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• Mining towns feel pain of rising mortgage arrears

  26-08-2015 16:15
  
  Job cuts in the resources sector are causing more households in mining regions to fall behind on their home loans, highlighting the risk to banks from the commodities slump.
  
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• Debtors on top of mortgage payments but real struggle could be hidden

  26-08-2015 16:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Low interest rates ensure the number of missed mortgage repayments remains low, but fast-rising property prices may ironically be masking how many people are struggling with their debts.
  
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• Malaysia, Indonesia to deploy rapid response team to fight soaring piracy

  26-08-2015 15:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Malaysia and Indonesia are deploying rapid reaction teams to combat a soaring number of piracy attacks on merchant vessels in one of the world's busiest shipping chokepoints.
  
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• Woodside invests in AI to combat tumbling oil prices

  26-08-2015 14:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Oil and gas giant Woodside Petroleum invests in artificial intelligence and predictive technology to become more productive in the face of tumbling oil prices.
  
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• Excess power stations face closure to bring prices under control: WA Energy Minister

  26-08-2015 13:58 via abc.net.au
  
  More of Synergy's power stations will have to close if the WA Government is to bring power prices under control, Energy Minister Mike Nahan says.
  
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• Ipswich council to oppose future coal mines and CSG exploration

  26-08-2015 13:47 via abc.net.au
  
  The Ipswich City Council, west of Brisbane, resolves to oppose future coal mines and coal seam gas exploration and work to extinguish existing mining leases.
  
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• China stock slide slows at market close after unconvincing intervention

  26-08-2015 12:56 via abc.net.au
  
  China's turbulent stock markets slipped again on Wednesday as a double-barrelled blast of central bank stimulus failed to convince investors of Beijing's ability to jolt the world's second-largest economy out of its slowdown.
  
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• Canberra's Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets up for sale

  26-08-2015 12:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Canberra's iconic Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets is put up for sale for the first time in 27 years.
  
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• Investor lending growth too strong: APRA head

  26-08-2015 10:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The head of Australia's banking regulator says investor home loan growth remains above its 10 per cent benchmark and the agency is open to further clamping down on risky lending.
  
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• Local market continues to rise despite volatile global economy

  26-08-2015 10:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market gained ground for a second straight day on Wednesday despite another volatile day on global trading floors.
  
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• Obama apologises to Japan over spying claims

  26-08-2015 10:11 via abc.net.au
  
  United States president Barack Obama apologises to Tokyo over WikiLeaks claims that Washington spied on Japanese politicians, a Japanese government spokesman says.
  
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• APRA talks down Sydney and Melbourne property lending constraints

  26-08-2015 09:17
  
  The banking regulator has played down the case for city-specific restrictions on lending in the booming Sydney and Melbourne property markets.
  
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• Rain slowing construction projects in Canberra

  26-08-2015 07:54 via abc.net.au
  
  This week's rain in Canberra, during an already wet winter, has halted many local building projects, the construction union says.
  
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• Japanese submarine bid team denies deal struck with Australia

  26-08-2015 07:46 via abc.net.au
  
  A Japanese delegation bidding to build Australia's next submarines denies any deal has been done in secret with the Federal Government to win the contract.
  
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• First new tourism licence for Tasmanian national parks given the go-ahead

  26-08-2015 07:25 via abc.net.au
  
  The Tasmanian Government signs off on a new tourism licence for a 12-kilometre circuit walk through Freycinet National Park.
  
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• NT gas royalties 'to be spent on education and training'

  26-08-2015 05:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Royalties from onshore shale gas fracking projects in the Northern Territory will be channelled into a fund for vocational training and primary and high school education, Chief Minister Adam Giles says.
  
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• BHP Billiton sticks to China growth forecasts

  26-08-2015 05:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The world's biggest miner BHP Billiton is standing by its forecast that China's economy will grow solidly over the next year.
  
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• Market volatility could continue for weeks, veteran trader warns

  26-08-2015 05:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The rollercoaster ride on global stock markets could continue for weeks, veteran Wall Street trader Art Cashin warns.
  
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• RBA governor Stevens urges economic, tax reform to boost growth

  26-08-2015 04:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The Reserve Bank's governor Glenn Stevens says the nation's key political debate should be about growing the economy, not budget surpluses and income redistribution.
  
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• Resources write-downs trigger big losses for Worley Parsons, Seven Group

  26-08-2015 03:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Large write-downs on the value of resource-oriented assets and businesses have dragged Worley Parsons and Seven Group deep into the red.
  
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• Canberra's cycling accident hotspots identified in new online map

  26-08-2015 03:03 via abc.net.au
  
  A new online map highlights cycling accident hotspots on Canberra roads in a bid to improve rider safety.
  
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• Australian shares resume falls after late Wall St slide

  26-08-2015 02:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market falls 1 per cent at the open, giving up some of yesterday's rebound after Wall Street fell late.
  
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• Australian shares generally lose ground in volatile trade

  26-08-2015 02:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market continues its recent volatile run, wavering between steep losses and some tiny gains as Chinese shares also fluctuate.
  
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• Port Kembla steelworks may get Federal Government help

  26-08-2015 02:09 via abc.net.au
  
  BlueScope Steel's struggling Port Kembla steelworks in New South Wales may get financial support from the Federal Government.
  
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• Former Krucible managing director hits back at magistrate's 'hoodwinked' comments

  26-08-2015 01:24 via abc.net.au
  
  A former mining executive who the Northern Territory's chief magistrate said "hoodwinked" his company into illegally drilling exploration holes says the court has been misled.
  
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• BHP's 'once in a lifetime' dividend yield praised

  26-08-2015 00:40
  
  BHP shares have soared 6 per cent higher in London as investors react to the miner's extraordinarily high dividend ratio.
  
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• Wall St gives up early gains, European shares higher

  26-08-2015 00:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Volatile trade continues on Wall Street, with markets suffering the biggest one-day reversal since the 2008 financial crisis.
  
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