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• ASX wipes off early gains, AMP sells fixed income business for $185m

  07-07-2021 23:55 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian market erases most of it earlier gains, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh records, oil prices were hit by more volatility, China issues fines to Didi, Tencent and Alibaba, and AMP sells its fixed income business to Macquarie Group.
  
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• ASX to lift, Wall Streets hits new records amid 'unlikely' oil production war

  07-07-2021 23:55 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian market is set to rise after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh records, as oil prices were hit by more volatility and China issues fines to Didi, Tencent and Alibaba.
  
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• ASX to lift as Wall St hits new records, AMP sells fixed income business for $185m

  07-07-2021 23:55 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian market is set to rise after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh records, oil prices were hit by more volatility, China issues fines to Didi, Tencent and Alibaba, and AMP sells its fixed income business to Macquarie Group.
  
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• ASX lifts as Wall St hits new records, AMP sells fixed income business for $185m

  07-07-2021 23:55 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian market rises after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh records, oil prices were hit by more volatility, China issues fines to Didi, Tencent and Alibaba, and AMP sells its fixed income business to Macquarie Group.
  
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• Crown Perth royal commission opens up submissions to anyone with knowledge of 'improper gambling practices'

  07-07-2021 23:16 via abc.net.au
  
  The Perth Casino Royal Commission examining whether Crown is suitable to hold a casino licence calls on anyone with knowledge of improper gambling practices to come forward.
  
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• Live: NSW Now: Police seek mystery man after model's disappearance

  07-07-2021 23:13 via abc.net.au
  
  MORNING BRIEFING: Police are seeking to speak with a man in relation to the 1994 disappearance of Revelle Balmain, and a spike in Sydney's coronavirus cases is predicted for southwestern suburbs.
  
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• Live: NSW Now: COVID cases expected to increase

  07-07-2021 23:13 via abc.net.au
  
  MORNING BRIEFING: A spike in Sydney's coronavirus cases is predicted for southwestern suburbs, and police search for a man connected to the 1994 disappearance of Revelle Balmain.
  
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• Border farmers report best start to winter cropping in decade

  07-07-2021 22:30 via abc.net.au
  
  About 18 months ago, winter crop production on farms around the Queensland–New South Wales was grim, but now it is so wet there are reports of some farmers resorting to sowing soggy paddocks by plane.
  
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• Realistic or nationalistic? How Australia's battery industry highlights the limits of onshore manufacturing

  07-07-2021 21:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Proponents are urging industry not to repeat the mistakes of the mining boom and to seize a potential $7.4 billion local battery manufacturing industry. But can local companies pull this off?
  
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• Australians love home batteries but will they pay the price for those entirely made here?

  07-07-2021 21:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Proponents are urging industry not to repeat the mistakes of the mining boom and to seize a potential $7.4 billion local battery manufacturing industry. But can local companies pull this off?
  
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• Ever Given container ship freed from Suez Canal after compensation deal reached

  07-07-2021 13:55 via abc.net.au
  
  A settlement deal is signed, allowing the shipping vessel that blocked the crucial east-west waterway to finally be released. 
  
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• Coronavirus breach at regional WA hospital

  07-07-2021 09:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A staff member at Geraldton Hospital is in quarantine after entering a lift that had been used by a coronavirus-infected ship crewman.
  
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• At Close of Business: Mark Beyer on junior mining

  07-07-2021 09:52 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior editor Mark Beyer discusses the long list of aspiring miners emerging amid the latest iron ore boom.
  
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• ASX has best gains in more than two weeks

  07-07-2021 09:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shares more than recouped Tuesday's losses on the ASX as investors turn to the US central bank for hints on when economic support may be eased.
  
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• Askari Metals has solid start to trading

  07-07-2021 09:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Askari Metals has closed up 12 per cent on its first day of trading, as the company gets ready to explore a handful of copper and gold projects in WA and NSW.
  
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• EPA gives BCI's Mardie project the nod

  07-07-2021 09:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The EPA has recommended the approval of BCI Minerals’ $779 million Mardie salt and potash project proposal in the Pilbara, subject to a suite of conditions.
  
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• Dozens forced to get tested after COVID breach at Geraldton hospital treating infected crew member

  07-07-2021 09:28 via abc.net.au
  
  A staff member is in isolation and dozens of patients and other staff are being required to get COVID tests following a breach of protocol at Geraldton Hospital where an infected crew member from a bulk carrier was being treated.
  
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• 'We'll end up with a lot of fatalities': Koalas hit by cars with delays to underpasses

  07-07-2021 09:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Two recent car strikes of koalas on Sydney's outskirts highlight the failure of current wildlife corridors to protect native animals.
  
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• Regional sport gets $3m boost

  07-07-2021 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government has committed further funding for its regional athletic development program, with the biggest grant given to the South West Academy of Sport.
  
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• Mining inquiry to probe FIFO culture

  07-07-2021 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A parliamentary inquiry into the sexual harassment of women in WA's mining industry will examine workplace culture and drug and alcohol policies.
  
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• Inquiry to probe FIFO culture

  07-07-2021 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A parliamentary inquiry into the sexual harassment of women in WA's mining industry will examine workplace culture and drug and alcohol policies.
  
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• Brookfield Place targets plastic waste

  07-07-2021 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Brookfield Properties is aiming to significantly scale back the use of single-use plastics at its Perth and Sydney locations in the coming year.
  
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• Activists call for probe into impact of Gulf of Mexico fire as lightning blamed

  07-07-2021 08:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Environmental activists in Mexico are demanding an investigation into marine damage to the Gulf of Mexico following last Friday's underwater fireball. 
  
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• Bring your A-game

  07-07-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Knowing your audience and bringing your best self are key to online engagement.
  
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• EPA to probe Tattarang's $85m Ningaloo resort plan

  07-07-2021 07:43 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Tattarang’s $85 million Ningaloo Lighthouse eco-resort proposal will be subject to the highest possible level of assessment by the EPA.
  
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• Premier says regional residents are 'defenders' of the state for dobbing on rule-breaking Sydneysiders

  07-07-2021 07:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Gladys Berejiklian praises regional communities for upholding COVID restrictions, but many financially strapped small businesses are angry that the state's lockdown has been extended for another week.
  
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• Berejiklian praises 'public defenders' for dobbing on rule-breaking Sydneysiders

  07-07-2021 07:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Gladys Berejiklian praises regional communities for upholding COVID restrictions, but many financially strapped small businesses are angry that the state's lockdown has been extended for another week.
  
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• Disability support gateway launched

  07-07-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australians living with a disability are being encouraged to use a new, national gateway aimed at connecting them with trusted information and services.
  
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• Seven Group lifts Boral stake

  07-07-2021 06:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Seven Group Holdings’ hostile takeover of Boral is moving closer to success, after increasing its offer price and lifting its holding to 35 per cent.
  
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• Basil bites back on McGowan's barbs

  07-07-2021 06:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Basil Zempilas has reaffirmed his support for the Perth City Deal after the state government lashed the city's councillors for voting against developing a public swimming pool at the WACA.
  
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• Apartments set for Shenton Park

  07-07-2021 06:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Momentum Wealth’s $18 million proposal to develop 62 apartments across two six-storey buildings in Shenton Park has been approved.
  
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• Unis keep weather eye on COVID storm

  07-07-2021 06:17 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Recovering from COVID-19 is shaping up to be a long haul for WA’s universities.
  
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• Private schools lobby for capital funds

  07-07-2021 06:17 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Government funding for the capital needs of private schools remains a contentious issue.
  
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• Chinese official declares Beijing has targeted Australian goods as economic punishment

  07-07-2021 06:09 via abc.net.au
  
  A Chinese official has openly declared that Beijing has singled out Australia for economic punishment, saying the federal government cannot profit from China while "smearing" it.
  
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• Beijing admits Chinese tariffs on Australian goods are political retaliation

  07-07-2021 06:09 via abc.net.au
  
  A Chinese official has openly declared that Beijing has singled out Australia for economic punishment, saying the federal government cannot profit from China while "smearing" it.
  
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• Sandfire secures Motheo licence

  07-07-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA's Sandfire Resources is making progress on the development of its $364 million Motheo copper project in Botswana, having now secured the mining licence.
  
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• Businesses and residents surprised at being among first property acquisitions for Adelaide tunnel project

  07-07-2021 05:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Residents and business owners along South Road say they are shocked to learn their properties will be bulldozed for the final stage of the North-South Motorway.
  
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• Kalbarri Skywalk 'better than the Grand Canyon'

  07-07-2021 05:23 via abc.net.au
  
  About 275,000 people have visited Kalbarri National Park since the park's skywalk opened a year ago — an increase of 40 per cent, despite COVID travel restrictions. 
  
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• Warrikal secures $350m contract

  07-07-2021 04:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Fortescue Metals Group has confirmed the awarding of a five-year maintenance contract to Warrikal, in what is its single largest contract to an Aboriginal business.
  
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• Tricia cooks on a portable gas burner because the kitchen stove is faulty. Her rent just went up by $100 a week

  07-07-2021 04:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Tricia Ray-Kepa has turned a rundown 3 x 1 rental into a charming home, despite its shortcomings. But from next month she will have to pay an extra $100 a month if she wants to hang onto it in a rising tide of housing stress hitting WA.
  
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• Tricia cooks on a portable gas burner because the kitchen stove is faulty. Her rent is going up by $75 a week

  07-07-2021 04:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Tricia Ray-Kepa has turned a rundown 3 x 1 rental into a charming home, despite its shortcomings. But from next month she will have to pay an extra $100 a month if she wants to hang onto it in a rising tide of housing stress hitting WA.
  
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• Further signs of wage pressures emerging

  07-07-2021 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe is adamant interest rate hikes are unlikely to occur before 2024.
  
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• SEQ motorists warned to avoid record-high petrol prices

  07-07-2021 03:55 via abc.net.au
  
  South-east Queensland motorists, fed up by wildly swinging petrol costs, are being warned to avoid record-high bowser prices.
  
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• Kerry Stokes wins his first bid for Boral, with full takeover in sight

  07-07-2021 03:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Kerry Stokes will pay $7.40 for Boral shares after acquiring 34.5 per cent of the building products supplier, but analysts say he'll eventually take full control of the company.
  
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• Telstra to refund $25m over internet plans

  07-07-2021 03:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A regulator has found Telstra failed to inform almost 50,000 people that the maximum internet speeds advertised in their plan weren't attainable.
  
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• Businesses could join jab effort in months

  07-07-2021 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Employees could start receiving coronavirus vaccinations at work within months under a push to include businesses in the immunisation rollout.
  
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• Rethinking clinical spaces

  07-07-2021 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Health care providers are shifting away from the traditional approach to practice design.
  
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• ASX to slip, as China's tech crackdown leads to Didi sell-off

  07-07-2021 00:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are expected to begin the day flat after global markets fell sharply, oil prices tanked and China cracked down on its tech companies overseas.
  
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• ASX to open flat, as Wall Street's risk appetite fades and oil prices tank

  07-07-2021 00:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are expected to begin the day flat after global markets fell sharply, oil prices tanked and China cracked down on its tech companies overseas.
  
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• ASX rises, as China's tech crackdown leads to Didi sell-off

  07-07-2021 00:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have risen in early trade after global markets fell sharply, oil prices tanked and China cracked down on its tech companies overseas.
  
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