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• Teacher, tour company charged over drownings of two Japanese students on Fraser Island

  19-01-2021 23:54 via abc.net.au
  
  A school teacher and tour company are charged with workplace health and safety offences almost two years after two Japanese teenagers drowned at a lake on Fraser Island (K'gari).
  
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• ASX to rise as Wall Street rebounds on trillion-dollar stimulus bets

  19-01-2021 22:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are set to open higher, as the Democrats' nominee for Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, calls for the US Government to "act big" and pump a lot more cash into the economy.
  
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• ASX rises as Wall Street rebounds on trillion-dollar stimulus bets

  19-01-2021 22:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares open higher, as the Democrats' nominee for Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, calls for the US Government to "act big" and pump a lot more cash into the economy.
  
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• 'Dangerous new phase': Trump supporters rush to join new 'free speech' apps

  19-01-2021 21:59 via abc.net.au
  
  The popularity of encrypted messaging and "free speech" apps soars following the deadly violence at the US Capitol and mainstream social media platforms' purge of Donald Trump and his prominent followers.
  
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• Calls to standardise national COVID-19 travel rules from businesses and health groups

  19-01-2021 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Businesses reliant on interstate travel want states to make more effort through the National Cabinet process to synchronise their border rules.
  
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• Meet the flying vet who saves animals across the outback

  19-01-2021 20:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Ameliah Scott isn't your average vet. She lives on a remote station in the outback and travels hundreds of kilometres to tend to sick, injured and pregnant animals of all shapes and sizes — by plane.
  
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• Fixed interest rates may have reached rock bottom, say economists

  19-01-2021 19:38 via abc.net.au
  
  If the Reserve Bank has no more three-year government bonds to buy by mid-2021, it may no longer be able to put downwards pressure on the benchmark yield for banks fixed mortgage products.
  
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• Private equity swoops on LNG hopeful

  19-01-2021 16:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A Miami-based private equity firm has acquired the business developing an LNG mine fuel hub at Mt Magnet, promising a Port Hedland project next.
  
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• Secessionists vow to get WAxit done

  19-01-2021 11:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA’s latest secessionist party is pledging to run a broad, economics-focused campaign at the upcoming state election, as popularity for the state government’s border stance soars.
  
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• Vale Justin Little

  19-01-2021 10:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Gilbert and Tobin energy and resources partner Justin Little has passed away following his battle with a brain tumour.
  The corporate law firm announced the passing of Mr Little via social media on Monday.
  
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• 'Willing to quarantine, obey the rules': International students petition for return to Australia

  19-01-2021 09:08 via abc.net.au
  
  International students denied access to Australia due to coronavirus border restrictions express their frustration and anxiety after Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says their return in large numbers in 2021 will be "incredibly challenging".
  
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• 'My GPA has dropped so much': International students speak out on the impact of continued Australian border closures

  19-01-2021 09:08 via abc.net.au
  
  International students denied access to Australia due to coronavirus border restrictions express their frustration and anxiety after Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says their return in large numbers in 2021 will be "incredibly challenging".
  
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• International students speak out on the impact of continued Australian border closures

  19-01-2021 09:08 via abc.net.au
  
  International students denied access to Australia due to coronavirus border restrictions express their frustration and anxiety after Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says their return in large numbers in 2021 will be "incredibly challenging".
  
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• India claim series in record Gabba chase

  19-01-2021 08:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  An injury-ravaged India have ended Australia's 32-year undefeated run at the Gabba with a record-breaking final day chase to win the Test by three wickets and the series 2-1.
  
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• The Agency Group placed in administration

  19-01-2021 08:42 via businessnews.com.au
  
  National real estate firm The Agency Group has been placed in administration by an entity associated with its former director, which is claiming $379,000 in outstanding debt.
  
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• McGowan hits back at homelessness claims

  19-01-2021 08:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Premier Mark McGowan has hit back at claims the state government is not doing enough about WA's 'homelessness crisis', alleging that Fremantle’s tent city is being spearheaded by “anarchists”.
  
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• WA to disclose more virus source details

  19-01-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia's government has promised better transparency after it was not disclosed that several recovered COVID-19 cases were linked to the highly contagious British strain.
  
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• Aust shares more than one per cent higher

  19-01-2021 07:34 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Investors have enjoyed a broad-based rally on the Australian share market, as they hope for more US stimulus after Joe Biden is sworn in as US president on Thursday.
  
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• Aust shares more than 1 per cent higher

  19-01-2021 07:34 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Investors have enjoyed a broad-based rally on the Australian share market, as they hope for more US stimulus after Joe Biden is sworn in as US president on Thursday.
  
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• Aust shares more than 1% higher

  19-01-2021 07:34 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Investors have enjoyed a broad-based rally on the Australian share market, as they hope for more US stimulus after Joe Biden is sworn in as US president on Thursday.
  
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• $38m commitment for Perth's north

  19-01-2021 07:34 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government has announced plans to build a $38 million multi-storey car park at Greenwood Train station, if re-elected
  
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• Gold Coast to get more electric car charging stations but widespread EV use 'a pipedream'

  19-01-2021 07:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The Queensland Government and the City of Gold Coast are spending $700,000 on 10 new electric car charging stations, but the widespread adoption of the technology remains "a pipedream" warns one motoring expert.
  
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• Trim Fringe bursting with life

  19-01-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A refined Fringe World Festival is giving audiences and artists a chance to reconnect after a tough year.
  
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• Castillo considers spin-out at Broken Hill

  19-01-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based Castillo Copper is considering divestment opportunities for a “sizeable” asset in NSW, including a potential spin-out into a new listed entity.
  
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• Castillo considers Broken Hill spinout

  19-01-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based Castillo Copper is considering divestment opportunities for a “sizable” asset in NSW, including a potential spinout into a new listed entity.
  
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• Civmec scores $100m in WA work

  19-01-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  ASX-listed contractor Civmec has secured new work across its maintenance, manufacturing, and construction divisions including with the likes of BHP and Rio Tinto.
  
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• Two tradesmen seriously injured after suffering electric shocks at Gold Coast workplace

  19-01-2021 04:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Two tradesmen are seriously injured with burns to their head and chest after suffering electric shocks at a workplace incident on the Gold Coast.
  
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• Two people seriously injured after suffering electric shocks at Gold Coast workplace

  19-01-2021 04:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Two people are seriously injured with burns to their head and chest after suffering electric shocks at a workplace incident on the Gold Coast.
  
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• Rio delays Winu production by a year

  19-01-2021 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Rio Tinto has pushed back the start date for its Winu iron ore operations in the Pilbara, noting further engagement needed with Traditional Owners.
  
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• New home sales fall in WA

  19-01-2021 03:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The number of new home sales across the country continued to soar in December as buyers rushed to beat stimulus deadlines, but not in Western Australia.
  
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• Barrett Burston Malting unveils $70m upgrade

  19-01-2021 02:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australian malting company Barrett Burston Malting has unveiled plans for a $70 million upgrade of its Welshpool processing facility.
  
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• United Malt Group unveils $70m upgrade

  19-01-2021 02:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  United Malt Group has unveiled plans for a $70 million upgrade of its Welshpool processing facility.
  
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• US pressures Australia to scrap proposed laws to make Facebook, Google pay for news

  19-01-2021 02:11 via abc.net.au
  
  A letter from the US President asks Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to back down on plans to legislate a bargaining code that would force tech giants Google and Facebook to pay for Australian news.
  
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• Advocates urge for rise to JobSeeker rate

  19-01-2021 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia's peak social services group is again urging the federal government to raise the long-term rate of JobSeeker, with the payment set to drop back to $40 a day in April.
  
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• BHP, Glencore and Anglo American face OECD investigation over Colombian coal mine

  19-01-2021 01:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The OECD is set to investigate alleged human rights abuses and serious environmental pollution at Cerrejon, one of the world's biggest coal mines.
  
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