Australia
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Unemployment jump likely if firms hoarding workers: RBA
Australia’s central bank remains alert to the possibility of a rapid lift in the unemployment rate, a more likely scenario if businesses have been hoarding workers. The most likely scenario …
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Childcare is near non-existent for 700,000 Australians
One in four Australians have severely limited access to childcare while 700,000 have virtually no access at all, a report has revealed. Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute mapped childcare access across …
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Under-city metro to remodel Sydney like Harbour Bridge
The launch of Sydney’s $21 billion metro line will be just as transformational for the nation’s most populous city as the Harbour Bridge’s opening nearly a century ago, the NSW …
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Plans underway for more SA workplaces to activate Multicultural Charter
The pilot phase of an organisation-based program to embed principles of the Multicultural Charter within the workforce, operations, and business practices of South Australian organisations was concluded this week. A …
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Aussie wine industry called to adapt to changing climate
Chardonnay sippers and riesling revellers might have to find a new tipple with a changing climate threatening to consign some grape varieties to the past. See Saw Wine founder Justin …
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Australian tourist numbers back to pre-pandemic levels
Australians have swapped the COVID-19 virus for the travel bug as jet-setting returns to pre-pandemic levels. The number of Australians who have returned from trips between 2023 and 2024 was …
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Free land offer to lure new supermarkets to open in NT
Major supermarket chains that enter the Northern Territory will be offered free land to open stores. Chief Minister Eva Lawler said the proposal, announced ahead of next Saturday’s election, aimed …
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Dingo bites four-year-old girl at popular Queensland holiday spot
A four-year-old girl has been flown to hospital after being bitten by a dingo on a Queensland beach. A large group of people including eight children were fishing at NgKala …
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Cashless community still needs access to notes, coins
Despite fewer people using cash, the right to do so should be defended, Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock says. The cash distribution system was on a knife-edge, with the financial …
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Raftopoulos pleads guilty to causing death while excessively speeding
A sunny Saturday morning bike ride on a popular mountain road turned catastrophic for a Brisbane father when a motorcyclist travelling more than double the speed limit fatally struck him. …