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• Red tape costs double for Queensland businesses, report finds

  08-11-2023 23:59 via abc.net.au
  
  The Sunshine State's peak business group says the median regulatory compliance costs reported by businesses in 2023 was $50,000 — up from $25,000 in 2021.
  
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• Questions unanswered a day after Optus outage cuts communication for millions of Australians

  08-11-2023 23:28 via abc.net.au
  
  It's the day after the Optus outage struck more than 10 million customers and impacted health, education, transport and many other services. Read over our blog to see how the day unfolded.
  
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• Live: With some users still reporting no internet after Optus outage, our consumer affairs reporter answers your questions

  08-11-2023 23:28 via abc.net.au
  
  It's the day after the Optus outage struck more than 10 million customers and impacted health, education, transport and many other services. The ABC's consumer affairs reporter answers your questions in our live blog.
  
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• LIVE: Users say they still don't have internet despite Optus outage being 'restored' last night

  08-11-2023 23:28 via abc.net.au
  
  It's the day after the Optus outage struck more than 10 million customers and impacted health, education, transport and many other services. The company says the network is restored, but some people say they are still having problems. 
  
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• LIVE: Some readers says they still don't have internet despite Optus outage being 'restored' last night

  08-11-2023 23:28 via abc.net.au
  
  It's the day after the Optus outage struck more than 10 million customers and impacted health, education, transport and many other services. The company says the network is restored, but some readers are still having problems. 
  
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• LIVE: Some readers say they still don't have internet despite Optus outage being 'restored' last night

  08-11-2023 23:28 via abc.net.au
  
  It's the day after the Optus outage struck more than 10 million customers and impacted health, education, transport and many other services. The company says the network is restored, but some readers are still having problems. 
  
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• Thousands of homes in Sydney's north could replace office space to help tackle housing crisis

  08-11-2023 23:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The proposal would see a 68-hectare area between Macquarie Park and Macquarie University train stations become a residential development.
  
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• Move to convert office space in Sydney's north that's been under-used since COVID into housing

  08-11-2023 23:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The proposal would see a 68-hectare area between Macquarie Park and Macquarie University train stations become a residential development.
  
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• Live: NAB profit rises, ASX to edge up despite Wall Street ended lower

  08-11-2023 21:47 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is likely to open higher despite a slight fall on Wall Street overnight. Follow the latest updates in our live blog.
  
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• Live: NAB profit rises, ASX to edge up after a mixed session on Wall Street, oil slid

  08-11-2023 21:47 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is likely to open higher despite a mixed session on Wall Street overnight. Follow the latest updates in our live blog.
  
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• Live: NAB profit rises, ASX rises after a mixed session on Wall Street, oil slid

  08-11-2023 21:47 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market opens higher despite a mixed session on Wall Street overnight. Follow the latest updates in our live blog.
  
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• Live: ASX to edge up at open, Wall Street ended lower, oil slid to more than three-month lows

  08-11-2023 21:47 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is likely to open higher despite a slight fall on Wall Street overnight. Follow the latest updates in our live blog.
  
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• Live: ASX rises, NAB lifts profit, Optus parent Singtel rebounds on upbeat profit results

  08-11-2023 21:47 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market has risen despite a mixed session on Wall Street overnight.  Follow the latest updates in our live blog.
  
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• ASX rises, NAB lifts profit, Optus parent Singtel rebounds on upbeat profit results

  08-11-2023 21:47 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market has risen despite a mixed session on Wall Street overnight. Look back on the day's events with our blog.
  
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• Federal government announces investigation into Optus outage

  08-11-2023 21:07 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government has announced an investigation into Wednesday's massive Optus outage, which affected more than 10 million customers across the country.
  
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• Can we solve one of the ocean's thorniest problems by eating it? These divers think so

  08-11-2023 20:35 via abc.net.au
  
  When abalone diver Chris Theodore noticed sea urchins destroying his fishery he started harvesting the marine menaces as a culinary delicacy. Now a Senate inquiry wants to see the industry boom.
  
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• Can we solve one of the ocean's thorniest problems by eating it?

  08-11-2023 20:35 via abc.net.au
  
  When abalone diver Chris Theodore noticed sea urchins destroying his fishery he started harvesting the marine menaces as a culinary delicacy. Now a Senate inquiry wants to see the industry boom.
  
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• Hundreds of thousands of businesses lost money in the Optus outage. They want the telco to pay up

  08-11-2023 20:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Hundreds of thousands of businesses saw trade literally stall as the Optus outage put payment systems, internet services, phones and work-from-home set-ups out of action. Now, many are demanding compensation.
  
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• Businesses count the economic cost of Optus network meltdown

  08-11-2023 20:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Hundreds of thousands of businesses saw trade literally stall as the Optus outage put payment systems, internet services, phones and work-from-home set-ups out of action. Now, many are demanding compensation.
  
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• Homes in almost every part of Queensland now worth more than ever before

  08-11-2023 19:55 via abc.net.au
  
  While "some heat" could leave the market after the Reserve Bank lifted interest rates this week, for now, house prices have surpassed even the post-COVID records of early 2022.
  
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• Over 10 million customers were affected by the Optus outage. Here's how it played out

  08-11-2023 19:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Train lines came to a halt, cafes couldn't take payment, triple-0 calls didn't go through. The Optus outage was more than just an inconvenience for millions of Australians. 
  
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• More than 10 million customers were affected by the Optus outage. Here's how it played out

  08-11-2023 19:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Train lines came to a halt, cafes couldn't take payment, triple-0 calls didn't go through. The Optus outage was more than just an inconvenience for millions of Australians. 
  
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• How the Optus outage disrupted millions of Australians

  08-11-2023 19:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Train lines came to a halt, cafes couldn't take payment, triple-0 calls didn't go through. The Optus outage was more than just an inconvenience for millions of Australians. 
  
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• Would you wash with used hotel soap? A Melbourne recycling program is using discarded bars for good

  08-11-2023 19:13 via abc.net.au
  
  A Melbourne program is recycling millions of used soap bars from hotels, cleaning it and turning it back into bars ready to be donated to people in need.
  
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• This organisation is taking used hotel soap and 'doing something wonderful with it'

  08-11-2023 19:13 via abc.net.au
  
  A Melbourne program is recycling millions of used soap bars from hotels, cleaning it and turning it back into bars ready to be donated to people in need.
  
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• Search through the ATO's full list of big companies that paid no tax last financial year

  08-11-2023 14:09 via abc.net.au
  
  More than 800 large companies paid no tax in 2021-22, an Australian Taxation Office (ATO) report reveals. Here's the full ATO list.
  
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• Revealed: The more than 800 companies that paid no tax

  08-11-2023 14:09 via abc.net.au
  
  More than 800 large companies paid no tax in 2021-22, an Australian Taxation Office (ATO) report reveals. Here's the ATO's full list. 
  
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• ATO reveals the more than 800 companies that paid no tax

  08-11-2023 14:09 via abc.net.au
  
  More than 800 large companies paid no tax in 2021-22, an Australian Taxation Office (ATO) report reveals. Here's the ATO's full list. 
  
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• World’s largest insurance market to invest millions of dollars into former slave trade regions

  08-11-2023 14:08 via abc.net.au
  
  The 335-year-old insurance market apologised in 2020 for its role in facilitating the 18th- and 19th-century slave trade.
  
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• Why can't customers be automatically switched to other carriers when their network goes down?

  08-11-2023 08:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Canada, Japan, and the United States are among the countries that expect service providers to implement roaming capabilities to cover major network failures. 
  
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• Central Australia sees 'massive drop' in visitor numbers, as new minister flags revitalisation plan

  08-11-2023 07:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Businesses say cost of living pressures, expensive airfares and concerns around crime are contributing to a slump in tourism in Central Australia, where the drive market is particular is lagging.
  
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• Optus defends 'front-footed' communication with customers after 'technical network fault'

  08-11-2023 07:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin says "a technical network fault" is to blame for the company's nationwide outage on Wednesday, but can't provide more information on the cause before conducting a deeper analysis.
  
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• Optus CEO rejects claims that 600 job cuts were to blame for 'technical network fault' that hit 10 million people

  08-11-2023 07:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin says "a technical network fault" is to blame for the company's nationwide outage on Wednesday, but can't provide more information on the cause before conducting a deeper analysis.
  
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• Optus blames 'technical network fault' for outage but needs further investigation to determine root cause

  08-11-2023 07:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin says "a technical network fault" is to blame for the company's nationwide outage on Wednesday, but can't provide more information on the cause before conducting a deeper analysis.
  
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• UN boss lashes governments for 'literally doubling down' on fossil fuel expansions

  08-11-2023 06:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The gap between climate rhetoric and fossil fuel use is growing, according to a UN report that warns the world's carbon budget has almost been used up.
  
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• Climate disconnect grows wider as fossil fuel use soars to 'double' required level by 2030

  08-11-2023 06:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The gap between climate rhetoric and fossil fuel use is growing, according to a UN report that warns the world's carbon budget has almost been used up.
  
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• Toughened WA Banned Drinkers Register rules pass WA parliament

  08-11-2023 05:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Spurred by community outcry, the changes include new penalties for on-selling alcohol to banned drinkers, with a view to reducing family and domestic violence.
  
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• Toughened Banned Drinkers Register rules pass WA parliament

  08-11-2023 05:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Spurred by community outcry, the changes include new penalties for on-selling alcohol to banned drinkers, with a view to reducing family and domestic violence.
  
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• Mental health triage services impacted in South Australia by Optus outage

  08-11-2023 04:49 via abc.net.au
  
  The South Australian premier describes the Optus outage as the single biggest telecommunications outage seen in Australia and says he believes most governments are affected in some form.
  
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• Abattoir inspectors and vets strike for 'decent pay' as meat industry slams 'unions gone wild'

  08-11-2023 04:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Meat inspectors and vets are walking off the job today, with the industry saying the strike action will create backlogs that affect domestic and export sectors.
  
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• 'Can't be done quickly': Western Sydney councils call for FOGO deadline extension, to 2035

  08-11-2023 02:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Councils need more time to organise the rollout for multi-unit dwellings like apartments, according to an organisation representing councils in Sydney's west.
  
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• Large-scale drones to take to the skies over Western Australia's iron ore country

  08-11-2023 01:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Drones have been used to deliver pizzas, snap photographs and fight crime. Now, new approvals could see them being used to a greater degree in Australia's lucrative mining industry.
  
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• Drones capable of carrying 60kg could soon courier over 600km distances for WA's resources sector

  08-11-2023 01:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Drones have been used to deliver pizzas, snap photographs and fight crime. Now, new approvals could see them being used to a greater degree in Australia's lucrative mining industry.
  
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• Child working laws under scrutiny as restaurant fined and worker shortages strangle hospitality sector

  08-11-2023 01:12 via abc.net.au
  
  A restaurant in eastern Victoria pleads guilty to 40 breaches of Victoria's child employment laws, but the industry's peak body says education around complicated legislation is required. 
  
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• Have you been affected by the Optus outage? Tell us your story

  08-11-2023 00:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Are you one of the millions of people who have been affected by the Optus outage? We want to hear from you.
  
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