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The Blackbutt Avocado Festival in Queensland celebrates the region's significant avocado farming industry, including local farms and a neighbouring avocado oil supplier in Cherry Creek. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian music icons Rogue Traders have released a new dance anthem called Dirty Dirty Disco, featuring Dannii Minogue in her first-ever collaboration with vocalist Natalie Bassingthwaite. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AI-powered fake online stores, known as ghost stores, are proliferating ahead of Black Friday sales season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A 12-month trial allowing dogs off-leash at a designated 300-metre section of Mona Vale Beach on Sydney's Northern Beaches is coming to an end, with the dog-owning community hoping for an extension. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian home values have declined by $34.1 billion in the June quarter of 2024, marking the first downturn since 2022. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victoria Police are investigating sexual assault allegations involving four Sydney Swans AFL players, following an incident in a hotel room. One of the women involved has provided a supplementary statement to police. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Proposed Australian laws would require social media companies to give users the option to opt out of algorithm-driven content feeds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prince George, aged 13, has begun boarding at Eton College, the prestigious private school previously attended by his father Prince William and uncle Prince Harry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Australian government has proposed digital duty of care laws requiring tech platforms to offer users the choice to opt out of social media algorithms and remove suggested content from their feeds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peninsula Hot Springs on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula offers over 70 thermal bathing experiences, including naturally mineralised hot pools, saunas, hamams, and reflexology walks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia faces an extremely hot summer with the Bureau of Meteorology confirming a strong El Niño event that began in June and is expected to persist through summer into early autumn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia's cruise industry faces significant challenges as high costs and regulatory complexity drive major cruise operators away from Australian ports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia faces a critical shortage of nearly one million tradies over the next decade, with more than half of apprentices failing to complete their training. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NSW premier has announced a major crackdown on Sydney's escalating gangland violence, introducing new police powers and life sentences for those plotting gang-related murders. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The New South Wales premier has announced plans to impose adult sentences on youth offenders involved in gangland crimes, including firing bullets at properties, using explosives near buildings, and causing danger with firearms. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A mortgage broker who spent over $17,000 on billboards criticising government tax changes has paid another $17,000 at a charity auction to play tennis with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Convicted murderer Erin Patterson has been approved to receive Ozempic weight loss injections while in prison, funded by Victorian taxpayers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian businesses are investing heavily in artificial intelligence tools, but productivity gains remain elusive as national productivity has stagnated at 2019 levels. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One Nation is proposing a policy allowing Australians who rent or have a mortgage to divert 25 per cent of their superannuation contributions directly to themselves for three years, taxed at 15 per cent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sydney Police Centre opens its doors for a behind-the-scenes tour showcasing various police operations. The tour includes demonstrations of triple zero call handling, police dog squad training and operations, recruitment processes, and fingerprinting procedures. Officers from the Sydney Police Force guide visitors through their city headquarters facilities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Nicole Kidman makes a surprise appearance at a Sydney cinema screening of Practical Magic 2, arriving secretly with her daughter Faith on a late-night flight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's children, seven-year-old Prince Archie and five-year-old Princess Lilibet, are beginning their first day at prep schools. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nicole Kidman makes a surprise appearance at a Sydney cinema screening of Practical Magic 2, arriving secretly with her daughter Faith on a late-night flight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Queensland police report a nearly one-third increase in assault incidents in Brisbane's CBD over three years, with 869 knives seized from safe night precincts across the state last year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Australian federal government is proposing to double penalties for social media companies breaching the under-16s ban to $109 million, as studies show up to 80 per cent of teenagers remain on platforms despite restrictions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.