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• Lunar New Year serves up mixed fortunes for fresh food exporters

  11-02-2021 23:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Demand for lobsters that would usually sell for $70 per kilogram during Lunar New Year overseas is still in the doldrums, as the seafood industry scrambles to find new export markets.
  
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• US stocks lose ground as new US-China tensions emerge

  11-02-2021 22:14 via abc.net.au
  
  US stocks ease back from record highs as investors get set for another row between the US and China, while stimulus talks drag on.
  
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• US stocks end mixed as new US-China tensions emerge

  11-02-2021 22:14 via abc.net.au
  
  US stocks ease back from record highs as investors get set for another row between the US and China, while stimulus talks drag on.
  
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• Australian shares lacklustre as new US-China tensions emerge

  11-02-2021 22:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian stocks are quiet after Wall Street eased back from record highs as investors get set for another row between the US and China, while stimulus talks drag on.
  
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• Australian shares drop as new US-China tensions emerge

  11-02-2021 22:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian stocks have lost ground after Wall Street eased back from record highs as investors get set for another row and Victoria announces a five day lockdown.
  
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• One million vaccines a week: Behind the COVID shot many Australians will get

  11-02-2021 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  When millions of Australians roll up their sleeve to get a locally made vaccine, the shot itself may only take a couple of seconds, but it will have been three months in the making. This is how it's done.
  
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• How CSL plans to make a million COVID-19 vaccines a week

  11-02-2021 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  When millions of Australians roll up their sleeve to get a locally made vaccine, the shot itself may only take a couple of seconds, but it will have been three months in the making. This is how it's done.
  
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• What are neobanks and why are they making the big four a bit nervous?

  11-02-2021 19:50 via abc.net.au
  
  As NAB makes a $220 million move for challenger bank 86 400, ACCC chair Rod Sims warns he doesn't want to see all of Australia's neobanks bought up by the big four.
  
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• Competition watchdog wants to keep neobanks out of the big four's clutches

  11-02-2021 19:50 via abc.net.au
  
  As NAB makes a $220 million move for challenger bank 86 400, ACCC chair Rod Sims warns he doesn't want to see all of Australia's neobanks bought up by the big four.
  
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• The tax office has not investigated link between JobKeeper and executive bonuses

  11-02-2021 19:46 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian Tax Office says it has not conducted any analysis of companies that have made large profits and paid out executive bonuses while also receiving JobKeeper payments.
  
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• The Government has spent $83b on JobKeeper so far, 10 companies want to give $50m back

  11-02-2021 19:46 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian Tax Office says it has not conducted any analysis of companies that have made large profits and paid out executive bonuses while also receiving JobKeeper payments.
  
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• Dreamed of a record deal? A UK inquiry has exposed just how bad some can be

  11-02-2021 19:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The hearings are painting a dire portrait of the music business, where value of recorded music has plummeted and some well-known musicians are struggling to pay their rent.
  
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• An inquiry in the UK is peeking under the hood of the music business

  11-02-2021 19:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The hearings are painting a dire portrait of the music business, where value of recorded music has plummeted and some well-known musicians are struggling to pay their rent.
  
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• An inquiry in the UK is peaking under the hood of the music business

  11-02-2021 19:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The hearings are painting a dire portrait of the music business, where value of recorded music has plummeted and some well-known musicians are struggling to pay their rent.
  
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• How a $200 phone bill could wreck your financial future

  11-02-2021 19:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Should financial literacy be a compulsory subject in schools? It's a straightforward question with a contentious history and no consensus on an answer.
  
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• How a $200 phone bill could define your financial future

  11-02-2021 19:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Should financial literacy be a compulsory subject in schools? It's a straightforward question with a contentious history and no consensus on an answer.
  
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• 'It has been a lifeline': Producers desperate for 'godsend' direct flights from Tasmania to Hong Kong to continue

  11-02-2021 19:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Discussions are underway in the hope that direct international freight flights from Tasmania to Hong Kong can continue.
  
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• Hobart to Hong Kong fresh export flights a 'lifeline' for COVID-hit exporters

  11-02-2021 19:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Discussions are underway in the hope that direct international freight flights from Tasmania to Hong Kong can continue.
  
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• Fresh food flights from Hobart to Hong Kong a 'gamechanger' for COVID-hit exporters

  11-02-2021 19:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Discussions are underway in the hope that direct international freight flights from Tasmania to Hong Kong can continue.
  
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• 'A step back into traditional roles': Fears the jobs recovery isn't working for women

  11-02-2021 18:12 via abc.net.au
  
  New analysis of the jobs market shows women with degrees are doing worse than their male peers, raising fears about the impact of COVID-related unemployment on their careers.
  
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• Shell speeds up carbon reduction targets

  11-02-2021 10:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Oil giant Shell will accelerate near-term and long-term plans aimed at reducing its net carbon emissions intensity to zero by 2050.
  
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• Court date set for Tsvetnenko

  11-02-2021 08:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Federal Court has set a hearing date for Perth-based tech millionaire Eugeni Tsvetnenko, who claims he is being unlawfully detained.
  
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• ASX closes flat, execs show better outlook

  11-02-2021 08:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia's share market closed little changed on a day when executives showed more confidence giving earnings guidance as they better understand COVID-19 trading.
  
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• Approval for $36m Field St project

  11-02-2021 08:21 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Willing Property will progress its plans for a four-storey apartment project at 7-9 Field Street, after the development was approved by planning authorities this morning.
  
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• Agency Group's trading halt lifted

  11-02-2021 08:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Real estate firm The Agency Group has had its trading halt lifted today, after filing a formal submission.
  
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• Liontown appoints new MD

  11-02-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Tim Goyder-chaired Liontown Resources has recruited BHP executive Tony Ottaviano to lead the company in its transition from lithium explorer to developer.
  
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• GR Engineering wins $57m contract

  11-02-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  ASX-listed GR Engineering Services has secured work on Pantoro's gold project in Western Australia under a $57.2 million contract.
  
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• Reality check for AR-VR

  11-02-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  VR and AR technologies are gradually proving their value across business sectors.
  
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• State awaits advice on lockdown transition, border

  11-02-2021 06:43 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government is expected to deliver updated health advice on its transitional restrictions and border arrangements in the next 24 hours.
  
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• Mass market mindfulness

  11-02-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The emotional benefits of play came to the fore during lockdown.
  
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• Liberals cut through on energy

  11-02-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Zak Kirkup has finally produced a policy to jolt the electorate, writes Peter Kennedy.
  
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• Hustler founder Larry Flynt dies aged 78

  11-02-2021 05:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Larry Flynt, who built Hustler magazine into an adult entertainment empire while championing First Amendment rights, dies aged 78.
  
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• Premier quashes health officer speculation

  11-02-2021 05:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Premier Mark McGowan has quashed mounting speculation surrounding the deputy chief health officer’s decision to take leave during an investigation of the recent hotel quarantine breach.
  
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• Civmec grows earnings, profit

  11-02-2021 05:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Listed contractor Civmec has almost doubled its first-half net profit and earnings while declaring its first interim dividend.
  
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• $1bn projects rejected by Infrastructure Australia

  11-02-2021 05:32 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A plan to remove level crossings on the Armadale line failed cost benefit assessment, with Business News last week revealing the Byford rail extension suffered the same fate.
  
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• Telstra profit down but investors see hope

  11-02-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Telstra executives continued to assure investors that the decade-long costs of customers migrating to the NBN are almost over, after the carrier's first-half profit slipped by 2.2 per cent.
  
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• $15m heritage hatchery proposal to be refused

  11-02-2021 04:50 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A $15 million plan to build an eight-storey apartment building incorporating the century-old former Albany Bell Hatchery in Mount Lawley has been recommended for refusal.
  
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• Liberals promise rapid switch from coal

  11-02-2021 04:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Synergy would switch off its coal power stations, keep gas on, and underwrite a 1.5 gigawatt renewable hub, under a Liberal election commitment.
  
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• Tiny town has big problem with tiny house proposal

  11-02-2021 04:10 via abc.net.au
  
  A significant percentage of a Great Ocean Road town's 247 residents oppose a plan by Singaporean company Big Tiny to build an accommodation park near a "delicate" estuary.
  
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• Cathay Pacific temporarily suspends all flights to Australia, except to Sydney

  11-02-2021 04:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Cathay Pacific temporarily suspends all flights to Australia, except to Sydney, after the Hong Kong Government imposes new COVID restrictions.
  
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• 'The state era is over': Crown inquiry shows national gambling regulation is needed

  11-02-2021 04:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The scathing Bergin Inquiry into Crown casino recommends taking gambling regulation away the states, and experts agree that states are too conflicted and under-resourced to do the job.
  
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• 'Criminals have the advantage' while the states regulate casinos

  11-02-2021 04:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The scathing Bergin Inquiry into Crown casino recommends taking gambling regulation away the states, and experts agree that states are too conflicted and under-resourced to do the job.
  
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• Mannkal weighs in on council reform

  11-02-2021 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Inexperienced councillors, unrepresentative voting systems and an overreliance on bureaucratic expertise are among major drivers of local government inefficiency, according to new research from Mannkal Economic Education Foundation.
  
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• Delayed Oscars to go ahead in April with live 'in-person show' featuring multiple locations

  11-02-2021 03:25 via abc.net.au
  
  A spokesperson for the Academy says the 2021 Oscars will be "like none other, while prioritising the public health and safety of all those who will participate."
  
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• Coal plants to close by 2025 under ambitious renewable energy plan from WA Liberals

  11-02-2021 03:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The Opposition unveils plans ahead of the state election for WA to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2030, with all state-owned coal-fired power stations to be closed within four years.
  
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• Crown commits to 'root and branch' reform

  11-02-2021 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Crown Resorts has promised "root and branch' changes to satisfy NSW regulators threatening to deny it a Sydney gaming licence, ahead of the April expiry of the venue's liquor licence.
  
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• As Panca boarded her flight, she asked her husband to pray for her. Minutes later, she was dead

  11-02-2021 02:51 via abc.net.au
  
  The husband of a woman who died in the Sriwijaya Air crash says he hopes Indonesia will be stricter about regulations on airplane conditions, "so this kind of accident won't happen again".
  
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• Multibillion-dollar West Gate Tunnel delayed by two years as political standoff continues

  11-02-2021 02:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Melbourne's troubled West Gate Tunnel will not be completed until at least 2024, two years behind schedule, Transurban tells shareholders.
  
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• AGL posts huge first-half loss, outlook tough

  11-02-2021 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Energy generator and retailer AGL has reported a massive bottom-line loss and says the outlook for the rest of this financial year looks challenging.
  
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• Thieves stole Ron's money, valuables and hire car — then he was then hit with a $4,000 bill

  11-02-2021 01:20 via abc.net.au
  
  When thieves stole and burnt Ron's hire car, his dream Kimberley holiday became a costly nightmare exposing the pitfalls of car rental insurance.
  
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