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Speaker 1: This is the latest from your news speech. It's Wednesday,

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Speaker 1: the twenty second of May. Anthony Albanesi has declared he

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Speaker 1: will not go to the polls until he has broken

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Speaker 1: the back of the cost of living crisis, saying he

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Speaker 1: is committed to going the distance in his first term

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Speaker 1: of government. He has also doubled down on plans to

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Speaker 1: combat the toxic impact of social media on children, saying

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Speaker 1: people needed hope and support now more than ever. The

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Speaker 1: Prime Minister's pledge comes amid shocking new research from the

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Speaker 1: Salvation Army that shows some families are using candles to

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Speaker 1: save on energy bills and public bathrooms to save on

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Speaker 1: water costs. A staggering seventy percent of Queensland's public hospital

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Speaker 1: staff have been assaulted or witnessed violence at work, a

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Speaker 1: damning new survey has revealed, with warnings patients are also

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Speaker 1: at risk. Queensland health staff believe their boss and the

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Speaker 1: government aren't taking their concerns seriously. With a new union

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Speaker 1: run campaign set to call for more security personnel and

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Speaker 1: tougher laws to protect workers and patients. We'll be back

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Speaker 1: after this. The cost of building a new home in

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Speaker 1: Victoria went up around twenty five thousand dollars overnight earlier

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Speaker 1: this month. It follows a thirty five percent surge in

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Speaker 1: new home sales across the state in April as buyer's

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Speaker 1: race to be the impost caused by the state's new

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Speaker 1: minimum standards under the National Construction Code. Since May one,

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Speaker 1: any new home submitted for planning approvals has been required

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Speaker 1: to be seven star energy efficient, typically requiring better orientation

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Speaker 1: for sunlight, more double glazing, insulation, and often solar panels

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Speaker 1: or more efficient appliances and adelaide. Commuters purchasing single trips

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Speaker 1: to travel short distances on public transport are paying the

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Speaker 1: higher fees in the country. A single bus, train or

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Speaker 1: tram trip will set users back four dollars twenty five

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Speaker 1: during peak travel times, regardless of the distance traveled or

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Speaker 1: mode of transport. That's compared with a four dollar adult

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Speaker 1: peak fare paid by Sydney Metro and Train patrons traveling

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Speaker 1: up to ten kilometers. We'll have an update to your

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Speaker 1: news feed tomorrow