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• Federal government's half-price flight scheme starts today

  31-03-2021 23:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland tourism operators are hoping the release of 800,000 half-price airline tickets from today will help counteract Easter holiday cancellations in the wake of the Greater Brisbane lockdown.
  
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• Losses from Ever Given blockage of Suez Canal estimated to reach more than $1 billion

  31-03-2021 23:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Investigations are underway to answer a single question that could cost more than a billion dollars: What went wrong?
  
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• De Ferrari resigns, ANZ deputy to take AMP's top job

  31-03-2021 23:14 via abc.net.au
  
  AMP's chief executive Francesco De Ferrari will step down to be replaced by ANZ bank's deputy CEO Alexis George.
  
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• ANZ deputy Alexis George to take AMP's top job as Francesco De Ferrari retires

  31-03-2021 23:14 via abc.net.au
  
  AMP's chief executive Francesco De Ferrari will step down to be replaced by ANZ bank's deputy CEO Alexis George.
  
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• ANZ deputy Alexis George to take AMP's top job as Francesco De Ferrari resigns

  31-03-2021 23:14 via abc.net.au
  
  AMP's chief executive Francesco De Ferrari will step down to be replaced by ANZ bank's deputy CEO Alexis George.
  
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• Three years of construction in six months. Here's how COVID transformed this Top End suburb.

  31-03-2021 23:08 via abc.net.au
  
  As the federal government's home construction cash grants draw to a close, new data shows home builds in Australia are at a high — accounting for entire new suburbs in Darwin.
  
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• Wall St tech stocks surge on Joe Biden's infrastructure plan

  31-03-2021 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Big-name technology stocks boost the S&P 500 index to a record high ahead of the US President's infrastructure plan, although the Dow Jones index loses ground. 
  
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• Australian market gains in early trade and AMP CEO quits

  31-03-2021 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Miners are driving early gains on the ASX after the US President announced a $2 trillion infrastructure plan and AMP surges as chief executive Francesco De Ferrari resigns. 
  
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• Australian market gains boosted by miners and AMP CEO quits

  31-03-2021 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Miners and technology stocks are driving the ASX, and AMP surges as chief executive Francesco De Ferrari resigns. 
  
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• Australian market boosted by miners and AMP CEO quits

  31-03-2021 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is boosted by good economic data, US President Joe Biden's multi-trillion dollar infrastructure program, and AMP as chief executive Francesco De Ferrari resigns. 
  
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• Can regional Queensland survive new COVID cases with no JobKeeper?

  31-03-2021 22:32 via abc.net.au
  
  They took the medicine needed to save lives— through social distancing, border closures, and an end to international travel — but it came at a cost.
  
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• What you need to know about the cheap flights scheme that starts today

  31-03-2021 22:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Discount airfares go on sale today for travel to more than a dozen regions across Australia to help provide a much-needed boost to the country's struggling tourism industry.
  
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• The half-price flights deal begins today. Here's what you need to know

  31-03-2021 22:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Discount airfares go on sale today for travel to more than a dozen regions across Australia to help provide a much-needed boost to the country's struggling tourism industry.
  
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• 'I wouldn't want to go to a nursing home': Retirees trying to avoid going into aged care

  31-03-2021 21:55 via abc.net.au
  
  For many senior Australians, staying at home as long as possible is the goal. 
  
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• Live: NSW Now: More Byron Bay COVID-19 hotspots include pub, high streets and gym

  31-03-2021 21:50 via abc.net.au
  
  MORNING BRIEFING: Visitors to all retail and takeaway shops on Lawson, Jonson, Browning and Fletcher Streets on Saturday must immediately seek COVID-19 testing after a man tested positive in the Byron area. 
  
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• 'Lowest point in my life': How revised JobSeeker payments will have a snowball effect on family budgets

  31-03-2021 21:46 via abc.net.au
  
  The nation's revised JobSeeker program will have a confronting impact on many already "poverty-stricken" Australians, with community groups saying some will go from thriving to homeless.
  
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• Melbourne Law student publication sparks concerns over free speech and racism

  31-03-2021 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  An article calls on the University of Melbourne to stop accepting Chinese students due to the Chinese government's alleged atrocities against Uyghur Muslims, sparking outrage in the international student body.
  
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• Anger after Melbourne Law school student op-ed calls for ban on Chinese students

  31-03-2021 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  An article calls on the University of Melbourne to stop accepting Chinese students due to the Chinese government's alleged atrocities against Uyghur Muslims, sparking outrage in the international student body.
  
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• Kristen is one of her firm's most frequent flyers, but she'll likely be travelling less post-COVID

  31-03-2021 21:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Domestic business trips are back on the schedule but it's not just the pandemic that's leaving international corporate trips up in the air.
  
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• COVID isn't the only reason business people like Kristin plan to fly less

  31-03-2021 21:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Domestic business trips are back on the schedule but it's not just the pandemic that's leaving international corporate trips up in the air.
  
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• First they wanted to 'CU in the NT' — now they want you to 'Go Down South'

  31-03-2021 10:23 via abc.net.au
  
  A risqué campaign urging visitors to come to South Australia is setting tongues wagging after an online launch — but the state's tourism authorities say they have nothing to do with it.
  
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• Rox plans for nickel spinout

  31-03-2021 09:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Rox Resources is planning to demerge two nickel assets into a new listed entity to focus on the development of its flagship Youanmi gold project near Mt Magnet.
  
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• ASX ends 0.78% up, best month since Nov

  31-03-2021 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Investors have had a good day on the Australian share market and their best month since November's record gains.
  
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• Virgin sued for allegedly standing down 800 workers before Easter

  31-03-2021 08:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Virgin Australia is being sued for its decision to stand down hundreds of ground staff for three weeks, just ahead of the Easter long weekend.
  
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• Virgin stands down hundreds of workers before Easter

  31-03-2021 08:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Virgin Australia is facing action in the Fair Work Commission after it decided to stand down hundreds of ground staff for three weeks, ahead of the Easter long weekend.
  
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• Hart to chair KPMG WA

  31-03-2021 08:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  KPMG has selected its global head of mining Trevor Hart to chair its WA practice, with Matthew Woods stepping down from the role after just over two years.
  
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• Story-I backtracks on raising

  31-03-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Application cheques were in the mail for ASX-listed Story-I's recent $2.1 million placement but the company has refunded investors after cancelling the raising.
  
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• Degree of concern at uni dropouts

  31-03-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Universities must do more to address the causes of student withdrawals after the first year.
  
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• Airport profits dive: ACCC

  31-03-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A national report has highlighted the sharp fall in profits by the country’s big airports with worse to come this year as passenger numbers struggle to recover.
  
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• Power and influence more concentrated

  31-03-2021 07:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Our updated listing of the 50 most influential Western Australians in business and politics highlights four individuals who stand apart from the rest.
  
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• Batteries, electric cars powers Labor plan

  31-03-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Labor has pledged cheaper electric cars and community batteries to drive down power bills if Anthony Albanese becomes prime minister.
  
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• Telstra staff coached on how to get around credit checks, exploited Indigenous Australians, court hears

  31-03-2021 06:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Staff at a Telstra store in Darwin were coached to manipulate credit assessments, and exploited Indigenous customers by signing them up to plans they could not afford, the Federal Court has heard.
  
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• Telstra staff coached how to get around credit checks, exploited Indigenous Australians, court hears

  31-03-2021 06:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Staff at a Telstra store in Darwin were coached to manipulate credit assessments, and exploited Indigenous customers by signing them up to plans they could not afford, the Federal Court has heard.
  
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• Kalium on track for September production

  31-03-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Kalium Lakes has begun commissioning its Beyondie potash plant in the Pilbara, with first production and sales expected in September.
  
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• Building approvals reach new heights

  31-03-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia’s homebuilding sector smashed another record last month, with detached building approvals in February reaching their highest level since 1983.
  
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• State's $102m wharf plan surfaces

  31-03-2021 05:22 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based town planning and design consultancy SITE Planning + Design has lodged plans to undertake $102 million worth of wharf upgrades in Henderson at a lot leased by defence contractor BAE Systems.
  
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• Focused Harmanis has his mind on the job

  31-03-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Despite a return to the resources sector, Kerry Harmanis remains passionate about mindfulness.
  
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• Positive signs for COVID-safe Easter trips

  31-03-2021 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Easter travel plans are looking more positive as Queensland's COVID-19 response keeps the Greater Brisbane outbreak to two clusters.
  
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• Volkswagen says name change announcement was a 'pre-April Fool's Day joke'

  31-03-2021 03:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Volkswagen of America issues false statements saying it will change its brand name to Voltswagen to stress its commitment to electric vehicles, before announcing it was all just a joke.
  
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• What do I do if I've been to a place on the contact tracing list?

  31-03-2021 03:11 via abc.net.au
  
  If you think you're a close contact for a venue in the Greater Brisbane outbreak, there are steps you can take before you wait for a call from contact tracers.
  
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• Navigating a residential property squeeze

  31-03-2021 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  With the moratorium on rental evictions and price increases coming to an end, industry explores what's next.
  
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• Carman joins Turner & Townsend

  31-03-2021 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Benchmark Projects Australasia founder Chris Carman plans to wind down the company, following his appointment at global professional services firm Turner & Townsend.
  
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• One sip of this herbicide could kill, but farmers don't want it banned

  31-03-2021 01:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Concern is growing over the use of a toxic herbicide containing the chemical paraquat that is banned overseas but still used here.
  
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• Australia to produce its own guided missiles as part of billion-dollar defence manufacturing plan

  31-03-2021 00:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia will move to produce its own guided missiles under a $1 billion plan to establish a new weapons facility with a global arms manufacturer.
  
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