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• 'Pain in the arse': Major energy upgrade could be over before work begins

  06-01-2021 23:54 via abc.net.au
  
  A thousand electricity customers in south-west Victoria could be stuck with a substandard supply unless a stalemate is overcome.
  
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• Last-ditch Trump protesters storm Congress

  06-01-2021 23:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Police in the US Capitol have responded with drawn guns and tear gas as swarms of protesters stormed in and sought to force Congress to undo President Donald Trump's election loss shortly after some of Trump's fellow Republicans launched a last-ditch effort to throw out the results.
  
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• State's $30m office project unveiled

  06-01-2021 23:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government and property development giant Pivot Group are forging ahead with plans for a $30m office building in West Perth to accommodate parliamentary staff.
  
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• US Congress result pushes ASX into positive territory

  06-01-2021 21:10 via abc.net.au
  
  After a few days of downers, the Australian share market is trading up on Thursday, as it takes a lead from a Wall Street rally.
  
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• US Congress result, oil prices and COVID vaccine news pushes ASX into positive territory

  06-01-2021 21:10 via abc.net.au
  
  After a few days of downers, the Australian share market is trading up on Thursday, as it takes a lead from a Wall Street rally.
  
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• ASX to surge on US Congress news as Australian dollar continues rally

  06-01-2021 21:10 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market could rise by as much as 2 per cent on Thursday, as it takes a lead from a rally on Wall Street.
  
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• Think you might be able to get to the UK by July? Experts say it's very unlikely

  06-01-2021 20:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Qantas opening up flights to the US and UK is an optimistic move to remain competitive and secure bookings, aviation experts warn, with London or New York-bound flights unlikely to get off the ground by July.
  
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• Qantas flights to US, UK by July an 'extremely optimistic' view, experts say

  06-01-2021 20:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Qantas opening up flights to the US and UK is an optimistic move to remain competitive and secure bookings, aviation experts warn, with London or New York-bound flights unlikely to get off the ground by July.
  
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• 'The worst-ever': North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says economic plans have failed

  06-01-2021 10:58 via abc.net.au
  
  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says his economic development plans have failed. He describes the difficulties facing his government as "the worst-ever" and "unprecedented", according to state media.
  
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• Google pitches 'showcase' as way forward

  06-01-2021 10:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Google has launched a fresh bid to tackle a federal government move to make it pay for news content, offering a $1.3 billion program to support journalism.
  
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• Car sales show strong WA economy

  06-01-2021 08:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Car sales in WA were stronger than anywhere else in Australia in 2020, aside from the ACT, although they were still down on the prior year.
  
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• PM calls cabinet meeting over COVID safety

  06-01-2021 08:34 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called a special meeting of national cabinet later this week to consider a proposal to strengthen the COVID safety of international travel processes.
  
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• ASX ends lower as US Senate vote unfolds

  06-01-2021 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Investors lost more than one per cent on the ASX as they grew uneasy about early US Senate votes, which may hand Joe Biden support for a progressive agenda.
  
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• Pilbara Minerals boosts shipments

  06-01-2021 08:17 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shares in Pilbara Minerals continued their strong rally today as the company announced record quarterly shipments and highlighted the lift in global lithium prices.
  
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• Qld fruit fly detected in southern suburbs

  06-01-2021 08:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government has set up a quarantine zone in Coolbellup after confirming the detection of a Queensland fruit fly, warning an outbreak could cost WA millions to manage.
  
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• Qld fruit fly detected in southern suburb

  06-01-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government has set up a quarantine zone in Coolbellup after confirming the detection of a Queensland fruit fly, warning an outbreak could cost WA millions to manage.
  
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• Rotto defamation dispute back in court

  06-01-2021 07:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A long-running defamation dispute between Rottnest Island retailers is heading back to the Supreme Court more than four years after it was thrown out.
  
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• Lobsters, prawns snapped up by Australians in pre-Christmas seafood bonanza

  06-01-2021 07:29 via abc.net.au
  
  While China may have banned Australian lobsters, consumers here back a campaign to support the seafood sector with a pre-Christmas splurge.
  
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• Call for urgent action to prevent further dieback of Adelaide mangroves

  06-01-2021 07:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Nearby brine ponds are believed to be leaking hypersaline water into the St Kilda mangroves ecosystem — threatening not only their existence, but that of several fish and migratory bird species.
  
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• Sheffield to form mineral sands JV

  06-01-2021 07:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Sheffield Resources has agreed to form a 50:50 joint venture for its Thunderbird mineral sands project in WA, while disclosing its existing financing arrangements have been terminated.
  
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• Civmec buoyed by defence works

  06-01-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Construction of 10, Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels has helped keep Henderson-based engineering firm Civmec afloat as record spending has flowed into the defence sector.
  
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• The Agency Group secures funds from racing identity

  06-01-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A bid for sharemarket-listed The Agency Group by a company associated with former director Mitchell Atkins appears to have been torpedoed after shareholders voted this week to issue $5 million in convertible notes to the private company of racing identity Bob Peters.
  
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• Palliative patients left with no lights or power since Christmas in regional SA hospital

  06-01-2021 05:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Palliative care patients in the Port Augusta Hospital South Australia have been without power since Christmas, after a delay in repairs.
  
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• Trek Metals in gold, iron ore buy

  06-01-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Trek Metals has expanded its exploration efforts in the Pilbara after signing separate agreements to acquire gold and iron ore tenements, close to the company’s Pincunah project.
  
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• $24m aged care facility proposed in Vic Park

  06-01-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Bassendean-based Roshana Care Group has lodged plans for a 120-bed aged care facility in Victoria Park, adding to the care provider’s substantial list of new projects.
  
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• $22m aged care facility proposed in Vic Park

  06-01-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Roshana Care Group has lodged plans for a 120-bed aged care facility in Victoria Park, adding to the care provider’s substantial list of new projects.
  
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• Premier calls for national cabinet to resume

  06-01-2021 04:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Premier Mark McGowan has urged the federal government to resume national cabinet to discuss COVID-19 and the roll-out of a vaccine in the coming months.
  
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• Why are Chinese investors buying up Tasmania's wind farms?

  06-01-2021 03:05 via abc.net.au
  
  More and more foreign-backed wind turbines are popping up across Tasmania. But with the majority of the state's power already generated by hydro-electricity and investors banking on an expensive cable proposal to the mainland, some are questioning whether it's worth it.
  
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• There's global interest in Tasmania's wind farms — but can foreign ownership laws cope?

  06-01-2021 03:05 via abc.net.au
  
  More and more foreign-backed wind turbines are popping up across Tasmania. But with the majority of the state's power already generated by hydro-electricity and investors banking on an expensive cable proposal to the mainland, some are questioning whether it's worth it.
  
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• Lycopodium wins Africa contract

  06-01-2021 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based Lycopodium has secured further work on Burkina Faso’s largest undeveloped gold deposit under an engineering, procurement and construction management contract.
  
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• Lycopodium to work on African gold project

  06-01-2021 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based Lycopodium has secured work on Burkina Faso’s largest undeveloped gold deposit under an engineering, procurement and construction management contract.
  
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• First vaccinations expected in early March

  06-01-2021 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia will be among the first countries to conditionally approve the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19, following a decision to bring forward the rollout to early March.
  
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• Victorians' return-to-work schedule 'paused' due to COVID fears

  06-01-2021 00:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Plans to bring more Victorians back to work next week are delayed as the state deals with the Black Rock cluster and a new mystery case.
  
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