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• Major water pipeline bursts, causing flooding of nearby homes in Sydney's south

  08-11-2024 05:25 via abc.net.au
  
  A series of houses have been damaged by flooding, after a large water pipe burst in Sydney's south. 
  
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• Hundreds of elective surgeries cancelled as 50,000 nurses and midwives walk off job in NSW

  13-11-2024 02:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW Nurses and Midwives Association says it is outraged after police were offered a 39 per cent pay increase earlier this week. 
  
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• Wages growth slows faster than expected but still exceeds inflation

  13-11-2024 01:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Wages growth in Australia slows to 3.5 per cent over the past year, according to official data, still outpacing inflation to result in modest real wage increases.
  
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• Julia Zemiro among residents fighting plan to build recycling plant in 'renaissance' town

  13-11-2024 01:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Residents make a final plea to the Independent Planning Commission to reject a proposed $88-million plastic recycling plant in Moss Vale due to concerns over its environmental, health, and community impact.
  
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• The world looks set to fall 'frustratingly' short of a peak in emissions, and gas is the major driver

  13-11-2024 01:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Global emissions look to rise in 2024, a new Carbon Budget report reveals. Climate scientists say it's "grim news" because the world has the technology to change that. What's missing, they say, is political will.
  
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• Homeowners hit by earthquake swarm question value of insurance after claims denied

  12-11-2024 23:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Muswellbrook has been rocked by more than 50 quakes since August that have damaged buildings, but some home owners have had their insurance claims rejected on the basis the issues were "pre-existing".
  
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• Dad with son battling cancer among home owners in fight with insurers after earthquake swarm

  12-11-2024 23:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Muswellbrook has been rocked by more than 50 quakes since August that have damaged buildings, but some home owners have had their insurance claims rejected on the basis the issues were "pre-existing".
  
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• Thieves who stole up to 100,000 Sydney rock oysters could industry ties, police suspect

  12-11-2024 23:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's largest supplier of Sydney rock oysters is one of two producers targeted by thieves.
  
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• Thieves who stole up to 100,000 Sydney rock oysters could have industry ties, police suspect

  12-11-2024 23:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's largest supplier of Sydney rock oysters is one of two producers targeted by thieves.
  
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• Community leaders call for tighter water management amid heightened demand in WA

  12-11-2024 22:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The mining, renewable energy and agriculture sectors are competing for precious groundwater in WA's Wheatbelt.
  
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• Flights to and from Bali cancelled after volcanic eruption creates thick ash cloud

  12-11-2024 22:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin Australia have cancelled flights to and from Bali until at least Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Outback residents face $1,250 return flights to nearest capital as competition dwindles

  12-11-2024 22:47 via abc.net.au
  
  As major airlines face a Senate inquiry and airfare rise across Australia, outback residents are paying the price of an international ticket to travel to their nearest capital city.
  
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• Governments outspend private sector in quantum race, as Australia chases emerging tech

  12-11-2024 20:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian governments have been the big spender on quantum technology, outcompeting private capital. But a change in Queensland's government has put a question mark over that spending.
  
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• The tech company behind Woolworths 'smart' shopping trolleys says they could help you buy more impulsively

  12-11-2024 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Woolworths says it wants to roll out its smart shopping trolleys to more stores to help people budget their shops better. Smart carts overseas have helped increase the average customer spend by 6 per cent.
  
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• Training company run by Queensland premier 'delivered significantly fewer hours' than it received government funds for

  12-11-2024 20:37 via abc.net.au
  
  A training business run by Queensland Premier David Crisafulli received government funding for more hours of teaching than it actually delivered, according to an audit.
  
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• Training company run by Queensland premier claimed 40 hours of funding for one-day course, documents show

  12-11-2024 20:37 via abc.net.au
  
  A training business run by Queensland Premier David Crisafulli received government funding for more hours of teaching than it actually delivered, according to an audit.
  
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• Death of boatman Anthony Higgins, who went missing twice in one month, to be investigated

  12-11-2024 20:15 via abc.net.au
  
  South Australia's state coroner will investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Anthony Higgins, who went missing off the coast of Granite Island in September 2020. 
  
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• The five 'shonkiest' products and companies put in the spotlight in annual CHOICE consumer awards

  12-11-2024 19:16 via abc.net.au
  
  This year's Shonky Awards have been announced, with Facebook parent company Meta amongst the winners for its "inadequate action" against scams.
  
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• Green juice, Meta and 'grounding' socks: The CHOICE Shonky Award winners released for 2024

  12-11-2024 19:16 via abc.net.au
  
  This year's Shonky Awards have been announced, with Facebook parent company Meta amongst the winners for its "inadequate action" against scams.
  
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• NSW nurses to strike over low pay, days after police receive a historic wage offer

  12-11-2024 09:19 via abc.net.au
  
  On the eve of a 24-hour strike, nurses in NSW have lashed out against the state's government refusal to meet its demands for a pay rise, just a day after police received a historic wage increase.
  
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• ASIC to take action against Cbus Super over delayed death and disability payments

  12-11-2024 07:37 via abc.net.au
  
  ASIC says the financial loss to members could top $20 million and has launched legal action in the Federal Court seeking penalties and other compliance orders.
  
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• What started as a craving for soup dumplings has morphed into a night cycling phenomenon – and traffic chaos

  12-11-2024 07:24 via abc.net.au
  
  What started as college students pedalling to Kaifeng for a taste of nourishing soup dumplings has swelled into a movement, with tens of thousands taking to the streets to ride together through one of China's ancient capitals.
  
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• China's 'Night Riding Army' has fostered hope among youth but caused chaos on the streets

  12-11-2024 07:24 via abc.net.au
  
  What started as college students pedalling to Kaifeng for a taste of nourishing soup dumplings has swelled into a movement, with tens of thousands taking to the streets to ride together through one of China's ancient capitals.
  
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• Scrap metal pile next to a back road reveals ghosts of lithium past, present and future

  12-11-2024 07:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Albemarle has revealed it lost more than $1 billion last quarter and its failed Kemerton expansion project is largely to blame. Analysts say it could forecast an end to lithium hydroxide processing in WA.
  
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• Aviation pioneer on Australia's old $20 note celebrated 130 years after flying machine first

  12-11-2024 06:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian inventor Lawrence Hargrave created history when he was lifted off the ground in a flying device he created in 1894. Now, 130 years later, he is remembered as a generous pioneer whose engineering breakthroughs influenced the world's first aeroplanes.
  
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• Australian aviation pioneer Lawrence Hargrave celebrated 130 years after first heavier-than-air flight

  12-11-2024 06:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian inventor Lawrence Hargrave created history when he was lifted off the ground in a flying device he created in 1894. Now, 130 years later, he is remembered as a generous pioneer whose engineering breakthroughs influenced the world's first aeroplanes.
  
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• Coldplay or price gouging? Regulators investigate why Australians are paying more for domestic flights

  12-11-2024 06:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government announces a bailout for Rex Airlines, while an ACCC report has revealed domestic airfares have risen since Rex's collapse.
  
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• Airline industry faces day of reckoning with coordinated reports and inquiries

  12-11-2024 06:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government announces a bailout for Rex Airlines, while an ACCC report has revealed domestic airfares have risen since Rex's collapse.
  
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• Cute timber cottage sells for 10 times 1999 price as town regains positive outlook

  12-11-2024 05:51 via abc.net.au
  
  This house in the South Australian town of Mount Burr sold for $45,000 after the local mill's closure at the turn of the century, but house prices are rising sharply.
  
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• Rex urged to settle outstanding bills in WA after $80m Commonwealth lifeline confirmed

  12-11-2024 04:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Community leaders in WA say Rex Airlines needs to improve its poor service record and pay its outstanding bills after being thrown a lifeline.
  
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