, covering asset and wealth management. View articles byLaura Laura's social profiles: E-mail AuthorTwitter
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• Prices of essentials in Indonesia and other countries have been dropping. That's not necessarily a good thing

  27-10-2024 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  While Australia struggles to tackle the rising cost of living, other countries have the opposite problem. What is deflation and why can it be bad for the economy?
  
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• Prices have been dropping in Indonesia. It has some economists concerned

  27-10-2024 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  While Australia struggles to tackle the rising cost of living, other countries have the opposite problem. What is deflation and why can it be bad for the economy?
  
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• Spirit of Tasmania saga fallout continues as state government welcomes direct flight link to New Zealand

  27-10-2024 20:47 via abc.net.au
  
  As Tasmania's government points to direct flights between Hobart and Auckland as a win for the local tourism sector, one caravan park operator says his park had a third of its usual late October visitors — and has fired a shot across the bow of the Spirit of Tasmania ferry operator. 
  
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• A former police officer who ended more than a century of Labor, and parliament's first Muslim woman among new Queensland MPs

  27-10-2024 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  The new dynamic is likely to include an advocate for victims of crime, and the youngest woman ever elected in the state's history.
  
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• Mega plastic recycling plant in Southern Highlands faces community backlash

  27-10-2024 20:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The Plasrefine plant at Moss Vale, recommended for approval by the NSW Department of Planning, is expected to process 120,000 tonnes of mixed waste plastic.
  
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• Community voices concerns about mega plastic recycling plant in Southern Highlands

  27-10-2024 20:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The Plasrefine plant at Moss Vale, recommended for approval by the NSW Department of Planning, is expected to process 120,000 tonnes of mixed waste plastic.
  
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• What an LNP government could mean for regional Queensland

  27-10-2024 20:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland Premier-elect David Crisafulli is finalising his LNP cabinet, which is likely to be dominated by regional MPs and first-time ministers.
  
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• What a LNP government would mean for regional Queensland

  27-10-2024 20:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland Premier-elect David Crisafulli is finalising his LNP Cabinet, which is likely to be dominated by regional MPs and first-time ministers.
  
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• Most of Queensland's new ministry will hail from outside Brisbane. What will that mean for the regions?

  27-10-2024 20:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland Premier-elect David Crisafulli is finalising his LNP Cabinet, which is likely to be dominated by regional MPs and first-time ministers.
  
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• Universities warn of 'significant' job cuts as international student caps threaten business model

  27-10-2024 19:45 via abc.net.au
  
  More than 1,000 workers could soon lose their jobs as Australia's universities aggressively cut costs ahead of the federal government's proposed international student caps.
  
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• 'The community thinks we've lost our way': International student cap exposes university business model

  27-10-2024 19:45 via abc.net.au
  
  More than 1,000 workers could soon lose their jobs as Australia's universities aggressively cut costs ahead of the federal government's proposed international student caps.
  
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• Paraquat is a common herbicide that's been linked with Parkinson's disease. Neurologists want it banned

  27-10-2024 19:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Dozens of neurologists are calling on the Australian chemicals regulator to ban paraquat, a toxic herbicide that has been linked to the development of Parkinson's disease.
  
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• Leading neurologists say evidence linking paraquat with Parkinson's disease is 'very strong', and they want it banned

  27-10-2024 19:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Dozens of neurologists are calling on the Australian chemicals regulator to ban paraquat, a toxic herbicide that has been linked to the development of Parkinson's disease.
  
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• State government delays evictions for businesses in Melbourne's east, prompting questions about Suburban Rail Loop timeline

  27-10-2024 19:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Businesses in Box Hill say they've been given an extra nine months before they have to vacate their premises for construction of the SRL.
  
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• Businesses in Melbourne's east given more time to vacate ahead of Suburban Rail Loop construction

  27-10-2024 19:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Businesses in Box Hill say they've been given an extra nine months before they have to vacate their premises for construction of the SRL.
  
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• 'All of mine have been declared': Albanese defends free Qantas upgrades

  27-10-2024 09:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese defends receiving dozens of free Qantas upgrades and also his relationship with former Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce.
  
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• Family-friendly and sustainable apartments could be approved within four months under Victorian plan

  27-10-2024 05:26 via abc.net.au
  
  The state government says it will speed up the approval process for developments in established suburbs that meet specific criteria.
  
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• 'It breaks my heart': Remote residents appeal for help to feed their families as prices soar

  27-10-2024 00:46 via abc.net.au
  
  In a remote Northern Territory community where lunch can cost $50, residents say youths are turning to crime to fill their bellies.
  
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• Sheri lives 10 minutes away from an airport but she can't afford to fly from there

  27-10-2024 00:33 via abc.net.au
  
  For some NSW residents, travelling further makes flying more affordable. Could capping flights work?
  
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