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• Freedom Day caution or celebration? It depends on who you are

  22-07-2021 23:21 via abc.net.au
  
  As England sheds the majority of its coronavirus restrictions, two Australians living in the country explain why the changes are a concern for one and a win for the other.
  
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• The ASX set to drop, while tech stocks boost Wall Street

  22-07-2021 23:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is expected to slip after Wednesday's record daily close. Meanwhile, tech stocks lead the gains on Wall Street.
  
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• Star pulls merger proposal with Crown, ASX set to drop, tech stocks boost Wall Street

  22-07-2021 23:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Star abandons Crown merger and the ASX opens lower after Wednesday's record daily close. Meanwhile, tech stocks lead the gains on Wall Street.
  
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• ASX up, Star pulls Crown merger proposal, tech stocks boost Wall Street

  22-07-2021 23:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX is rising after dipping in morning trade, folliwing Thursday's record daily close. Star abandons Crown merger. Meanwhile, tech stocks lead the gains on Wall Street.
  
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• ASX reaches closing peak, Star pulls Crown merger proposal, tech stocks boost Wall Street

  22-07-2021 23:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite the New South Wales government labelling the COVID-19 situation a "national emergency", investors have piled into stocks with the ASX 200 climbing to its highest ever close for the second day in a row.
  
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• ASX drops, Star pulls Crown merger proposal, tech stocks boost Wall Street

  22-07-2021 23:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX has slipped after Thursday's record daily close. Star abandons Crown merger. Meanwhile, tech stocks lead the gains on Wall Street.
  
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• Third chief in five months: WA casino regulator in flux as royal commission set to resume

  22-07-2021 23:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Months after the Perth Casino Royal Commission was told the state's regulator was under-skilled and under-resourced, WA has appointed its third chief casino officer this year.
  
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• Live: NSW Now: Free parking for NSW Health staff, supermarket closures ruled out

  22-07-2021 22:43 via abc.net.au
  
  MORNING BRIEFING: NSW Health staff to be offered free parking at public hospitals while restrictions are in place, and social media rumours of supermarket closures in Sydney are quashed.
  
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• Live: NSW Now: Byron Bay wastewater reveals virus, supermarket closures ruled out

  22-07-2021 22:43 via abc.net.au
  
  MORNING BRIEFING: NSW Health is concerned by reports of coronavirus fragments being found in a sewage treatment plant serving Byron Bay,  and social media rumours of supermarket closures in Sydney are quashed.
  
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• Here's exactly how much more the average Gen Xer paid to own a home than their parents

  22-07-2021 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  The cost of buying a home has increased by 130 per cent over two generations, leaving Generation X – those aged 41-56 years old – at risk of a looming debt disaster, a new report suggests.
  
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• Generation X is the most 'stressed' when it comes to being able to pay their mortgage. Here's why

  22-07-2021 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  The cost of buying a home has increased by 130 per cent over two generations, leaving Generation X – those aged 41-56 years old – at risk of a looming debt disaster, a new report suggests.
  
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• The list of those avoiding the opening ceremony tells you a lot about how Japan feels about the Olympics

  22-07-2021 20:37 via abc.net.au
  
  After years of planning and setbacks, the Tokyo Olympics officially starts today with the opening ceremony, but it all feels very remote to the people who live here.
  
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• Argonaut, PCF Capital to merge

  22-07-2021 19:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Stockbroking and corporate finance firm Argonaut is expanding its operations after striking a deal to merge with Liam Twigger’s specialist advisory business PCF Capital Group.
  
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• Billions of JobKeeper dollars went to businesses that increased turnover during height of pandemic

  22-07-2021 13:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Billions of dollars in JobKeeper payments went to businesses that increased their turnover between April and June last year, 7.30 can reveal.
  
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• $4.6bn in JobKeeper went to businesses that increased turnover during height of pandemic

  22-07-2021 13:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Billions of dollars in JobKeeper payments went to businesses that increased their turnover between April and June last year, 7.30 can reveal.
  
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• $4.6b in JobKeeper went to businesses that increased their turnover at the height of the pandemic last year

  22-07-2021 13:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Billions of dollars in JobKeeper payments went to businesses that increased their turnover between April and June last year, 7.30 can reveal.
  
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• Owner of restaurant flagged by SA Health as a 'super spreader' site says staff have faced testing delays

  22-07-2021 13:10 via abc.net.au
  
  The owner of an Adelaide restaurant identified as a COVID-19 exposure site raises concerns over a lack of communication from the state's health department, as well as testing delays for his staff.
  
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• PM 'sorry' vaccine rollout targets missed

  22-07-2021 11:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Scott Morrison has apologised for the vaccine rollout not meeting its targets but insists some of the issues were out of his control.
  
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• Snap lockdown sees Orange, Blayney, and Cabonne businesses call for support

  22-07-2021 10:50 via abc.net.au
  
  An MP and businesses in the Central West call for the state government to provide a tailored support package after Orange, Blayney, and Cabonne shire councils plunge into lockdown following Greater Sydney.
  
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• At Close of Business: Jesinta Burton on GHD, WeBuild and NRW

  22-07-2021 10:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Jesinta Burton discusses current legal action against GHD by the head contractors of the Forrestfield-Airport Link.
  
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• 'Urgent' need for more WA nurses, midwives

  22-07-2021 09:50 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia's nurses union is worried continued COVID-19 domestic border closures will impede efforts to find more badly-needed hospital staff.
  
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• Northern Star, Evolution strike $400m deal

  22-07-2021 09:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Northern Star has sold a large portion of its Kalgoorlie operations to Evolution Mining on the same day it appointed Stuart Tonkin as the company's new managing director.
  
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• BHP in Tesla deal

  22-07-2021 09:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA’s role in the electric vehicle supply chain has received a big boost, with BHP Nickel West announcing a deal with carmaker Tesla.
  
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• ASX at record closing level after rally

  22-07-2021 09:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Investors have pushed shares to a record closing level on the ASX, helped by elevated commodity prices.
  
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• Dexus takes a stake in Capital Square

  22-07-2021 09:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Dexus has spent $339 million on a 49 per cent equity stake in Capital Square Tower 1, home to Woodside’s headquarters in Perth’s CBD.
  
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• ARTS REVIEW - Defence/Defiance & Habitation and Decay

  22-07-2021 09:20 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The place of human beings in the ecosystem hierarchy is questioned in two clever exhibitions at Goolugatup/Heathcote Gallery, and Craig McKeough is intrigued.
  
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• $24m Fremantle hotel gets green light

  22-07-2021 09:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state’s peak planning body has given property developers Yolk Property Group the green light to build a $24 million hotel on Fremantle’s renowned cappuccino strip.
  
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• Minderoo boost thriving minds with TED Talk

  22-07-2021 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A seven-year-old girl from Queensland and a Hollywood filmmaker have been enlisted to promote a new, global endeavor from Minderoo Foundation’s Thrive by Five initiative.
  
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• Funds fail stifles tech ecosystem

  22-07-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The funds may not be overflowing for the tech sector, but it’s not all doom and gloom.
  
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• AGL investors gain vote on emissions

  22-07-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  AGL Energy will give investors a say on reducing carbon emissions but some argue the energy provider needs to do more.
  
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• Hot air balloon directors ordered to pay $150,000 over death of tourist whose scarf was sucked into fan

  22-07-2021 06:53 via abc.net.au
  
  An Alice Springs court convicts and fines the directors of a hot air balloon company over the death of Sydney woman Stephanie Bernoth, whose scarf was sucked into a fan while she boarded an outback hot air balloon.
  
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• Hot air balloon directors fined $150,000 over death of tourist whose scarf was sucked into fan

  22-07-2021 06:53 via abc.net.au
  
  An Alice Springs court convicts and fines the directors of a hot air balloon company over the death of Sydney woman Stephanie Bernoth, whose scarf was sucked into a fan while she boarded an outback hot air balloon.
  
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• Qantas warns staff to brace for standdowns if lockdowns continue

  22-07-2021 05:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, in an email to all staff, says the airline's total flying is less than 40 per cent of what it was pre-COVID, as closed borders and lockdowns smash domestic travel. Unions say the announcement highlights the urgent need to reinstate JobKeeper.
  
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• Lynas secures $15m grant

  22-07-2021 04:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Eight businesses including Lynas Rare Earths, Albemarle Corporation and Australian Vanadium have secured nearly $50 million in federal government manufacturing grants.
  
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• 'This is the way the country gets out of COVID': NAB boss urges vaccination drive as calls for financial help surge

  22-07-2021 04:02 via abc.net.au
  
  NAB boss Ross McEwan says a "double dip" recession is unlikely, but warns some of the bank's unemployed customers may need to consider selling their homes.
  
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• 'Double dip' recession can be avoided if more people get COVID-19 vaccines, NAB boss says

  22-07-2021 04:02 via abc.net.au
  
  NAB boss Ross McEwan says a "double dip" recession is unlikely, but warns some of the bank's unemployed customers may need to consider selling their homes.
  
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• Plant-based dining options growing

  22-07-2021 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth’s hospitality scene is embracing plant-based eating.
  
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• Housing a victim of resources growth

  22-07-2021 03:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Strong mining activity has highlighted the critical housing shortages in resources-rich areas.
  
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• WA closes SA border, expands vaccinations

  22-07-2021 03:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia will close its border to South Australia and expand its coronavirus vaccination rollout which is the worst-performing in the nation.
  
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• Frydenberg confident of avoiding recession

  22-07-2021 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Treasurer Josh Frydenberg concedes the economy faces a downturn in the September quarter, but is confident it won't extend into the December quarter.
  
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• Indonesia's surging COVID-19 infections hits close to home for Australia's live export industry

  22-07-2021 02:29 via abc.net.au
  
  A second wave fuelled by the spread of the Delta variant is seeing Indonesia's COVID-19 cases rising to more than 50,000 a day and the Australian live export industry is becoming increasingly nervous.
  
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• Emergency department doctor issues warning after hundreds injured in e-scooter crashes

  22-07-2021 02:26 via abc.net.au
  
  As hundreds of e-bikes and e-scooters are added to Brisbane's hire scheme today, the city's emergency departments are warning riders to take it easy after hundreds of crashes.
  
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• Climate concerns over WA red tape plan

  22-07-2021 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Conservationists are urging the state government not to undermine environmental protections in its mission to slash red tape.
  
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• Regional Queensland begins race to claim part of Brisbane's Olympic glory

  22-07-2021 01:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Regional Queensland councils have already started on their bids to host events during the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane.
  
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• Scientists 'surprised' to find no evidence of impact on fish behaviour from oil and gas seismic surveys

  22-07-2021 01:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Marine scientists given access to a petroleum industry survey vessel find fish behaviour and health are unaffected by seismic air guns.
  
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• NSW region celebrates victory in keeping coal seam gas exploration out of its backyard

  22-07-2021 01:32 via abc.net.au
  
  It was a hard-fought battle, but now residents of far west NSW are celebrating the news that their region will not be included in a plan for fracking and gas exploration.
  
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• Beef business to meet emissions targets and welfare credentials for cheaper bank loan

  22-07-2021 00:28 via abc.net.au
  
  A Queensland beef business will have the interest on a bank loan charged according to how it reduces greenhouse gases, meets animal welfare targets, and provides a safe workplace for its staff.
  
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• The 'Parramatta of Perth': How is the Joondalup satellite city faring 30 years on?

  22-07-2021 00:24 via abc.net.au
  
  On the banks of Lake Joondalup, about 30 kilometres north of Perth's CBD, Joondalup's town centre was master-planned from the ground up. Three decades on it's Perth's satellite city success story.
  
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