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• Opening a 100-year-old safe is tricky — and you never know what might be inside

  01-04-2021 23:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Work is booming for safe removalist Rudy Valentino as banks close their branches — and while safe technology has changed a lot over the years, these old safes can still pose a mighty challenge for the modern-day locksmith to open.
  
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• Locksmith Rudy Valentino is something of a bank robber

  01-04-2021 23:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Work is booming for safe removalist Rudy Valentino as banks close their branches — and while safe technology has changed a lot over the years, these old safes can still pose a mighty challenge for the modern-day locksmith to open.
  
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• What the Moon landing can teach us about tackling climate change

  01-04-2021 22:00 via abc.net.au
  
  If we can send a man to the Moon, why can't we fix climate change? Or poverty, or ocean plastic? We can, says a leading economist —if we learn from the Moon landing's success.
  
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• Businesses in Greater Brisbane still counting the cost despite Easter lockdown reprieve

  01-04-2021 21:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite being given an early reprieve to open over Easter, businesses in south-east Queensland estimate this week’s lockdown will be a heavy blow to the bottom line.
  
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• New Zealand is trying to stop its runaway housing boom, will Australia be next?

  01-04-2021 21:27 via abc.net.au
  
  New Zealand is in an even bigger housing boom than Australia right now, but authorities have moved aggressively to stop it. Will Australia follow the Kiwis' lead?
  
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• Jacinda Ardern is taking drastic action to stop New Zealand's housing boom. Could it happen in Australia?

  01-04-2021 21:27 via abc.net.au
  
  New Zealand is in an even bigger housing boom than Australia right now, but authorities have moved aggressively to stop it. Will Australia follow the Kiwis' lead?
  
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• Netflix's The Serpent is inspired by the true story of Charles Sobhraj

  01-04-2021 21:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The Serpent is inspired by real events and focuses on the pursuit of Charles Sobhraj and his girlfriend Marie-Andrée Leclerc by a Dutch diplomat in the 1970s.
  
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• Netflix's The Serpent is inspired by the real story of one of Asia's most wanted criminals

  01-04-2021 21:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The Serpent is inspired by real events and focuses on the pursuit of Charles Sobhraj and his girlfriend Marie-Andrée Leclerc by a Dutch diplomat in the 1970s.
  
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• 'We end up living in this white cube': Architects humorously skewer Melbourne's apartments

  01-04-2021 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  A group of architects frankensteined together an fake apartment that draws attention to the worst of over-development and under-design, in Australia's 'most liveable city'. 
  
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• Architects humorously skewer Melbourne's apartments, asking 'Is this the right way to live?'

  01-04-2021 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  A group of architects frankensteined together a fake apartment that draws attention to the worst of over-development and under-design, in Australia's 'most liveable city'. 
  
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• 'You feel like no one cares': Maree's abusive ex took everything, but she doesn't qualify for financial support

  01-04-2021 21:13 via abc.net.au
  
  When Maree needed to find $1,100 to pay for the bond at her new rental property, she was shocked to learn that she did not qualify for crisis support payments.
  
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• Maree needed crisis financial support to leave her abusive ex-husband, but she wasn't eligible for it

  01-04-2021 21:13 via abc.net.au
  
  When Maree needed to find $1,100 to pay for the bond at her new rental property, she was shocked to learn that she did not qualify for crisis support payments.
  
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• No fool's gold: Mining giant surprises WA workers with fat pay rise

  01-04-2021 13:34 via abc.net.au
  
  A "phenomenal" year for one of the world's biggest miners — and concerns about keeping workers — leads to a rich seam of employee bonuses in strong signs of a new boom.
  
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• WA’s resources sector hits records

  01-04-2021 09:34 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The value of production and number of jobs in Western Australia’s resources sector has reached new levels.
  
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• Builders' Easter treat helps ASX higher

  01-04-2021 09:24 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Builders on the ASX received an early Easter blessing in the form of a US infrastructure spending plan, and helped the market close higher.
  
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• Google searches for Porter spiked: claim

  01-04-2021 09:20 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Lawyers for Christian Porter argue the federal frontbencher was readily identifiable in a report outlining rape allegations against an unnamed cabinet minister.
  
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• 'Grey and boring' overpass receives makeover in traffic-stopping endeavour

  01-04-2021 09:14 via abc.net.au
  
  A time-laspe video of the installation of a striking mural on a mine overpass in regional WA highlights how some "bold" colour can transform an otherwise bland piece of mining equipment.
  
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• Global Lithium off to a flyer

  01-04-2021 09:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth company Global Lithium Resources is expected to close its $10 million initial public offering after just four days, signalling keen investor interest in its Pilbara project.
  
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• Gold Coast embraces lockdown-free Easter, pins hopes on busy long weekend

  01-04-2021 08:50 via abc.net.au
  
  After another wave of lockdown cancellations, businesses are desperate for tourists to turn their fortunes around in what is usually a bumper holiday period.
  
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• Mining company fined for dumping coal sludge into creek

  01-04-2021 08:34 via abc.net.au
  
  An Illawarra coal mine has been fined $15,000 after a collapsed dam released millions of litres of coal sludge into local creeks.
  
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• Upper house the big issue

  01-04-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  This past month’s election has provided WA Labor with a rare opportunity to change the political landscape.
  
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• Trains manager tipped off cleaners about COVID-19 audit during deadly second wave, IBAC hears

  01-04-2021 07:44 via abc.net.au
  
  A Metro Trains manager tipped off a cleaning company about a surprise COVID-19 cleaning audit during Melbourne's deadly second coronavirus wave last year, a corruption inquiry hears.
  
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• Perth to host largest FIFA Women's World Cup

  01-04-2021 07:32 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government and the state’s peak football body have won a bid to host the largest FIFA Women’s World Cup in history, with Perth among 10 cities hosting the international tournament.
  
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• FIFA Women's World Cup coming to Perth

  01-04-2021 07:32 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government and the state’s peak football body have won a bid to host matches at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, with Perth among 10 cities hosting the international tournament.
  
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• Forrest reaps a strong Harvest

  01-04-2021 06:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Andrew Forrest’s agribusiness interests shook off the pandemic, with revenue at Harvest Road up 22 per cent to be $418 million.
  
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• More than four people for every vacant job

  01-04-2021 06:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australians on welfare will notice a drop in support as coronavirus supplements worth $150 a fortnight are replaced by a more modest permanent boost.
  
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• Job opportunities rocket

  01-04-2021 06:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Almost 289,000 jobs were available in February, the highest level in at least eight years, including a 45 per cent lift in Western Australia.
  
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• Extra shifts at timber mills will not be enough to meet demand from home builders

  01-04-2021 06:23 via abc.net.au
  
  The timber industry is calling for a time extension of the Government's HomeBuilder scheme to ease demand for both domestic and imported timber.
  
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• Snap lockdown hit WA retailers

  01-04-2021 05:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Retail sales dropped 5.4 per cent in Western Australia in February, about seven times more than the national average fall.
  
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• Brisbane lockdown ends, hard border remains

  01-04-2021 05:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Brisbane’s three-day lockdown was lifted this morning after Queensland recorded just one new case of community transmission, but WA’s hard border with the state remains in place.
  
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• Brisbane lockdown ends

  01-04-2021 05:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Brisbane’s three-day lockdown was lifted this morning after Queensland recorded just one new case of community transmission, but WA’s hard border with the state remains in place.
  
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• Home prices up 1.8% in March

  01-04-2021 05:19 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth house prices rose 1.8 per cent in March, lower than almost all capitals, while selling times are the fastest since 2006, according to recent property data.
  
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• Tourism businesses in regional WA are 'chock-a-block', the Premier says. But in the city, anger is bubbling over

  01-04-2021 05:18 via abc.net.au
  
  WA's Premier claims the tourism industry is thriving amid another border closure, but Perth operators tell a different story — one marked by job losses, empty rooms and plunging revenue.
  
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• Hotel owner Kate Sinfield is sick of hearing talk about how well WA's tourism industry is going

  01-04-2021 05:18 via abc.net.au
  
  WA's Premier claims the tourism industry is thriving amid another border closure, but Perth operators tell a different story — one marked by job losses, empty rooms and plunging revenue.
  
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• CBA apologises for charging customers $55 million in fees

  01-04-2021 03:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Commonwealth Bank is being taken to court by ASIC after charging customers $55 million in fees that should have been waived.
  
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• UWA establishes defensive posture

  01-04-2021 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA’s defence industry is set to gain a key ally with the creation of UWA’s latest think tank.
  
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• House prices rising at fastest pace in 32 years, listings can't keep up with demand

  01-04-2021 01:08 via abc.net.au
  
  National home values surged 2.8 per cent in March, growing at their fastest pace since 1988, according to CoreLogic. Capital city prices outpaced regional property markets for the first time in a year.
  
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