Dangerous crossing fix draws ire; markets hit by oil spike

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1. Locals pleaded for a dangerous crossing to be fixed. This isn’t what they had in mind

   After a young teenager was hit by a car at a local zebra crossing, residents had asked the council to fix the dangerous spot. But they say the council's proposed plan makes no sense.

   brisbanetimes.com.au

2. ASX set to slump as Wall Street falls on higher oil prices, yields

   World stocks fell and oil prices kept climbing after another round of US military strikes on Iran, stoking worries about stubbornly high inflation.

   brisbanetimes.com.au

3. ASX falls as oil price fuels inflation and rate hike fears, bond yields spike

   The Australian sharemarket fell in its first session of spring, with investors alarmed by the rising price of oil after the US launched its first military action in a month against Iran.

   brisbanetimes.com.au

4. Do our pollies really want a more ‘affordable’ housing market? We’re about to find out

   Politicians will always favour rising rather than falling house prices if forced to choose, the commentary argues, and we're about to find out what that means for affordability.

   brisbanetimes.com.au

5. ‘Absurd’: CBA slugged 13 years of fees for inactive card

   Commonwealth Bank was slugged 13 years of fees on an inactive card, with staff unable to identify the bank as the merchant responsible, including for a card returned to sender and destroyed.

   brisbanetimes.com.au

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