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• WA Government light on details for cheap regional flight plan

  12-01-2021 23:59 via abc.net.au
  
  While WA residents have welcomed the Government's pledge to cap regional airfares, much of the detail is still being negotiated. 
  
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• McGowan promises cheap airfares for regional WA

  12-01-2021 23:59 via abc.net.au
  
  WA residents welcome a Labor election commitment to cap airfares for the regions, but some say more could be done to make flights affordable for all. 
  
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• Job vacancies surge to pre-COVID levels, as ASX loses momentum

  12-01-2021 21:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares wipe out their early gains, the number of job opportunities rises back to pre-pandemic levels, and investors continue to eye the latest developments with stimulus and Donald Trump's second impeachment saga.
  
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• Job vacancies surge to pre-COVID levels, as ASX ends day flat

  12-01-2021 21:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares wipe out their early gains, the number of job opportunities rises back to pre-pandemic levels, and investors continue to eye stimulus developments and Donald Trump's second impeachment saga.
  
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• ASX to fall, Wall Street trades near record highs amid Trump impeachment threat

  12-01-2021 21:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are likely to slip at the open, with Wall Street trading flat as investors eyed the latest stimulus developments and Donald Trump's second impeachment saga.
  
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• ASX slips, Wall Street trades near record highs amid Trump impeachment threat

  12-01-2021 21:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have erased their early gains, while Wall Street ended slightly higher as investors eyed the latest stimulus developments and US President Donald Trump's second impeachment saga.
  
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• ASX rises, Wall Street trades near record highs amid Trump impeachment threat

  12-01-2021 21:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have edged slightly higher, after Wall Street posted miniscule gains as investors eyed the latest stimulus developments and US President Donald Trump's second impeachment saga.
  
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• Regional house prices soaring due to COVID exodus from cities but some locals now living in cars

  12-01-2021 19:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Australians are swapping European holidays for new coastal homes but it's causing problems in some areas where locals are being forced out of the market.
  
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• Unions take Qantas to High Court over alleged misuse of JobKeeper scheme, underpayment of staff

  12-01-2021 14:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Unions are accusing Qantas of not paying staff their rightful wages for public holidays, weekends and overtime they have worked during COVID-19 lockdowns, saying the airline has been manipulating rosters and paying workers no more than the basic JobKeeper wage.
  
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• $1.6m grant for WA recycling project

  12-01-2021 08:53 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A construction and demolition waste recycling project led by Perth-based Sycamore Civil Group has been awarded $1.65 million as part a federal government initiative to promote collaborations.
  
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• Green light for refinery traffic

  12-01-2021 08:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A Wesfarmers-owned lithium refinery development planned in Kwinana has navigated a traffic issue which led to a State Administrative Tribunal appeal.
  
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• Green light for Kwinana refinery traffic

  12-01-2021 08:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A Wesfarmers-owned lithium refinery development planned in Kwinana has navigated a traffic issue which led to a State Administrative Tribunal appeal.
  
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• Finbar breaks ground on Civic Heart

  12-01-2021 07:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Following years of setbacks and delays, earthworks have started at Finbar’s Civic Heart project in South Perth.
  
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• Aust shares dip 0.27%, banks best

  12-01-2021 07:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia's share market has closed a little lower, with the contrasting fortunes of bank and property stocks showing the consequences of investor's expectations of inflation.
  
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• Nuheara develops HP-branded earbuds

  12-01-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA company Nuheara has developed its first HP-branded hearing aid device under a recently announced supply agreement with the US tech giant.
  
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• HP launches Nuheara product

  12-01-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  US multinational HP has launched the first Nuheara-developed hearing aid device under its three-year agreement with the Perth company.
  
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• Cotton gin gets $4m boost

  12-01-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government will invest almost $4 million to progress plans for the first cotton processing facility in the state’s north.
  
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• Home-grown urea plant aims to Strike while iron's hot

  12-01-2021 06:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Strike Energy unveils plans for a new fertiliser project in WA, capable of manufacturing three-quarters of Australia's current urea demand.
  
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• Sydney and Melbourne rents plunge, while Darwin and Perth landlords have 'one of the best years ever'

  12-01-2021 05:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Sydney and Melbourne were the worst cities for landlords in 2020, according to the latest rental market figures, with the two capitals recording the biggest rent falls and highest numbers of vacant properties. The Perth and Darwin rental market, on the other hand, have surged.
  
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• Progress for $45m Parmelia project

  12-01-2021 05:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Parmelia Hilton Perth will reopen next month, following a 10-month refurbishment featuring touchless technology and a new thoroughfare to Brookfield Place.
  
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• $45m Parmelia revamp nears completion

  12-01-2021 05:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Parmelia Hilton Perth will reopen next month, following a 10-month refurbishment featuring touchless technology and a new thoroughfare to Brookfield Place.
  
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• Largest battery in Australia to be built on site of ageing coal-fired power plant

  12-01-2021 05:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Origin Energy unveils plans to build a 700-megawatt battery, which will be the largest in Australia and four times bigger than Tesla's battery in South Australia, in a bid to move the company away from fossil fuel power over the next 10 years.
  
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• Libs, Nats clash on regional spending

  12-01-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Tensions have flared between the Liberals and the Nationals ahead of the state election with the two parties butting heads over the future of Royalties for Regions.
  
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• Chinese company withdraws bid for Australian builder after Government flags security risk

  12-01-2021 04:44 via abc.net.au
  
  A $300 million offer by a Chinese company to buy an Australian builder is withdrawn on the back of advice that Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and the Foreign Investment Review Board will declare the transaction a risk to national security and contrary to Australia's interest.
  
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• Numbers cut on three repatriation flights

  12-01-2021 03:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australians stranded overseas have been dealt another blow, with passenger numbers halved on three repatriation flights because of new caps on international arrivals.
  
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• Fake online reviews dished out before restaurant even opens

  12-01-2021 03:06 via abc.net.au
  
  A bad review is hard to swallow at any time, but Saphia Smereka says she is "heartbroken" over fake online reviews that have savaged her new business before she has even opened its doors.
  
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• A reviewer said this restaurant was 'an expensive disappointment' — two days before it even opened

  12-01-2021 03:06 via abc.net.au
  
  A bad review is hard to swallow at any time, but Saphia Smereka says she is "heartbroken" over fake online reviews that have savaged her new business before she has even opened its doors.
  
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• Elevated dust levels lead to review of BHP mining licence in Pilbara

  12-01-2021 02:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Newman in Western Australia's Pilbara is described as a "dome of dust" by some of its residents because of emissions from mining giant BHP.
  
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• State to cap regional airfares

  12-01-2021 02:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government has announced a $19.8 million initiative to cap regional airfares for residents, if re-elected.
  
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• Ord St overhaul boosts office occupancy

  12-01-2021 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Within three months of completing a $3 million refurbishment, Stirling Capital’s 1960s West Perth office is fully leased.
  
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• Zara, Sephora to open at Karrinyup

  12-01-2021 01:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Multinational retailer Zara and cosmetics chain Sephora are among the latest tenants announced as part of the $800 million Karrinyup Shopping Centre redevelopment.
  
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• 'The quicker we can find victims, the better': Flight attendant identified from Indonesia plane crash

  12-01-2021 00:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Searchers sent 17 body bags containing human remains to police identification experts after the second day of retrieving wreckage from the Boeing 737-500 jet.
  
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