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• Beware the 'dodgy curry' effect: Farmers warned as mice plague shows no signs of easing

  23-04-2021 23:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Mice populations are on the march across the country, with experts warning farmers not to expect winter to save the day. 
  
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• Trade minister Dan Tehan says free trade deal with UK ready by June

  23-04-2021 22:37 via abc.net.au
  
  If the negotiations are conducted at such a pace, an Australia-UK free trade deal will likely be the first major agreement struck by Britain since it cleaved from the European Union.
  
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• 'We will die': This seaside tourist town fears it will collapse unless something is done to create more housing

  23-04-2021 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Sleeping in the office, cramming into sharehouses and building tiny houses in people's backyards and caravan parks are the desperate measures locals are going to in this popular Victorian tourist town to keep it alive.
  
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• This seaside town is the place to be every summer, but its popularity has created a crisis in paradise

  23-04-2021 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Sleeping in the office, cramming into sharehouses and building tiny houses in people's backyards and caravan parks are the desperate measures locals are going to in this popular Victorian tourist town to keep it alive.
  
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• Why China's new digital currency is different to other cryptocurrencies

  23-04-2021 21:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Remember when Facebook planned to launch its own digital currency Libra? Well, its plans have stalled but China has raced ahead building a digital yuan controlled by its central bank – and it's already being used in some cities.
  
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• China is on track to unveil a digital currency that it hopes could challenge dollar dominance

  23-04-2021 21:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Remember when Facebook planned to launch its own digital currency Libra? Well, its plans have stalled but China has raced ahead building a digital yuan controlled by its central bank – and it's already being used in some cities.
  
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• 'Australia punished, New Zealand rewarded': How our neighbour avoided a trade war with China

  23-04-2021 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  China is New Zealand's biggest trading partner and at the top of the export list is dairy. Farmers want to keep the status quo, but the country has a decision to make.  
  
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• 'Australia is being punished. NZ is being rewarded': The difference across the ditch

  23-04-2021 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  China is New Zealand's biggest trading partner and at the top of the export list is dairy. Farmers want to keep the status quo, but the country has a decision to make.  
  
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• 'The victims are panicked': Turkish crypto exchange founder flees with reported $US2b in investor assets

  23-04-2021 10:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Turkish prosecutors are investigating after the Istanbul-based founder of a cryptocurrency exchange shut down his site and fled the country with a reported $US2 billion in investors' assets.
  
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• At Close of Business: Matthew McKenzie on the three-day lockdown

  23-04-2021 10:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  In today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Jordan Murray talks to journalist Matthew McKenzie about what the three-day lockdown means for WA.
  
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• ASX stays above 7000pts, COVID lingers

  23-04-2021 09:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia's market is just short of records, but a WA lockdown and the impact of COVID-19 overseas means there is no certainty those levels will be surpassed.
  
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• Pentanet among winners of 5G auction

  23-04-2021 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Fixed-wireless internet provider Pentanet and four other telcos have secured high-band 5G spectrum, auctioned by the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
  
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• $100m for ocean protection

  23-04-2021 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The federal government has promised $100 million aimed at protecting the ocean and marine life by working on ways for coastal ecosystems to absorb carbon.
  
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• Treasurer confirms worker shortage concerns

  23-04-2021 08:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says he’s aware of growing labour shortages impacting WA and the federal government will be working with states to find a resolution.
  
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• Qantas adds second daily flight between Bendigo and Sydney after strong demand

  23-04-2021 08:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Central Victoria's tourism and business sectors are celebrating after Qantas says it will soon add more than 500 seats to the route each week.
  
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• Perth, Peel enter three-day lockdown

  23-04-2021 08:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Premier Mark McGowan has announced a three-day lockdown of the Perth and Peel regions.
  
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• Delayed reaction to hit hard

  23-04-2021 08:17 via businessnews.com.au
  
  There’s likely to be pain ahead as government stimulus packages run out and interest rates rise.
  
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• Don’t just ‘be a good sport’ with mental health

  23-04-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  As in sports, our business culture has a way to go in terms of acknowledging and dealing with mental health issues.
  
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• Australia monitors India flight reductions

  23-04-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia has left the door open to even harsher inbound travel restrictions for India as hotel quarantine cases continue to rise.
  
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• Pilot critically injured in light plane crash in north Queensland

  23-04-2021 07:47 via abc.net.au
  
  A pilot sustains critical injuries in a light plane crash south of Charters Towers in north Queensland this afternoon.
  
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• Pilot, 74, dies in light plane crash in north Queensland

  23-04-2021 07:47 via abc.net.au
  
  A 74-year-old male pilot dies in a light plane crash south of Charters Towers in north Queensland this afternoon.
  
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• Accent buys Glue Store for $13 million

  23-04-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Clothing chain Glue Store has been sold in a $13 million deal to Accent Group, which owns retailers such as The Athlete's Foot, Dr Marterns and Supra.
  
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• Could East Gippsland be home to Victoria's next big gold mine?

  23-04-2021 06:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Gold miners at Swifts Creek say this 'could be just as big as Bendigo' after process samples show promising deposits in East Gippsland.
  
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• IPC approves Tahmoor coal mine expansion, imposes 168 conditions

  23-04-2021 06:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW Independent Planning Commission says the benefits of the project south-west of Sydney outweigh its residual costs and is in the public interest. 
  
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• Harvest Tech flags US expansion

  23-04-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based Harvest Technology Group is set to acquire US-owned software business SnapSupport, with the deal to be funded by a $2.6 million equity raising.
  
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• Cottesloe still not sold on Marine Parade plan

  23-04-2021 05:52 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Town of Cottesloe is still not sold on Gary Dempsey Developments’ $22 million beachfront apartment plan, recommending that the proposal be refused for a second time.
  
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• Refining the missing middle blueprint

  23-04-2021 05:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  New reform promises improved medium-density outcomes, but what key measures will better shape Perth’s urban future?
  
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• Perth startup wins Asia Pacific medtech competition

  23-04-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Local business VeinTech has taken home a $10,000 prize after winning a prestigious medical technology competition.
  
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• Twelve crew members on ship that docked in Sydney test positive for COVID-19

  23-04-2021 04:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Several Port Botany workers are waiting for the all-clear after boarding a ship from Papua New Guinea which had 12 crew members with COVID-19, including one who later died.
  
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• Sydney port workers potentially exposed to COVID-19 on vessel that docked a month ago

  23-04-2021 04:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Several Port Botany workers are waiting for the all-clear after boarding a ship from Papua New Guinea which had 12 crew members with COVID-19, including one who later died.
  
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• Melbourne man COVID positive after Perth hotel stay

  23-04-2021 03:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Victorian authorities are working to contain a potential COVID-19 outbreak after a Melbourne man onboard a flight from Perth tested positive for the virus upon landing.
  
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• 'There is $24 of excise tax in a standard bottle of gin'

  23-04-2021 03:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Australians are falling in love with homegrown gin, rum and whiskey, but the booming sector says high taxes are a bad mix — and they're holding back the industry.
  
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• Spirits in need of tonic: Distillers call for urgent tax reform

  23-04-2021 03:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Australians are falling in love with homegrown gin, rum and whiskey, but the booming sector says high taxes are a bad mix — and they're holding back the industry.
  
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• Spirit tax brews fear of early ‘last drinks’ for some distillers

  23-04-2021 03:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Australians are falling in love with homegrown gin, rum and whiskey, but the booming sector says high taxes are a bad mix — and they're holding back the industry.
  
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• AMP to spin-off and list AMP Capital unit

  23-04-2021 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Wealth manager AMP will spin off and list one of its key business units after a potential sale fell through.
  
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• Power station failure left 10,000 without electricity

  23-04-2021 02:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Almost 10,000 Ergon Energy customers were without power in north-west Queensland for five hours after a Diamantina Power Station failure.
  
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• Power station failure leaves 10,000 without electricity

  23-04-2021 02:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Almost 10,000 Ergon Energy customers are without power in north-west Queensland after a Diamantina Power Station failure.
  
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• $27m Tuart Hill development unveiled

  23-04-2021 02:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Truenorth Properties has lodged plans to build a $27.39 million six-storey apartment building in Tuart Hill, a project it hopes to expedite through the state’s new Development Assessment Unit.
  
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• Early start for lessons in education

  23-04-2021 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  It’s possible fixing early childhood education could become Australia’s next great economic reform.
  
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• Bay City Rollers frontman Les McKeown dies aged 65

  23-04-2021 01:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Les McKeown became the lead singer of the Bay City Rollers, a Scottish band dubbed "biggest group since the Beatles" and whose hits included Bye Bye Baby, Shang-a-Lang and Give a Little Love, in 1973.
  
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• 'No movement' between Australia and China to end ongoing log ban

  23-04-2021 01:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's forestry sector claims there are no signs of any movement by Chinese officials to end the ongoing log trade deadlock, with China "not returning the minister's calls".
  
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• Mozzie-repelling apparel among winning ideas making a real difference

  23-04-2021 00:03 via abc.net.au
  
  When a group of university students from Newcastle got together to create a new business two years ago, they had no clue how successful it would become.
  
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