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• US approves first Alzheimer's drug in nearly two decades despite concerns over efficacy

  07-06-2021 23:23 via abc.net.au
  
  United States health officials approve the medication aducanumab, disregarding warnings from independent advisers that the much-debated treatment has not been shown to help slow the brain-destroying disease.
  
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• Alzheimer's drug under review in Australia approved for use in the US despite concerns over efficacy

  07-06-2021 23:23 via abc.net.au
  
  United States health officials approve the medication aducanumab, disregarding warnings from independent advisers that the much-debated treatment has not been shown to help slow the brain-destroying disease.
  
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• Bitcoin down as Trump labels it 'scam'; ASX up as business confidence results released

  07-06-2021 23:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The former US president weighs in on cryptocurrency as Elon Musk continues to tweet about Bitcoin. Meanwhile, the ASX closes up on Tuesday after promising business confidence data.
  
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• Bitcoin down as Trump labels it 'scam'; ASX trading flat as business confidence drops

  07-06-2021 23:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The former US president weighing in on cryptocurrency as Elon Musk continues to tweet about Bitcoin. Meanwhile, the Australian share market is trading flat, as data shows a drop in business confidence during Melbourne's lockdown.
  
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• ASX set to rise as US markets have choppy trade with Nasdaq boosting stocks

  07-06-2021 23:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is set to modestly rise this morning, despite Wall Street having a mixed start to the week.
  
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• ASX set to rise as Nasdaq boosted despite G7 corporate tax deal

  07-06-2021 23:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is set to modestly rise this morning, despite Wall Street having a mixed start to the week.
  
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• ASX rises on open as investors shrug off Melbourne COVID lockdown downturn

  07-06-2021 23:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market rises on open, despite Wall Street having mixed trade and local data showing a drop in business confidence during Melbourne's lockdown.
  
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• King Henry, world's largest known gold specimen, sells for $3m

  07-06-2021 22:49 via abc.net.au
  
  The world's largest-known gold rock specimen — dubbed King Henry after the miner who discovered it in 2018 — goes on permanent public display after being sold to the Perth Mint for $3 million. 
  
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• 'Abysmal' biosecurity failures put $100 billion of assets at risk, auditor finds

  07-06-2021 22:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian farmers call for a "complete overhaul" of biosecurity protocols after an Auditor-General's report finds the nation's environment, farming and tourism assets are at risk. 
  
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• 'Restricting free speech': Super fund advisers fear being silenced on CEO pay and climate change

  07-06-2021 21:08 via abc.net.au
  
  From executive pay to gender diversity and climate change, advisers to big investors like super funds — known as 'proxy advisers' — are holding company directors to account but they could soon face government regulation that stifles their activism.
  
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• The pandemic is revolutionising how we buy property

  07-06-2021 21:04 via abc.net.au
  
  There has been a surge in "snap" auctions, with people fearful of missing out on securing a home submitting early offers.
  
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• 'Snap auction' surge contributing to house price boom, experts say

  07-06-2021 21:04 via abc.net.au
  
  There has been a surge in "snap" auctions, with people fearful of missing out on securing a home submitting early offers.
  
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• Deep in coal country, one community is grappling with what the future holds

  07-06-2021 21:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Some residents in the coal mining town of Clermont believe it's time to plan for a future without fossil fuel. Other locals don't see the need.
  
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• How this postcard-perfect Australian territory became a hotspot for online child sex abuse

  07-06-2021 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Thanks to a quirk in how the internet was set up, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands' domain is among the worst in the world for listing websites that contain child sexual abuse images and videos.
  
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• By fluke, this Australian territory was given its own internet domain. And it's being exploited

  07-06-2021 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Thanks to a quirk in how the internet was set up, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands' domain is among the worst in the world for listing websites that contain child sexual abuse images and videos.
  
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• Native bird magnet: Green roof takes root above new university campus

  07-06-2021 10:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Why the University of Tasmania has put 10,000 plants on the roof of its new campus on the state's windswept north-western coast.
  
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• Black Hawks bring serious water-power to nation's aerial defence against bushfires

  07-06-2021 07:23 via abc.net.au
  
  For the first time, two ex-military Black Hawk helicopters will be available to battle summer blazes across Australia.
  
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• Call for royal commission into SkyCity Adelaide amid AUSTRAC investigation

  07-06-2021 06:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Two South Australian MPs call for a royal commission into the operations of the SkyCity Adelaide casino similar to those underway into Crown interstate as the financial crime watchdog investigates serious non-compliance relating to money-laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws.
  
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• Soldiers drank beer from dead Afghan man's prosthetic leg to 'decompress', court told

  07-06-2021 03:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Drinking beer from the prosthetic leg of an Afghan man allegedly shot dead by decorated veteran Ben Roberts-Smith does not rate high "in the scheme of human wickedness", a defamation trial has been told.
  
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• Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial told journalists were 'in a rush to tear him down'

  07-06-2021 03:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Journalists who reported allegations about decorated Australian veteran Ben Roberts-Smith forgot the simple fact that "war is violent", his barrister tells a defamation trial. Bruce McClintock SC says the case involves "dishonest" and "corrosive" journalism.
  
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• Australia's AAA rating is safe, but ASX turns red despite tech rally as big banks drag

  07-06-2021 02:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX slips, despite a strong rally for tech stocks and the removal of a negative outlook on Australia's sovereign credit rating, with falls for the major banks leading the decline.
  
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• ASX's modest gains fail to follow strong Wall St lead

  07-06-2021 02:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is making modest gains in early trade, failing to follow a strong lead from Wall Street at the end of last week.
  
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• ASX in the red, failing to follow strong Wall St lead

  07-06-2021 02:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market has slipped, with falls for the major banks, failing to follow a strong lead from Wall Street at the end of last week.
  
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• NAB, Crown, Star, SkyCity face AUSTRAC money laundering investigations

  07-06-2021 02:08 via abc.net.au
  
  National Australia Bank, Crown Perth, Star and SkyCity are all facing the possibility of multi-million-dollar penalties for potential breaches of anti-money laundering laws.
  
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• NAB, Crown, SkyCity face AUSTRAC money laundering investigations

  07-06-2021 02:08 via abc.net.au
  
  National Australia Bank and Crown Perth are both facing the possibility of multi-million-dollar penalties for potential breaches of anti-money laundering laws.
  
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• El Salvador President announces plan to make Bitcoin legal tender

  07-06-2021 00:23 via abc.net.au
  
  El Salvador President Nayib Bukele says the plan will generate jobs and provide financial inclusion to a country where 70 per cent of people do not have a bank account.
  
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