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abc.net.au > news > 2026-02-09 > regional-housing-investors-driving-up-prices > 106298600

Investors drive up regional SA house prices with some buying sight unseen

2+ hour, 31+ min ago   (718+ words) ABC South East SA Investors are buying properties sight unseen in regional areas, competing with locals. (ABC News: Matt Roberts) Regional house prices have almost doubled in South Australia over the past five years. Regional properties are being seen as…...

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abc.net.au > news > 2026-02-08 > hobart-zip-line-proposal-ridgeway-reserve > 106318728

Hobart zip-line idea emerges again — but not on the mountain

22+ hour, 31+ min ago   (560+ words) An artist's impression of the previously proposed zip-line. (Supplied: TAZZIP) A developer expects to submit new plans for a zip-line on public land near Hobart "shortly". The proposal involves a 1.13-kilometre zip-line in the council-owned Ridgeway Reserve, running from near…...

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abc.net.au > news > 2026-02-03 > wallabies-rugby-world-cup-games-all-blacks-hong-kong-china-chile > 106298576

Wallabies Rugby World Cup draw revealed ahead of home tournament

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (370+ words) Topic:Rugby Union World Cup The Wallabies will face the All Blacks in their second match of the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup. (AAP: Dave Hunt) Australia will face Hong Kong China in the first match of the 2027 Men's Rugby World…...

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abc.net.au > news > 2026-01-29 > nsw-minns-government-considers-weekday-public-holiday-anzac-day > 106283906

'Terrible idea': Backlash over plan for extra public holiday on NSW

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (485+ words) Remembrance services will be held nationwide on 25 April, but the following Monday could be made a public holiday. (ABC News: Greg Bigelow) NSW Premier Chris Minns says he will "have a look" at giving the state another public holiday in…...

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abc.net.au > news > 2026-01-29 > keir-starmer-seeks-stronger-china-ties-after-meeting-xi-jinping > 106283366

UK wants 'sophisticated relationship' with China, Starmer tells Xi

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (847+ words) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told Xi Jinping the UK wants to build a "sophisticated relationship" with China." The two leaders met in Beijing on Thursday, marking the first time a British prime minister had visited China in eight…...

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abc.net.au > listen > programs > sa-country-hour > sa-country-hour > 106266298

SA Country Hour

SA Country Hour1+ week, 4+ day ago   (31+ words) SA Country Hour'Australian Broadcasting Corporation Program: SA Country Hour Rural news and events from South Australia and the nation. Download the ABC listen app to hear more of your favourite podcasts...

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abc.net.au > news > 2026-01-27 > renmark-sets-new-record-amid-extreme-heat-49-degrees-celsius > 106274980

Riverland town rises above 49C as SA premier aids boys who fainted in the heat

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1019+ words) A swimmer in the River Murray at Renmark on Australia Day. (ABC Riverland: Amelia Walters) Weather bureau data shows the temperature in Renmark hit 49.6C after 2pm, setting "a new all-time record" for the Riverland town. South Australia's premier and education minister…...

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abc.net.au > news > sport > score-centre > cricket > 2026-01-28 > usw-new > 66983

United States Women v Netherlands Women - ICC Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier, Super Six Match 3 - Cricket Score Centre

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (84+ words) Match summary: United States Women v Netherlands Women'Australian Broadcasting Corporation ICC Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier, Super Six Match 3, Kirtipur Catch up on this week's latest scores and Cricket stories with ABC Sport. analysis:How the Perth Scorchers have torched…...

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abc.net.au > pacific > programs > pacificbeat > papali-i-sia-figiel-dies-in-prison > 106255332

Papali'i Sia Figiel dies in prison while awaiting outcome of murder trial

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (86+ words) On the program today Samoan novelist and poet Papali'i Sia Figiel is found dead at Tanumalala Prison. More people are charged over a massive cocaine haul in Fiji. Emergency measures are in place in parts of PNG's capital Port Moresby…...

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abc.net.au > news > 2026-01-23 > townsville-mother-warns-over-suspected-drownings > 106260772

Townsville woman says she warned authorities before suspected drownings

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (929+ words) By Gabrielle Becerra Mellet Jordan Pryce said she warned authorities about the dangerous conditions. (ABC News: Baz Ruddick) A Townsville woman says she notified authorities about dangerous conditions at a creek days before two people are thought to have drowned....