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Mum tells of son mistakenly handed to wrong person by day care
Source: StatelineTopic: Child Care
Live: RBA expected to keep interest rates on hold after inflation shock, ASX slips
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Interest Rates
Wet, windy and cold as thousands flock to Flemington for the Melbourne Cup
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Horse Racing
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Why a 'radical' Democrat socialist is causing waves in the United States
Donald Trump has thrust the Democrats into the political wilderness but an uprising in the gritty streets of New York may be their future.
Source: 7.30Topic: World Politics
Analysis: Why Michele Bullock is relieved she's keeping rates on hold
Last week the RBA governor issued a blunt warning on the state of financial markets and as markets continue to shift from traditional valuation methods, plenty of cool heads are getting nervous.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Financial Markets
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Melbourne Cup 2025: Field, barrier draw, form guide and betting
Supporters of the favourite Half Yours are smiling after the barrier draw, but rain could reshape the chances of the 24 contenders. Explore our interactive form guide to all the horses set to line up in Tuesday's great race.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Horse Racing
Police offer $1m reward for information about cold case murder
Police are offering a $1 million reward for information about the murder of a woman near the New South Wales-Queensland border more than 20 years ago.
Source: ABC New EnglandTopic: Homicide
By the end of the year, three capital cities will have no queer clubs
For the LGBTQIA+ community, queer pubs and clubs can be an oasis. But in some capital cities they are vanishing.
Source: triple j HackTopic: LGBTQIA+
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'The very best place in Australia' is running out of homes
For some residents of Tasmania's east coast, it is either leave the region or risk being homeless as they grapple with a scarcity of long-term rentals.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Housing Policy
Australia's home prices surge at highest rate in more than two years in October
Australia's property market is seeing rising demand, with record auctions over spring and a rise in both first home buyers and investors pushing up house prices.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Property Prices
Analysis: Social and economic consequences of rising house prices are here to stay
The nation has not yet embraced the idea that housing needs to be more affordable, or that it's the most important economic and social issue facing the country.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Housing Policy
A $1.5 million unit sale captures a growing house price problem
A recent auction for a three-bedroom townhouse in Brisbane has captured just how much property prices have skyrocketed in recent years, highlighting the nation’s fast-growing housing affordability crisis.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Housing Policy
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'A champion becomes a legend': Makybe Diva's 'impossible' third Cup win
From quiet beginnings, an unknown English filly came Down Under and changed Australia's racing history by achieving the impossible. This is how Makybe Diva won a historic third Melbourne Cup 20 years ago.
Source: ABC NewsTopic: Horse Racing
Phar Lap turns 100 in 2026. This year, two musicals inspired by him debut
As the 2025 Melbourne Cup approaches, two musicals celebrating — and satirising — the life of Phar Lap premiere, with "Australia's greatest racehorse" brought to life with an actor and a puppeteer.
Source: ABC ArtsTopic: History
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