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Two Good in Sydney is trying to empower survivors of domestic violence by employing women seeking refuge in shelters to help cook pre-made meals, some of which are then donated back to DV services.

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The Melbourne and Werribee zoos remove Nestle’s products from kiosks after the company is suspended from an organisation that promotes the sustainable use of palm oil — an ingredient blamed for threatening orangutan populations.

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Popular brands of frozen vegetables are being recalled from supermarkets across Australia over fears of potential contamination by the deadly listeria bacteria, which killed six people in NSW and Victoria earlier this year.

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Another popular Melbourne restaurant chain is hit by claims it has underpaid its staff, and one former worker alleges he was told his “job was on the line” and others were fired after they asked to be paid award rates.

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Foodora’s delivery riders speak out about an “oppressive” policy which pits them against each other in a “survival of the fittest” contest. It’s a hierarchy called the “Batch”, and it punishes the injured, slowest, and inactive riders.

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Joey “Jaws” Chestnut extends his reign as champion eater at the Nathan’s Famous July Fourth hot dog eating contest, downing a world-record 74 wieners and buns in 10 minutes to take home the coveted Mustard Belt for an 11th time.

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A butchers lobby group has sought police protection for its members after a series of attacks by vegans protesting “speciesism” in France.

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Australian doctors say a commitment from the soft drink industry to reduce its sugar use by 20 per cent by 2025 is a distraction from health bodies’ calls for a sugar tax.

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A Tasmanian Aboriginal researcher believes tourists have an appetite for Indigenous food, and wants to see it labelled as such on Tasmanian menus.

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South Australians are being warned not to eat certain alfalfa sprout products after seven people were hospitalised with salmonella.

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