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• Wall Street and bond yields fall as UK and Switzerland raise rates

  16-06-2022 23:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Yesterday's rally on Wall Street has vanished in a sea of red, with investors taking flight as both the UK and Switzerland raise official interest rates.
  
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• ASX, Wall Street and bond yields fall as UK and Switzerland raise rates

  16-06-2022 23:52 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX slumps after yesterday's rally on Wall Street vanishes in a sea of red, with investors taking flight as both the UK and Switzerland raise official interest rates.
  
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• Biden says recession is not inevitable, rejects COVID aid plan to blame for high inflation

  16-06-2022 23:39 via abc.net.au
  
  US President Joe Biden says American people are "really, really down" after a tumultuous two years that have included the coronavirus pandemic, volatility in the economy and now surging petrol prices.
  
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• Why Kiwis love the Gold Coast and play an important part in the city's tourism recovery

  16-06-2022 23:38 via abc.net.au
  
  The Coast has always been a popular holiday destination, but Kiwis have been travelling across the ditch in droves since borders opened earlier this year. 
  
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• Live: NSW Now: NSW Energy Minister granted emergency powers to direct coal to generators

  16-06-2022 23:08 via abc.net.au
  
  MORNING BRIEFING: The powers, which the NSW Governor granted to Matt Kean on Thursday night, are understand to have been sought  as a "precautionary measure" to ensure the state's electricity supply. 
  
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• Electric vehicles are racing ahead overseas, so why isn't that happening in Australia?

  16-06-2022 22:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's position as a laggard in the global EV race is unlikely to change despite the election of a more clean-transport-friendly Labor government, say industry experts.
  
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• Australia stuck in EV slow lane despite Labor win as other nations speed ahead

  16-06-2022 22:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's position as a laggard in the global EV race is unlikely to change despite the election of a more clean-transport-friendly Labor government, say industry experts.
  
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• Federal Treasury staff given small gifts of textbooks, macaroons and champagne

  16-06-2022 21:58 via abc.net.au
  
  A list of gifts received by federal Treasury staff show you don't go into public service to be lavished with exciting presents and riches. 
  
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• Federal Treasury staff given small gifts of textbooks, macarons and champagne

  16-06-2022 21:58 via abc.net.au
  
  A list of gifts received by federal Treasury staff show you don't go into public service to be lavished with exciting presents and riches. 
  
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• Biscuits and booze – but not much – gifted to Treasury staff

  16-06-2022 21:58 via abc.net.au
  
  A list of gifts received by federal Treasury staff show you don't go into public service to be lavished with exciting presents and riches. 
  
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• Call for supermarkets to cap price of fresh fruit and veg as families struggle

  16-06-2022 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Small-scale grocers are calling for an immediate cap on fresh fruit and vegetable prices in supermarkets as costs continue to soar.
  
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• Q+A panellists back Labor's grand plan on rewiring the energy grid but warn 'it won't be easy'

  16-06-2022 16:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Thursday's Q+A panel was unanimous in its support for Labor's elaborate plan on re-wiring the energy grid and hoped the current crisis would create political will for a massive shift in how the country's energy market works.
  
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• Q+A panelists back Labor's grand plan on rewiring the energy grid but warn 'it won't be easy'

  16-06-2022 16:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Thursday's Q+A panel was unanimous in its support for Labor's elaborate plan on re-wiring the energy grid and hoped the current crisis would create political will for a massive shift in how the country's energy market works.
  
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• 'Betrayed' ex-lover avoids jail over $150k extortion attempt on married businessman

  16-06-2022 11:21 via abc.net.au
  
  The "betrayed" ex-lover of a married Perth businessman avoids being sent to jail for threatening to expose their affair if he did not pay her at least $150,000.
  
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• The beef industry's latest report on emissions is promising, but will it be enough to satisfy key markets?

  16-06-2022 11:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Emissions are coming down as farmers increase the amount of ground cover across their paddocks, land clearing has slowed, and abattoirs have built systems that trap waste and divert it from landfill.
  
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• Man recorded struggling with restaurant staff after alleged 'dine and dash' in Adelaide

  16-06-2022 11:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The man allegedly left without paying the bill at a restaurant on one of Adelaide's busiest food strips, but was thwarted when he was restrained by staff members, with the ensuing struggle caught on camera.
  
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• Personal insolvency, bankruptcies on the rise even ahead of new financial shocks

  16-06-2022 09:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Anglicare Victoria says more people are applying for personal insolvency or bankruptcy as they struggle to recover from low wages and the effects of the pandemic, even ahead of rising inflation and prices.
  
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• Manufacturer forced to turn off lights after energy market 'failure'

  16-06-2022 09:32 via abc.net.au
  
  A South Australian manufacturing business reliant on wholesale electricity labels the national electricity market a "failure" after standing down 170 employees due to unaffordable operating costs.
  
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• 'In walked bloody Kimmy K': Minders make the orders as celeb couple hit Cairns cafe

  16-06-2022 08:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Hollywood A-Lister Kim Kardashian and her beau Pete Davidson have been spotted in Far North Queensland after temporarily relocating to Australia.
  
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• Bikie associate jailed over $275,000 gold heist

  16-06-2022 07:59 via abc.net.au
  
  A 30-year-old Boulder man with links to the Gypsy Joker Outlaw Motorcycle Gang has been jailed over his role in an armed hold-up at a Western Australian gold mine.
  
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• Fast train between Perth and South West could run on gas

  16-06-2022 07:27 via abc.net.au
  
  A key step has been reached in the push for a faster passenger rail link between Perth and WA's major tourism and food region as power sources for the train are investigated.
  
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• Forestry Corporation guilty of felling in koala exclusion zones near Coffs Harbour

  16-06-2022 07:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Forestry Corporation NSW has been found illegally tree felling in koala exclusion zones in bushland near Coffs Harbour, with a judge saying it caused "actual harm" to koala habitat.
  
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• Rex pilots start voting on strike action that could cut regional flights by 90 per cent

  16-06-2022 06:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Airline passengers travelling to or from parts of regional Australia could face significant delays if a pay dispute between Rex and the pilots' union isn't settled soon.
  
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• Broken Hill mine not being sold despite valuation, company confirms

  16-06-2022 05:37 via abc.net.au
  
  CBH Resources has assured employees the Silver City's Rasp Mine is not set to change hands.
  
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• Iconic tourist town pushes ahead with plan to regulate Airbnbs

  16-06-2022 05:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Broome Airbnb operators will soon have to register with the council as the shire moves to ease the housing crisis and address complaints.
  
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• ‘A level playing field’: Tighter rules for Airbnb owners as Broome rental crisis worsens

  16-06-2022 05:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Home owners who rent out their properties on peer-to-peer accommodation websites in one of the country's most iconic tourist towns will soon have to register with the council.
  
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• Airbnb rate hikes by Brisbane City Council will not deter hosts, industry and academics say

  16-06-2022 05:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Brisbane City Council is accused of taking a short-sighted approach to the housing crisis and for failing to draw from modelling after announcing a rate hike for properties rented as short-term accomodation.
  
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• Airbnb rate hikes by Brisbane City Council will not deter Airbnb hosts, industry and academics say

  16-06-2022 05:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Brisbane City Council is accused of taking a short-sighted approach to the housing crisis and for failing to draw from modelling after announcing a rate hike for properties rented as short-term accomodation.
  
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• Consumers likely to share the pain of minimum wage rise, Queensland businesses say

  16-06-2022 04:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Hospitality business operators and business lobby groups fear an increase to the minimum wage could add pressure to the Far North's recovering tourism sector.
  
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• More Indigenous nurses as part of NSW government's $883m for rural and regional healthcare

  16-06-2022 04:10 via abc.net.au
  
  The funding is allocated over the next four years and includes packages of up to $10,000 and more training positions for nursing graduates and interns.
  
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• More Indigenous nurses as part of NSW government's $883 million for rural and regional healthcare

  16-06-2022 04:10 via abc.net.au
  
  The funding is allocated over the next four years and includes packages of up to $10,000 and more training positions for nursing graduates and interns.
  
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• More incentives for regional move as part of NSW government's $883m for rural and regional healthcare

  16-06-2022 04:10 via abc.net.au
  
  The funding is allocated over the next four years and includes packages of up to $10,000 for relocation, and more training positions for nursing graduates and interns.
  
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• Unemployment remains at 3.9 per cent, under-utilisation hits 40-year low

  16-06-2022 04:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's jobs market has continued to strengthen, with unemployment remaining at 3.9 per cent last month and underemployment falling to a 14-year low.
  
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• Unemployment remains at 3.9 per cent, as labour market keeps strengthening

  16-06-2022 04:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's jobs market has continued to strengthen, with unemployment remaining at 3.9 per cent last month and underemployment falling to a 14-year low.
  
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• Qantas to suspend flights from Alice Springs to Perth from July

  16-06-2022 03:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Tourism Central Australia says the move is "not good news."
  
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• NSW's largest coal mine to close, leaving 2,000 jobs in the balance

  16-06-2022 03:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining giant BHP fails to find a buyer for its Mt Arthur operation in the NSW Hunter Valley, and announces it will close the site in 2030.
  
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• NSW's largest coal mine to close

  16-06-2022 03:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining giant BHP fails to find a buyer for it's Mt Arthur operation in the NSW Hunter Valley, and announces it will close the site in 2030.
  
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• Prime Minister says he has 'drawn a line' under decade of Australia lagging on climate change, as nation steps up commitment

  16-06-2022 02:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government has formally committed to the United Nations that Australia will reduce its carbon emissions by 43 per cent by the end of the decade.
  
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• Government says Australia has 'turned the climate corner', formally submitting emissions reduction target to UN

  16-06-2022 02:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government has formally committed to the United Nations that Australia will reduce its carbon emissions by 43 per cent by the end of the decade.
  
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• Energy market intervention will last 'as long as it needs to', Bowen says

  16-06-2022 01:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Energy Minister Chris Bowen says the government fully backs the unprecedented energy market takeover by the regulator, adding there is no time line on how long it will last.
  
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• Mental health program for resources sector to expand in WA

  16-06-2022 01:10 via abc.net.au
  
  A program designed to strengthen mental health support in the resources sector is set to expand following a successful six-month pilot.
  
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• What overseas interest rate hikes mean for Australia — as it happened

  16-06-2022 00:47 via abc.net.au
  
  The US central bank has increased its federal funds rate by 0.75 per cent in its biggest hike since 1994. Business reporter Sue Lannin has answered yours questions on what it means for Australia.
  
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• Market Live Updates: What overseas interest rate hikes mean for Australia

  16-06-2022 00:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Interest rates have risen by 0.75 in the US and Europe's Central Bank is holding an emergency meeting to discuss the market rout. Follow live.
  
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• Live: What overseas interest rate hikes mean for Australia

  16-06-2022 00:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Interest rates have risen by 0.75 in the US and Europe's Central Bank is holding an emergency meeting to discuss the market rout. Follow live.
  
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• Business leaders warn minimum wage rise will 'flow up' to everyone's pay packets

  16-06-2022 00:23 via abc.net.au
  
  It may be good news for those on the receiving end, but business groups warn the minimum wage rise announced yesterday will flow on to other workers, adding "fuel to the inflation fire".
  
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• 'Full circle moment': Hip hop artist returns home to mentor teens

  16-06-2022 00:12 via abc.net.au
  
  A hip hop artist making waves in the Australian music scene has shifted his focus to connecting with teens in his hometown who have fallen out of the mainstream education system.
  
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• 'We're not all ready to jump on the couch like Tom Cruise': Becky Cole on Rebel Wilson and the gossip columnist who got it wrong

  16-06-2022 00:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Country music singer songwriter Beccy Cole says people should be left to unveil their relationship status on their own terms, revealing the time she was almost outed.
  
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• 'We're not all ready to jump on the couch like Tom Cruise': Beccy Cole on Rebel Wilson and the gossip columnist who got it wrong

  16-06-2022 00:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Country music singer songwriter Beccy Cole says people should be left to unveil their relationship status on their own terms, revealing the time she was almost outed.
  
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