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Man dies in suspicious fire, two left fighting for life
Police believe the house fire might have been lit deliberately.
Beach parking meters abandoned as Randwick Council votes down plan
A campaign spearheaded by the council’s Labor mayor to charge visitors to park at beaches has failed to win over the sup
South32 sells its aluminium assets to Alcoa in $8 billion deal
The move is set to solidify Alcoa’s position as a leading pure-play upstream aluminum company with an expanded portfolio
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Small EV price war begins: Dacia trims cost of its Spring city car to £11,990 to undercut rivals
Value-for-money Romanian carmaker Dacia has cut £4k off the price tag of its Spring EV, making it the cheapest new elect