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• How versatile is a piece of charcoal? Two brothers and a 'left field' business idea set to reenergise an outback town

  09-10-2021 22:44 via abc.net.au
  
  An outback town in Queensland is looking toward a renewable energy resurgence thanks to the brainchild of a leading economist. 
  
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• How versatile is a piece charcoal? Two brothers and a 'left field' business idea set to reenergise an outback town

  09-10-2021 22:44 via abc.net.au
  
  An outback town in Queensland is looking toward a renewable energy resurgence thanks to the brainchild of a leading economist. 
  
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• Lebanon without centrally produced electricity after its two main power plants shut

  09-10-2021 22:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The government is turning to emergency military supplies to generate electricity as it scrambles to source fuel from its neighbours.
  
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• 'We're really sceptical': Why this Sydney cafe won't open tomorrow despite end of lockdown

  09-10-2021 21:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Tomorrow, Sydney will take it's first steps out of lockdown after 15 weeks. For many businesses, navigating new rules and policing whether customers are vaccinated is an intimidating task. The ABC speaks to three businesses all taking different approaches to reopening. 
  
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• 'We're really sceptical': Why this Sydney cafe won't open on Monday despite end of lockdown

  09-10-2021 21:58 via abc.net.au
  
  On Monday, Sydney will take its first steps out of lockdown after 15 weeks. For many businesses, navigating new rules and policing whether customers are vaccinated is an intimidating task. The ABC speaks to three businesses all taking different approaches to reopening. 
  
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• 'You think we're joking, we're not': Deputy PM warns social media platforms that regulation is coming

  09-10-2021 21:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says the message to social media giants from governments around the world is that threats of regulation are no joke.
  
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• 'People are going crazy': Two men killed by crocodiles in Solomon Islands after diving for beche-de-mer

  09-10-2021 21:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The deaths of two divers from crocodile attacks come less than a month after Solomon Islands lifted its ban on harvesting sea cucumbers in an effort to boost the pandemic-stricken economy.
  
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• Crocodiles are killing divers who harvest sea cucumbers, but plenty still risk their lives for this delicacy

  09-10-2021 21:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The deaths of two divers from crocodile attacks come less than a month after Solomon Islands lifted its ban on harvesting sea cucumbers in an effort to boost the pandemic-stricken economy.
  
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• US reveals plan to sell Australia 12 military helicopters in $1.3b deal

  09-10-2021 06:55 via abc.net.au
  
  The Royal Australian Navy is set to dump its troubled fleet of European-made MRH 90 Taipan helicopters, replacing them with 12 US-made Seahawks in a deal worth around $1.3 billion.
  
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• Business Council of Australia reverses position, calling for ambitious short-term carbon emissions reduction target

  09-10-2021 05:27 via abc.net.au
  
  A new report by the Business Council of Australia predicts an $890 billion boost to economic activity and the creation of 195,000 jobs over the next five decades as a result of dramatically cutting carbon emissions.
  
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• Business Council changes position on climate outlook, pushes for ambitious carbon targets

  09-10-2021 05:27 via abc.net.au
  
  A new report by the Business Council of Australia predicts an $890 billion boost to economic activity and the creation of 195,000 jobs over the next five decades as a result of dramatically cutting carbon emissions.
  
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• Indian-owned Australian coal mine suffers 'another nail in the coffin' after big legal loss

  09-10-2021 02:58 via abc.net.au
  
  An Indian-owned coal mine believed to be more than $1 billion in the red is teetering after a Federal Court judge ordered the company to pay an aggrieved creditor more than $5 million in costs.
  
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• Australian cotton growers stitch up best prices since 2011

  09-10-2021 00:50 via abc.net.au
  
  No China, no worries; they might not have access to the lucrative market, but local growers are still cashing in.
  
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• Lockdown cocktails have kept these venues going, but they can't wait to open the doors again

  09-10-2021 00:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Alcohol sales have surged during the pandemic but regional distillers hope to get more of the action once lockdowns end.
  
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