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• Pilots of expanding Seahawk fleet 'absolutely' prepared to target hostile submarines

  27-02-2025 23:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The government has signed a $313.5 million deal to support Australia's growing fleet of Seahawk helicopters, while people who fly the aircraft have backed their submarine hunting capability.
  
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• Government awards $313.5m chopper contract in ultra-marginal seat

  27-02-2025 23:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The government says the deal will create scores of jobs in Australia's most marginal federal seat.
  
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• Live: Aussie dollar slips on more Trump tariff threats, share market expected to fall

  27-02-2025 21:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Meanwhile, the corporate regulator ASIC has revealed it has shut down more than 10,000 investment scam attempts since it started monitoring them. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: Aussie dollar slips and ASX trading down on more Trump tariff threats

  27-02-2025 21:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Meanwhile, speculation is rife about Star's future and Dan Murphy's owner has posted lower profits after strikes hit its liquor sales. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: Aussie dollar slips again on more Trump tariff threats, with share market expected to fall

  27-02-2025 21:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Meanwhile, the corporate regulator ASIC has revealed it has shut down more than 10,000 investment scam attempts since it started monitoring them. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Aussie dollar falls and ASX falls 1.2pc on more Trump tariff threats — as it happened

  27-02-2025 21:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Casino operator Star's financial woes drag on the ASX, while Dan Murphy's owner has posted lower profits after strikes hit its liquor sales. Here's how the business day unfolded on our blog.
  
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• Your Say: Voters in Tasmania's most marginal electorates share what they care about

  27-02-2025 21:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Spanning across almost half the state, Lyons is Tasmania's most marginal electorate. We asked voters in the region what matters most to them for the upcoming federal election.
  
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• When it comes to gambling sponsors and sport, one state tops the scorecard

  27-02-2025 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Almost two-thirds of all major sporting teams in one Australian state are receiving money from gambling companies, an ABC analysis has found.
  
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• SA government had been chasing GFG Alliance over debts since early 2024

  27-02-2025 20:31 via abc.net.au
  
  The SA government had been pursuing GFG Alliance over unpaid royalties since the beginning of last year — and made repeated threats to suspend the company's mining permits, according to documents obtained under Freedom of Information.
  
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• Men At Work royalty dispute lands in Victoria's Supreme Court

  27-02-2025 19:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Guitarist Ron Strykert says he was struggling mentally when he signed over his share of royalties from Men At Work songs to a US company in 2007.
  
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• Men At Work guitarist embroiled in legal battle over royalties

  27-02-2025 19:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Guitarist Ron Strykert says he was struggling mentally when he signed over his share of royalties from Men At Work songs to a US company in 2007.
  
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• The gas lobby has a ‘playbook’ on how to keep you hooked on gas

  27-02-2025 19:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Analysis by international think tank InfluenceMap has looked at how the gas industry has pushed back against efforts in Victoria to transition away from gas as part of a global campaign to keep households hooked on the fuel.
  
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• The fossil lobby wants you to stay hooked on gas using this 'playbook'

  27-02-2025 19:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Analysis by international think tank InfluenceMap has looked at how the gas industry has pushed back against efforts in Victoria to transition away from gas as part of a global campaign to keep households hooked on the fuel.
  
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• Creditors of Whyalla steelworks owed $1 billion, ABC understands

  27-02-2025 09:26 via abc.net.au
  
  The figure comes a week after the state government put the steelworks into administration, but the former owner says $500m is owed to GFG Alliance.
  
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• 'Bottled and boiled water' plan revealed if mining spoils Perth's drinking water

  27-02-2025 06:41 via abc.net.au
  
  The WA government defends its commitment to protecting Perth's drinking water as documents reveal the Water Corporation had serious concerns about potential contamination from Alcoa's mining operations.
  
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• 'Bottled and boiled water' plan revealed if mining ruins Perth's drinking water

  27-02-2025 06:41 via abc.net.au
  
  The WA government defends its commitment to protecting Perth's drinking water as documents reveal the Water Corporation had serious concerns about potential contamination from Alcoa's mining operations.
  
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• 'Miracle' no-one hurt as Snowy 2.0 fan implosion sends metal flying

  27-02-2025 05:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Underground work has stopped on the Snowy 2.0 project and a safety review is underway after a ventilation fan imploded at the site earlier this week.
  
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• Premier won't rule out Ukraine refugees on Spirit of Tasmania ferry

  27-02-2025 05:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The Tasmanian premier has refused to rule out the state's newly built Spirit of Tasmania ferry being used to house Ukrainian refugees in Scotland.
  
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• Government not ruling out Ukraine refugees on new Spirit of Tasmania ferry

  27-02-2025 05:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The Tasmanian premier has refused to rule out the state's newly built Spirit of Tasmania ferry being used to house Ukrainian refugees in Scotland.
  
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• Government in talks to house Ukraine refugees on new Spirit of Tasmania ferry

  27-02-2025 05:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The Tasmanian premier has refused to rule out the state's newly built Spirit of Tasmania ferry being used to house Ukrainian refugees in Scotland.
  
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• Electricity worker used magnets to tamper with home meter for 20 years

  27-02-2025 04:19 via abc.net.au
  
  A man who worked for the Northern Territory's electricity distributor has been sentenced for interfering with his home meter using magnets for more than 20 years, in a ploy to save money on power bills.
  
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• Indonesia made iPhones a forbidden fruit — and triumphed over Apple

  27-02-2025 03:10 via abc.net.au
  
  It's one of the largest companies in the world. That didn't stop the Indonesian government from banning Apple's iPhone 16 and gaining enormous investment pledges.
  
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• How Indonesia took on US tech titan Apple — and won

  27-02-2025 03:10 via abc.net.au
  
  It's one of the largest companies in the world. That didn't stop the Indonesian government from banning Apple's iPhone 16 and gaining enormous investment pledges.
  
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• 'More affordable': Travellers expected to win from the Qatar-Virgin Australia deal

  27-02-2025 02:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian travellers could face cheaper airfares after Qatar Airways' 25 per cent stake in Virgin Australia was approved federal government. 
  
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• 'More affordable': Travellers expected to win from Qatar-Virgin Australia deal

  27-02-2025 02:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian travellers could face cheaper airfares after Qatar Airways' 25 per cent stake in Virgin Australia was approved by the federal government. 
  
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• How our readers lowered their home insurance premiums

  27-02-2025 01:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Looking to lower your insurance premiums? Here's what the experts think about the strategies ABC readers used to get ahead.
  
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• Coles profit drops 3 per cent, receives $120m sales boost from Woolworths strikes

  27-02-2025 01:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Coles reveals its half-year profit dropped 3 per cent — though it is not because groceries are getting cheaper. Its CEO Leah Weckert says the company received a $120 million boost to sales after rival Woolworths was affected by industrial action before Christmas.
  
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• Coles profit drops 3 per cent, gets $120m sales boost from Woolworths strikes

  27-02-2025 01:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Coles reveals its half-year profit dropped 3 per cent — though it is not because groceries are getting cheaper. Its CEO Leah Weckert says the company received a $120 million boost to sales after rival Woolworths was affected by industrial action before Christmas.
  
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