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• Santos profit soars on higher LNG prices while CSL profit down as weak plasma collections bite ; ASX edges up

  16-08-2022 23:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have started the day slightly higher ahead of the release of the quarterly wage price index. 
  
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• RBNZ hikes rates to 3 per cent, Santos profit soars while CSL hit by weak plasma collections as ASX rises

  16-08-2022 23:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have edged up in afternoon trade as the Reserve Bank of New Zealand lifts rates by half a percentage point in its fourth straight hike.
  
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• ASX to rise ahead of the quarterly wage growth report

  16-08-2022 23:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are expected to start the day slightly higher ahead of the release of the quarterly wage price index.
  
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• ASX to rise ahead of quarterly wage growth report

  16-08-2022 23:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are expected to start the day slightly higher ahead of the release of the quarterly wage price index.
  
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• Could this giant 'golf ball' become Australia's next 'big thing'?

  16-08-2022 23:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The RAAF will soon retire an 18m-high radar device in Gippsland and residents say they've got a perfect pasture to put it in.
  
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• 'Massive shock' as woman loses $4,000 in toll road text scam

  16-08-2022 22:44 via abc.net.au
  
  A Gold Coast woman issues a warning to drivers after $4,000 was charged to her credit card by text message scammers posing as toll road operator Linkt. 
  
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• Tourism leader calls for regulation on short-stay properties as housing crisis worsens

  16-08-2022 22:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Daylesford's councillors have already knocked back a higher rates system for short-term accommodation owners. Now its peak tourism body says it's time for government intervention. 
  
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• Live: NSW Now: NSW Premier's role in lucrative London trade role recruitment scrutinised by Opposition

  16-08-2022 22:00 via abc.net.au
  
  MORNING BRIEFING: The NSW Opposition is questioning the role Premier Dominic Perrottet played in the recruitment and appointment of the state's London-based agent-general.
  
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• New data reveals how much premiums could rise in every council area in Australia

  16-08-2022 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  One million households in Australia already face "extreme" levels of insurance stress and will bear the brunt of future premium hikes driven by climate change, new data has warned. Check the data to see how your household compares.
  
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• Insurance costs are set to soar for thousands of Australians. These are the areas facing the biggest hikes

  16-08-2022 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  One million households in Australia already face "extreme" levels of insurance stress, new research warns. Exclusive data reveals how every council area ranks.
  
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• How climate change is pushing insurance stress to new extremes

  16-08-2022 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Escalating climate risks are pushing insurance stress to new extremes, new data warns. How does your household compare?
  
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• ABCC not dead yet as the doomed watchdog keeps fighting in court

  16-08-2022 20:49 via abc.net.au
  
  The government vowed to shut the Australian Building and Construction Commission. But the agency is still launching court cases against its key opponent, construction union the CFMMEU.
  
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• Premium real estate leads regional house price fall as ANZ tips 18pc nationwide property slump

  16-08-2022 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's housing market is set to drop 18 per cent, according to one major bank, and new data shows regional areas are joining Sydney and Melbourne in the slide.
  
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• Premium real estate leads regional house price fall as ANZ tips 18 per cent nationwide property slump

  16-08-2022 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's housing market is set to drop 18 per cent, according to one major bank, and new data shows regional areas are joining Sydney and Melbourne in the slide.
  
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• ANZ tips 18pc national house price slump as 'regional prices look to have peaked'

  16-08-2022 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's housing market is set to drop 18 per cent, according to one major bank, and new data shows regional areas are joining Sydney and Melbourne in the slide.
  
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• Food crisis looms in Sri Lanka as fertiliser shortage stunts rice crop

  16-08-2022 12:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Sri Lanka has been self-sufficient when it comes to rice for decades. Now fertiliser and fuel shortages mean it will have to rely on foreign aid to import hundreds and thousands of tonnes of food to feed its people.
  
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• Commonwealth Bank accused of not paying long service leave to 20 former employees

  16-08-2022 09:43 via abc.net.au
  
  A spokesperson for Commonwealth Bank says the underpayment of staff was "unacceptable" and the employees concerned have now been paid.
  
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• Brisbane meatworks underpays staff more than $2.5 million

  16-08-2022 07:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The meat processor, based at Cannon Hill, has back paid employees but unions warn workers from other companies could be affected.
  
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• Final Tasmanian salmon giant set to go to foreign hands amid concern over future transparency

  16-08-2022 05:26 via abc.net.au
  
  These unassuming Canadians have just offered $1.1 billion to take over Tasmania's last locally owned salmon producer, turning the company private — in a move that has some worried for the environment and accountability.
  
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• Canada's Cooke Aquaculture set to snap up last Australian-owned salmon giant, Tassal

  16-08-2022 05:26 via abc.net.au
  
  These unassuming Canadians have just offered $1.1 billion to take over Tasmania's last locally owned salmon producer, turning the company private — in a move that has some worried for the environment and accountability.
  
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• Direct Busselton-Melbourne flights a hit with locals, but are Melburnians visiting WA?

  16-08-2022 03:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Local tour operators say the packed flights aren't filled with tourists, but with people visiting family and friends. 
  
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• London agent-general's brief 'massaged' before appointment, 'disturbing' emails reveal

  16-08-2022 02:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Emails sent before the recruitment of the state's agent-general to the UK, Stephen Cartwright, are "disturbing", says the Opposition, and raise serious questions about the appointment process for the role. 
  
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• Ian Chappell retires from cricket commentary after 45 years

  16-08-2022 02:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Known for his forthright opinions on everything from batting technique to the way the sport was governed, Ian Chappell says he is retiring after health issues in recent years made the demands of the job harder.
  
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• Business with 80 job vacancies can't find workers as industry pressure ramps up

  16-08-2022 01:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The national worker shortage leaves a Queensland business owner struggling — as a new report finds a lack of staff is the main impediment to businesses being able to grow.
  
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• Miners remain trapped in Mexico after 13 days as surging water delays rescue efforts

  16-08-2022 01:10 via abc.net.au
  
  A surge of water from a nearby mine forces rescuers to abandon their plans, with a video camera lowered into the shaft revealing floating debris of pipes and cables. 
  
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• First look at new Brisbane Metro Cultural Centre station

  16-08-2022 00:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Brisbane City Council releases images of the new-look Cultural Centre station as works start in preparation for the transport hub to welcome its first Brisbane Metro services in 2024.
  
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• It’s known for treacherous conditions, but money promised to upgrade this road is nowhere to be seen

  16-08-2022 00:15 via abc.net.au
  
  After years of lobbying, outback residents thought they had finally won funding to seal a missing link between Australia's north and south. But the wait continues.
  
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