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• Global market focus turns to Europe after US Labor Day holiday

  07-09-2015 23:48 via abc.net.au
  
  A public holiday in the US turns the global markets focus from Wall Street to Europe, with most indices posting modest gains to take back some of last week's fall.
  
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• Hartzer to slim down a higher-tech Westpac

  07-09-2015 16:15
  
  Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer has resisted calls to slash costs out of the country's second biggest bank instead spruiking a boost in tech spending.
  
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• 7-Eleven: Workers caught in new cashback scam

  07-09-2015 16:15
  
  A new more insidious wage rort is sweeping the nation's biggest convenience chain.
  
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• Sulphur could hold key in search for future mines

  07-09-2015 13:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Sulphur could hold the key to finding the new gold deposits needed to stimulate future mining projects, research suggests.
  
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• Chinese gains limit losses on local market

  07-09-2015 13:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Early gains on Chinese share markets, spurred by reassuring words from the Chinese central bank, limit falls on the local market after a weak lead from Wall Street.
  
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• Extended Sunday trading bill on table, Colin Barnett says

  07-09-2015 13:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Premier Colin Barnett says he may introduce legislation to extend Sunday trading hours in this term of Government, but concedes he will need the support of Labor for it to pass.
  
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• Radiohead album could be finished by Christmas

  07-09-2015 11:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Some new in-studio images and a chat with drummer Phil Selway offer a juicy update on the new album Radiohead have been tinkering away with for most of the year.While it might be too much to expect to hear the new album before 2015 is over, that could mean the band will at least have it finished in time for Christmas.
  
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• Uber argues against 'one-size-fits-all' regulatory scheme in WA

  07-09-2015 09:27 via abc.net.au
  
  A "one-size-fits-all" regulatory system for taxis and ridesharing service sis not the best way forward, Uber argues in submission to the WA Government.
  
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• ASX slips under 5000, rebounds on China

  07-09-2015 09:18
  
  The ASX 200 has finished on 5030.4 points, down 0.2 per cent, dragged down by the three of the big four banks and BHP Billiton, while the All Ordinaries has also slipped 0.2 per cent to 5051 points.
  
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• 7-Eleven: Federal government considers worker visa amnesty

  07-09-2015 09:00
  
  The Abbott government is "actively considering" introducing an amnesty for 7-Eleven workers on student visas.
  
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• McDonald's forced to change menus

  07-09-2015 07:55
  
  McDonald's will change its menus across Australia after the fast food chain's new display boards were found to breach labelling laws.
  
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• $A falls below US69c to six-year low

  07-09-2015 07:52
  
  The Australian dollar recovered from a fresh new six-year low on Monday after Chinese sharemarkets stabilised following a two-day holiday late last week.
  
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• Making money in volatile markets

  07-09-2015 06:50
  
  Global share markets are plunging, currency trading is chaotic but at least some investors are making money by investing in bear funds.
  
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• Ergon Energy warns 800 jobs could be at risk

  07-09-2015 04:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The Electrical Trades Union accuses Ergon Energy of threatening to axe jobs if it is not allowed to increase the revenue it collects over the next five years.
  
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• Industry Minister makes no promises over Port Kembla jobs

  07-09-2015 04:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane makes no promises about plans to mitigate job losses after emerging from a summit about the future of steel-making on the New South Wales south coast.
  
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• Job advertisements up 1 per cent from July to August

  07-09-2015 04:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The number of jobs advertised around the country increased by a seasonally-adjusted 1 per cent from July to August.
  
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• Queensland Government can stop power price hikes, consumer group says

  07-09-2015 02:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Power prices will double in Queensland over the next five years unless the State Government stops using the revenue from ever-increasing electricity bills to secretly prop up its budget, according to the Alliance of Electricity Consumers.
  
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• Man killed in Father's Day mining accident near Orange

  07-09-2015 02:41 via abc.net.au
  
  A man has been killed at a gold mine near Orange, in New South Wales' central west, police say.
  
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• Home building drives construction rebound

  07-09-2015 01:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's building industry expands for the first time in 10 months, with residential construction underpinning the growth.
  
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• US central bank needs to quash uncertainty about interest rate rise: Hockey

  07-09-2015 00:23 via abc.net.au
  
  America's central bank needs to end the global uncertainty about whether it is about to raise interest rates for the first time since the global financial crisis, Treasurer Joe Hockey says.
  
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