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• ASX to rise and bitcoin surges as Wall St slips from record highs

  09-08-2021 23:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are expected to rise in early trade, while bitcoin surges above $US46,000, oil prices tank and global stock markets tread water as the rapid spread of the Delta variant dents investor sentiment.
  
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• ASX retreats from highest level ever, as Wall St slips and bitcoin surges

  09-08-2021 23:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market has retreated from its highest levels ever, while bitcoin surges above $US46,000, oil prices tank and global stock markets tread water as the rapid spread of the Delta variant dents investor sentiment.
  
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• ASX closes its highest level ever, as Wall St slips and bitcoin surges

  09-08-2021 23:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market closes at a new record high, while bitcoin surges above $US46,000, oil prices tank and global stock markets tread water as the rapid spread of the Delta variant dents investor sentiment.
  
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• ASX climbs to new record high, as Wall St slips and bitcoin surges

  09-08-2021 23:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market hits a fresh record high, while bitcoin surges above $US46,000, oil prices tank and global stock markets tread water as the rapid spread of the Delta variant dents investor sentiment.
  
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• 'Unpredictable' pandemic prompts NT to offer five-year contracts for quarantine transport

  09-08-2021 22:43 via abc.net.au
  
  The NT is enacting plans to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic for the next five years in recognition the virus will continue to impact society into the future.
  
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• Tourism 'on its knees' as Cairns enters second day of lockdown

  09-08-2021 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Industry groups are pleading with the state and federal governments for assistance as the region holds its breath fearing more COVID-19 cases.
  
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• Gary earns money by plugging his car into the wall. What's the catch?

  09-08-2021 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Owners of electric vehicles may soon be able to get paid for simply plugging their car into the wall. But there are a few things to consider first.
  
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• Wendy hadn't bought new glasses in almost 10 years. It's the kind of reason why most Australians back a UBI

  09-08-2021 16:11 via abc.net.au
  
  While the COVID pandemic has been an economic and social disaster of unimaginable proportions, for well over a million Australians struggling to survive on welfare payments it briefly opened a window to a better world for them, one with a universal basic income.
  
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• How many Australians do you think support giving everyone a basic income? The answer might surprise you

  09-08-2021 16:11 via abc.net.au
  
  While the COVID pandemic has been an economic and social disaster of unimaginable proportions, for well over a million Australians struggling to survive on welfare payments it briefly opened a window to a better world for them, one with a universal basic income.
  
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• Emergency minister defends bushfire grants

  09-08-2021 12:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The federal government says 85 per cent of its promised support from the devastating bushfires of 2019/20 has been delivered.
  
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• Labor criticises disability care rollout

  09-08-2021 11:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Fewer than half of Australia's disability care residents have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus almost six months into the rollout.
  
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• Core Lithium launches $140m raising

  09-08-2021 10:10 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Emerging producer Core Lithium has secured $125 million from share placements and hopes to raise a further $15 million to progress its Finnis project in the Northern Territory.
  
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• World could hit major global warming threshold by 2030, IPCC report says

  09-08-2021 10:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The Earth could be just 10 years from heating by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius since industrialisation — a global warming threshold beyond which even more serious and frequent fires, droughts, floods and cyclones are expected to wreak havoc on humanity.
  
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• The world could hit a major global warming threshold by 2030. Here's the 'wake-up' call released by the IPCC

  09-08-2021 10:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The Earth could be just 10 years from heating by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius since industrialisation — a global warming threshold beyond which even more serious and frequent fires, droughts, floods and cyclones are expected to wreak havoc on humanity.
  
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• One of the most comprehensive climate reports ever was released last night. Here's what you may have missed

  09-08-2021 10:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The Earth could be just 10 years from heating by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius since industrialisation — a global warming threshold beyond which even more serious and frequent fires, droughts, floods and cyclones are expected to wreak havoc on humanity.
  
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• 'Code red for humanity': New report says global warming could hit 1.5C by about 2030

  09-08-2021 10:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The Earth could be just 10 years from heating by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius — a global warming threshold beyond which even more serious and frequent fires, droughts, floods and cyclones are expected to wreak havoc on humanity.
  
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• Earnings enthusiasm leads to ASX record

  09-08-2021 10:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Investors have an appetite for financial shares at the start of a busy earnings week after Suncorp's bumper earnings delivered shareholder rewards.
  
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• At Close of Business: Matt McKenzie on hydrogen

  09-08-2021 10:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Matt McKenzie analyses the challenge of hydrogen- moving first, value adding, and the environment.
  
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• Council still not sold on Cottesloe apartments

  09-08-2021 09:53 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Town of Cottesloe is lobbying for tighter control over the significant development assessment pathway, following the approval of an apartment building last week.
  
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• Pearl Gull Iron launches IPO

  09-08-2021 09:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Three Perth dealmakers are behind an early-stage iron ore explorer that is seeking to list on the ASX despite ongoing disputes with its neighbour on Cockatoo Island.
  
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• Stirling Capital's $20m North Coogee apartments approved

  09-08-2021 09:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth property development firm Stirling Capital's $20 million Marine Village Apartments proposal has been given the green light.
  
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• Internet giants taken to court over ‘misleading’ promotions

  09-08-2021 09:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia’s three biggest internet providers are being taken to court over NBN promotions that the ACCC claims misled hundreds of thousands of customers.
  
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• Event cancellation fund included in $40m package for SA businesses hit by lockdown

  09-08-2021 09:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Small and medium-sized businesses hit by SA's recent lockdown and ongoing social distancing rules will soon be able to access a new $40 million COVID-19 support package — but not all are happy, with one local pub owner describing the grants as "hush money".
  
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• Bulletin secures funds for WA gold project

  09-08-2021 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Bulletin Resources is raising $3.63 million from a rights issue and placements to fund continued exploration at its flagship Lake Rebecca gold project.
  
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• 'You might see shortages for Christmas': Shipping delays, container shortages cause problems

  09-08-2021 08:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Importers and exporters experience container shortages, delays at ports, and fewer ships stopping in Australia with some saying the problems may not go way after COVID.
  
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• Perth inflation at pre-GFC high

  09-08-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Prices are growing faster in Perth than any other capital city. But should we be concerned?
  
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• NAB buys Citigroup consumer business

  09-08-2021 07:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  National Australia Bank is buying Citigroup's consumer business to ensure it keeps pace in the burgeoning credit payments field.
  
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• 'They keep treating them badly': Watchdog accuses Telstra, Optus and TPG of misleading consumers over NBN speeds

  09-08-2021 06:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is taking Telstra, Optus and TPG to court, alleging they misled hundreds of thousands of consumers over NBN speeds.
  
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• Telstra, Optus and TPG allegedly misled consumers over maximum NBN speeds

  09-08-2021 06:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's consumer watchdog, the ACCC, is taking Telstra, Optus and TPG to court, alleging they misled consumers over NBN speeds.
  
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• Outback's legendary Birdsville Races called off for 2021

  09-08-2021 06:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The Birdsville Races have been called off for 2021 due to COVID-19. It is the second year in a row the September event has not proceeded after it was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic.
  
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• Jadar bolsters portfolio with NT projects

  09-08-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based Jadar Resources is purchasing assets in the Northern Territory for $6.5 million in cash, including the past-producing Mt Wells tin and copper project.
  
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• Darwin Turf Club board vote delayed in wake of damning anti-corruption report

  09-08-2021 05:39 via abc.net.au
  
  A vote to decide the make-up of the Darwin Turf Club board has been delayed as the club continues to deal with the fallout of an ICAC report into the handling of a $12 million government grant for a new grandstand.
  
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• West Gate tunnel project blows out by $3.3 billion, all estimates on completion date scrapped

  09-08-2021 05:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Tolling giant Transurban says it will need $3.3 billion in funding to complete the delayed project, and has suggested the Victorian government and builders should help foot the bill.
  
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• Buoyant mood at Diggers

  09-08-2021 04:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The mining industry is turning green, but ‘old’ sectors like gold and iron ore are still attracting keen support.
  
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• Call for M1 checkpoint to shield Gold Coast from COVID-19 chaos

  09-08-2021 03:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate wants a police checkpoint erected on the M1 between Brisbane and Gold Coast to avoid future chaos in the tourist capital during border closures and lockdowns.
  
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• Suncorp rewards investors as earnings jump

  09-08-2021 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Insurer Suncorp has improved full-year cash earnings by 42 per cent, and rewarded shareholders with a special dividend and on-market buyback.
  
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• Suncorp payout, buyback delight investors

  09-08-2021 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Insurer Suncorp has improved full-year cash earnings by 42 per cent, and delighted shareholders with a special dividend and on-market buyback.
  
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• Transurban reveals $3.3b West Gate Tunnel blowout in results, as ASX rises on open

  09-08-2021 02:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Transurban reveals that Melbourne's beleaguered West Gate Tunnel project is facing a cost blowout of $3.3 billion and an indeterminate delay, as reporting season kicks off in full swing.
  
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• Suncorp banks $1b profit despite diasters, as Transurban stock drops on West Gate Tunnel blowout

  09-08-2021 02:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Reporting season is in full swing, with Transurban's stock dropping on revelations its beleaguered West Gate Tunnel project is facing a $3.3b cost blowout, and insurance company Suncorp banking a $1b profit.
  
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• NAB seeks to buy Citigroup's consumer arm despite ACCC concerns, as ASX ends flat

  09-08-2021 02:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian investors have had a busy day, with NAB announcing it wants to buy a large chunk of Citgroup and company results moving big names Transurban, Aurizon and Suncorp.
  
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• PM rules out Tabcorp vaccine lottery

  09-08-2021 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Scott Morrison has ruled out enlisting Tabcorp Holdings to run a lottery for people who are vaccinated against coronavirus.
  
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• Moderna may soon join Australia's rollout

  09-08-2021 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australians could have a third coronavirus vaccine available in coming weeks with Moderna expected to join the sluggish rollout.
  
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• Taxi driver's close call with COVID sparks Tasmanian call for QR check-ins on public transport

  09-08-2021 00:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A Tasmanian taxi driver who drove a passenger infected with the Delta strain of coronavirus to the airport transported around 17 other people before he was made aware of the risk. 
  
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• Taxi driver's close call with COVID sparks mandatory use of QR codes in Tasmania

  09-08-2021 00:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Uber and taxi users in Tasmania will be required to use QR check ins, after a 70-year-old taxi driver unwittingly drove a passenger infected with the Delta strain of coronavirus.
  
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