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• ASX to rise, following Wall Street gains, as oil sinks on China's slowing economy

  15-08-2022 23:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are likely to start the day higher, following gains on Wall Street, despite renewed concerns about China's economy leading to a fall in oil and iron ore prices.
  
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• ASX to rise as BHP profit jumps, China's slowing economy sinks oil prices

  15-08-2022 23:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are likely to start the day higher, following gains on Wall Street, despite renewed concerns about China's economy leading to a fall in oil and iron ore prices.
  
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• ASX rises to 10-week high as BHP unveils record dividend, Tassal accepts $1.7b takeover bid

  15-08-2022 23:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have risen to their highest level since early June as BHP reports its second-highest profit ever, James Hardie lowers its profit forecasts due to surging inflation and Tassal accepts a $1.7 billion takeover bid from Canadian aquaculture company Cooke Inc.
  
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• ASX rises as BHP unveils record dividend, Tassal accepts $1.7b takeover bid

  15-08-2022 23:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have risen moderately as BHP reports its second-highest profit ever, James Hardie lowers its profit forecasts due to surging inflation and Tassal accepts a $1.7 billion takeover bid from Canadian aquaculture company Cooke Inc.
  
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• ASX rises as BHP unveils record dividend, China's slowing economy sinks oil prices

  15-08-2022 23:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have risen moderately, following gains on Wall Street, despite renewed concerns about China's economy leading to a fall in oil and iron ore prices.
  
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• ASX rises as BHP profit jumps, China's slowing economy sinks oil prices

  15-08-2022 23:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have risen modestly, following gains on Wall Street, despite renewed concerns about China's economy leading to a fall in oil and iron ore prices.
  
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• ASX closes at 10-week high as BHP unveils record dividend, Tassal accepts $1.7b takeover bid

  15-08-2022 23:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have risen to their highest level in 10 weeks as BHP reports its second-highest profit ever, James Hardie lowers its profit forecasts due to surging inflation and Tassal accepts a $1.7 billion takeover bid from Canadian aquaculture company Cooke Inc.
  
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• These parents are 'scared' their daughters will lose valuable support after an NDIS price freeze. They are not alone

  15-08-2022 22:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Kathy and Daniel Dwyer fear they may lose their support coordinator after the NDIS freezes pricing for the third year in a row. Their provider is one of more than 250 likely to close in the next year.
  
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• Renters shiver below minimum healthy temperature 17 hours a day in winter, report finds

  15-08-2022 22:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Tenant advocacy organisation Better Renting finds temperatures inside the homes it tracked dipped below the minimum temperature recommended by the WHO for an average of more than 17 hours a day.
  
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• Outback cinema starts new chapter after 40 years in one family

  15-08-2022 22:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The Silver City Cinema's owners traded in some "very bleak" times, working through the age of the VHS to the rise of online streaming services. But they are confident the theatre will survive.
  
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• 'Holiday from hell': YouTuber documents guests demanding release from Chinese COVID-19 hotel lockdown

  15-08-2022 20:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Located on Hainan Island in the South China Sea, Sanya is a popular holiday spot known for its beaches and has been described as "China's Hawaii". But about 80,000 tourists have been stranded there after a COVID-19 outbreak.
  
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• Absolute madness': YouTuber documents hotel guests protesting COVID lockdown

  15-08-2022 20:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Located on Hainan Island in the South China Sea, Sanya is a popular holiday spot known for its beaches and has been described as "China's Hawaii". But about 80,000 tourists have been stranded there after a COVID-19 outbreak.
  
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• Why miners are racing to produce one of the world's most in-demand metals

  15-08-2022 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Nickel is a critical metal in batteries, and the world's miners are struggling to keep up with booming demand as consumers switch to renewables.
  
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• 'Very confusing' signage on part of $20m Gold Coast road upgrade points in the wrong direction

  15-08-2022 10:39 via abc.net.au
  
  A new sign installed on the M1 that incorrectly indicates drivers should turn left for Pimpama and right for Stapylton has drawn the ire of a state MP and a local councillor.
  
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• Farmers battle US chemical giant over plans for vast workers' village near sleepy coastal town

  15-08-2022 09:47 via abc.net.au
  
  US chemical giant Albemarle wants to build a 500-bed village for lithium refinery workers on coastal farmland south of Perth, despite opposition from the local shire and residents.
  
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• BlueScope records 135pc profit increase as it plans to invest in emission reduction projects

  15-08-2022 05:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's largest steelmaker BlueScope signals its intention to reinvest into capital works including extensive carbon abatement programs after posting its best-ever profit result.
  
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• Brisbane City Council to sell eight wooden ferries suspended from river two years ago

  15-08-2022 03:16 via abc.net.au
  
  The council promised three of the ferries would be restored, but costly flood damage scales the restoration back to one.
  
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• Nearmap surges 26 per cent, JB Hi-Fi hikes dividend, Carsales profit jumps; ASX rises

  15-08-2022 02:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares opened slightly higher on Monday, tracking a strong finish on the Wall Street last week on signs that US inflation might have peaked, while upbeat earnings by blue-chip companies buoyed the domestic index.
  
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• Nearmap surges 26 per cent, Hi-Fi hikes dividend, Carsales profit jumps; ASX rises

  15-08-2022 02:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares opened slightly higher on Monday, tracking a strong finish on the Wall Street last week on signs that US inflation might have peaked, while upbeat earnings by blue-chip companies buoyed the domestic index.
  
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• Nearmap surges 25pc, JB Hi-Fi hikes dividend, Carsales profit jumps; ASX rises

  15-08-2022 02:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares rise, tracking a strong finish on the Wall Street last week on signs that US inflation might have peaked, while upbeat earnings by blue-chip companies buoyed the domestic index.
  
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• JB Hi-Fi hikes dividend, Carsales profit jumps, ASX rises

  15-08-2022 02:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have started the day higher, tracking gains on Wall Street.
  
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• NDIS taskforce to hunt down 'gutless' crime groups defrauding billions from disability clients

  15-08-2022 01:20 via abc.net.au
  
  A police taskforce will be established to target organised crime groups allegedly intimidating and exploiting disability scheme participants and defrauding billions of dollars from the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
  
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• Loving your job is a capitalist trap, say some Gen Zs and millennials

  15-08-2022 00:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Wake up, eat, go to work, come home, eat, sleep, repeat. Living the dream, huh? A global survey from Deloitte reveals four in 10 Gen Zs and nearly a quarter of Millennials say they'd like to leave their jobs within two years. 
  
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