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Kal Queers' monthly event Queer Beers marks new era of greater visibility for LGBT people in Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Regional queer communities say being invisible makes people feel isolated and less likely to get support.




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Farmers need glyphosate plan B or risk losing access to key markets, Minister says

Alannah MacTiernan says farmers risk losing access to foreign markets because of their reliance on glyphosate, but her remarks draw criticism from farming groups that say the herbicide is a linchpin of the industry.




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Australia's only female tuna boss to bring luxury southern bluefin to domestic market

Lukina Lukin has fought her way to the top of Australia's lucrative southern bluefin tuna industry in a classic rags-to-riches tale of survival and success.




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Anzacs buried in unmarked graves across Australia could number 12,000

The remains of 12,000 World War I diggers are believed to be buried in unmarked graves not at Gallipoli or the fields of Flanders, but in suburban cemeteries across Australia.




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Unmarked graves found at Lake Condah cemetery using ground-penetrating radar

Ground-penetrating radar technology has discovered multiple unmarked graves at an old Aboriginal mission cemetery in south-west Victoria.




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Unmarked suicide graves excluded from cemeteries to be identified by archaeologist

A council in South Australia's Riverland is working to recognise the final resting places of people whose graves were unmarked because of the stigma of suicide at the time.





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Farms to Families mobile market truck brings fresh produce to disadvantaged regional families

A new food truck is empowering disadvantaged Gippsland families to choose their own fresh produce and is also allowing for more efficient delivery.



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Markforged raises $82M Series D from Summit Partners, Microsoft, Porsche and Siemens

Markforged, a Watertown, MA-based manufacturer of industrial 3D printers, closed an $82m Series D round of funding.



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Shapeways and EOS partner to venture into orthosis and prosthesis market

New York-based 3D printing marketplace Shapeways is partnering with Industrial 3D printing specialist EOS to offer and supply market-ready orthosis and prosthesis to designers and businesses.



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Black market in stolen card details becoming more user-friendly, leading to 'explosion' in fraud

A Townsville woman's Uber account racks up about $1,500 in fraudulent use across two continents before it is shut down a case that experts warn is indicative of a growing economy in stolen payment details.






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Halloween pumpkins carving out a niche market for Kimberley farmers

Farmers in Western Australia's far north have carved a spot in the niche Halloween pumpkin market growing in popularity around the country.




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Collinsville marks 100 years of coal mining and plans for century ahead

One of the original mining towns in the famous Bowen Basin, Collinsville, marks 100 years of coal dominating the local economy.




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ACCC gives green light to Landmark acquisition of rival RuralCo

A proposed merger between two of Australia's biggest rural retailers is a step closer to reality after the competition regulator said it would not oppose the plan.




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Coalition makes on-farm pre-election pledge of cheap loans and water market review

Fair water trading and cheap on-farm loans are at the centre of a Coalition pre-election promise to boost Australia's agriculture sector.




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Littleproud flags possible government intervention in southern water market ahead of ACCC inquiry

The newly sworn-in Water Minister David Littleproud is to order ACCC inquiry into water trading in southern basin.




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Smoking ceremony marks the signing of the Taungurung Country community energy partnership




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ACCC to study Murray-Darling Basin's $2 billion water market to see who owns what

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will investigate who actually owns Australia's water, in particular the Murray-Darling Basin's $2 billion water market.






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Palmerston crime 'out of control' say city's supermarket workers

Being bashed in the head with an EFTPOS machine and left with memory loss was just one of dozens of recent crimes inflicted on a Palmerston supermarket worker.



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The Viking clap's origin, and the marketing that got the Canberra Raiders' mojo back

The Green Machine has reached the NRL grand final for the first time in 25 years. Along the way, it raided a few ideas from overseas.




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The ACT's new rental laws start today, but how will they affect the market?

If you're a Canberra renter who loves pets and is fond of hanging art, there's good news. New laws coming into effect today will make it easier for renters, but there are fears it could lead to a downturn in rental properties.




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Disability royal commission chair's remarks attacked as 'provocative, intemperate and inappropriate'

Disability royal commission chair Ronald Sackville said commentators were discouraging people from telling their stories to the commission, but critics say the real discouragement is the absence of appropriate supports.





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Putt putt marks 50 years of miniature golf on the Gold Coast

Half a century since the first miniature-golf course came to the Gold Coast, putt putt is still popular with families.




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Gold Coast husband and wife jailed for 'high-level' drug trafficking via online black market

A Gold Coast couple who funded a "lavish lifestyle" peddling MDMA and cannabis on the dark web is jailed after pleading guilty to drug trafficking.




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Australian farmers warned the misuse of pesticides will see overseas markets turn away

The misuse of pesticides on Australian farms is threatening overseas markets, according to industry group Pulse Australia.




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Young Queenslander Samuel Dale Johnson makes his mark on European opera scene

He grew up behind the famously wonky Ettamogah Pub on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. Now at just 31, Samuel Dale Johnson is a principal singer with one of the world's biggest opera houses.




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Ambulance service marks 100 years helping outback Queensland community of Longreach

Before the ambulance existed, if outback Queensland locals had an emergency, they had to drive to themselves to hospital.




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Jewfish dominate black market to meet Asia demand

Considered a delicacy and aphrodisiac, the bladder of the Black Jewfish now fetches up to $900 a kilogram, prompting higher fines in Queensland for trafficking as well as catch limits, catching commercial fishers unaware and out of pocket.




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New grouper fish species found at market, Queensland Museum says

A new species of rockcod, or grouper, is confirmed by the Queensland Museum after two years of testing its DNA, following the discovery of several specimens at a fish market in 2017.




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Armed bandit with black-marker 'tattoos' jailed over robbery at Rockhampton service station

A 24-year-old man covered in fake tattoos drawn on with a black marker who robbed a service station with a replica gun in Rockhampton in central Queensland is sentenced to nearly four years in jail.




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Improving sustainability in the parcels market: two key focus areas

Sustainability in the supply chain is an issue that continues to move higher up the agenda as consumers increasingly opt for brands with a sustainable business model. 

They are taking multiple factors into account when making purchasing decisions – from the choice of raw materials, through factory locations, to recycling policies – meaning sustainability is permeating the entire supply chain.





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Usain Bolt and the Central Coast Mariners is it more than a marketing stunt?

The union between a struggling football club and one of the world's greatest Olympic athletes comes from way outside the box, but each party brings to the table what the other desperately desires, writes Tracey Holmes.




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Low pay, long hours and a changing market means musicians have to change their tune

Low pay, long hours and a cashless society threaten the viability of making music, as musicians are forced to look for new ways of marketing their bands.




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Desperate patients turn to black market for medicinal cannabis despite spike in legal prescriptions

A father says the day he watched his infant daughter suffer a violent two-and-a-half-hour seizure was when he decided breaking the law was a small price to pay for her life.






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Aussie wine exports continue to grow as industry spends big to reclaim United States market

Despite a tightening supply and smaller yields due to dry conditions, the value of Australia's wine exports has continued to grow.




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Wool market slump prompts call from industry leader to halt trading

The wool market has plummeted a massive 163 cents a kilogram this week, or more than 10 per cent, prompting an industry leader to call for a halt to trading.