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Brisbane house prices have soared by more than 60 per cent since the pandemic began \u2013 almost double the growth in Sydney \u2013 and the median price is now just over $200,000 less than Australia\u2019s most expensive real estate market.\xa0

Victorians punters will no longer be able to place bets on some of the rising stars of Aussie sport, with tough new gambling restrictions introduced on sports betting.\xa0

A popular birthing unit in northern Sydney has been scrapped by the Minns government, in a move labelled by local families as a \u201cdisgrace\u201d.\xa0

And in South Australia, Smoking and vaping in popular outdoor public spaces including jetties, parts of beaches and outside shops will be banned from today, with new fines to help enforce the law.\xa0

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