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• Australia's largest home builder grants are coming to the NT. Here's why this builder's not happy

  29-07-2024 22:39 via abc.net.au
  
  There are fears generous home builder grants being promised in the Northern Territory will lead to a profitless boom for the local building sector.
  
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• What we know about a new visa allowing migrants to stay in Australia to take on bosses who exploit them

  29-07-2024 20:33 via abc.net.au
  
  A new visa that was quietly introduced last week is already giving hope to migrant workers who are battling for justice against exploitation, a leading legal advocate says.
  
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• 'I followed the rules but I lost my job': Migrant worker welcomes new visa that lets people like her stay in Australia

  29-07-2024 20:33 via abc.net.au
  
  A new visa that was quietly introduced last week is already giving hope to migrant workers who are battling for justice against exploitation, a leading legal advocate says.
  
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• Most cyber ransoms are paid in secret, but a new law could change that

  29-07-2024 20:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian businesses are paying untold amounts in ransom to hackers, but the government hopes to regain some control with a landmark cybersecurity law.
  
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• Man arrested over French railway arson attacks

  29-07-2024 11:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The man was arrested at a railway site on Sunday after three coordinated arson attacks paralysed most of France's high-speed railway network over the opening weekend of the Paris Olympics.
  
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• O'Neil says 'a lot of Australians' don't realise scale of Labor's $32 billion housing plan

  29-07-2024 11:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Ousted Home Affairs minister Clare O'Neil has vowed her make her job as Housing Minister about "delivery, delivery, delivery" amid ongoing building industry warnings over the speed at which government's $32 billion housing rollout can ease the supply crisis.
  
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• Sydney Metro yet to be ticked off by safety regulator days out from scheduled opening

  29-07-2024 08:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The highly anticipated Chatswood to Sydenham route runs under Sydney Harbour, directly linking north-west commuters to the CBD, and is scheduled to open this Sunday.
  
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• Should gas giants get subsidies under the PM's signature clean energy scheme?

  29-07-2024 08:04 via abc.net.au
  
  As Anthony Albanese moves ahead with his Future Made in Australia plan, key stakeholders raise questions about how the scheme will be managed and what rules will apply.
  
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• Commonwealth Bank fined $36k after pleading guilty to not paying long service entitlements to staff

  29-07-2024 06:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Commonwealth Bank has been issued with two fines worth $18,000 each after pleading guilty to not paying long service entitlements to staff.
  
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• Live: ASX set for positive start on a solid lead from Wall Street

  29-07-2024 00:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Futures trading points to the ASX 200 rising 0.8 per cent after Wall Street rebounded on Friday from recent weakness. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX 200 up 0.9 per cent in early trade after a solid lead from Wall Street

  29-07-2024 00:17 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX 200 has opened 0.9 per cent higher after Wall Street rebounded on Friday from recent weakness. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX 200 is up 0.8pc heading into the afternoon after a solid lead from Wall Street, Rex Airlines in trading halt

  29-07-2024 00:17 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX 200 is up 0.8 per cent after Wall Street rebounded on Friday from recent weakness. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX 200 closes up 0.9 per cent as focus switches to inflation data, Rex Airlines in trading halt — as it happened

  29-07-2024 00:17 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX 200 closed up 0.9 per cent after Wall Street rebounded on Friday from recent weakness. Look back at how the day unfolded on our live markets blog.
  
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• ASX 200 closes up 0.9 per cent as focus switches to inflation data, Rex Airlines in trading halt — as it happened

  29-07-2024 00:17 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX 200 closed up 0.9 per cent after Wall Street rebounded on Friday from recent weakness. Look back at how the day unfolded on our live markets blog.
  
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