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• Vaccine shedding, Biden's 'whoppers' and Morrison's 'fancy' watch in CoronaCheck

  06-05-2021 23:48 via abc.net.au
  
  In this week's CoronaCheck, we take aim at claims about COVID-19 vaccine "shedding", AstraZeneca blood clots and the Prime Minister's "luxury" watch.
  
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• Dow Jones and iron ore prices hit record highs, ASX to rise

  06-05-2021 23:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are set to recover from yesterday's losses, following an upbeat night on US markets as the Dow Jones hit a record high for the second day in a row.
  
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• ASX rises, Dow Jones and iron ore prices hit record high

  06-05-2021 23:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have lifted in morning trade, following an upbeat session on US markets as the Dow Jones hit a record high for the second day in a row.
  
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• ASX flat despite surging iron ore prices, Dow Jones hits another record high

  06-05-2021 23:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are off to a lacklustre start, despite an upbeat session on US markets as the Dow Jones hit a record high for the second day in a row.
  
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• ASX climbs higher, Dow Jones and iron ore prices hit record high

  06-05-2021 23:48 via abc.net.au
  
  The share market finishes its week higher as iron ore prices surge to record highs, shrugging off concerns about worsening Australia-China relations.
  
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• 'A major coronavirus myth': COVID-19 vaccines can't shed to infect others

  06-05-2021 23:48 via abc.net.au
  
  In this week's CoronaCheck, we take aim at claims about COVID-19 vaccine "shedding", AstraZeneca blood clots and the Prime Minister's "luxury" watch.
  
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• 'You thought you knew what the Gold Coast was': Australia's largest regional art gallery to open on the glitter strip

  06-05-2021 23:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The director of the new $60.5 million HOTA Gallery says a line has (quite literally) been drawn in the sand. "We are now a place about art and culture." 
  
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• May mango madness: Tropical fruit makes early appearance at Sydney markets

  06-05-2021 23:04 via abc.net.au
  
  "Every year it seems to get earlier and earlier". Green mangoes from the NT arrive in Sydney.
  
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• Need a job? Outback employers want you and they're offering plenty of incentives

  06-05-2021 22:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Free flights and extra days off are being offered by desperate businesses struggling to entice workers to regional Queensland.
  
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• Why securing a unit in this new building is like 'hitting the lottery'

  06-05-2021 21:51 via abc.net.au
  
  As the federal and state budgets loom, a Queensland community housing provider says it's "ready, willing and able" to build more affordable properties, but needs more investment from government to bring the plans to fruition.
  
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• Public housing shortage a 'bigger problem than people imagine', but Brisbane firm has a plan

  06-05-2021 21:51 via abc.net.au
  
  As the federal and state budgets loom, a Queensland community housing provider says it's 'ready, willing and able' to build more affordable properties, but needs more investment from government to bring the plans to fruition.
  
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• How SNL is pumping up 'the greatest bubble of our generation' a little bit more

  06-05-2021 21:16 via abc.net.au
  
  The "joke" cryptocurrency dogecoin has surged 600 per cent in recent weeks. One analyst says Elon Musk's upcoming appearance on Saturday Night Live is fuelling the latest bubble.
  
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• Dogecoin: how SNL is pumping up 'the greatest bubble of our generation' a little bit more

  06-05-2021 21:16 via abc.net.au
  
  The "joke" cryptocurrency dogecoin has surged 600 per cent in recent weeks. One analyst says Elon Musk's upcoming appearance on Saturday Night Live is fuelling the latest bubble.
  
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• Dogecoin 'bubble' surges ahead of Elon Musk's debut on SNL

  06-05-2021 21:16 via abc.net.au
  
  The "joke" cryptocurrency dogecoin has surged 600 per cent in recent weeks. One analyst says Elon Musk's upcoming appearance on Saturday Night Live is fuelling the latest bubble.
  
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• Legal invoices gave ANZ inside run on employees who were cooperating with ASIC

  06-05-2021 21:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Bank workers believed their meetings with ASIC were secret, but information was being passed on to ANZ in their lawyers' invoices.
  
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• Details about secret meetings between ANZ workers and ASIC investigators exposed in invoices

  06-05-2021 21:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Bank workers believed their meetings with ASIC were secret, but information was being passed on to ANZ in their lawyers' invoices.
  
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• 'What happens when they are in excruciating pain?': Aged care workers speak out

  06-05-2021 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  On the eve of the federal budget, three aged care workers have shared their stories of a system where they say staff are unable able to provide elderly Australians the care they deserve. Economists call for greater investment arguing caring sectors are critical infrastructure.
  
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• 'Depressing, a continual fight': Three aged care workers on what it's really like in the industry

  06-05-2021 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  On the eve of the federal budget, three aged care workers have shared their stories of a system where they say staff are unable able to provide elderly Australians the care they deserve. Economists call for greater investment arguing caring sectors are critical infrastructure.
  
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• Sanjeev Gupta's GFG Alliance explores sale options for SA renewable projects

  06-05-2021 14:34 via abc.net.au
  
  GFG Alliance reveals plans to sell-off two of its renewable projects in South Australia, a day after the company announced a refinancing deal for some of its Australian operations, including the Whyalla Steelworks. 
  
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• Rio cops protest vote

  06-05-2021 14:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A majority of Rio Tinto shareholders have voted against adoption of the company’s remuneration report while a large minority opposed the re-election of director Megan Clark.
  
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• 50-year breeding program pays off as bull takes out top honour at Beef Australia

  06-05-2021 12:30 via abc.net.au
  
  A bull from NSW and a cow from Queensland have taken out the top awards for stud cattle at Beef Australia 2021, much to the delight of their breeders.
  
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• The Reserve Bank is putting a 'high priority' on reaching full employment, not cooling house prices

  06-05-2021 11:25 via abc.net.au
  
  The RBA says the rebound in economic activity has been remarkable, but wages growth is a long way off.
  
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• Porter wants parts of ABC defence erased

  06-05-2021 11:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Former attorney-general Christian Porter is seeking to strike out parts of the ABC's defence in defamation proceedings concerning historical rape allegations.
  
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• Union, Western Power dispute growing

  06-05-2021 10:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Workers from the Electrical Trades Union are planning industrial action against Western Power next week, and more looms.
  
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• At Close of Business: Jesinta Burton on blood cancer research

  06-05-2021 09:53 via businessnews.com.au
  
  In today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Jordan Murray talks to journalist Jesinta Burton about the work being done to make life-saving clinical trials more accessible in WA.
  
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• Tech shares plunge, China scare for AUD

  06-05-2021 09:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Afterpay shares fell to be worth less than $100 in a technology crash that contributed to a lower Australian market.
  
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• Rio plans more local directors

  06-05-2021 09:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Rio Tinto plans to recruit more resident Australians and people with mining expertise onto its board of directors but is unlikely to shift its London head office.
  
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• Cold war mindset, China says, as it shuts economic dialogue

  06-05-2021 09:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  China’s key economic planning department has suspended a diplomatic channel for economic discussions with Australia, although the impact could be minimal.
  
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• Rio building Pilbara pipeline

  06-05-2021 09:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Rio Tinto is seeking environmental approval for expansion at West Angelas, to enable mining of five further iron ore deposits.
  
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• Local lithium play makes ASX debut

  06-05-2021 09:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Global Lithium has begun its first day of trading after raising $10 million under an IPO, with its share price jumping 40 per cent.
  
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• ACCC may stop Qantas' Japan flights bid

  06-05-2021 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia's competition watchdog is opposing a Qantas plan to resume flights between Australia and Japan.
  
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• Thyssenkrupp sues Monadelphous over BHP South Flank work

  06-05-2021 08:32 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions has launched legal action against Perth-based engineering group Monadelphous for allegedly harbouring vital documents.
  
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• Local company wins $11m port contract

  06-05-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Privately owned Total AMS has won a contract from the state government to upgrade a major shipping berth at Port Hedland.
  
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• Leaders jostle for WA vote

  06-05-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Both sides of politics are aware of the fragility of the Morrison government’s support in the west.
  
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• Kalgoorlie freight overhaul business case gets budget boost

  06-05-2021 07:46 via abc.net.au
  
  A project that could eliminate costly freight bottlenecks for booming Goldfields mining operations could get the green light as early as next year. 
  
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• Shockwaves still felt year on from devastating Grosvenor mine blast

  06-05-2021 06:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Some workers are still unable to face the prospect of returning to the sector a year after the huge gas explosion at the Queensland mine.
  
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• Shockwaves still being felt 12 months on from devastating Grosvenor mine blast

  06-05-2021 06:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Some workers are still unable to face the prospect of returning to the sector a year after the huge gas explosion at the Queensland mine.
  
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• Caratti loses ‘audacious’ appeal

  06-05-2021 06:16 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A Supreme Court judge has signalled a crackdown on ‘backdoor’ appeals against arbitration rulings, saying they were the last refuge of the desperate and should be met with a punitive costs sanction.
  
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• SeaLink to buy WA bus tour business

  06-05-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Ferry operator SeaLink Travel Group is purchasing WA-based Go West Tours and its three bus depots for $114 million.
  
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• Beijing suspends China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue

  06-05-2021 05:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Beijing announces an indefinite suspension of all activities under the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue, the first formal freeze of a diplomatic mechanism since relations between the two countries soured. 
  
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• We must remain ahead of the game: PM

  06-05-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have laid out their priorities for next week's budget, with a bottom line looking in better shape than had been predicted just a few months ago.
  
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• Budget to pursue big agenda: Birmingham

  06-05-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Finance Minister Simon Birmingham says next week's budget will pursue a big agenda, but at the top of its list of initiatives will be keeping Australians safe and secure.
  
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• US court weighing up challenge to Deckers' ugg boot trademark

  06-05-2021 04:57 via abc.net.au
  
  A western Sydney sheepskin boot maker, fighting to use the term ugg when selling boots outside of Australia, has his appeal heard in a Washington DC court.
  
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• US court reserves decision on trademark case with 'huge implications' for Australian ugg boot makers

  06-05-2021 04:57 via abc.net.au
  
  A western Sydney sheepskin boot maker, fighting to use the term ugg when selling boots outside of Australia, has his appeal heard in a Washington DC court.
  
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• Kenner appointed chief of Industrial Relations Commission

  06-05-2021 04:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  After more than two decades with the state’s Industrial Relations tribunal, lawyer Stephen Kenner has been promoted to the role of chief commissioner.
  
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• NAB nearly doubles first-half profit

  06-05-2021 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  NAB has recorded a 94 per cent jump in first-half cash earnings to $3.3 billion, becoming the latest of the major banks to post a rebound in fortunes amid improving economic conditions.
  
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• India flights on track to resume May 15

  06-05-2021 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia has indicated it is on track to restart repatriation flights from India where thousands of people are stranded under a controversial travel ban.
  
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• One-off historic Brisbane riverside mansion slips through public hands

  06-05-2021 02:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The state government knocks back a Brisbane City Council pitch to jointly buy the dilapidated Lamb House to put it in public hands, with buyers now expressing strong interest in the heritage-listed landmark.
  
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• Red tape rethink would unlock $430m a year

  06-05-2021 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Cutting the regulatory burden and cash for green tech have been among the priorities listed ahead of the May 11 federal budget.
  
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• 'Monumental moment': US wants to waive intellectual property rights on COVID vaccines

  06-05-2021 00:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The World Health Organization praises US President Joe Biden over the proposal, saying it will help address global health challenges associated with coronavirus.
  
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