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• WA to relax border rules with other states and allow full capacity at venues including Perth Stadium and theatres

  09-04-2021 07:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The WA government makes major changes to its COVID-19 restrictions by relaxing its interstate border rules to open to states quicker, while also confirming quarantine-free travel for New Zealand arrivals from April 19.
  
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• Chinese government issues multi-billion dollar fine to Alibaba

  10-04-2021 16:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Chinese regulators hit the Alibaba Group, the world's biggest e-commerce company, with a penalty equivalent to 4 per cent of its total 2019 revenue for anti-competitive tactics.
  
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• Thoroughbred prices bolting as Easter Yearling Sale surpasses $132m

  10-04-2021 01:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian thoroughbred prices have been riding high this year and the Easter Yearling Sale in Sydney was no exception with the highest turn-over since pre-GFC days.
  
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• Businesses like Atheka's may lose $40,000 a month from COVID vaccine delays

  09-04-2021 22:09 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government's U-turn on the AstraZeneca vaccine means travel-reliant businesses will struggle to "keep alive", while hopes of returning to the international skies are drifting further away.
  
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• Miner won't be prosecuted over damage to Aboriginal site in WA

  09-04-2021 11:54 via abc.net.au
  
  An investigation into Kimberley Granite Holdings was launched after traditional owners claimed the company damaged a heritage site without seeking approval from them in 2019.
  
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• 'We've had to fight Goliath': Chinese resort company brought to task for environmental damage in Fiji

  09-04-2021 11:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Two Australian surfers are caught up in a landmark case of "environmental vandalism" as Chinese company Freesoul Real Estate is found guilty of violating the terms of development for its planned multi-million-dollar resort.
  
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• Facebook has no plans to notify half-billion users affected by data leak

  09-04-2021 11:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Facebook has no plans to notify more than 530 million users whether they were affected by a data breach which saw obtained information made public in a database.
  
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• Mojo's Bar to close temporarily, co-owner to leave company over 'prior conduct'

  09-04-2021 09:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Mojo's Bar announces it will close while it deals with the exit from the company of its co-owner and managing director Andrew Ryan over "prior conduct" that made others "feel uncomfortable".
  
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• Varney handed over $1.8k to rental scammers in Perth's heated market — leaving her without a home

  09-04-2021 08:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Varney is just one of a growing number of  West Australians losing thousands of dollars to scammers exploiting WA's rental property shortage.
  
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• Scammers exploit rental squeeze, leaving Perth mother homeless and out of pocket

  09-04-2021 08:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Varney is just one of a growing number of  West Australians losing thousands of dollars to scammers exploiting WA's rental property shortage.
  
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• WA relaxes interstate border rules, relaxes capacity restrictions at venues

  09-04-2021 07:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The WA government makes major changes to its COVID-19 restrictions by relaxing its interstate border rules to open to states quicker, while also confirming quarantine-free travel for New Zealand arrivals from April 19.
  
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• Australian AstraZeneca manufacturer still committed to make 50 million vaccine doses

  09-04-2021 04:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian manufacturer of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine says it still plans to fill a federal government order of 50 million doses, despite health authorities recommending a different vaccine be preferred for those under 50 years of age.
  
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• 'Unprecedented' hire car shortage predicted for Top End's annual tourism peak

  09-04-2021 01:52 via abc.net.au
  
  A bumper wedding season, a long lead time for new cars, and half-price domestic flights are creating a shortage of rental cars ahead of Darwin's dry season.
  
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• Snowy Mountains housing crisis, van life ban chills businesses as ski season looms

  08-04-2021 22:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Business owners in the Snowy Mountains say they can't find staff because there's nowhere for them to stay and the moratorium on van lifers isn't helping.
  
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• JobKeeper is gone, so what can small businesses do if they're in trouble?

  08-04-2021 21:27 via abc.net.au
  
  With JobKeeper finished, some struggling small businesses will be weighing up their future. Here's what the experts suggest they do.
  
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• After a hellish year, what are the signs your small businesses should shut up shop?

  08-04-2021 21:27 via abc.net.au
  
  With JobKeeper finished, some struggling small businesses will be weighing up their future. Here's what the experts suggest they do.
  
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• Politicians will soon be bound by the Sex Discrimination Act, but it doesn't guarantee they'll be sacked over misconduct

  08-04-2021 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Under the changes proposed by the government, all politicians and judges would be included in the Sex Discrimination Act. Here's how future claims of misconduct would be handled.
  
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• Spy drone components to be manufactured in regional Victorian town

  08-04-2021 08:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Ararat-based AME Systems is one of three companies certified worldwide to supply wire harnesses to US defence manufacturer Northrop Grumman.
  
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• Parks Australia accused of 'dirty tactics' as it asks for Kakadu prosecution to be dropped

  08-04-2021 07:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Parks Australia fails in its bid to avert a court case related to Kakadu, with the sacred sites watchdog vowing to continue its prosecution as Indigenous custodians express dismay.
  
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• Cyclist death in truck crash raises questions over Eyre Highway bike safety

  08-04-2021 06:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Truck drivers and cyclists raise safety concerns over bikes and road trains sharing one of the country's most remote stretches of sealed road following the death of 21-year-old cyclist Leif Justham.
  
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• 'A rort that everybody was in on': Westpac facing court over 'junk' insurance

  08-04-2021 05:59 via abc.net.au
  
  The action comes as the federal government seeks to regulate the controversial sale of so-called "junk" insurance to consumers at the point of sale. But the travel industry is being given an exemption.
  
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• Politicians to be included in Sex Discrimination Act for first time

  08-04-2021 02:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government will amend the Sex Discrimination Act to include politicians and judges, who have previously been exempt from the laws. 
  
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• Westpac to face court over 'unfair' credit insurance sales; ASX set to rise again after breaking COVID ceiling

  08-04-2021 00:04 via abc.net.au
  
  ASIC is taking the bank to court over its sale of consumer credit insurance. Australia's benchmark share index is set to rise again today after a 13-month closing high on Wednesday.
  
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• Westpac to face court over 'unfair' credit insurance sales; ASX set to hit new high after breaking COVID ceiling

  08-04-2021 00:04 via abc.net.au
  
  ASIC is taking the bank to court over its sale of consumer credit insurance. Australia's benchmark share index is set to rise again today after a 13-month closing high on Wednesday.
  
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• ASX set to rise again after breaking COVID ceiling

  08-04-2021 00:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian benchmark closed at its highest level in almost 14 months on Wednesday, a time well before the pandemic crash. It is now set to rise again today.
  
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• ASX 200 hits 7,000 points for the first time in almost 14 months

  08-04-2021 00:04 via abc.net.au
  
  ASIC is taking the bank to court over its sale of consumer credit insurance. Australia's benchmark share index is set to rise again today after a 13-month closing high on Wednesday.
  
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• Visy recycling factory destroyed by fire in Adelaide's north

  07-04-2021 23:56 via abc.net.au
  
  About 100 firefighters battled a fierce blaze at a recycling factory north of Adelaide, with bundles of cardboard and plastic fuelling the fire.
  
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• Visy recycling factory burns in Adelaide's north

  07-04-2021 23:56 via abc.net.au
  
  About 100 firefighters are battling a fierce blaze at a recycling factory north of Adelaide, with bundles of cardboard and plastic fuelling the fire.
  
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• Proposed gas pipeline in western Queensland would significantly impact vulnerable species, including koala

  07-04-2021 22:45 via abc.net.au
  
  An environmental assessment has found the 585 kilometre pipeline would likely have an adverse affect on habitat critical to the koala's survival.
  
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• 'Ban new petrol cars': Victorian government urged to consider drastic step

  07-04-2021 22:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Less than 1 per cent of cars on Australia's roads are electric, but a community panel picked by government advisory body Infrastructure Victoria wants to see sales of new petrol-guzzling vehicles halted in a decade.
  
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