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1 month ago | 
michaelwest.com.au | Michael West |Michael Pascoe |Jöshua Barnett |Emma Thomas
March 25, 2025 20:52 | News Taxpayers are being promised $10 a week of relief in a pre-election sweetener, as Jim Chalmers lays out the economic case for a second term of a Labor government.
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1 month ago | 
michaelwest.com.au | Michael West |Michael Pascoe |Jöshua Barnett |Emma Thomas
Wages are set to rise on the back of a robust jobs market, stronger economic activity, sectoral pay boosts and a ban on non-compete clauses. Workers have already seen some let-up in prices eroding hard-won pay gains and new Treasury forecasts suggest the gap between inflation and wages will widen. The 2025/26 budget predicts real wages will grow by a quarter of a percentage point more than predicted in December’s mid-year budget update.
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1 month ago | 
michaelwest.com.au | Michael West |Michael Pascoe |Jöshua Barnett |Emma Thomas
March 25, 2025 19:37 | News Australia is on track for structural deficits as far as the government can see, clouding the economy’s final approach to a soft landing. The federal budget, unveiled by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Tuesday night, locks in underlying deficits until 2035/36 as a result of ballooning spending and lower revenue growth than previous years.
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1 month ago | 
michaelwest.com.au | Michael West |Michael Pascoe |Jöshua Barnett |Emma Thomas
March 25, 2025 19:27 | News The race to the Brisbane 2032 Games is finally under way after a few false starts, with the long-awaited Olympic venue plan unveiled. But the finishing line is already fast approaching, with an expert warning organisers are “up against the clock” to complete projects across Queensland.
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Dec 17, 2024 | 
buzzfeed.com | Emma Thomas
Not long before my ex and I broke up, we were reading Jon Ronson’s Psychopath Test together. The book provides a checklist of psychopathic traits, including a grandiose sense of self, a lack of empathy, a parasitic lifestyle, pathological lying, glib and superficial charm and a lack of remorse. He looked up from the pages in realization. “Wow, I think I might be a psychopath,” he exclaimed. It seemed like an outrageous statement to make, but he wasn’t joking. He wasn’t too far off, either.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
auburntigers.com | Emma Thomas
By: Emma Thomas, Auburn Athletics Communication InternThe top-ranked Auburn equestrian team has welcomed 22 new faces to the squad in 2024-25 and it’s time to get to know them!Up first is Jill Alexander!Class: SophomoreHometown: Chelsea, AlabamaDiscipline: Jumping SeatPrior to Auburn: Qualified for National Horse Show 2021, 2022 and 2023 … Qualified for the Capital Challenge, Junior Hunter Finals, Children Hunter Finals and Washington International Horse Show … IEA National qualifier.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
aol.com | Emma Thomas |Shannen Headley
October 8, 2024 at 1:28 PMLianne Cronin told the BBC the new parking charges would lead to the eventual closure of her store - and others [BBC]Parking charges in town centres across Dudley borough must be reversed or businesses will face the consequences, traders warn amid similar fears from an MP. So concerned is one retailer, Lianne Cronin, she says she has wondered whether Dudley Borough Council wants rid of some shops.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
thurrockgazette.co.uk | Emma Thomas
THE FUTURE of Grays town centre is up for debate. People living, working and shopping in the town are being asked for their views as part of a council survey. Face to face interviews with people will be held at Grays train station from February 22 to March 4 and people living in the five wards around Grays as well as the two in Chafford Hundred will be called from February 22 until March 8. At the same time, an online survey will be quizzing people on their thoughts.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
echo-news.co.uk | Emma Thomas
1. Benfleet to Leigh This seems like a barren and bleak landscape. It can appear grey and lifeless, even on a sunny day. But it is actually a dramatic and constantly changing environment. On this five and a half mile walk from Benfleet to Leigh, you can explore the tidal creeks, salt marshes, mudflats on the edge of the estuary. 2. Danbury Woods Explore the ancient woodland by walking a series of marked paths through the commons.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
echo-news.co.uk | Emma Thomas
Naked rollercoaster - 60 brave volunteers will take part at Adventure Island IT'S the weekend again and we've put together a few things to keep you busy. 1. A ROLLERCOASTER could be set to ride into the record books this weekend for the most people riding naked. So far, 60 brave adrenaline junkies have signed up for the attempt by riding the Green Scream at Southend’s Adventure Island, while a further 60 more have expressed an interest in taking part.
