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• Young Australians aren't prepared to 'do what needs doing'

  18-08-2015 23:37
  
  Gina Rinehart-backed Bannister Downs Dairy has warned of a problematic "workforce culture", in which young people did not want to do menial labour.
  
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• Tasmania's white winter good for tourists but locals fed up

  18-08-2015 12:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Locals affected by Tasmania's recent heavy snow in the Central Highlands are fed up, saying there is even too much snow for would-be tourists to get through.
  
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• Highest number of coal mining deaths in Queensland in 20 years, conference hears

  18-08-2015 11:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Four coal miners died in Queensland in the last year, the highest death toll in 20 years, a mining safety conference is told.
  
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• Poor work ethic 'holding WA farms back'

  18-08-2015 11:11 via abc.net.au
  
  A poor work ethic and a lack of internet access are among the biggest barriers preventing WA agriculture from making the most of burgeoning Asian demand, a prominent dairy producer says.
  
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• Timing of 'complex, expensive' Perth freight link still unclear: Premier

  18-08-2015 10:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Continuing uncertainty over the timing of the Perth Freight Link to Fremantle will not be resolved until construction contracts are signed, WA Premier Colin Barnett tells Parliament.
  
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• Tianjin firm didn't have licence until two months before disaster: report

  18-08-2015 09:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The Chinese company that owns a warehouse that exploded in Tianjin last week, killing more than 100 people, did not have a licence to handle hazardous chemicals until two months before the disaster, the official Xinhua news agency reports.
  
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• Steep falls for big four banks drag local shares down

  18-08-2015 09:48 via abc.net.au
  
  A steep, late fall for the big four banks has dragged Australia's main share indices deep into the red.
  
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• Late sell-off in banks drives ASX losses

  18-08-2015 09:47
  
  The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index finished 65 points, or 1.2 per cent, lower at 5303.1, while the All Ordinaries index dropped 59 points, or by 1.1 per cent, to 5309.4.
  
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• Why cashed-up Apple wants Aussie iBond

  18-08-2015 08:11
  
  Apple Inc has held a conference call with Australia's heavyweight bond fund managers ahead of a looming debt issue that's been the talk of the town this week. 
  
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• GST on imports will 'clog up' deliveries

  18-08-2015 07:56
  
  Online shoppers should be treated the same as airline passengers, who can claim most of their personal overseas purchases as duty free, according to one of the world's biggest mail and logistics companies.
  
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• RBA counts on APRA crackdown

  18-08-2015 07:53
  
  Activity in many non-mining sectors of the economy remains subdued, according to the RBA, although housing construction and investment continued to offset some of this sluggishness.
  
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• Mining heartland takes hit as tenement numbers collapse

  18-08-2015 06:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Hundreds of thousands of dollars of infrastructure projects are on hold in WA's mining heartland, as the local council grapples with a massive budget hole caused by surrendered tenements.
  
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• Mixed bag of profit results keeps market flat

  18-08-2015 05:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Analysts say corporate profit results so far have been evenly split between positive and negative surprises, with today no exception.
  
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• ANZ posts modest rise in profit, plays down housing risks

  18-08-2015 04:44 via abc.net.au
  
  ANZ's chief executive warns that global financial conditions are set to remain challenging, as the bank posted a modest rise in profit.
  
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• QBE half-year profit rises 24pc despite catastrophes

  18-08-2015 02:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Global insurer QBE increases its first-half profit by 24 per cent despite facing hefty payouts from a series of very severe storms.
  
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• Asciano board agrees to $8.9b offer from Brookfield

  18-08-2015 01:18 via abc.net.au
  
  International infrastructure investment giant Brookfield is paying just over $8.9 billion split between cash and shares to buy out Australia's Asciano.
  
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• Wall St rises on positive US housing data

  18-08-2015 00:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Wall Street reverses earlier falls to finish higher, buoyed by the release of strong US housing data.
  
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• Jimmy Barnes 'thanking lucky stars' after Bangkok blast

  18-08-2015 00:21 via abc.net.au
  
  A decision to walk over a bridge rather than along the street probably saved Jimmy Barnes's life in Bangkok, according to one of the Australian rock icon's friends.
  
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