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Millions dropped from SNAP food assistance as funding faces September uncertainty – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

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  1. Millions dropped from SNAP food assistance as funding faces September uncertainty  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  2. Food aid cuts leave Louisiana SNAP recipients scrambling  Louisiana Illuminator
  3. SNAP cuts could lead to kids losing free school breakfast and lunch  The Philadelphia Sunday Sun
  4. Benefits Lost: Mapping Town-Level Declines in SNAP Coverage Since the Passage of H.R.1  DataHaven
  5. SNAP changes are creating new challenges for families facing food insecurity  Brownfield Ag News
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Do not call her a racist: anti-Pauline Hanson strategists tell campaigners character attacks won’t work in Victoria

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Exclusive: strategic rethink urges progressive activists to respectfully steer one-on-one conversations with One Nation supporters towards economic concerns

The message from strategists was blunt: do not, however tempting, personally attack Pauline Hanson or call her a racist.

The request has been made to progressive campaigners and unionists who have been asked to start one-on-one conversations with One Nation supporters before the Victorian election in November.

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Labor has had 12 years to fix Victorian roads. Turning to ‘pothole populism’ now may be too late

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Potholed roads are ‘devastating political advertising’ for the Victorian government – but Ben Carrol’s made them the focus of his campaign

At a press conference to celebrate the sold-out NFL match played at Melbourne’s MCG on Friday, the Victorian premier, Ben Carroll, was heckled on one issue.

“Fix the potholes,” a punter called out as they walked past the Victorian premier’s press conference.

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‘Small price to pay’: The young homeowners welcoming falling house prices even as it hurts them

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Some buyers say they are ready to absorb the fallout of housing weakness if it means boosting home ownership across the board

Falling property prices have come at the worst possible time for Alex Hogan and his partner. They are now weighing up whether they can afford to have another child.

Locked out of the established housing market, the Queensland couple resorted to buying a block of land to build a family home.

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NSW government paid for homeless man to be sent back to New Zealand instead of offering housing

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Local council and state government attempting to move on residents living in an encampment by the river in Wagga Wagga

The New South Wales government paid for a homeless man in Wagga Wagga to be sent back to New Zealand instead of offering him temporary accommodation, in an attempt to move on residents living in an encampment by a river.

The local council and state government have been attempting to clear out the encampment for several months after a newborn baby died in May when its mother gave birth to twins in a tent.

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Fire at nursing home in Chile kills 16 residents – BBC

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  1. Fire at nursing home in Chile kills 16 residents  BBC
  2. At Least 16 Dead After Late-Night Fire Engulfs Senior Living Facility, with Only 10 Others Rescued from the Blaze  people.com
  3. Fire at nursing home in Chile kills 16 elderly residents  Al Jazeera
  4. Nepali Army chief Ashok Raj Sigdel leaves for official visit to China  Hamro Patro
  5. At least 16 people dead after fire engulfs nursing home while patients asleep  GB News
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