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• Could this cost-of-living relief push up rent?

  06-04-2025 21:50 via abc.net.au
  
  A solar panel rebate program for Queensland rental properties announced by the LNP more than a year ago will roll out by the end of the year, aiming to save renters up to $700 a year off power bills.
  
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• Trump says US will 'substantially' reduce tariffs on China

  23-04-2025 02:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The United States president says American tariffs on Chinese imports will come down "substantially" from the current rate of 145 per cent.
  
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• Punters at final Bluesfest feel 'betrayed' as festival renewed for 2026

  22-04-2025 23:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Music lovers who wanted to be a part of history by attending the supposed final edition of the Bluesfest in Byron Bay are angry to hear the festival will return next year. 
  
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• Millions invested in big batteries amid net zero transition

  22-04-2025 22:03 via abc.net.au
  
  A large battery project in South Australia sells for nearly $500 million as investment in renewable energy surges.
  
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• Trump's trade war to hit economic growth, including in Australia, says IMF

  22-04-2025 17:37 via abc.net.au
  
  The International Monetary Fund says the US will be hardest hit by its own increased tariffs, which the organisation says is the biggest upheaval to global trade in 80 years.
  
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• IMF downgrades Australia's growth, with tariffs to hit US hardest

  22-04-2025 17:37 via abc.net.au
  
  The International Monetary Fund says the US will be hardest hit by its own increased tariffs, which the organisation says is the biggest upheaval to global trade in 80 years.
  
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• Santos's $5.6b Barossa gas project wins final regulatory approvals

  22-04-2025 10:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Santos's offshore Barossa gas project off the coast of the Northern Territory has won final approvals from the national offshore gas regulator. 
  
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• Markets brace for more pain as Trump takes on Powell

  22-04-2025 07:33 via abc.net.au
  
  US President Donald Trump has again rattled global investment markets, this time with his threats to interfere with the independence of America's central bank. 
  
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• Ratepayers 'grumpy' and 'disgusted' as FOGO efforts go to waste

  22-04-2025 01:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Organic waste in several WA shires is going straight to landfill despite the tip tasked with processing it receiving significant funding to deal with FOGO.  
  
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• China warns countries against negotiating trade deals with the US at its expense

  21-04-2025 07:12 via abc.net.au
  
  China has warned countries against striking a broader economic deal with the United States at its expense, ratcheting up its rhetoric in a spiralling trade war between the world's two biggest economies.
  
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• Cruise ships to return to SA's Copper Coast after seven-year hiatus

  21-04-2025 03:40 via abc.net.au
  
  A luxury cruise ship will stop in Wallaroo in 2027, carrying almost 500 passengers, renewing the town's hope of benefiting from the cruise industry.
  
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• Boothby is a relatively wealthy electorate, but voters still worry about the cost of living

  20-04-2025 23:14 via abc.net.au
  
  At this year’s federal election, the South Australian seat of Boothby is one of the state’s two marginal seats. As part of the ABC’s “Your Say” campaign, we spoke to residents in the electorate about their biggest concerns.
  
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• Why a new wave of Indigenous businesses are failing to meet full potential

  20-04-2025 21:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The Indigenous business sector is experiencing significant growth but challenges remain around access to capital, a lack of culturally safe support and entrenched racism.
  
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• Indigenous businesses pump $16b into economy but barriers still in place

  20-04-2025 21:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The Indigenous business sector is experiencing significant growth but challenges remain around access to capital, a lack of culturally safe support and entrenched racism.
  
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• 'The math isn't mathing': Middle-class consumption now feels closer to luxury

  20-04-2025 20:53 via abc.net.au
  
  From our coffee addiction to a weekend pub tradition, some of the simple pleasures many Australians have taken for granted now feel like luxuries. But if patrons can no longer afford to visit the pubs and cafes we love, there may be something bigger at stake.
  
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• From $30 parmigianas to $15 pints, can Australia still afford the pub?

  20-04-2025 20:53 via abc.net.au
  
  From our coffee addiction to a weekend pub tradition, some of the simple pleasures many Australians have taken for granted now feel like luxuries. But if patrons can no longer afford to visit the pubs and cafés we love, there may be something bigger at stake.
  
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• Delicious and plentiful, giant mud crabs set to grace Easter lunches

  20-04-2025 02:30 via abc.net.au
  
  A new study has found mud crabs actually have complex lives. From long distance travel, to carving up food for little fish, these Easter lunch favourites might surprise you. 
  
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• Side hustles on the rise as Tasmanians lowest paid but working the most jobs

  20-04-2025 00:32 via abc.net.au
  
  About 1 in 12 employed Tasmanians have at least two jobs, but the number of people with multiple jobs across the country is at an all-time high also, data shows.
  
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• Relaxed rules to be trialled in Byron Bay to boost nightlife

  19-04-2025 07:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Byron Bay CBD venues and businesses will have less event red tape, extended trading hours and protection from noise complaints under a NSW government trial.
  
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• Relaxed rules to be trialed in Byron Bay to boost nightlife

  19-04-2025 07:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Byron Bay CBD venues and businesses will have less event red tape, extended trading hours and protection from noise complaints under a NSW government trial.
  
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• Byron Bay to trial relaxed rules to boost 'waning' nightlife

  19-04-2025 07:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Byron Bay CBD venues and businesses will have less event red tape, extended trading hours and protection from noise complaints under a NSW government trial.
  
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• Food-eating challenges on the menu as young turn away from alcohol

  19-04-2025 01:46 via abc.net.au
  
  As a Queensland man prepares to showcase his competitive eating skills across the country, venue owners say food challenges are helping them attract business. 
  
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• Eating challenges on the menu as young turn away from alcohol

  19-04-2025 01:46 via abc.net.au
  
  As Queensland's Jimmy Judge prepares to showcase his competitive eating skills across the country, venue owners say food challenges are helping them attract business. 
  
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• Castle conjured during slumber gives new meaning to 'dream home'

  19-04-2025 01:09 via abc.net.au
  
  The vision for this medieval-style masterpiece came to its former owner in a dream in the 1990s, and now it will be passed on to a new family. 
  
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• Gold Coast light rail delays cost small businesses big money

  19-04-2025 00:45 via abc.net.au
  
  A track extension promises to bring millions of passengers through Mermaid Beach every year but some business owners wonder if their stores will survive long enough to see the benefits. 
  
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• Small businesses feel the pinch amid busy Easter period

  18-04-2025 23:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Small businesses working over the busy Easter period are counting the cost of rising prices, global economic uncertainty and customers who are becoming more frugal.
  
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• Opposition vows to put country of origin stamp on your back deck

  18-04-2025 23:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Do you know where the timber in your local hardware store comes from? The Coalition says Australians should have that information. 
  
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• Why exactly are STIs spreading more and more across Australia?

  18-04-2025 22:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Sexual transmitted infections have continued to grow across Australia over the last three decades, with chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis spiking in New South Wales alone. The reasons why are complex, experts say.
  
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• STIs are increasing in Australia. Can anything lower these rates?

  18-04-2025 22:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Sexual transmitted infections have continued to grow across Australia over the last three decades, with chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis spiking in New South Wales alone. The reasons why are complex, experts say.
  
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• Sick of paying for streaming services? These films and TV series are free

  18-04-2025 21:22 via abc.net.au
  
  From real-life stories to new comedies, ditch that $20-per-month streaming service and let us introduce to you the best of film and TV you can watch right now without paying a cent.
  
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