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• What's the secret to making delicious potato chips?

  06-08-2021 23:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Dedicated farmers growing 120 million kilograms of proprietary potatoes annually drive the success of Smith's chips, marking 90 years of manufacturing in Australia.
  
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• Unique potatoes, dedicated farmers behind one of Australia's longest running chip snacks

  06-08-2021 23:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Dedicated farmers growing 120 million kilograms of proprietary potatoes annually drive the success of Smith's chips, marking 90 years of manufacturing in Australia.
  
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• Why some Olympic cities become multi-billion-dollar graveyards for white elephants after the Games

  06-08-2021 21:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Olympic hosts have big dreams of attracting tourists, advertisers and the eyes of the world. But in recent years they have usually been a poisoned chalice, leaving cities littered with white elephants.
  
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• 'Most cities will never say yes to the Olympics again': Why the Games may be at risk of extinction

  06-08-2021 21:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Olympic hosts have big dreams of attracting tourists, advertisers and the eyes of the world. But in recent years they have usually been a poisoned chalice, leaving cities littered with white elephants.
  
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• Re-birth, deaths and marriages: SA council looks to revive local paper with ad spend

  06-08-2021 10:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Cleve District Council says elderly people especially are missing their local paper since it folded but is a masthead funded solely by the council good for the community?
  
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• Perth company to train Egyptian mine workers

  06-08-2021 10:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Victoria Park-based Future Institute of Australia has been contracted to deliver virtual training workshops to more than 100 employees working at Centamin’s goldmine in Egypt.
  
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• ASX record high before earnings roll in

  06-08-2021 10:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Investors overcame lockdown gloom and helped Australian shares to record levels for the weekend, prior to a busy earnings week.
  
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• Alarm raised over offshore crane incidents

  06-08-2021 09:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The offshore oil and gas regulator has reiterated warnings to industry about crane use, after 29 dangerous incidents in 11 months.
  
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• Aged care workplace COVID-19 vaccination push

  06-08-2021 09:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  An incentive program to encourage vaccination providers to give aged care the jab has been released, while a WA aged care provider has organised its own in-house vaccinations.
  
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• COVID-19 detected in Broome wastewater

  06-08-2021 09:34 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government has urged anyone in Broome with COVID-19 symptoms to get tested as a precaution, after WA Health authorities detected weak traces of the virus in the town’s wastewater.
  
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• At Close of Business: Matt McKenzie on cash for jabs

  06-08-2021 09:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Jordan Murray and Matt Mckenzie weigh up proposals to pay Australians to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• CBH awards rail service contract

  06-08-2021 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Aurizon will operate CBH Group’s rail service for the next six years, after the co-operative decided to end its contract with its current provider Watco Companies early.
  
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• Jordan River Dates recalled over hepatitis A contamination fears

  06-08-2021 08:34 via abc.net.au
  
  A brand of imported Medjool dates, sold in independent supermarkets including IGA, are pulled off shelves after three cases of a "unique strain" of hepatitis A were discovered in NSW.
  
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• Jordan River dates pulled off shelves over hepatitis A contamination fears

  06-08-2021 08:34 via abc.net.au
  
  A brand of imported Medjool dates, sold in independent supermarkets including IGA, are recalled after three cases of a "unique strain" of hepatitis A were discovered in NSW.
  
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• Imported dates recalled over hepatitis A contamination fears

  06-08-2021 08:34 via abc.net.au
  
  A brand of imported Medjool dates, sold in independent supermarkets including IGA, are pulled off shelves after three cases of a "unique strain" of hepatitis A were discovered in NSW.
  
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• Hot Chili raises $40m to complete copper buy

  06-08-2021 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shares in Perth-based Hot Chili have risen by more than 20 per cent after the copper explorer said it had secured funds to complete its purchase of an overseas project.
  
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• South Perth mayor to apologise over Facebook posts

  06-08-2021 08:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  City of South Perth mayor Greg Milner will be required to publicly apologise for sharing an article discrediting the city’s financial management to social media.
  
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• Perth Wildcats recruits Danny Mills

  06-08-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Danny Mills has joined the Perth Wildcats in a newly created role as general manager of basketball operations, after spending seven years with US franchise Philadelphia 76ers.
  
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• Green projects don’t get automatic green light

  06-08-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The decision on a green energy hub in the Pilbara on environmental grounds surprised many, including the project’s proponents.
  
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• Minderoo program gets govt boost

  06-08-2021 07:21 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Minderoo Foundation’s $50 million Early Years Initiative has gained new backing, after it was chosen to deliver a complementary federal government program.
  
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• 'If the plan is to destroy small business, it's working': Businesses angry at Victoria's sixth lockdown

  06-08-2021 07:09 via abc.net.au
  
  A sixth lockdown is hitting small regional businesses hard with pubs, restaurants, and cafes comforting staff as they try to divert food from landfill.
  
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• Karrinyup secures more retailers

  06-08-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  An opening date has been set for the final stage of the $800 million Karrinyup Shopping Centre redevelopment, which will include a new dining and entertainment precinct.
  
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• Family Zone raising $146m, buys UK company

  06-08-2021 06:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Family Zone has launched a $146 million capital raising to fund its acquisition of UK-based digital safety company Smoothwall.
  
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• WA drives exploration spend

  06-08-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Listed resources companies have spent $669 million on exploration in the past three months, with more than two thirds of that going towards WA projects.
  
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• 'It sucks': Chefs, farmers bear lockdown toll as Sunshine Coast tourism losses reach $45 million

  06-08-2021 04:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Sunshine Coast businesses that rely on Brisbane visitors say they're facing their toughest weeks since the first lockdowns of 2020 with attractions and food ventures closed and events cancelled.
  
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• Baron, Vanilla form joint venture

  06-08-2021 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia-based property syndicates Baron Property Group and Vanilla Property Investments have made a $10 million play for an aged-care facility as part of a new joint venture.
  
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• Australia tightens overseas travel rules

  06-08-2021 03:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The federal government has quietly tightened the rules around people trying to leave Australia during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Ten factors for startup investors

  06-08-2021 03:28 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Few startups will tick all investors’ boxes, but there are some simple criteria to be aware of.
  
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• Reserve Bank governor says we'll suffer less economic damage if everyone gets vaccinated faster

  06-08-2021 02:42 via abc.net.au
  
  RBA governor Phil Lowe says Australia's economy will contract in coming months, and much depends on our rate of vaccination nationally.
  
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• Services sector in retreat after lockdowns

  06-08-2021 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia's services industries have suffered their biggest setback since the depths of last year's recession, largely driven by COVID-19 outbreaks and associated lockdowns.
  
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• RBA can't rule out recession, but unlikely

  06-08-2021 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe expects the Australian economy will bounce back by year's end after suffering a contraction in the September quarter.
  
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• CGM grows with client, WA focus

  06-08-2021 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Diversifying into corporate communications and making several major hires have been crucial to CGM Communication’s growth over the past decade.
  
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• 'This isn't just about motorbikes': Bikie entrepreneur creates safe gear for women

  06-08-2021 01:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Leah Samson found not only a niche market, but also a major safety issue she was hell-bent on addressing.
  
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