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• Visy recycling factory destroyed by fire in Adelaide's north

  07-04-2021 23:56 via abc.net.au
  
  About 100 firefighters battled a fierce blaze at a recycling factory north of Adelaide, with bundles of cardboard and plastic fuelling the fire.
  
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• Visy recycling factory burns in Adelaide's north

  07-04-2021 23:56 via abc.net.au
  
  About 100 firefighters are battling a fierce blaze at a recycling factory north of Adelaide, with bundles of cardboard and plastic fuelling the fire.
  
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• Proposed gas pipeline in western Queensland would significantly impact vulnerable species, including koala

  07-04-2021 22:45 via abc.net.au
  
  An environmental assessment has found the 585km pipeline would likely have an adverse effect on habitat critical to the koala's survival.
  
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• 'Ban new petrol cars': Victorian government urged to consider drastic step

  07-04-2021 22:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Less than 1 per cent of cars on Australia's roads are electric, but a community panel picked by government advisory body Infrastructure Victoria wants to see sales of new petrol-guzzling vehicles halted in a decade.
  
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• Koalas tracked within Redlands' 'protected' wetlands, where up to 3,600 apartments are slated

  07-04-2021 21:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Toondah Harbour in the Redlands, east of Brisbane, is listed a Priority Development Area but local community groups who have campaigned for years against the impact on protected wetlands say koala habitats are also at risk.
  
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• 'It's a death sentence': Redlands koalas' demise sealed under Priority Development Area provision, advocates say

  07-04-2021 21:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Toondah Harbour in the Redlands, east of Brisbane, is listed a Priority Development Area but local community groups who have campaigned for years against the impact on protected wetlands say koala habitats are also at risk.
  
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• Struggling to pay your power bills? You're not alone and the total debt owed to energy retailers is set to grow

  07-04-2021 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Electricity and gas debts are racking up fast, and there are fears it will lead to a wave of disconnections when remaining COVID consumer protections wrap up in the next few months.
  
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• Hamed is one of 150,000 Australians behind on their utility bills. Consumer groups warn mass disconnections are coming

  07-04-2021 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Electricity and gas debts are racking up fast, and there are fears it will lead to a wave of disconnections when remaining COVID consumer protections wrap up in the next few months.
  
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• The US is debating a law that activists say might end the 'biggest mass slaughter of wildlife on the planet'

  07-04-2021 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Companies like Nike and Adidas use kangaroo leather to make football boots. But global animal rights groups are vowing to stop Australia's kangaroo industry.
  
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• Proposed US kangaroo shooting ban bill raises industry fears it could bring out inhumane 'cowboys'

  07-04-2021 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Companies like Nike and Adidas use kangaroo leather to make football boots. But global animal rights groups are vowing to stop Australia's kangaroo industry.
  
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• Proposed US ban on kangaroo products raises industry fears it could bring out inhumane 'cowboys'

  07-04-2021 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Companies like Nike and Adidas use kangaroo leather to make football boots. But global animal rights groups are vowing to stop Australia's kangaroo industry.
  
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• 'It's not humane to bash a joey's head in': Why some in the US want to ban kangaroo imports

  07-04-2021 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Companies like Nike and Adidas use kangaroo leather to make football boots. But global animal rights groups are vowing to stop Australia's kangaroo industry.
  
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• Country patisserie beats 5,000 competitors to win Australia's premier food award

  07-04-2021 12:10 via abc.net.au
  
  A patisserie that designed some of its own equipment, produces near-zero waste and invests heavily in apprentices has won the President's Medal at the Sydney Royal Easter Show.
  
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• Alice Springs tourism operators enjoy Easter sugar rush

  07-04-2021 10:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Tourism operators in Central Australia say they are seeing the first signs of a return to normality since the pandemic began.
  
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• Canva valuation hits $20b

  07-04-2021 10:19 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-founded technology business Canva has raised $92 million through an off-market share placement, at a valuation of about $20 billion.
  
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• Truck driver shortage costs CBH

  07-04-2021 10:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state’s largest grain handler has had to advise thousands of members that it is struggling to transport grain to ports and meet shipping commitments in the wake of a state-wide shortage of train and truck drivers.
  
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• $107 Como development surfaces

  07-04-2021 09:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A $107 million plan to transform several Como lots into a 10 to 15-storey mixed-use development has surfaced this week, the latest to be lodged with the state’s new assessment body.
  
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• Dowsing acquisition to double turnover

  07-04-2021 09:32 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australian civil contractor Dowsing Group is set to double its turnover following the acquisition of two civil services businesses and an expansion into New South Wales.
  
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• Landowners around new Western Sydney airport thrown lifeline

  07-04-2021 09:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Landowners around the new Western Sydney airport with properties flagged as green space will have their land value preserved, the NSW valuer-general finds.
  
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• Landowners around new Western Sydney airport given lifeline

  07-04-2021 09:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Landowners around the new Western Sydney airport with properties rezoned as green space will have their land value preserved, the NSW valuer-general finds.
  
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• Badly injured coalmine worker says underground blast like 'standing in a blowtorch'

  07-04-2021 09:07 via abc.net.au
  
  One of the five workers seriously injured in a central Queensland mine explosion in 2020 tells of the horror of the incident for the first time, saying he wouldn't wish his ordeal on anyone. 
  
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• ASX200 closes highest level since pandemic

  07-04-2021 08:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The ASX200 has closed at its highest level since the coronavirus pandemic was declared in March last year.
  
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• Gold prospects lead WA listings

  07-04-2021 08:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Gold sector listings are pumping millions of dollars into WA’s mining industry.
  
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• Copper resurgence benefits juniors

  07-04-2021 08:32 via businessnews.com.au
  
  High-quality copper prospects are becoming harder to find, but juniors are poised for the challenge.
  
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• Record gold sales for Perth Mint

  07-04-2021 08:21 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Perth Mint achieved the highest calendar quarter gold sales on record, while gold and silver prices continued to weaken across March.
  
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• Photo shows fire erupting on deck of stricken Antarctic ship

  07-04-2021 08:16 via abc.net.au
  
  The first image of the fire that knocked out one of the engines of an Antarctic supply ship is revealed, with the captain changing course to return to Australia sooner.
  
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• IMF confirms strong Australian performance

  07-04-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The International Monetary Fund's upgrade of the Australian economic outlook confirms the nation has outperformed all major advanced economies over the past year, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says.
  
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• Houseplants, healing make world kinder

  07-04-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Kinder World plants the seed for kindness and connectivity, it’s up to you to nurture it.
  
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• Investors choose Perth

  07-04-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australian investors have voted Perth as the best capital city market to purchase property, according to Momentum Wealth’s annual survey.
  
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• Changes to $122m Elizabeth Quay plan approved

  07-04-2021 06:32 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth’s Local Development Assessment Panel has given the green light to major changes to a $122 million plan to refurbish the ageing Elizabeth Quay bus station and surrounding precinct.
  
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• Social housing player seeks reform

  07-04-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Housing Choices Australia launches in WA amid expected increase in demand for social housing.
  
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• Watchdogs OK with housing market right now

  07-04-2021 05:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Josh Frydenberg has held discussions with the Reserve Bank of Australia and the prudential regulator over what is becoming a hot property market.
  
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• Mixed feelings from Whyalla workers amid uncertainty around GFG Alliance's financial woes

  07-04-2021 05:55 via abc.net.au
  
  The relative success of Sanjeev Gupta's Whyalla operations has some locals hopeful legal action against the billionaire will not leave them without jobs, but others are less convinced.
  
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• Now that New Zealand is opening up, where else could Australians travel to soon?

  07-04-2021 05:49 via abc.net.au
  
  New Zealand's decision to allow quarantine-free travel for Australians is a step towards returning to pre-COVID international travel, so where else could we be flying next?
  
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• Rio Tinto steps in to provide food, water to crew after bauxite ship detained for 'appalling conditions'

  07-04-2021 05:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Two international ships are detained in Australia after maritime safety inspectors found the crews were exposed to "appalling conditions", including food and water shortages.
  
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• GO2 acquires Skill Hire Australia

  07-04-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The GO2 People has continued its acquisition mode with a second 2021 deal, reaching an agreement to purchase Western Australia-based Skill Hire Australia.
  
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• BGC settles Midland Brick deal

  07-04-2021 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  BGC Australia has completed the transaction to acquire Midland Brick, assuming management control of its staff and manufacturing operations.
  
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• Morrison denies criticising Europe on jabs

  07-04-2021 03:07 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Scott Morrison has denied criticising the European Union despite blaming a lack of vaccine exports for Australia's slow immunisation rollout.
  
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• Education to receive circa $500m

  07-04-2021 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Education Minister Sue Ellery will oversee close to $500 million of spending on schools as the re-elected McGowan government gets down to business.
  
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• 'People were in tears': Homeowners to resist plan to bulldoze properties for transit lane

  07-04-2021 01:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Meg Smith and her husband have poured "blood sweat and tears" into restoring their 100-year-old home, but fear it's days are numbered due to a plan to bulldoze 17 properties to make way for a bus lane.
  
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