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• ASX to rise, Wall Street up, iron ore price up

  24-08-2021 23:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is expected to gain on Tuesday after a positive day on Wall Street. US markets were again buoyed by optimism about vaccination rates.  Mewnahile, the price of iron ore is up 9 per cent.
  
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• ASX closes higher, Wall Street up, iron ore price up

  24-08-2021 23:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market closed in the green, with tech stocks the big story of the day. Meanwhile, the price of iron ore rose 9 per cent.
  
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• Tax wealth properly, and Australia's ageing population will enjoy better health services, report says

  24-08-2021 23:04 via abc.net.au
  
  There is no reason why Australia's ageing population should put health budgets under pressure, given the amount of untaxed wealth in the economy, a new paper argues.
  
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• Australia 'missing out on a very large tax base' by ignoring rapidly rising wealth, report argues

  24-08-2021 23:04 via abc.net.au
  
  There is no reason why Australia's ageing population should put health budgets under pressure, given the amount of untaxed wealth in the economy, a new paper argues.
  
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• Energy shares pop, ASX extends gains

  24-08-2021 10:10 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Investors punished some share prices after the latest round of earnings reports but it has been what executives have left out that has likely concerned most.
  
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• Macmahon adds $626m to order book

  24-08-2021 10:09 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Listed contractor Macmahon Holdings has secured further work at the Tropicana and Telfer mines in Western Australia, worth more than $600 million in total.
  
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• Macmahon adds $618m to order book

  24-08-2021 10:09 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Listed contractor Macmahon Holdings has secured further work at the Tropicana and Telfer mines in Western Australia, worth a combined $600 million.
  
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• Western Areas posts $7.7m loss

  24-08-2021 10:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Nickel miner Western Areas has incurred a full-year loss on the back of “mine production issues” at its Forrestania operations near Kalgoorlie.
  
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• At Close of Business: Katie McDonald on commerical vacancies

  24-08-2021 09:32 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Katie McDonald talks about an uptick in activity in the commercial property market.
  
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• At Close of Business: Katie McDonald on commercial vacancies

  24-08-2021 09:32 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Katie McDonald talks about an uptick in activity in the commercial property market.
  
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• WA-made satellite to enter orbit

  24-08-2021 09:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A homegrown satellite designed and built by Curtin University is set to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida this weekend.
  
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• Border with NSW will stay shut for 10 more weeks, Queensland confirms

  24-08-2021 09:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland Health says a 70 per cent vaccination rate in the state is the only thing that will see the restrictions lifted before the end of October.
  
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• Perenti works through challenges

  24-08-2021 09:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mining services company Perenti Global has delivered a solid annual result after dealing with the impact of COVID-19, labour shortages and currency movements.
  
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• Outback tourism body calls for JobKeeper to be reinstated

  24-08-2021 08:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Tourism Central Australia is calling for JobKeeper to be reinstated so the region's struggling tourism and hospitality industries are kept alive. 
  
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• Forrest urges feds to stop JBS’s Huon bid

  24-08-2021 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Andrew Forrest has called on federal regulators to stop JBS Group’s proposed takeover of Huon, one day after the board of the Tasmanian fishing business affirmed its support of the deal.
  
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• Forrest urges feds to stop JBS’ Huon bid

  24-08-2021 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Andrew Forrest has called on federal regulators to stop JBS Group’s proposed takeover of Huon, one day after the Tasmanian fishing business’ board recommended shareholders approve the deal.
  
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• Fremantle vessel has 20 COVID-positive crew

  24-08-2021 08:21 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Twenty of the 22 crew members on board a cargo ship docked at Fremantle Port have tested positive for COVID-19 overnight.
  
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• Fremantle ship carrying 20 COVID positive crew

  24-08-2021 08:21 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Twenty of the 22 crew members on board a cargo ship docked at Fremantle Port have tested positive for COVID-19 overnight.
  
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• Adding value to defence objectives

  24-08-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Balancing offshore inputs with local participation in defence contracting is a challenge.
  
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• FMG contractor pleads not guilty to alleged indecent assault

  24-08-2021 07:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Rory George Stevenson, 24, has pleaded not guilty to allegedly assaulting a woman on a Pilbara mine site and he is one of several men charged over a recent spate of attacks in the mining industry.
  
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• Export ban, green delays, need fix to boost manufacturing

  24-08-2021 07:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government must cut environmental approval times and rethink its new onshore export ban to make Mark McGowan’s gas-powered manufacturing plans a reality, a report shows.
  
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• Monadelphous warns on labour shortages

  24-08-2021 06:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shares in Monadelphous Group fell sharply today as the market looked past its strong FY21 profit and focused on the patchy outlook and “unprecedented” labour shortages.
  
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• Ready for your big break? New Netflix series seeks 'hundreds' of extras

  24-08-2021 06:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Filming is due to start on a new crime drama being shot in Far North Queensland, and there are lots of opportunities for budding actors to showcase their talents.
  
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• Toll truck drivers to walk off the job on Friday disrupting national transport giant

  24-08-2021 06:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Truck drivers around the nation working for Toll Group plan to go on strike on Friday after enterprise bargaining negotiations with the transport giant fell apart. 
  
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• Toll truck drivers to strike on Friday, with Linfox, StarTrack and FedEx set to follow

  24-08-2021 06:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Truck drivers around the nation working for Toll Group plan to go on strike on Friday following enterprise bargaining negotiations with the transport giant falling apart. And truckies at Linfox and Bevchain will tomorrow lodge applications to take part in industrial action.
  
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• Tsvetnenko surrenders, agrees to extradition

  24-08-2021 06:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based tech millionaire Eugeni 'Zhenya' Tsvetnenko has today agreed to be extradited to the United States, ending a three-year long legal battle.
  
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• GR Engineering in $23m profit

  24-08-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  GR Engineering Services’ shares were up 10 per cent this morning when the company posted a significant jump in revenue and earnings.
  
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• Austal's revenue, earnings take a hit

  24-08-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Austal suffered a sharp drop in revenue and underlying earnings in the year to June, on the back of a strengthening Australian dollar, COVID-19 and decreasing support work in the US.
  
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• 3 Oceans back with Scarborough towers

  24-08-2021 05:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Public submissions have opened for 3 Oceans Property’s revised Scarborough apartments proposal, featuring three towers, the tallest reaching 46 storeys.
  
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• Mader Group up on strong result

  24-08-2021 05:50 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mader Group has largely avoided the labour shortage issues hitting other mining services companies, reporting strong growth in earnings and forecasting more growth this year.
  
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• Woman towing caravan 'speeds through COVID checkpoint, rams police'

  24-08-2021 05:09 via abc.net.au
  
  A 47-year-old woman has been remanded in custody to serve 14 days' quarantine after allegedly speeding through a checkpoint at Western Australia's border with South Australia and ramming a police car. 
  
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• Woman towing caravan 'charges through COVID checkpoint, rams police'

  24-08-2021 05:09 via abc.net.au
  
  A 47-year-old woman will face court today after she allegedly sped through a checkpoint on the Western Australia-South Australia border, before leading police on a dramatic high-speed chase. 
  
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• WA’s Definitiv in acquisition

  24-08-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  West Perth-based Definitiv is set to bolster its Asia Pacific reach after being bought by fellow software company The Access Group.
  
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• Westfield operator swings to half-year profit

  24-08-2021 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Westfield shopping centres operator Scentre has swung to a half-year profit of $400.4 million as customer traffic rebounded when lockdowns eased in the first half of the year.
  
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• Stick to national reopening plan: Morrison

  24-08-2021 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Scott Morrison has warned continued lockdowns will cause more harm than good when COVID-19 vaccination coverages reaches 70 per cent.
  
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• Cormann influence remains in Liberal ranks

  24-08-2021 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Liberals who thought the Cormann factor in local affairs would wane after his move to France have been mistaken, based on the results of a ballot for positions in the Swan division of the party.
  
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• Australia continues Afghan rescue mission

  24-08-2021 02:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia has evacuated another 650 people from Afghanistan in its biggest night of a dangerous rescue mission.
  
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