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• Victoria records zero new coronavirus cases, as government announces new QR code rules

  26-02-2021 23:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Mask rules have been eased and Victorians are again able to host large gatherings in homes, as the state government unveils new rules for businesses and taxis.
  
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• How coronavirus turned this city of tea drinkers into Australian coffee connoisseurs

  26-02-2021 19:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Seemingly endless lockdowns have brought many small businesses to their knees in the UK, but Australian baristas hope that offering Londoners a decent flat white and a little bit of conversation may be enough to keep them trading.
  
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• 'I'm nervous': North Queensland tourism operators anxiously wait for JobKeeper announcement

  26-02-2021 18:49 via abc.net.au
  
  With the funding scheme due to end late March, tourism operators are warning they may not survive without an extension.
  
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• 'Let's eat pineapples all together': Taiwan's response to China's latest trade ban

  26-02-2021 18:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen calls on people to eat more pineapples to help farmers, saying Taiwan has been "ambushed" by a Chinese ban on the fruit, reminiscent of Beijing's use of tariffs to sting Australia.
  
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• Momentum breaks ground in East Vic Park

  26-02-2021 09:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Pindan has started construction on Momentum Wealth’s 36-apartment project, which forms part of the state’s governments social housing package.
  
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• Fresh rape allegation relating to minister

  26-02-2021 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A letter has been sent to Prime Minister Scott Morrison alleging a 1988 rape by a current cabinet minister.
  
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• Rio deal for Tom Price hospital

  26-02-2021 08:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Rio Tinto will chip in $20 million for a new hospital in Tom Price in a deal signed before the caretaker period, but announced today.
  
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• Virus vaccine safety paramount: Morrison

  26-02-2021 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Early issues with Australia's coronavirus vaccine rollout are being ironed out as the federal government assures the public safety is paramount.
  
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• All Mine to sue over breach that 'derailed' $1.2m sale

  26-02-2021 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Kalgoorlie-based training company All Mine & Construction Training has launched legal action over an alleged contract breach it claims derailed its $1.2 million sale.
  
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• Kakadu chopper crash report reveals Parks Australia 'exposed crew to avoidable harm'

  26-02-2021 08:15 via abc.net.au
  
  An investigation into a May 2019 crash in remote park terrain finds a number of oversights in the managing body's safety procedures worsened the accident that three crew were lucky to survive.
  
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• Lynas grows revenue, profit

  26-02-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Lynas Corporation has benefited from a favourable rare earths market, having grown its net profit from $3 million to $40.6 million in the year to December 2020.
  
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• Austal efficiencies drive profit but revenue takes hit

  26-02-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Austal’s net profit after tax was $52.4 million, up 29 per cent, while revenue fell 19 per cent to $840.3 million, due to a poor exchange rate and less throughput in the US.
  
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• ASX down for third week, bonds hold sway

  26-02-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia's share market had its heaviest percentage fall since early September after investors opted for rising yields in the bond market.
  
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• $1m kitty boosts Donnelly pursuit

  26-02-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Investors left out of pocket by the 2016 break-up of former AFL footballer Andrew Donnelly’s insurance business are leaving no stone unturned in their quest for lost money.
  
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• Inquiry recommends urgent review of hotel ventilation

  26-02-2021 07:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state’s former chief health officer has recommended an urgent independent assessment of ventilation in all WA quarantine hotels after last month's lockdown.
  
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• Nuclear part of a complete energy mix

  26-02-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Getting serious about climate change means shifting positions on the role of nuclear power.
  
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• Orica announces MD departure, hits to first half

  26-02-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mining services business Orica has replaced its managing director after revealing a larger than expected impact from COVID-19 on its global operations.
  
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• Eagles beat Dockers off the field

  26-02-2021 05:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Eagles outperformed their cross-town rivals both on the field and off it in 2020, reporting this morning the club had made a profit of a little more than $73,000 last year.
  
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• Greens slam 'zombie movie' housing project north of Adelaide

  26-02-2021 04:33 via abc.net.au
  
  A major housing project on Adelaide's northern fringe will drive unnecessary urban sprawl, according to the SA Greens — but the developer behind it says it will help improve housing affordability.
  
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• Freo to Murdoch a national priority

  26-02-2021 04:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A transport link between Fremantle and Murdoch has been added to the national priority list by Infrastructure Australia, along with a ship lift or berths at Henderson.
  
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• Brisbane ratepayers spend $132 million buying back bus depot they used to own

  26-02-2021 04:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Brisbane City Council has spent $132 million purchasing a bus depot in Sherwood, after selling the land in 2009 for $21 million and leasing a purpose-built depot from its private owners ever since.
  
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• Brisbane ratepayers lose millions buying back bus depot they used to own

  26-02-2021 04:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Brisbane City Council has spent $132 million purchasing a bus depot in Sherwood, after selling the land in 2009 for $21 million and leasing a purpose-built depot from its private owners ever since.
  
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• Brisbane City Council spends $132 million on Sherwood Bus Depot it sold a decade ago

  26-02-2021 04:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Brisbane City Council has spent $132 million purchasing a bus depot in Sherwood, after selling the land in 2009 for $21 million and leasing a purpose-built depot from its private owners ever since.
  
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• Harvey Norman reports surge in first-half earnings

  26-02-2021 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Harvey Norman continues to enjoy soaring sales through the pandemic after posting a 116 per cent rise in first-half earnings.
  
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• Primewest to build Bunbury office

  26-02-2021 03:28 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Primewest has signed a deal with the federal government to build a new 4,500-square-metre office building in Bunbury.
  
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• Facebook restores news pages to Australia

  26-02-2021 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  News has returned to Australian Facebook feeds with the social media behemoth dropping its ban after reaching a deal with the federal government.
  
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• PACT to complete Bob Hawke College

  26-02-2021 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  PACT Construction has been awarded the contract for the second stage of Bob Hawke College in Subiaco, after the company completed the first stage in 2020.
  
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• New 20-storey office build celebrated in Adelaide as CBD vacancies soar

  26-02-2021 01:49 via abc.net.au
  
  With Adelaide's CBD littered with empty office buildings, the construction of another 20-storey office building begins with one of the state government's largest departments reiterating its pledge to move in once finished.
  
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• Pandemic bolsters Artifex output

  26-02-2021 01:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The pandemic has boosted business for one furniture maker, who hopes a renewed focus on locally made products will continue to drive the sector.
  
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