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• ‘Carbon bomb’ or economic lifeline? A massive new Australian gas project just got the green light

  30-03-2021 23:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Energy giant Santos will pour $4.7 billion into opening up a new gas field off the coast of Darwin, in what the Commonwealth and NT governments say is a major boost for the economy. 
  
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• Tech shares pull down Wall Street as bond yields soar

  30-03-2021 23:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Wall Street closes lower as technology stocks fall and bond yields rise to the highest in more than a year. 
  
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• Australian shares rise as Chinese factories expand

  30-03-2021 23:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market gains ground on signs of an expanding Chinese economy and as the March quarter ends. 
  
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• Australian shares open higher after two days of retreat

  30-03-2021 23:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market opens higher despite a fall on Wall Street as bond yields rise to the highest in more than a year on a government bond sell off. 
  
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• Australian shares on the up after two days of retreat

  30-03-2021 23:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market gains ground despite a fall on Wall Street as bond yields rise to the highest in more than a year on a government bond sell off. 
  
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• Life after JobKeeper: Can Brisbane's businesses survive lockdown without support?

  30-03-2021 22:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Brisbane's lockdown is the first to take place after the removal of the federal government's JobKeeper lifeline. Many sectors now fear the hoped-for boost from the Easter break will be lost.
  
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• Australia faces its first COVID test post-JobKeeper, and Brisbane is the guinea pig

  30-03-2021 22:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Brisbane's lockdown is the first to take place after the removal of the federal government's JobKeeper lifeline. Many sectors now fear the hoped-for boost from the Easter break will be lost.
  
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• Labor promises cheaper electric cars and cash for solar powered batteries, if it wins next federal election

  30-03-2021 21:45 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal opposition is vowing to make electric cars substantially cheaper and has declared it will install 400 "community batteries" in suburbs to help cut power bills, if it wins the next election.
  
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• Glencore pushing NT government to allow destruction of Aboriginal site of 'high archaeological significance'

  30-03-2021 21:19 via abc.net.au
  
  A plan to build a waste rock dump on the site of an archaeologically significant Aboriginal stone tool quarry could draw comparisons to the Juukan Gorge cave blasts, according to a briefing prepared for the NT government.
  
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• Kerr named distinguished ECU alumnus

  30-03-2021 14:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  South 32 chief executive Graham Kerr and WA's chief nursing and midwifery officer Robina Redknap took out the top prizes at ECU's distinguished alumni event overnight.
  
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• 11 COVID-19 alerts issued for Gold Coast, including Surf Life Saving event attended by hundreds

  30-03-2021 11:32 via abc.net.au
  
  A Surf Life Saving Competition attended by hundreds of people is among 11 new COVID alerts issued by Queensland Health.
  
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• Two virus clusters emerge in Brisbane

  30-03-2021 11:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Greater Brisbane has been declared a COVID-19 hotspot for the purpose of commonwealth support as Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly warns travellers to stay up to date with border closures.
  
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• Mincor opens Cassini Nickel Mine

  30-03-2021 09:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Nickel mining company Mincor Resources has officially opened its Cassini Mine just days after the company secured $55 million to restart its Kambalda nickel operations.
  
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• Mincor honours 'father of Kambalda'

  30-03-2021 09:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mincor Resources' Cassini nickel mine was officially opened today ahead of the planned start of production, with the main decline named after the late Ray Woodall.
  
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• Perth population up 1.8%

  30-03-2021 09:32 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth was one of the fastest growing capital cities in Australia last year, with its population reaching 2.1 million, but the rest of the state lagged well behind.
  
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• ASX drops 0.9%, yields overshadow virus

  30-03-2021 09:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia's share market had a downbeat day as spikes in bond yields prompted investors to sell equities, while Brisbane's growing coronavirus outbreak hit Easter travel plans.
  
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• Plan to future-proof Albany Port

  30-03-2021 09:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Government trading enterprise Southern Ports Authority has announced it will spend the next nine months forging a plan to future-proof Albany Port.
  
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• Vaccines underway in remote WA communities

  30-03-2021 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Some of Western Australia's most vulnerable people are flocking to receive their coronavirus jabs as the rollout begins in remote Aboriginal communities.
  
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• Vaccinations under way in remote WA communities

  30-03-2021 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Some of Western Australia's most vulnerable people are flocking to receive their coronavirus jabs as the rollout begins in remote Aboriginal communities.
  
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• Property deals: March

  30-03-2021 08:07 via businessnews.com.au
  
  School site chosen, childcare centre sale and more in the latest fortnightly installment of Business News' wrap-up of property deals.
  
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• Spotlight on defence, political culture

  30-03-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  More needs to be done to ensure all people feel safe at work, including government and defence.
  
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• Spending shift not set in stone

  30-03-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Spending patterns in WA have changed since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the state unexpectedly entering a housing boom after years of slowdown.
  
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• Gupta concedes GFG too dependent on collapsed lender Greensill

  30-03-2021 07:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Whyalla steelworks owner Sanjeev Gupta says the collapse of major lender Greensill precipitated the "most difficult month" of his life, with the billionaire now reportedly facing another major setback.
  
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• Tasmania's whisky revolution drives demand for malt barley

  30-03-2021 07:40 via abc.net.au
  
  An international malting company is on a mission to build barley stocks for Tasmania's booming craft beer and spirits industry.
  
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• 50,000 Victorian tourism vouchers sell out in minutes

  30-03-2021 07:07 via abc.net.au
  
  It's clear Victorians love a bargain, with eager holidaymakers taking just three minutes to snap up vouchers offering a $200 discount on regional travel.
  
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• Macmahon in line for $200m Qld contract

  30-03-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based Macamhon Holdings has been named as the preferred mining contractor for Anglo American's Dawson coal operations in Queensland.
  
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• Santos approves Barossa project

  30-03-2021 06:43 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The $US 3.6 billion Barossa gas project will go ahead, Santos announced today, a move which will extend the life of the Darwin LNG plant.
  
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• 'In no way connected': Nike sues over Lil Nas X Satan Shoe collaboration

  30-03-2021 06:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Nike is suing a New York-based company that produced so-called Satan Shoes, purportedly containing a drop of human blood, in a collaboration with Old Town Road singer Lil Nas X.
  
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• BCI awards $90m in contracts

  30-03-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  BCI Minerals has awarded two separate contracts to progress the development of its Mardie salt and potash project on the Pilbara coast.
  
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• Commercial code: looking ahead

  30-03-2021 05:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  How will the conclusion of the emergency period under the Commercial Tenancies Act impact rents and vacancies across office and retail portfolios?
  
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• Bundaberg COVID-19 case sparks testing surge across Wide Bay Burnett

  30-03-2021 05:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Testing clinics are inundated after Queensland Health confirms a woman with COVID-19 is being treated at Bundaberg Hospital.
  
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• Surging house prices, mortgage debt no cause for 'immediate alarm', says bank regulator

  30-03-2021 05:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The banking regulator says it is watching developments in the property market closely, but it is in no hurry to intervene to stop a surge in mortgage lending.
  
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• AGL to split business in clean energy move

  30-03-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  One of Australia's oldest energy providers, AGL, wants to split its business in two as it comes under increasing pressure to move to clean energy.
  
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• Payroll jobs return to pre-COVID levels

  30-03-2021 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Payroll jobs were slightly higher than a year ago by mid-March as the economy continued to recover from last year's deep recession.
  
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• Labor to promise $15bn for investment kitty

  30-03-2021 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Anthony Albanese has pledged $15 billion to turbocharge manufacturing jobs through a pandemic recovery investment fund.
  
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• City, Sanur head to SAT over Hay Street

  30-03-2021 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The City of Subiaco and private property firm Sanur are locked in a bitter battle over a seven-week street closure which has devastated local businesses.
  
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• Limited union role likely in Labor policy

  30-03-2021 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  What role will unions and factions play in Mark McGowan’s second term?
  
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• Gold Coast tourism 'still holding on' as lockdown uncertainty hampers 'critical' Easter

  30-03-2021 02:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The Gold Coast tourism sector is holding its breath in hope of a successful lockdown in Greater Brisbane, with Easter tipped as a 'critical point' in the $5.9 billion industry's economy recovery.
  
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• Contentious floating gas terminal proposal at Crib Point rejected

  30-03-2021 02:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The Victorian Government says AGL's plan to build the terminal near Hastings, in Victoria's west, would have had unacceptable environmental impacts.
  
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