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• Ten years after Obama's marines move, Australia ponders Biden's defence plans

  21-01-2021 22:33 via abc.net.au
  
  As tensions between the US and China continue to simmer, experts say the Biden administration could put a strategic spotlight directly on the NT capital given its proximity to Asia — an outlook that could "generate considerable debate about the pros and cons".
  
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• Man who strained his back picking up company car keys will get workers compensation

  21-01-2021 22:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A man who accidentally dropped the keys to a company car, and strained his back picking them up, will receive workers compensation.
  
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• 'Pretty terrifying' Southport can be reborn like Fortitude Valley or New Farm

  21-01-2021 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  There is a push within the City of Gold Coast to revitalise Southport, similar to what happened in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley and New Farm.
  
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• ASX to slip despite Wall Street's records, while bitcoin faces risk of tougher US regulation

  21-01-2021 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are expected to open lower, despite Wall Street hitting new record highs, while bitcoin slumps on fears of tighter regulation from the Biden administration.
  
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• ASX to fall as Nasdaq hits record high, while bitcoin faces risk of tougher US regulation

  21-01-2021 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are expected to open lower, despite Wall Street's technology index hitting a new record high, while bitcoin slumps on fears of tighter regulation from the Biden administration.
  
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• ASX set to end week on a high while bitcoin faces risk of tougher US regulation

  21-01-2021 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are cruising on early Friday trade, but the ASX 200 is still on track to end the week on a high.
  
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• ASX falls , Coca-Cola Amatil returns COVID-19 wage subsidies

  21-01-2021 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares close slightly lower, but are still hovering near an 11-month high, while Coca-Cola Amatil hands back $6.8 million in COVD wage subsidies to the New Zealand government.
  
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• ASX ending week up as more Australian companies hand back COVID wage subsidies

  21-01-2021 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are cruising on early Friday trade, but the ASX 200 is still on track to end the week on a high.
  
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• ASX ending week up as Coca-Cola fizzles ahead of European takeover

  21-01-2021 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are cruising on early Friday trade, but the ASX 200 is still on track to end the week on a high.
  
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• Clive Palmer's Queensland coal mine plan poses 'significant risks' to Great Barrier Reef

  21-01-2021 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  A committee of Commonwealth-appointed scientific experts has expressed "extreme concern" about businessman Clive Palmer's proposed central Queensland coal mine, saying the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area just 10 kilometres away could not be safeguarded.
  
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• Emirates to resume flights to three Australian cities less than a week after cancelling them

  21-01-2021 14:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Less than a week after it announced the cancellation of some services to Australia, Emirates will resume passenger flights to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane from next week.
  
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• Emirates resumes flights to east coast just a week after leaving people in limbo

  21-01-2021 14:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Less than a week after it announced the cancellation of some services to Australia, Emirates will resume passenger flights to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane from next week.
  
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• Spectacular blast at massive gold mine shifts a million tonnes in 25 seconds

  21-01-2021 10:08 via abc.net.au
  
  A spectacular blast rocks one of Australia's biggest gold mines as the co-owners of Kalgoorlie-Boulder's Super Pit try to execute a seamless transition amid a $16 billion merger.
  
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• Cricket Australia firm on Jan 26 stance

  21-01-2021 10:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Cricket Australia will stand firm on the decision to drop the term "Australia Day", adamant they must embrace hard conversations despite criticism from Scott Morrison.
  
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• Residents speak from Freo's tent city

  21-01-2021 08:59 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Fremantle’s tent city has become a political battleground this week, but community members have stories which are deeper than the soundbites.
  
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• Liquidator wins fight to sell winery assets

  21-01-2021 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The liquidator of trailblazing Wilyabrup winery Lenton Brae has won court approval to sell off the assets of its partnership company.
  
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• Aust shares close at 11-month high

  21-01-2021 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia's share market has closed higher and at 11-month highs, as an improved unemployment rate supported investor optimism on day one of Joe Biden's US presidency.
  
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• Police investigate Nedlands aged care home

  21-01-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA Police is investigating five incidents at Regis Aged Care’s Nedlands facility.
  
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• Indigenous artist loses appeal over WA project

  21-01-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  An appeal related to the development of a potash project in the Goldfields from aboriginal artist and activist Kado Muir has been overruled.
  
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• $4bn Derby fertiliser project unveiled

  21-01-2021 07:40 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A small Perth company with backers in Dubai has announced ambitious plans for a $4.1 billion project to convert Canning Basin gas into fertiliser and petrochemicals.
  
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• EPA says 'greenest port on Earth' bold concept, but conservationists warn Exmouth Gulf too fragile

  21-01-2021 07:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Builders of a proposed "greenest port on the Earth" near World Heritage Listed Ningaloo Reef promise minor footprints. But environmentalists say area is incompatible with heavy industrial development.
  
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• Libs unveil Retail Theft Squad plan

  21-01-2021 06:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  If elected, the state’s Liberal Party would establish a new Small Business Retail Theft Squad aimed at tackling shoplifting, anti-social behaviour and organised retail theft.
  The squad forms part of the Liberal Party’s $500 million plan to boost WA’s Police Force by 1200 officers and tackle crime.
  
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• Investors eye healthcare assets

  21-01-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A freestanding medical centre neighbouring the Peel Health Campus in Mandurah has sold for $14.2 million, following a series of property deals in the healthcare sector.
  
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• Investors eye health care assets

  21-01-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A freestanding medical centre neighbouring the Peel Health Campus in Mandurah has sold for $14.2 million, following a series of property deals in the health care sector.
  
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• Fortescue awards $13m in indigenous contracts

  21-01-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Aboriginal businesses have won more than $13 million worth of contracts to work on Fortescue’s Iron Bridge Magnetite Project.
  
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• Liberal Party's vandalism allegations baseless: Saffioti

  21-01-2021 05:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government has hit back at claims that the Labor Party is behind repeated “attacks” on Opposition leader Zak Kirkup’s offices, labelling the allegations “baseless” and “attention-seeking”.
  
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• Concerns about possible COVID quarantine site overshadow PM's central Queensland visit

  21-01-2021 05:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Scott Morrison has been rubbing shoulders with locals at the pub, touring an oil refinery and making gas industry announcements, but the focus remains on a possible regional quarantine hub at a mining camp.
  
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• Shenhua tipped to make 'graceful exit' from 12-year 'debacle' by scrapping mine plan

  21-01-2021 05:20 via abc.net.au
  
  An analyst says the Chinese energy company will look to cut its losses as NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro admits that the environment for mining has "changed a little bit".
  
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• Super Pit owners enjoy positive quarter

  21-01-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Goldminer Northern Star Resources has enjoyed a spike in quarterly sales and significantly reduced its debt, while Saracen Mineral Holdings achieved record production at its WA mines.
  
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• Kirkup pushes McGowan for five debates

  21-01-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  With fewer than two months before voters head to the polls, Zak Kirkup has challenged Mark McGowan to a series of televised and online debates.
  
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• Kirkup pushes McGowan for 5 debates

  21-01-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  With fewer than two months before voters head to the polls, Zak Kirkup has challenged Mark McGowan to a series of televised and online debates.
  
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• State 'hamstrung' over tent city: McGowan

  21-01-2021 04:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Premier Mark McGowan said the state government had been 'hamstrung', unable to resolve the issues arising at ‘tent city’.
  
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• Prices fuel Woodside revenue surge

  21-01-2021 04:42 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Prices have hit record highs for Woodside’s oil and gas exports, while the company has signed a hydrogen deal in Tasmania.
  
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• Hydraulic fracturing gears up in the outback, and with it seismic monitoring

  21-01-2021 04:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The cause of tremors near fracking sites remains a mystery in Australia due to a lack of data. Now, as the Federal Government and gas companies target the NT's Beetaloo Basin for fracking, scientists are preparing to answer some seismic questions.
  
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• As hydraulic fracturing gears up in the outback, scientists are monitoring potential earthquakes

  21-01-2021 04:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The cause of tremors near fracking sites remains a mystery in Australia due to a lack of data. Now, as the Federal Government and gas companies target the NT's Beetaloo Basin for fracking, scientists are preparing to answer some seismic questions.
  
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• WA jobs steady in December

  21-01-2021 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Job numbers in WA were steady in December, but unemployment fell 0.2 percentage points to be 6.2 per cent.
  
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• Jobless rate slashed to 6.6% in December

  21-01-2021 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Australian unemployment rate dropped to 6.6 per cent in December as another 50,000 people found jobs in the month.
  
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• Banking victim says Tasmanian farm debt mediation scheme is long overdue

  21-01-2021 02:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmanian farmers in financial strife will have access to an independent mediator during debt discussions with their creditors.
  
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• PM strikes supply deal with gas exporters

  21-01-2021 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Prime Minister Scott Morrison has struck an agreement with major east coast gas exporters to guarantee domestic supply at competitive prices.
  
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• Unemployment drops to 6.6pc, with 50,000 people starting work in December

  21-01-2021 01:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's unemployment rate drops by 0.2 per cent and underemployment drops to its pre-pandemic level as the economic recovery from coronavirus continues.
  
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• 'See it for what it is': Sexual violence warnings get free space on Tinder

  21-01-2021 01:37 via abc.net.au
  
  In an Australian first, dating app Tinder grants the SA Government free advertising space to run a campaign featuring a series of images designed to combat sexual violence.
  
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• 'I was just applying vigorously': Unemployment figures drop as Australians get back to work

  21-01-2021 01:37 via abc.net.au
  
  After losing his job during the peak of the pandemic, Mitch thought he would never work again. But he recently joined 50,000 Australia's who nabbed a job in December as the country's recovery from coronavirus continues.
  
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• Carving a niche in high-end living

  21-01-2021 00:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Nicheliving is among a growing number of players spending up big on properties across the western suburbs.
  
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