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• Brisbane shopping centre could take six months to reopen

  10-03-2022 23:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Toombul Shopping Centre retailers are told it could be months before the centre reopens, leaving hundreds of people without jobs.
  
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• Miners boost ASX as Wall Street tumbles on highest annual inflation in 40 years

  10-03-2022 22:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are higher on Friday as big miners shield the market from losses felt on Wall Street, where investors fretted over annual inflation hitting a 40-year high.
  
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• 'Consumers' shock' at surging prices puts pressure on interest rates and share prices

  10-03-2022 22:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are lower on Friday, despite initially rising at the open, as big miners shield the market from losses felt on Wall Street, where investors fretted over annual inflation hitting a 40-year high.
  
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• Consumers' shock at surging costs puts pressure on interest rates and share prices

  10-03-2022 22:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are lower on Friday, despite initially rising at the open, as big miners shield the market from losses felt on Wall Street, where investors fretted over annual inflation hitting a 40-year high.
  
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• ASX to drop, as Wall Street tumbles on highest annual inflation in 40 years

  10-03-2022 22:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are set to drop on Friday, after Wall Street fell on data showing yearly inflation hit 7.9 per cent. Commodity prices slid overnight. 
  
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• No bold moves as Broken Hill quietly optimistic with zinc at 15-year high

  10-03-2022 22:07 via abc.net.au
  
  With the zinc price at a 15-year high, mining communities like Broken Hill hope it can bring some job security to the town.
  
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• Football to continue at Darwin stadium while ICAC probes safety compliance issues

  10-03-2022 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The AFL Northern Territory has confirmed "football will go ahead as planned this weekend" while the anti-corruption watchdog investigates safety compliance issues at Marrara Stadium. 
  
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• 'Something has to give': Charities worried record-high fuel prices are pushing people into poverty

  10-03-2022 20:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Russia's invasion of Ukraine sees record-high petrol prices in the ACT, making charities like Oz Harvest food rescue organisation worry for less fortunate Canberrans.
  
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• How a $150 million energy deal is linked to a former lord mayor and an ailing windfarm

  10-03-2022 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Former lobbyist Jim Soorley chaired CS Energy when it agreed to a $150 million deal from a company that previously employed him as a consultant. State government ministers say Mr Soorley did not tell them about his former consultancy work for the company.
  
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• SA hotels association calls for 'independent inquiry' into impact of COVID-19 restrictions

  10-03-2022 20:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The AHA's Ian Horne wants "whoever wins the state election" to set up the inquiry, into whether restrictions were "appropriate and necessary".
  
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• Deeds not tweets: How a lowly bot exposed the hypocrisy of big brands on International Women's Day

  10-03-2022 19:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Striking fear into the hearts of CEOs, a lowly Twitter bot left a trail of carnage through this year's International Women's Day by exposing brands that pay women less than men.
  
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• A bot exposed the gender pay gaps within companies promoting IWD. It's created havoc

  10-03-2022 19:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Striking fear into the hearts of CEOs, a lowly Twitter bot left a trail of carnage through this year's International Women's Day by exposing brands that pay women less than men.
  
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• Fuel prices in remote NT are rising to extreme new heights

  10-03-2022 09:23 via abc.net.au
  
  In Arnhem Land the price of diesel has surged well beyond $3 a litre.
  
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• Labour hire firm deducted all but $100 from Samoans after a week's farm work, inquiry hears

  10-03-2022 09:14 via abc.net.au
  
  A Senate committee hears one of Australia's largest labour hire firms oversaw Pacific Labour Scheme workers pocketing just $100 a week after it deducted hundreds of dollars in additional costs.
  
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• Is it fair to take home $100 after a week's work on a farm?

  10-03-2022 09:14 via abc.net.au
  
  A Senate committee hears one of Australia's largest labour hire firms oversaw Pacific Labour Scheme workers pocketing just $100 a week after it deducted hundreds of dollars in additional costs.
  
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• Boost for regional news as ABC opens bureau in Charleville

  10-03-2022 08:11 via abc.net.au
  
  News coverage in south-west Queensland receives a boost as the ABC opens a bureau in Charleville, as part of a commitment to invest more in regional and rural journalism. 
  
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• ICAC launches investigation into safety compliance issues at major Darwin sports stadium

  10-03-2022 07:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The Northern Territory's anti-corruption watchdog has confirmed it is investigating the NT government over a stadium that could be in breach of the Building Act.
  
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• RBA deputy governor Guy Debelle to join Fortescue's renewable energy push

  10-03-2022 05:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Reserve Bank deputy governor Guy Debelle is leaving the bank to join Andrew Forrest's renewable energy business, Fortescue Future Industries.
  
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• Mad Max copycat prompts warning against motorists with illegal car modifications

  10-03-2022 05:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Police have issued a warning to motorists throughout Queensland after a post-apocalyptic-styled modified Ford Falcon XC was seen driving around central parts of the state. 
  
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• Swan Hill Pioneer Settlement to be heritage listed despite council opposition

  10-03-2022 05:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Mayor Jade Benham warns the council now can't afford to keep running the museum village, but one of her predecessors says he's delighted with the decision.
  
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• Broken Hill businesses prepare for visitor numbers never seen before

  10-03-2022 05:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Broken Hill businesses are getting ready to welcome thousands of visitors as several events bring in the crowds, but they say it will be a big learning experience.
  
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• 'Just bulldoze it': Calls to relocate Gympie's CBD after latest flood devastation

  10-03-2022 04:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Some business owners say they have had enough and want the Gympie CBD relocated or upgraded to prevent future heartache after the fourth flood in three decades.
  
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• Nuclear waste expected to arrive in Port Kembla from the UK this weekend

  10-03-2022 01:41 via abc.net.au
  
  A shipment of processed nuclear waste from the United Kingdom is likely to arrive in Port Kembla this weekend on its way to Sydney.
  
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• Queensland flood recovery will take 'months and years' as housing crisis looms for affected residents

  10-03-2022 00:57 via abc.net.au
  
  The floodwaters have receded across southeast Queensland, but emergency response agencies are warning people will need help for months to come – particularly when it comes to housing.
  
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