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• Industry groups back rail reform proposal after level crossing tragedy

  22-03-2022 22:55 via abc.net.au
  
  In WA, a state where "everyone wears high-vis", a trucking group is among industry bodies backing a proposal to better light trains.
  
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• Traditional owners target international financiers in legal bid to block billion-dollar gas project

  22-03-2022 22:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Tiwi and Larrakia elders fear their sea country could be impacted by Santos' Barossa gas project in the NT, one of the biggest developments announced in the Australian oil and gas sector in recent years.
  
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• From bread to tailored pants, local traders are warning of price rises as inflation bites

  22-03-2022 22:02 via abc.net.au
  
  As economists predict another round of hikes in official inflation figures, we we speak to traders and consumers who are already noticing concerning price rises.
  
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• Are you feeling the pinch from price rises? These are some items that are going up now

  22-03-2022 22:02 via abc.net.au
  
  As economists predict another round of hikes in official inflation figures, we speak to traders and consumers who are already noticing concerning price rises.
  
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• US stocks rise as energy traders warn of recession

  22-03-2022 21:42 via abc.net.au
  
  US stocks rise as investors prepare for more interest rises by the US Federal Reserve. Global energy traders warn of recession as sanctions hit Russian oil and gas exports. 
  
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• ASX and US stocks rise and energy traders warn of recession

  22-03-2022 21:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX follows a good night on Wall Street as investors prepare for more interest rises by the US Federal Reserve. Global energy traders warn of recession as sanctions hit Russian oil and gas exports. 
  
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• ASX and US stocks gain as investors prepare for more US rate rises

  22-03-2022 21:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX follows a good night on Wall Street as investors get ready for more interest rises by the US Federal Reserve after comments from US central bank officials.  Energy traders warn of recession because of Ukraine war. 
  
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• Gas industry CEO tells Senate inquiry NT fracking cannot happen without traditional owners' consent

  22-03-2022 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Traditional owner Johnny Wilson lives within 20km of fracking wells in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin. Today, the peak body for oil and gas attempted to quell his concerns.
  
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• Imagine exiting a train to find you can't get off the platform. This is still the reality for many Brisbanites

  22-03-2022 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Advocates say transport accessibility "doesn't rise to the top of the pile" until somebody takes on the difficult task of demanding change. 
  
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• Plant-based protein and cultivated meat offer food for thought for producers

  22-03-2022 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Changing diet trends, a fast-growing population, and international trade opportunities could help Australia become "a global delicatessen" for protein, according to CSIRO.
  
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• Health inspectors accused of 'maliciously' meddling in independent audit of catering company

  22-03-2022 20:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The owners of a Dandenong catering company taking civil action against the council and the Victorian government previously accused health inspectors of planting a slug in a kitchen.
  
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• Behaviour of food safety inspectors scrutinised as catering company sues Victorian government, local council

  22-03-2022 20:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The owners of a Dandenong catering company taking civil action against the council and the Victorian government previously accused health inspectors of planting a slug in a kitchen.
  
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• App screening coughs for COVID receives promising early trial results

  22-03-2022 08:10 via abc.net.au
  
  A smartphone app with the ability to detect COVID-19 from the sound of a cough is a step closer after promising early trial results, a Brisbane digital health company says.
  
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• PM announces $60m cash boost to help lure international visitors back to Australia

  22-03-2022 08:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Making the announcement in Cairns, Scott Morrison said $45m would go to Tourism Australia and the remainder to Tourism Tropical North Queensland.
  
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• Calls for Labor to stand by promise to pay super on paid parental leave

  22-03-2022 07:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor may dump its 2019 election promise to pay superannuation on Commonwealth-funded parental leave, though it is facing pressure to keep the commitment.
  
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• This nurse's pay has barely gone up in four years. This year she doesn't know how she will pay for her kids' uniforms

  22-03-2022 04:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Inflation in Australia is officially 3.5 per cent, but the prices of many everyday items, especially petrol, are rising much faster, and this new era of higher inflation has only just begun.
  
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• Getting left behind as the cost of living goes up

  22-03-2022 04:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Inflation in Australia is officially 3.5 per cent, but the prices of many everyday items, especially petrol, are rising much faster, and this new era of higher inflation has only just begun.
  
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• Star casino boss 'in a sulk' during meeting over money laundering concerns, inquiry hears

  22-03-2022 04:25 via abc.net.au
  
  A former executive of Star Entertainment says CEO Matt Bekier questioned the accuracy of a KPMG report finding its assessment of money laundering and terrorism financing risks were deficient.
  
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• Are Queensland fuel prices about to drop? The RACQ thinks so

  22-03-2022 04:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Fuel prices are finally starting to ease around Queensland, with some regions set to see February prices of less than $2 per litre at the bowser by next week. 
  
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• How much is it costing the Australian government to send 70,000 tonnes of coal to Ukraine?

  22-03-2022 03:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government is remaining tight-lipped about the cost of a deal made with Whitehaven Coal to ship thermal coal to Ukraine.
  
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