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• BHP Billiton must 'front the media' over Olympic Dam job cuts: SA Premier

  10-08-2015 23:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The South Australian Government will not explain BHP Billiton's "bad news" again after the company reveals plans to axe 380 jobs at its Olympic Dam mine at Roxby Downs, Jay Weatherill says.
  
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• BHP Billiton job cuts at Olympic Dam follow metal price falls, analyst says

  10-08-2015 23:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The loss of 380 jobs at BHP Billiton's massive South Australian Olympic Dam mine reflects the situation at copper mines across the world, a base metals analyst says.
  
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• Indonesia issues import permits for another 50,000 Australian cattle

  10-08-2015 22:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Indonesia issues import permits for another 50,000 Australian cattle in response to a sharp spike in the price of beef.
  
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• Chinese president Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign, methods questioned

  10-08-2015 22:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Chinese president Xi Jinping is winning support for his crackdown on corrupt officials, but some say the campaign has more to do with cementing his own power base than fighting crime.
  
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• WA's iron ore mine closure leaves Wyndham locals jobless, 'ashamed'

  10-08-2015 22:43 via abc.net.au
  
  The locals of the Western Australian town of Wyndham are struggling with joblessness and drinking problems as the Ridges iron ore mine closes down.
  
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• Striking port workers defy back-to-work order

  10-08-2015 21:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Striking port workers in Sydney and Brisbane say they will defy the industrial umpire's order to cease industrial action and return to work.
  
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• Maritime Union accused of initiating industrial unrest

  10-08-2015 21:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The Maritime Union defends its actions after the Fair Work Commission accused it of "appearing" to be behind a campaign of industrial action in a stoush over sacked waterfront workers.
  
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• Australia's long-term emissions reduction targets to be revealed today

  10-08-2015 16:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The Federal Government is set to outline its long-term targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions today, ahead of negotiations later this year for a binding international deal.
  
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• Australia's long-term emissions reduction targets to be revealed

  10-08-2015 16:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Environment Minister Greg Hunt is set to outline the Federal Government's long-term targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions today, ahead of negotiations later this year for a binding international deal.
  
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• Senate demands Perth freight link documents

  10-08-2015 13:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The Senate has demanded the release of a series of key documents relating to the $1.6 billion Perth Freight Link highway.
  
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• Chef shortage could put Tasmania's fine dining image at risk

  10-08-2015 11:57 via abc.net.au
  
  The hospitality industry fears a shortage of skilled chefs and cooks in Tasmania could put the state's fine dining reputation at risk.
  
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• Rottnest Island marina, resort development EOI to be launched

  10-08-2015 10:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Plans for a new marina and resort on Western Australia's Rottnest Island will be shopped to potential developers this week.
  
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• Banks help lead recovery on share market

  10-08-2015 10:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian stocks stage a recovery after ending last week with their biggest losses in three years.
  
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• JB Hi-Fi confident of more growth

  10-08-2015 09:25
  
  Electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi expects its sales and profit to continue to grow next year as it moves from living rooms into kitchens and laundries by turning its focus to home appliances.
  
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• PNG's PM denies economic crisis looming

  10-08-2015 09:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Papua New Guinea's prime minister defends his country’s economic outlook, accusing an Australian economist and journalist of spreading "doom and gloom".
  
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• Ansell struggles to perform

  10-08-2015 08:58
  
  Condom and rubber glove maker Ansell is forecasting volatile exchange rates to wipe $US55 million off its revenue in the year ahead.
  
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• Gina Rinehart's companies fined for failing to lodge financial reports on time

  10-08-2015 06:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Gina Rinehart's flagship private company and two related entities are fined $130,000 for failing to lodge financial reports on time.
  
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• Rents fall in every capital city: CoreLogic RP Data

  10-08-2015 06:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Rents fell in all eight capital cities last month, with annual rental growth of just 0.9 per cent the slowest over the past two decades.
  
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• Unions members rally against China-Australia Free Trade Agreement in Canberra

  10-08-2015 06:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Dozens of union members from across the ACT workforce rally in Canberra to demand changes to the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement that they fear will jeopardise local jobs.
  
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• Secret report reveals toxic legacy of coal gasification trials near SE Queensland town

  10-08-2015 06:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Hundreds of square kilometres of prime agricultural land in Queensland are at risk from a cocktail of toxic chemicals and explosive gases unleased by underground coal gasification, according to a secret State Government report.
  
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• Linc Energy: Key findings from the experts' report

  10-08-2015 06:23 via abc.net.au
  
  The ABC has compiled the following information from the Gilbert & Sutherland report into Linc Energy.
  
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• 'I just had to breathe fresh air': Workers say work at Linc Energy site affected their health

  10-08-2015 06:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Former Linc Energy workers and a Queensland Government inspector describe how work at the experimental coal gasification project left them with headaches, chest pain and nausea.
  
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• Environment department inspector hospitalised after visit to Linc site

  10-08-2015 06:23 via abc.net.au
  
  A Queensland environment department inspector says he and three colleagues needed hospital treatment after gas alarms sounded as he was hand-drilling on the Linc Energy site near Chinchilla.
  
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• Foreign workers' visas on Spirit of Tasmania project above board: Immigration Department

  10-08-2015 04:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The Immigration Department is satisfied no visa rules have been broken on the $31.5 million Spirit of Tasmania refurbishment project.
  
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• JB Hi-Fi shares jump as profit beats expectations

  10-08-2015 03:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi reports a better-than-expected full-year profit and splashes out on a share buy-back scheme.
  
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• Ansell shares smashed on limp profit outlook

  10-08-2015 03:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Rubber products and safety equipment manufacturer Ansell is sold-off heavily on the share market after forecasting a fall in earnings for 2016.
  
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• Bendigo and Adelaide Bank posts 14pc profit jump, shares slide

  10-08-2015 02:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Bendigo and Adelaide Bank is heavily sold-off despite posting a 14 per cent profit rise, while its managing director also warns that any further rate cuts will not be passed on in full.
  
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• Call for upgrade to 'primitive' ski field with snow-filled toilet

  10-08-2015 02:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Facilities at one of Tasmania's most popular ski fields are labelled "primitive" and "disgraceful", prompting calls for an upgrade.
  
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• NAB posts 9pc profit growth, lifts capital ratio

  10-08-2015 01:32 via abc.net.au
  
  National Australia Bank reports 9 per cent growth in its unaudited third quarter cash earnings to $1.75 billion.
  
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• NRL secures TV deal with Channel Nine, will play Origin on Sunday from 2018

  10-08-2015 01:09 via abc.net.au
  
  The NRL has secured a new four-year, $925 million television deal with Channel Nine from 2018 that will see the second match of future State of Origin series played on a Sunday night.
  
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• Port blockade: Workers refuse to unload boats in Brisbane and Sydney

  10-08-2015 00:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Picket lines are drawn at major ports in Brisbane and Sydney as workers refuse to unload the first boats to arrive since colleagues were sacked via email last week.
  
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