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[EX Q]: Formerly a bustling grain farming hub, it's now a typical northern New South Wales town with a bowling club, service station, hotel and post office. But in 2015, Delungra was named Australia's lowest-earning postcode by the Australian Taxation Office, with a mean taxable income of just $21,691. The town's 330 residents are bemused by this dubious honour. They say it doesn't reflect their experience of living in the town, where volunteerism is the norm and friendships run deep and long. This is what locals say it's like to live in Australia's poorest town. Jim Townsend, retired mechanic Jim, 79, has lived in Delungra all his life. He owned the town's service station for a number of years and has been active in keeping the post office open. Delungra's post office has long been a gathering place for the town's residents. So it was a big blow when Australia Post announced it would be shutting the local branch due to cost. The closure would have forced residents to travel over 30km to get their mail. Instead, locals came together to keep their post office open and to retain their postcode. The local branch is now staffed by 10 volunteers. "The local council got together and put the word out," Jim says. "We got a good selection of volunteers and we've kept [the post office] open. "It's very important, it gets the people from the country into the post office, we get to meet them and that way we get to know who's who." Tim Lloyd, cattle farmer Tim's family has been in Delungra for generations. His grandfather settled here in 1920 and Tim and his father have been farming cattle for 40 years. He says the monetary wealth of a town isn't what's important. "It's not necessarily the wealth of a town or the wealth of people - you don't need a lot of money to live and to be happy. It's community spirit and that's what any community desperately needs. The smaller the community, the more people are going to put their hands up." Philippa Raw, childcare provider and volunteer Locals may joke it takes 30 years to be truly accepted in Delungra, but Philippa says she was welcomed on her first day when she moved here with her family 10 years ago. "They were so nice, everyone smiled and waved and went out of their way to talk to you because you were the newbies in town," she says. "I think its still the same way. Everyone wants to help everyone." She was surprised to see her town listed as the poorest in the nation. "It's totally not, it's totally the opposite. I mean you look around and you see the beautiful houses. There's no bias, whether you've got multimillions or whether you've got two dollars in the bank. I couldn't imagine myself being anywhere else." John Larken, retired sheep shearer John's family has run businesses in Delungra for decades. His son finally closed the family-owned café a couple of years ago. He says the low mean income can be explained by the number of retirees in town, but says calling the town the lowest-earning in the country gives the wrong impression. "I think there's worse places than this!" he says. "There'd be more people on the dole somewhere else then there are here. If you like a quiet life, I'd say come and live in Delungra. It's as simple as that." Harry McNaughton, development council volunteer Harry moved to town about 25 years ago and is deeply involved in the community. He leads the Delungra District Development Council, which maintains town archives and organises volunteers, whom he says are integral to keeping the town running. "We think that Delungra needs some tender, loving care, and we've got volunteers to do it," he says. "We mow lawns around the district, we maintain parks, volunteers built our Anzac gateway and memorial, they man the local garbage dump two days a week, we man the post office. "Delungra is quiet, the air is fresh, the birds sing, the sun shines, and it's just a relaxed way of life and I couldn't imagine living anywhere else. I think whoever says this is a poor community, should get on the train and come visit because being here is a different story." Lorna Ogilvie, honorary Delungra resident and volunteer Lorna lives an hour away, but serves as secretary of the women's bowls club, the development council and the Australia Day committee in Delungra. In contrast to her city life, where she did not know her neighbours, she was quickly accepted when she started coming to Delungra. "It's not a poor town. We haven't got the facilities but ... the lifestyle, it's quiet and relaxed. Here you know your neighbours, everybody knows everybody [and] if someone's in trouble, someone will come and help." Robert Campagnar, retired carpet layer Robert says: "When I was a kid, this was a thriving town. They had barley stacks, they had shops, they had pubs and clubs, everything. Everybody's making a dollar. People need to realise that when people retire, if people don't take their job over [then] things just sort of decline. But the town's still here and you can't take Delungra away from Delungra." "It's fantastic, that's my opinion. I love the place. It's the peace and the company of the people. I've known these people since I was a kid. I went to Sydney, I've been overseas and I always come back here. When they take me from here I'll probably be in a box."
[EX A]: Long-time residents joke that you need to live in Delungra for 30 years before you're truly considered a local, writes Katie Beck.

[EX Q]: Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union employed by Servest UK began the industrial action at 06:00 GMT. The union claims agency workers should be made permanent GWR staff and that there is currently a "two tier" system. GWR said it was aware of the strike and that rail services were expected to run as scheduled. 'Mercilessly exploited' The dispute involves almost 200 workers who also walked out on 16 December. Mick Cash, RMT general secretary, said the cleaners were being "mercilessly exploited by privateers". He added: "GWR and Servest UK can bring an immediate resolution to this dispute by addressing the issues over pay and other grievances." The union said 98% of its 189 members who took part in the ballot voted in favour of strike action. Turnout was 58%.
[EX A]: A second 24-hour strike by contract cleaners on the Great Western Railway is under way.

[EX Q]: The nation's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 0.6% compared to the previous quarter and 2.3% year-on-year. Most analysts had forecast a quarterly growth of about 0.7% and an annual expansion of close to 2.6%. Australia's economy has also been hurt by a global slowdown which has seen its mining boom wane recently. "It looks like household consumption has probably been the main disappointment in the actual quarter," said Su-Lin Ong, an economist with RBC Capital Markets. "It very much confirms the idea of an economy that is running around sub-trend pace and has a number of challenges," she added. 'Not good enough' Australia's economic growth over the past few years has been powered by the success of its mining sector. Booming demand for its commodities from emerging markets such as China and India helped the country wade through the global financial crisis. However, a recent slowdown in growth in those economies has impacted the sector and as a result Australia's overall economic growth. At the same time, despite efforts by policymakers, non-mining sectors of the economy have not grown fast enough to offset the slowdown in mining. Treasurer Joe Hockey said the latest growth numbers were "not good enough to deliver the jobs that people want". Michael Blythe, chief economist at Commonwealth Bank of Australia said: "The economy looks like it's still stuck in first gear." "Mining investment is coming off, maybe not as quickly as people have been worrying about, but it's that growth transition, the pick-up in the non-mining side, where the evidence is still mixed," he added. Growth boost? The numbers come just a day after Australia's central bank left its key interest rate unchanged at a record low 2.75% The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) last cut the rate in August, when it lowered borrowing costs by 0.25%. On Tuesday, the bank said "the full effects of these decisions are still coming through". Some analysts suggested that if growth continued to remain weak, the bank may be prompted to cut rates further to try to boost the economy. "The RBA is obviously reluctant to cut further, but if you've got sub-trend growth and very well-behaved inflation, there's got to still be scope to move if necessary," said Ms Ong of RBC Capital Markets.
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Australia has reported weaker-than-expected growth for the July-to-September quarter partly due to slower domestic demand.

