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• 'Way off the chart': Malcolm Turnbull's challenge of PM's adviser Andrew Liveris vindicated

  25-05-2021 23:16 via abc.net.au
  
  The former Dow Chemical CEO clashed with ex-prime minister Malcolm Turnbull on the Q+A show over his claim that 850,000 Australians work in industries that use natural gas as feedstock.
  
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• 'Incorrect': Government adviser Andrew Liveris admits wrong job numbers from natural gas

  25-05-2021 23:16 via abc.net.au
  
  The former Dow Chemical CEO clashed with ex-prime minister Malcolm Turnbull on the Q+A show over his claim that 850,000 Australians work in industries that use natural gas as feedstock.
  
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• Remote outback town still without mobile coverage almost seven years after promised

  25-05-2021 22:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Urandangi, on the Queensland-Northern Territory border, is still without mobile coverage, six months after a tower was built.
  
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• Investigation launched into 'catastrophic failure' of Queensland's Callide Power Station

  25-05-2021 21:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The electricity operator at the centre of Queensland's worst power outage in decades says it is keen to examine the scene of the disasterous fire to find out what went wrong.
  
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• Regional towns 'crying out for workers' as remote white collar workers soak up affordable housing

  25-05-2021 21:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Job vacancies outside the capitals are at a record high as people escape from the city, but regional recruitment is proving a challenge.
  
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• Regional Australia is 'crying out for workers', so why aren't they answering the call?

  25-05-2021 21:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Job vacancies outside the capitals are at a record high, as people escape from the city, but regional recruitment is proving a challenge.
  
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• 'We'd steal what was already ours': The fishermen caught in the middle of a Chinese territory dispute

  25-05-2021 20:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The Philippines has directed its fishermen to ignore China's annual ban on trawling in waters Beijing claims as its own. But not everyone wants to face off against a global superpower on the high seas.
  
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• 'We were scared because they had guns': The fishermen standing between China and the deep blue sea

  25-05-2021 20:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The Philippines has directed its fishermen to ignore China's annual ban on trawling in waters Beijing claims as its own. But not everyone wants to face off against a global superpower on the high seas.
  
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• At Close of Business: Mark Beyer on the legal sector

  25-05-2021 09:53 via businessnews.com.au
  
  In today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Jordan Murray and Mark Beyer discuss growth and competition in the legal sector, as well as the establishment of new firms.
  
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• Vic cluster grows but 'not out of control'

  25-05-2021 09:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Victoria has imposed new COVID-19 restrictions after further cases of the virus emerged today, with WA Premier Mark McGowan due to announce his response this afternoon.
  
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• Miners rebound, CBA record in ASX rally

  25-05-2021 09:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mining giants thrived despite continued falling iron ore prices, and Commonwealth Bank shares set a record price, in a wide-ranging rally on the ASX.
  
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• 'I had to say no three times': Breastfeeding mum's anger at being told to move

  25-05-2021 09:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Pacific Fair on the Gold Coast says it has apologised to a young mother who claims a staff member told her not to breastfeed in the "high end" section of the shopping centre.
   
  
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• Breastfeeding mum angry at being told by staff to move away from luxury shops

  25-05-2021 09:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Pacific Fair on the Gold Coast says it has apologised to a young mother who claims a staff member told her not to breastfeed in the "high end" section of the shopping centre.
   
  
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• Macnamara to be acting CBH boss

  25-05-2021 09:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  CBH Group has appointed its chief operating officer Ben Macnamara as acting chief executive after the resignation of Jimmy Wilson earlier this month.
  
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• DUG plans Geraldton supercomputer

  25-05-2021 09:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A huge supercomputer is planned in Geraldton by ASX-listed DUG Technology, with an intended capacity of 200 petaflops.
  
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• $4.5m tropical rock lobster project launched

  25-05-2021 08:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based Maxima and Tasmanian company Ornatas are trialing a new way of farming tropical rock lobsters in Cone Bay to kickstart a new aquaculture industry WA.
  
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• Enduring rewards from rich local vintage

  25-05-2021 08:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA’s wine sector provides quality produce and a rich business tapestry for business reporters.
  
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• Iron ore shipments buoy record exports

  25-05-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Iron ore shipments to China struck another record high in April, helping to lift overall Australian exports to a historic peak of $36 billion.
  
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• Chronic Care Australia wins global award

  25-05-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based Chronic Care Australia has received global recognition for its exercise as medicine treatment plan, honoured at the recent Value Based Health Care Awards.
  
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• Variscan soars on zinc-lead discovery

  25-05-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shares in Perth-based Variscan Mines have surged as much as 140 per cent today, after the company announced high-grade intersections at its San Jose mine in Spain.
  
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• Queenslanders told to reduce energy use as network struggles after power station blaze

  25-05-2021 06:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Queenslanders are urged to limit their electricty use after an explosion and fire at a power station in central Queensland caused outages to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses across the state.
  
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• Power station explosion causes 'significant' outage across Queensland

  25-05-2021 06:42 via abc.net.au
  
  An explosion and fire at a power station in central Queensland plunges hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses across the state into darkness.
  
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• Amazon in talks to buy studio behind James Bond, Wizard of Oz

  25-05-2021 06:42 via abc.net.au
  
  A deal to sell MGM — the Hollywood studio behind major films such as Ben Hur, Rain Man and Legally Blonde — to tech giant Amazon is reported to be in its final stages.
  
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• Australian Conservation Foundation wins Federal Court challenge against Adani

  25-05-2021 05:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Environmental advocates win a court challenge against the federal government and mining giant Adani, over its proposed water use at its coal mine in central Queensland.
  
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• E-scooter sales boom but confusion over rules continues

  25-05-2021 05:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Over the past few years, the popularity of e-bikes and e-scooters has continued to soar in Queensland as adults and children choose electric over pedal power.
  
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• Unwanted outcomes of raw materials rush

  25-05-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Governments’ stimulus spending is driving a scramble for commodities.
  
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• Regional towns hope 'global export race' for green hydrogen will fuel economic revival

  25-05-2021 04:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Regional communities in Western Australia hope a budding green hydrogen industry will stop rural population decline and reinvigorate their economies.
  
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• Director jailed over workplace death

  25-05-2021 04:20 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The director of an Esperance shed company has been sentenced to eight months imprisonment over the death of an employee, the first person to be jailed under enhanced workplace safety laws.
  
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• Why the pandemic switch to work from home isn't going away

  25-05-2021 04:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Software project manager Kirsti Taylor says shifting to a working from home model means her office days are much more collaborative, and Australia Talks data shows she's not alone in ditching the commute since the COVID-19 pandemic. 
  
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• Simon used to commute four hours a day. He's just one worker convinced WFH is here to stay

  25-05-2021 04:00 via abc.net.au
  
  IT manager Simon Kooloos used to catch the train from Bendigo to Melbourne and back every day, now he goes to the office just two days a week. Data from the Australia Talks survey shows he's not alone.
  
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• Minister wants to ensure coal stays open

  25-05-2021 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia's energy minister has again flagged a plan to incentivise coal-fired power stations to remain open for "as long as needed".
  
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• 'I love spending more time with the dog': For people like Kirsti, there's no going back from working from home

  25-05-2021 04:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Software project manager Kirsti Taylor says shifting to a working from home model means her office days are much more collaborative, and Australia Talks data shows she's not alone in ditching the commute since the COVID-19 pandemic. 
  
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• 'I get more stuff done': Why the pandemic switch to work from home isn't going away

  25-05-2021 04:00 via abc.net.au
  
  IT manager Simon Kooloos used to catch the train from Bendigo to Melbourne and back every day, now he goes to the office just two days a week. Data from the Australia Talks survey shows he's not alone.
  
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• New bill to shield subcontractors amid Pindan fallout

  25-05-2021 03:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government is expected to introduce a new bill to improve security of payment across the state’s construction industry today, one week after the collapse of construction giant Pindan.
  
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• Miners eye 'critical' rare earths market amid potential shift in ground beneath China's feet

  25-05-2021 03:52 via abc.net.au
  
  With the reliability of the emerging superpower's supply chains weakened, miners say it's only a matter of time before Australia taps into its deposits of minerals "crucial" to the manufacture of new technologies.
  
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• Police edge closer on Higgins allegations

  25-05-2021 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Prosecutors are set to receive a brief of evidence within weeks relating to allegations former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins was raped inside Parliament House.
  
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• Australia Post watch saga report delayed

  25-05-2021 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A parliamentary committee report looking at the circumstances surrounding the decision to stand down former Australia Post boss Christine Holgate has been delayed.
  
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• Staff rally at Perth Children’s Hospital

  25-05-2021 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Tensions within WA’s health system are set to be addressed when doctors and nurses rally outside Perth Children's Hospital.
  
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• Could the 'rusty, damaged chemical toilets' be driving these workers off their job?

  25-05-2021 01:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Bus drivers have even "wet their pants" as they rush to use dirty toilets in their short four-minute break, union says — and it is even pushing some to leave their work.
  
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• Elon Musk boosts bitcoin, tech stocks drive Wall Street higher

  25-05-2021 00:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Bitcoin has recovered some of its recent lost ground thanks to more tweeting from Tesla founder Elon Musk, while tech stocks drive US markets higher.
  
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• Elon Musk boosts bitcoin, ASX rises on higher oil prices

  25-05-2021 00:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Bitcoin recovers some of its recent lost ground thanks to more tweeting from Tesla founder Elon Musk, while Australian shares gain despite a fall in iron ore prices.
  
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• Elon Musk boosts bitcoin, ASX rises in early trade

  25-05-2021 00:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Bitcoin has recovered some of its recent lost ground thanks to more tweeting from Tesla founder Elon Musk, while Australian shares gain despite a fall in iron ore prices. 
  
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• ASX rises on miners and banks, Elon Musk boosts bitcoin

  25-05-2021 00:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX is driven by banks and miners as iron ore prices edge higher despite a China crackdown. Bitcoin recovers some lost ground thanks to more tweeting from Tesla founder Elon Musk.
  
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• This agricultural industry built a strategic plan, but what's to show for it?

  25-05-2021 00:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Production has stalled in Australia's fourth-largest rural industry, dairy, despite millions of dollars spent to try to restore profitability, sustainability, and unity.
  
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• Officials who paid $30m for land worth $3m had 'no experience in acquisition of land', report finds

  25-05-2021 00:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Federal officials were overly focused on maintaining a "positive relationship" with wealthy landowners when they purchased land for the Western Sydney Airport for 10 times its market value, an independent review finds.
  
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