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• Myer buys more than 700 fashion stores, including Just Jeans, Portmans and Jay Jays

  28-10-2024 23:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Department store giant Myer will purchase a slew of fashion chains, giving it ownership of nearly 800 retail stores across Australia and New Zealand.
  
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• Myer buys Just Jeans, Jay Jays and Dotti in Premier Investments deal

  28-10-2024 23:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Department store giant Myer will purchase a slew of fashion chains, giving it ownership of nearly 800 retail stores across Australia and New Zealand.
  
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• Sex worker advocates share 'rage' after man strikes manslaughter plea deal

  28-10-2024 23:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Sex worker advocates have expressed their "rage and sadness" after a man who was due to face a double-murder trial for killing two Melbourne women struck a manslaughter plea deal with prosecutors.
  
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• ASX rises, Premier rallies on Myer's plan to buy Just Jeans, Portmans, Dotti — as it happened

  28-10-2024 22:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Department store Myer struck a deal for Premier Investment's clothing brands, and investors in Premier cheered the news. The ASX closed higher for the third day in a row. Catch up on the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• The 5 questions sitting front of mind for advised clients

  28-10-2024 21:30
  
  The 5 questions sitting front of mind for advised clientsJasmine SiljicTue, 2024-10-29 07:30JasmineSiljicJasmine Siljic is a journalist at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she also worked across other Momentum Media brands as an intern and cadet journalist. She recently completed a Bachelor of Media and Communications at Macquarie University. View articles byJasmine Jasmine's social profiles: E-mail Author
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• ‘Mere disclosure is not enough’: Avoiding conflicts of interest breaches

  28-10-2024 21:15
  
  ‘Mere disclosure is not enough’: Avoiding conflicts of interest breachesJasmine SiljicTue, 2024-10-29 07:15JasmineSiljicJasmine Siljic is a journalist at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she also worked across other Momentum Media brands as an intern and cadet journalist. She recently completed a Bachelor of Media and Communications at Macquarie University. View articles byJasmine Jasmine's social profiles: E-mail Author
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• Rare earth elements are key to Australia's energy transition. But not all are happy to dig them up

  28-10-2024 21:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Rare earths are seen as a strategic and economic opportunity for Australia, but some producers worry it could come at the cost of rich farmland. 
  
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• The culture clash of public and private markets

  28-10-2024 21:00
  
  The culture clash of public and private marketsLaura DewTue, 2024-10-29 07:00LauraDewLaura Dew is editor at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK, covering asset and wealth management. View articles byLaura Laura's social profiles: E-mail AuthorTwitter
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• Female financial adviser numbers hit stagnation

  28-10-2024 21:00
  
  Female financial adviser numbers hit stagnationJasmine SiljicTue, 2024-10-29 07:00JasmineSiljicJasmine Siljic is a journalist at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she also worked across other Momentum Media brands as an intern and cadet journalist. She recently completed a Bachelor of Media and Communications at Macquarie University. View articles byJasmine Jasmine's social profiles: E-mail Author
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• Pregnant mother with 'guaranteed income' left homeless after almost 100 unsuccessful rental applications

  28-10-2024 20:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Nicky has been living in a two-bedroom motel with her children after rental demand skyrocketed in south-east Queensland.
  
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• Proxy-voting platform launches for Aussie MUFG clients

  28-10-2024 20:45
  
  Proxy-voting platform launches for Aussie MUFG clientsJasmine SiljicTue, 2024-10-29 06:45JasmineSiljicJasmine Siljic is a journalist at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she also worked across other Momentum Media brands as an intern and cadet journalist. She recently completed a Bachelor of Media and Communications at Macquarie University. View articles byJasmine Jasmine's social profiles: E-mail Author
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• Ninety One offers global fund for wholesale investors

  28-10-2024 20:45
  
  Ninety One offers global fund for wholesale investorsLaura DewTue, 2024-10-29 06:45LauraDewLaura Dew is editor at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK, covering asset and wealth management. View articles byLaura Laura's social profiles: E-mail AuthorTwitter
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• The Aussie woman behind the English announcements on Japan's busiest bullet trains

  28-10-2024 20:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Travellers to Japan may have picked up on a familiar accent while riding the Shinkansen between Tokyo and the southern island of Kyushu.
  
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• Aussie voice actor invokes her 'inner Cate Blanchett' on Japan's busiest fast-rail route

  28-10-2024 20:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Travellers to Japan may have picked up on a familiar accent while riding the Shinkansen between Tokyo and the southern island of Kyushu.
  
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• 'The pokies lobbyists are winning': Advocates fear nation-leading gaming reforms will be watered down

  28-10-2024 19:25 via abc.net.au
  
  A gambler's losses while playing electronic gaming machines would have been capped as part of a harm-minimisation system which was soon to be implemented in Tasmania, however advocates say a new statement by the premier is the clearest signal yet the plan will be spiked.
  
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• Advocates say nation-leading pokies reform at risk after Tasmanian Premier flags 'more measured approach'

  28-10-2024 19:25 via abc.net.au
  
  A gambler's losses while playing electronic gaming machines would have been capped as part of a harm-minimisation system which was soon to be implemented in Tasmania, however advocates say a new statement by the premier is the clearest signal yet the plan will be spiked.
  
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• Massive new AI data centres will generate millions of tonnes of electronic waste

  28-10-2024 19:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Huge data centres built for generative AI will generate millions of tonnes of electronic waste by 2030, the equivalent of discarding billions of smartphones each year, a study suggests.
  
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• ChatGPT and other AI are set to create mountains of electronic waste. But there is a cleaner option

  28-10-2024 19:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Huge data centres built for generative AI will generate millions of tonnes of electronic waste by 2030, the equivalent of discarding billions of smartphones each year, a study suggests.
  
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• Fourth garbage truck in a month catches fire in Lakemba after lithium battery ignites

  28-10-2024 09:23 via abc.net.au
  
  A video of a lithium battery fire in the back of a Western Sydney garbage truck has prompted warnings to residents who leave dangerous goods in suburban bins. 
  
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• 'Heart of gold': Second pilot identified after horror light plane crash over Sydney

  28-10-2024 08:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The family of the second pilot, 60-year-old Khadervali Gagguturu, have described him as "fearless" and "brilliant". 
  
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• Miner to pursue legal action after WA government denies drilling near national park

  28-10-2024 07:15 via abc.net.au
  
  WA's Aboriginal affairs minister has shocked Equinox Resources by declining an application to begin drilling near Karijini National Park, a move welcomed by traditional owners.
  
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• Miner flags legal action as WA government knocks back drilling proposal near Karijini

  28-10-2024 07:15 via abc.net.au
  
  WA's Aboriginal affairs minister has shocked Equinox Resources by declining an application to begin drilling near Karijini National Park, a move welcomed by traditional owners.
  
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• More US McDonald's customers fall sick with E. coli — could the same thing happen in Australia?

  28-10-2024 06:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian law tightly regulates food providers to prevent outbreaks of infection or contamination of produce.
  
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• Expert says E. coli in US McDonald's is unlikely to happen in Australia

  28-10-2024 06:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian law tightly regulates food providers to prevent outbreaks of infection or contamination of produce.
  
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• Retailer behind Rivers, Katies and Millers enters voluntary administration, putting 3,000 jobs at risk

  28-10-2024 05:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Mosaic Brands, the Australian fashion retail company behind clothing brands including Rivers, Katies and Millers, has been placed into voluntary administration.
  
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• Retailer behind Rivers, Katies and Millers enters voluntary administration

  28-10-2024 05:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Mosaic Brands, the Australian fashion retail company behind clothing brands including Rivers, Katies and Millers, has been placed into voluntary administration.
  
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• Landmark case against gas giant Santos begins in federal court

  28-10-2024 03:05 via abc.net.au
  
  One of Australia's largest fossil fuel companies is sued by an investor activist group over claims of "greenwashing" its clean energy credentials. 
  
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• $22bn company taken to court over claims of 'greenwashing' its environmental targets

  28-10-2024 03:05 via abc.net.au
  
  One of Australia's largest fossil fuel companies is sued by an investor activist group over claims of "greenwashing" its clean energy credentials. 
  
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• Antoinette Lattouf's lawyers to argue Ita Buttrose and David Anderson were involved in journalist's sacking

  28-10-2024 02:09 via abc.net.au
  
  The journalist has taken the broadcaster to the Federal Court after she was taken off air part way through a radio presenting stint on ABC Radio Sydney last December. It came after she shared a social media post on the war in Gaza.
  
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• ABC to argue that chief content officer was 'decision maker' in Antoinette Lattouf's sacking

  28-10-2024 02:09 via abc.net.au
  
  The journalist has taken the broadcaster to the Federal Court after she was taken off air part way through a radio presenting stint on ABC Radio Sydney last December. It came after she shared a social media post on the war in Gaza.
  
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• Minister says no easy ride for Qantas despite Albanese receiving flight perks

  28-10-2024 01:27 via abc.net.au
  
  A Labor frontbencher says the government hasn't gone easy on Qantas just because ministers, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, have received free upgrades and other perks from the airline.
  
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• Labor senator says PM 'hasn't played favourites' with Qantas despite flight perks

  28-10-2024 01:27 via abc.net.au
  
  A Labor frontbencher says the government hasn't gone easy on Qantas just because ministers, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, have received free upgrades and other perks from the airline.
  
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• Labor minister says PM 'hasn't played favourites' with Qantas despite flight perks

  28-10-2024 01:27 via abc.net.au
  
  A Labor frontbencher says the government hasn't gone easy on Qantas just because ministers, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, have received free upgrades and other perks from the airline.
  
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