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• 'Dark sky' policy on the cards for housing developments

  15-01-2021 23:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Around the world, dark night skies filled with stars are increasingly being brightened by artificial light pollution. But now new housing developments could be forced to comply with a "dark sky" policy aimed at preserving the night sky for future generations.
  
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• 'Dark sky' policy aims to protect the heavens at night for future generations

  15-01-2021 23:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Around the world, dark night skies filled with stars are increasingly being brightened by artificial light pollution. But now new housing developments could be forced to comply with a "dark sky" policy aimed at preserving the night sky for future generations.
  
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• These young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are helping others build a better life

  15-01-2021 22:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Cianna Fitzpatrick dreamt of being a "lady tradie". Thanks to a program offering disadvantaged teens apprenticeship opportunities, she's making it work.
  
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• Meet the disadvantaged teens putting a roof over other people's heads

  15-01-2021 22:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Cianna Fitzpatrick dreamt of being a "lady tradie". Thanks to a program offering disadvantaged teens apprenticeship opportunities, she's making it work.
  
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• Is pre-flight testing the magic bullet to stop COVID spreading in Australia?

  15-01-2021 19:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Tennis player Tennys Sandgren, who tested positive for COVID-19 before boarding a flight to play in the Australian Open, has highlighted the confusion around pre-flight testing. So is it any use? Three experts respond.
  
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• Elon Musk gives wrong Signal, as consumers dump WhatsApp over 'badly timed' decision

  15-01-2021 18:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The world's most popular messaging app, WhatsApp, is being abandoned by users across the world for its "take it or leave it" privacy policy, which forces them to share personal information with Facebook.
  
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• Indonesia downloads data from flight recorder of crashed Sriwijaya Air jet

  15-01-2021 10:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Indonesia's transport safety agency says investigators have successfully downloaded information from the flight data recorder (FDR) of the Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea last week.
  
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• WA weighs up easing Victoria border rules

  15-01-2021 08:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia is close to easing border restrictions for Victoria after the state extended its streak of no new locally acquired COVID-19 cases.
  
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• ASX ends little changed, slips for week

  15-01-2021 08:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Investors spent the week waiting for US President-elect Joe Biden's economic stimulus plan details but failed to get a boost after it was revealed.
  
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• Minifootball organisation in liquidation

  15-01-2021 08:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Not-for-profit Australian Minifootball Federation has entered voluntary liquidation after a major sponsor pulled funding ahead of a world championship in Perth.
  
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• Indigo questions funding decision

  15-01-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Indigo Australasia is pressuring the state government to reverse its decision to stop funding one of Indigo’s services, but the government says the not-for-profit was informed of the funding change years ago.
  
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• Toy gun owners warned of tougher gel blaster penalties as new laws due to kick off in Queensland

  15-01-2021 07:49 via abc.net.au
  
  It is an offence in Queensland to carry an unconcealed gel blaster in public from February 1, with police urging owners of the toy guns to be fully aware of their responsibilities or face harsher penalties including jail time.
  
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• FIRM to build $49m Cannington apartments

  15-01-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Subiaco-based FIRM Construction has been contracted to design and build a 10-storey apartment block opposite Carousel Shopping Centre.
  
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• Minderoo ups spend to $88m

  15-01-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation spent $88 million on philanthropic causes in 2020, giving $19.7 million to its Flourishing Oceans initiative.
  
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• Minderoo ups donations to $88m

  15-01-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation spent $88 million on philanthropic causes and $199 million securing COVID-19 related medical equipment for the Australian government in 2020.
  
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• $40m office complex divides

  15-01-2021 05:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  GDI Property Group's $40 million timber-steel hybrid office complex proposal for St Georges Terrace has been approved, but not everyone is happy about it.
  
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• Luxury tourism operator sets sights on Yallingup

  15-01-2021 05:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The couple behind Baillie Lodges has purchased a near-19-hectare site on Injidup Spring Road in Yallingup, adding to its portfolio of lodges in prestigious destinations.
  
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• Vulcan shares soar on green lithium PFS

  15-01-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based Vulcan Energy has released a positive pre-feasibility study for its lithium project in Germany, which the company says will have a zero-carbon footprint.
  
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• Buyers eye Yallingup, Eagle Bay

  15-01-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The couple behind a luxury tourism company and former pro surfer Taj Burrow are among the buyers recently snapping up property in the state’s south west.
  
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• 'I'll just have some Australian, thanks': Coal exports remain strong despite China ban

  15-01-2021 04:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite China's ban on Australian coal, exports from Australia's busiest port of Newcastle have seen only a slight dip with a cold northern winter driving up global demand.
  
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• Blackstone eyes ASX listing for gold spinout

  15-01-2021 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Blackstone Minerals is planning to demerge its three Western Australian gold projects into a new ASX-listed business, which will seek to raise at least $5 million before June 30.
  
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• Perth rental prices tipped to grow

  15-01-2021 03:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth’s residential rentals hit their highest asking price in five years over the December quarter, as available properties continued to dwindle in what has quickly become a landlords’ market.
  
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• Civmec to build $6.3m Kids' Bridge

  15-01-2021 03:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Engineering company Civmec has secured the contract for the construction of the $6.3 million Kids’ Bridge connecting Perth Children’s Hospital with Kings Park.
  
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• Eclipse Metals acquires Greenland mine

  15-01-2021 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based exploration company Eclipse Metals has acquired the Ivittuut mine in southwestern Greenland, the world’s only commercial cryolite mine, through a cash and scrip deal.
  
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• Qantas delays new regional routes due to COVID uncertainty

  15-01-2021 02:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Qantas says uncertainty around COVID-19 in Sydney and border restrictions will delay the start date of three new routes in regional NSW.
  
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• Biden unveils $1.9 trillion stimulus plan

  15-01-2021 02:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a $US1.9 trillion ($A2.5 trillion) stimulus package proposal designed to jump-start the economy and speed up the US response to the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• New protections for engineered stone industry

  15-01-2021 02:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government has introduced new mandatory medical tests for the engineered stone industry to protect workers from silicosis.
  
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• Mandatory testing to protect workers from silicosis

  15-01-2021 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government has introduced new mandatory medical tests for the engineered stone industry to protect workers from silicosis.
  
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