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• Wall Street up after Pfizer gains approval, ASX set to rise

  23-08-2021 23:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX is set to lift after Wall Street rallied. The Nasdaq hit a record closing high after COVID-19 vaccine Pfizer gained full approval in the US.
  
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• ASX gains, Wall Street up after Pfizer vaccine gains approval

  23-08-2021 23:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Energy and travel stocks have boosted the ASX 200 in intra-day trading. The Nasdaq hit a record closing high after Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine gained full approval in the US.
  
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• ASX gains, Wall Street up after Pfizer gains approval

  23-08-2021 23:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX has risen with most sectors gaining. The Nasdaq hit a record closing high after COVID-19 vaccine Pfizer gained full approval in the US.
  
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• ASX gains as NSW hits 6 million jabs, Wall Street up after Pfizer vaccine gains approval

  23-08-2021 23:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Energy and travel stocks have boosted the Australian share market and the Nasdaq has hit a record closing high on the back of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine gaining full approval in the US.
  
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• Backpackers want pathway to residency after years of farm work

  23-08-2021 22:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Amid a claim that half of Australia's working holidaymakers want a path to residency, the federal government continues to spruik an alternative scheme that does not include them.
  
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• 'Sorry, there's a problem with the internet': ACCC takes telcos to court over NBN speed claims

  23-08-2021 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Hundreds of thousands of Australians didn't get the internet speeds they were promised after signing up for fixed-line NBN connections. There are calls for consumer protections to be ramped up, even as the ACCC takes three telcos to court to enforce those that exist.
  
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• Australia still lags behind the rest of the world on internet speeds, so are retailers or the NBN to blame?

  23-08-2021 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Hundreds of thousands of Australians didn't get the internet speeds they were promised after signing up for fixed-line NBN connections. There are calls for consumer protections to be ramped up, even as the ACCC takes three telcos to court to enforce those that exist.
  
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• APM evaluates mega float

  23-08-2021 18:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  West Perth-based human services company APM has appointed Goldman Sachs and Gilbert + Tobin to assess a stockmarket float likely to be worth in excess of $1.5 billion.
  
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• WA's first space satellite to enter orbit

  23-08-2021 11:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The first Western Australian-built spacecraft is set to be deployed to the International Space Station with a goal of eventually being sent to the moon.
  
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• Ampol bids for Z Energy, posts first-half profit

  23-08-2021 10:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Fuel distributor Ampol has pitched a takeover offer for a New Zealand company on the same day as declaring a return to first-half profit.
  
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• At Close of Business: Madeleine Stephens on the arts

  23-08-2021 10:07 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Madeleine Stephens talks about COVID-19 and the year in arts for WA.
  
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• Children with disability to receive jabs

  23-08-2021 10:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Children aged 12 to 15 living with a disability will be added to Australia's coronavirus vaccine rollout from Wednesday.
  
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• ASX ends losing streak, tech shares best

  23-08-2021 10:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Investors have stopped a five-day slide on the Australian market but one analyst says they may simply be "buying the dip" as economic growth concerns linger.
  
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• Huon takeover fight continues

  23-08-2021 09:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Tasmanian business Huon Aquaculture today confirmed it had received a takeover proposal from Andrew Forrest’s Tattarang, lower than that of Brazilian meat processing giant JBS.
  
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• More than half of stricken ship's crew report respiratory symptoms as it docks in Perth

  23-08-2021 09:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The cargo ship was due to berth in Albany on Saturday before 16 of its 22 crew members reported respiratory problems and elevated temperatures.
  
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• Yelo removed from Trigg redevelopment

  23-08-2021 09:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A $4.75 million plan to build a four-storey development at the site of popular northern beaches cafe Yelo will be considered for a third time, but without the much-loved cafe.
  
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• Premature software release caused ASX outage

  23-08-2021 09:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  ASX Trade's outage in November 2020 was caused by the release of a software update which was not ready to go live, an independent review has found.
  
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• 'Get used to being in the dark': Outback council's treatment of Aboriginal residents slammed

  23-08-2021 09:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Aboriginal people in one of Australia's most remote councils were forced to live without power, make backyard campfires and told to "get used to being in the dark" due to accumulated electricity and water debts, a report finds.
  
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• Lithium refinery starts production

  23-08-2021 09:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia’s first lithium hydroxide refinery at Kwinana has commenced production five years after the start of construction, but with full capacity still 18 months away.
  
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• Worley picked for Jansz-Io work

  23-08-2021 09:21 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Worley will undertake engineering and construction management work at Chevron’s Jansz-Io compression project, after announcing a contract win today.
  
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• MACA in $20.7m profit

  23-08-2021 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based mining and civil contractor MACA is back in the black after achieving record revenue of $1.2 billion in the year to June 30.
  
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• Deal makers become Meal Makers

  23-08-2021 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth business leaders cooked meals for vulnerable people last week and raised $146,973 For Foodbank WA, with Northern Star Resources’ Hilary Macdonald topping the fundraising leaderboard.
  
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• $16m facelift for Vic Park heritage

  23-08-2021 08:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Blackoak Capital Ventures has been selected as the preferred proponent for the restoration and redevelopment of the Edward Millen Heritage Precinct in East Victoria Park.
  
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• K+S Salt unveils refined plan for Ashburton

  23-08-2021 08:32 via businessnews.com.au
  
  K+S Group has slashed the footprint of its proposed $350 million Ashburton Salt project by almost one-third to reduce its environmental impact and increase output.
  
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• Trade, market threats expose WA

  23-08-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia’s iron ore exports are breaking records, but are we at a turning point?
  
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• Warburton to join Northern Star

  23-08-2021 06:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Experienced director Sharon Warburton will join the board of Northern Star Resources in September, ahead of the goldminer’s annual general meeting.
  
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• Call for mandatory full vaccination of interstate tourists coming to WA from December

  23-08-2021 05:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Everyone entering WA, from returning West Australians to business travellers and FIFO workers, should be fully vaccinated from December, the state's top tourism body says.
  
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• Queensland police investigate actions of 'reckless' horseman at border protest

  23-08-2021 05:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Gold Coast police say they could prosecute the horseman who galloped through the crowd during yesterday's lockdown protest on the Queensland-NSW border.
  
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• O’Neill to shape enlarged Woodside

  23-08-2021 04:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The merger of Woodside Petroleum and BHP’s petroleum business will reshape two of the biggest companies in WA.
  
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• ASX went ahead with upgrade despite not being ready

  23-08-2021 03:22 via abc.net.au
  
  An independent report finds major market outages last year were caused by the ASX not being ready to upgrade its trading systems.
  
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• ASX went ahead with system upgrade despite not being ready

  23-08-2021 03:22 via abc.net.au
  
  An independent report finds major market outages last year were caused by the ASX not being ready to upgrade its trading systems.
  
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• Our goal is to live with virus: Morrison

  23-08-2021 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Scott Morrison has declared lockdowns will be unsustainable once widespread vaccination coverage is achieved, in another warning shot to state premiers.
  
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• Goal is to live with virus: Morrison

  23-08-2021 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Scott Morrison has challenged premiers to stick to vaccine coverage targets tied to ending lockdowns regardless of coronavirus cases.
  
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• New agriculture visa set to be introduced

  23-08-2021 02:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia will soon have a dedicated agriculture visa with the federal government set to create a new category of workers by the end of September.
  
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