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• Top chefs 'screaming out' for pomegranates growers can't grow fast enough

  30-04-2021 23:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Pomegranate farmers spy huge potential for the ancient fruit with consumers enjoying the seeds, juice and molasses — not to mention its health properties.
  
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• Report calculates indigenous businesses worth $4.8 billion a year, and growing fast

  30-04-2021 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Researchers find Australia is enjoying an Indigenous business boom, but governments can do more to help the sector grow even more rapidly.
  
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• Why unit prices have lifted in Australia's biggest cities, despite rental slump

  30-04-2021 20:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Apartment rents have tumbled in parts of Australia's largest cities – yet prices are rising. Property experts say affordability issues are at play, with the gap between house and unit prices the widest they've ever seen.
  
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• WA man 'made death threat against premier'

  30-04-2021 10:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A man has faced court accused of threatening to kill Premier Mark McGowan outside his Rockingham home.
  
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• At Close of Business: Matthew Mckenzie on COVID lockdown

  30-04-2021 09:40 via businessnews.com.au
  
  In today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Jordan Murray talks to journalist Matthew Mckenzie about politics in the aftermath of last week's COVID lockdown, and electoral reform.
  
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• ASX has biggest April loss, 0.8 per cent

  30-04-2021 09:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia's share market had its heaviest loss of April, but investors may not be concerned after the best month since November.
  
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• 'Ugly precedent': Concerns over 12-storey 'eyesore' at Coolangatta

  30-04-2021 09:25 via abc.net.au
  
  A Gold Coast councillor has raised concerns about the approval of a controversial 12-storey tower at Coolangatta and says changes are needed to the city plan.
  
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• Public sidelined as 'special delegation' approves 12-storey Point Danger 'eyesore'

  30-04-2021 09:25 via abc.net.au
  
  A Gold Coast councillor has raised concerns about the approval of a controversial 12-storey tower at Coolangatta and says changes are needed to the city plan.
  
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• The Agency teams up with Hawthorn FC

  30-04-2021 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based real estate firm The Agency Group is set to strengthen its east coast presence, after becoming an official partner of the Hawthorn Football Club.
  
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• The Agency Group partners with Hawthorn FC

  30-04-2021 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Hawthorn Football Club has found a partner in Perth-based real estate firm The Agency Group, which will sponsor the AFL team’s corporate networking seminars.
  
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• Construction begins on $4.7m Warnbro sports project

  30-04-2021 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Rockingham business Shelford Constructions is set to begin a number of upgrades at Koorana Reserve, including the addition of new sporting fields and refurbishment of club rooms.
  
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• Brittany Higgins meets Scott Morrison, says he agreed system let her down over rape allegation

  30-04-2021 08:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins says she had a "robust" discussion with the Prime Minister about the way she was treated in the wake of coming forward with her rape allegation.
  
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• State changes tune on electoral reform

  30-04-2021 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government has appointed former Governor Malcolm McCusker to lead an independent review of the electoral act, despite claiming it did not plan to pursue electoral reform.
  
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• What pitch decks teach us about business

  30-04-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  It’s instructive for businesses to examine how their own startup ‘teaser deck’ may look.
  
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• Gut feel no match for data

  30-04-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Cognitive bias gets in the way of making accurate predictions about a business’s future opportunities.
  
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• Albany to Perth passenger train may be derailed by lack of state support

  30-04-2021 07:54 via abc.net.au
  
  The last passenger rail service between the two cities was in 1978, and campaigners say the time has come to get moving on the "game-changing" concept.
  
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• AMP narrowly avoids board spill at AGM

  30-04-2021 07:53 via businessnews.com.au
  
  AMP chair Debra Hazelton has urged shareholders to be patient amid the transformation strategy that she expects will deliver long-term value.
  
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• Damning reports into icare released as NSW Labor hits out at 'cowboy culture'

  30-04-2021 06:33 via abc.net.au
  
  NSW Labor says workers were left worse off after a "cowboy culture" took hold at the state's troubled Workers’ Compensation Scheme following the release of two reports today.
  
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• Stokes in $140m loss as Beach lowers FY21 outlook

  30-04-2021 06:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Seven Group-backed Beach Energy has downgraded its full-year production and earnings targets along with its Western Flank oil reserves, sending shares in both companies down at the ASX open.
  
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• Stokes in $140m hit as Beach lowers FY21 outlook

  30-04-2021 06:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Seven Group-backed Beach Energy has downgraded its full-year production and earnings targets along with its Western Flank oil reserves, sending shares in both companies down.
  
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• In-fighting over coal mine approvals in NSW state parks

  30-04-2021 05:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Members of the New South Wales parliament want to put a stop on all coal mining in state parks near the Blue Mountains, after the destruction of endangered ecosystems.
  
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• Restrictions to lift at midnight

  30-04-2021 05:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia has not recorded any new locally acquired cases of COVID, giving the green light for the majority of the interim restrictions to lift for Perth and Peel from midnight tonight.
  
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• WA’s Wesfarmers dominates retailer awards

  30-04-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Hardware giant Bunnings has been crowned Australia’s top online retailer while four other Wesfarmers-owned businesses have been listed in the top 10.
  
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• Perth apartment owners call for fund to repair apartment defects when developers bail out

  30-04-2021 04:49 via abc.net.au
  
  WA apartment owners are calling on the state government to create a compensation fund that could fund repairs to faulty building work to restore confidence in the sector and give buyers peace of mind.
  
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• Business relief should go further: Chamber

  30-04-2021 04:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state’s peak business association has called on the state government to increase its relief for businesses affected by the lockdown and subsequent restrictions.
  
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• Home buyers are being forced to couch-surf and motel hop as they struggle to find a home in sea-change hotspot

  30-04-2021 04:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Property prices have risen by almost 25 per cent in the Coffs Harbour-Grafton region in the past 12 months and it's leading to desperation.
  
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• Report gives options on a renewable future

  30-04-2021 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Governments and industry have time to build a more reliable and cleaner electricity system if plans are put in place now.
  
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• Chinese-banned beef exporter uses machine learning to fix labelling issues

  30-04-2021 03:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Chinese-owned exporter banned from China for labelling issues is turning to state-of-the-art tracking technology to remove human error from its supply chain.
  
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• Australia moves to close travel loophole

  30-04-2021 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia has slammed shut a loophole that allowed travellers from India to dodge a flight ban through transiting in Qatar.
  
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• World's longest pedestrian suspension bridge opens in northern Portugal

  30-04-2021 02:09 via abc.net.au
  
  The 516 Arouca is 516 metres long and hangs 175 metres above the fast-flowing River Paiva in northern Portugal.
  
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• World's longest pedestrian suspension bridge not for the faint-hearted

  30-04-2021 02:09 via abc.net.au
  
  The 516 Arouca is 516 metres long and hangs 175 metres above the fast-flowing River Paiva in northern Portugal.
  
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• Universities seek value in city shifts

  30-04-2021 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A prominent Australian academic and architectural consultant has questioned the wisdom of using city deals to relocate universities into CBDs.
  
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• ASX dips as Beach Energy shares lose 22pc; Asahi buys Allpress; Amazon posts record sales

  30-04-2021 00:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian oil and gas company Beach Energy loses 22 per cent in early trade, as it reviews its reserves. Meanwhile, Asahi buys coffee success story Allpress. 
  
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• ASX dips as Beach Energy shares dive; Asahi buys Allpress; Amazon posts record sales

  30-04-2021 00:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian oil and gas company Beach Energy loses 20 per cent, as it reviews its reserves. Meanwhile, Asahi buys coffee success story Allpress. 
  
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• Asahi buys Allpress as Amazon records huge profit, ASX expected to dip

  30-04-2021 00:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Asahi does not disclose how much it is paying for the Australasian coffee business. Meanwhile, Amazon employs half a million people to keep up with its COVID boom. 
  
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• AMP board narrowly escapes spill; ASX drops as Beach Energy dives

  30-04-2021 00:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX closes lower as angry AMP shareholders come close to sparking a spill motion against the company's board and Beach Energy loses almost a quarter of its market value after reviewing its reserves.
  
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• AMP board escapes spill; ASX dips as Beach Energy dives; Asahi buys Allpress

  30-04-2021 00:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Angry AMP shareholders came close to rejecting AMP's remuneration report for a second time. Beach Energy has lost almost 22pc of its share price after reviewing its reserves. Read more about the ASX here.
  
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