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• CSL confirms mRNA push, as Australian dollar slips to yearly low and ASX looks set to drop

  17-08-2021 23:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Investors are putting their cash into the safe haven US currency amid global instability, pushing the Australian dollar down further. Meanwhile, there was mixed sentiment on global markets to BHP's $2 billion merger with Woodside.
  
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• CSL confirms mRNA push, as Australian dollar slips and BHP dives on Woodside deal

  17-08-2021 23:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Global investors have had mixed reactions to BHP's plan to merge with Woodside, with Australian shares in the company dropping on open. However, the ASX 200 is trading up.
  
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• Australian dollar slips to year-low and ASX 200 set to drop, while global investors mull BHP deal

  17-08-2021 23:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Investors are putting their cash into the safe haven US currency amid global instability, pushing the Australian dollar down further. Meanwhile, there was mixed sentiment on global markets to BHP's $2 billion merger with Woodside.
  
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• Australian dollar slips further and ASX 200 set to drop, while global investors mull BHP deal

  17-08-2021 23:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Investors are putting their cash into the safe haven US currency amid global instability, pushing the Australian dollar down further. Meanwhile, there was mixed sentiment on global markets to BHP's $2 billion merger with Woodside.
  
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• Families resort to buy now, pay later schemes to put food on table, financial counsellor says

  17-08-2021 20:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Financial counsellor Peter Thompson says people struggling during lockdown, including those on welfare, are being targeting by buy now, pay later services.
  
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• Squadron retreats on Kimberley

  17-08-2021 12:09 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Andrew Forrest's Squadron Energy has confirmed it will back out of a Kimberley oil and gas venture.
  
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• Taliban declare 'amnesty' across Afghanistan, urge women to join government, as evacuation flights from Kabul resume

  17-08-2021 12:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Enamullah Samangani, a member of the Taliban's cultural commission, says women in a Taliban-ruled Afghanistan have no reason to be afraid, with citizens fearful of a return to their authoritative ways after the collapse of the Afghanistan's government.
  
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• ASX suffers biggest fall since June

  17-08-2021 10:09 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shares on the ASX have seen their biggest drop since June as rolling coronavirus lockdowns and a slowing Chinese economy force investors to reset growth expectations.
  
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• Webcentral seeks removal of Cirrus directors

  17-08-2021 10:07 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The board of Perth-based Cirrus Networks is continuing to reject a takeover proposal made by Webcentral Group, which is seeking the removal of most directors in the local IT services firm.
  
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• At Close of Business: Katie McDonald on apartment developments

  17-08-2021 09:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Katie McDonald talks about momentum building for apartment developments.
  
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• BHP lifts profit, announces three major deals

  17-08-2021 09:52 via businessnews.com.au
  
  BHP is reshaping its business and corporate structure, with the company selling its petroleum division, making a big investment in potash and ending its dual-listed structure.
  
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• Blackoak establishes $40m fund

  17-08-2021 09:33 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Blackoak Capital Ventures has launched a $40 million investment fund targeting opportunities in the Specialist Disability Accommodation sector.
  
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• $15m to better biosecurity

  17-08-2021 09:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government will allocate $15.1 million in the 2021-22 budget to protect Western Australia’s primary industries from biosecurity risks.
  
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• EPA to scrutinise Yardie Creek Road move

  17-08-2021 09:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government’s plan to clear 12 hectares of vegetation in Exmouth to realign Yardie Creek Road will be subject to the highest possible level of scrutiny by the EPA.
  
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• BHP and Woodside combine businesses to form one of the world's biggest energy companies

  17-08-2021 09:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Big miner BHP and oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum will merge their oil and gas businesses to form one of the world's biggest energy companies.
  
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• BHP and Woodside announce merger to form one of the world's biggest energy companies

  17-08-2021 09:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Big miner BHP and oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum will merge their oil and gas businesses to form one of the world's biggest energy companies.
  
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• Woodside reveals $40bn BHP deal

  17-08-2021 09:16 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Woodside has confirmed plans to merge with BHP’s oil and gas business, with the new $40 billion entity to be led by Meg O’Neill.
  
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• Myanmar to sell Bawdwin interest for $41m

  17-08-2021 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based Myanmar Metals has agreed to sell its entire interest in a historical lead and silver mine, impacting the likelihood of a $66 million takeover deal.
  
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• Can WA make hydrogen happen?

  17-08-2021 08:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Developing a hydrogen industry will be critical for WA’s economy if LNG fades, but there should be no illusion it will be simple.
  
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• Foreign ownership of water register doing the job says Productivity Commission

  17-08-2021 08:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A major report finds no change is needed to the register of foreign ownership of Australian water.
  
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• Driven to success by any measure

  17-08-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Excellence in performance can’t easily be judged by simple measures.
  
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• 'Lies' about financial viability of SA marina led to collapse and $1 million in damages to investor

  17-08-2021 07:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Investors in a failed marina on South Australia's far west coast are awarded more than $1 million in damages after a court ruled they had been tricked into putting their money into the project.
  
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• Leichhardt progresses $280m salt project plan

  17-08-2021 06:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Leichhardt is progressing its plan to build a $280 million salt mine in the Pilbara, lodging the proposal with the state's peak environmental body.
  
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• Leichhardt progresses $280m salt project

  17-08-2021 06:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Leichhardt is progressing its plan to build a $280 million salt mine in the Pilbara, lodging the proposal with the state's peak environmental body.
  
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• Cabramatta man disobeys COVID health orders and travels to Armidale

  17-08-2021 06:36 via abc.net.au
  
  A man will spend two months in jail for breaching public health orders after travelling from Sydney to Armidale in northern NSW.
  
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• Cabramatta man disobeys COVID health orders and catches train to Armidale

  17-08-2021 06:36 via abc.net.au
  
  A man will spend two months in jail for breaching public health orders after travelling from Sydney to Armidale in northern NSW.
  
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• Elon Musk's Tesla under investigation over Autopilot crashes

  17-08-2021 05:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Tesla's Autopilot system has been blamed for 17 injuries and one death on American roads.
  
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• Battery Minerals makes $12.5m sale

  17-08-2021 05:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  West Perth-based company Battery Minerals has agreed to sell two graphite projects in Mozambique to an existing producer for $12.5 million in cash and shares.
  
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• Broadacre farmers defy challenges to deliver positive results

  17-08-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Increased yields, improved water-use efficiency and strong grain and livestock prices contributed to a successful 2020 for broadacre farmers, despite trade tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Monadelphous wins $200m in work

  17-08-2021 04:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Monadelphous has secured $200 million in construction and maintenance contracts including with mining majors BHP and Rio Tinto.
  
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• While China has banned sawlogs, it is still taking Australia's livestock in good volumes

  17-08-2021 03:53 via abc.net.au
  
  China's trade ban and the pandemic are continuing to impact exports of Australia's rural commodities with one major port recording its lowest throughput volumes in more than a decade.
  
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• Defence won't land planes in Kabul: Dutton

  17-08-2021 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia's Afghanistan rescue mission will not go ahead until chaos at Kabul airport subsides as people desperately try to escape the Taliban.
  
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• Charges against Linc Energy executives over failed gas project to be dropped

  17-08-2021 01:46 via abc.net.au
  
  The executives, including founder Peter Bond, were charged in 2016, but the DPP has decided not to prosecute the case.
  
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