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• We fact checked Barnaby Joyce on the relative size of fossil fuel exports. Here's what we found

  20-10-2021 23:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce says that coal and fossil fuels are Australia's largest export. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.
  
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• Melbourne 'ready to roll' out of lockdown despite second-highest daily case numbers

  20-10-2021 23:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Victoria has recorded 2,232 new local cases of COVID-19 and 12 deaths, as metropolitan Melbourne and Mildura prepare to leave lockdown tonight. There are now 22,889 active cases of COVID-19 in Victoria.
  
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• ASX up, Wall Street chases record highs

  20-10-2021 22:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares wobble in early trade on Thursday, as Wall Street indices near record closing highs. Meanwhile, bitcoin rallies on the second day of the first bitcoin exchange-traded fund in the US. 
  
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• ASX to rise as Wall Street chases record highs

  20-10-2021 22:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are set to rise on Thursday, as Wall Street indices neared record closing highs. Meanwhile, bitcoin rallied on the second day of the first bitcoin exchange-traded fund in the US. 
  
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• ASX flat, Wall Street chases record highs

  20-10-2021 22:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have edged higher on close, with investors eyeing company results. Meanwhile, supermarkets mandate COVID-19 jabs, and Crown's board almost gets the boot.
  
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• Live: NSW Now: Clean-up underway in Coffs Harbour after supercell storm causes widespread damage

  20-10-2021 22:06 via abc.net.au
  
  MORNING BRIEFING: Emergency services reported more than 700 calls for help as the region was lashed by giant hail and damaging winds. 
   
  
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• 80,000 sunflowers set to bloom as Scenic Rim farmers swing their gates open to the public

  20-10-2021 22:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Hundreds of people are expected to descend on Queensland's Scenic Rim this weekend to witness the splash of colour created by 80,000 blooming sunflowers.
  
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• Mian built a new home for his family. Two weeks before moving in he was told the house would be demolished

  20-10-2021 21:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Dozens of residents will lose their homes to make way for a public transport project planned for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics.
  
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• Homes due to be resumed to make way for faster trains during Olympics

  20-10-2021 21:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Dozens of residents will lose their homes to make way for a public transport project planned for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics.
  
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• Family wins two-year battle against Public Trustee to keep brother's financial independence

  20-10-2021 21:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Two years and $80,000 later, Sue Nunn stops the Public Trustee of Queensland from charging a family member 40 per cent of his disability pension to administer his finances.
  
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• It's been a strange month for Vivian — she had to visit a petrol station.

  20-10-2021 21:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Watching petrol prices is something Vivian and her husband used to do all the time until they bought their first electric car. After unexpectedly finding themselves back at the pump, they're not loving the old routine.
  
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• Outback council's 'free land' scheme attracts flood of enquiries, overseas interest

  20-10-2021 21:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Quilpie's council has fielded more than 215 enquiries since a plan to ease its housing crisis by refunding the total cost of 28 blocks of land made international headlines 10 days ago. 
  
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• You can soon go on that overseas holiday. But what happens if you get COVID while you're there?

  20-10-2021 21:12 via abc.net.au
  
  As Australia prepares to reopen international borders for fully vaccinated travellers, many are planning their next getaway. But before you start packing, there are a few other things you need to consider.
  
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• Overseas travel will soon be allowed again. Here's why it'll be a luxury few Australians can afford

  20-10-2021 21:12 via abc.net.au
  
  As Australia prepares to reopen international borders for fully vaccinated travellers, many are planning their next getaway. But before you start packing, there are a few other things you need to consider.
  
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• Overseas holidays are making a comeback. But they’re going to require a lot more trav-min

  20-10-2021 21:12 via abc.net.au
  
  As Australia prepares to reopen international borders for fully vaccinated travellers, many are planning their next getaway. But before you start packing, there are a few other things you need to consider.
  
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• If you want to head overseas when the borders open, start planning your travel insurance and health checks now

  20-10-2021 21:12 via abc.net.au
  
  As Australia prepares to reopen international borders for fully vaccinated travellers, many are planning their next getaway. But before you start packing, there are a few other things you need to consider.
  
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• Evergrande 'may be very close to liquidation'. So what happens then?

  20-10-2021 21:07 via abc.net.au
  
  The 30-day grace period for a bond interest payment that Evergrande initially missed will expire this week. If no payments are made, a formal default will occur, meaning creditors could place the company into liquidation.
  
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• China's Evergrande to face its day of reckoning as default looms. So what happens next?

  20-10-2021 21:07 via abc.net.au
  
  The 30-day grace period for a bond interest payment that Evergrande initially missed will expire this week. If no payments are made, a formal default will occur, meaning creditors could place the company into liquidation.
  
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• China Evergrande to face its day of reckoning as a formal default looms. So what happens next?

  20-10-2021 21:07 via abc.net.au
  
  The 30-day grace period for a bond interest payment that Evergrande initially missed will expire this week. If no payments were made, a formal default will occur, meaning creditors could place the company into liquidation.
  
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• New Tasmanian undersea cable link project with Victoria wants to build in an 'area rich in history'

  20-10-2021 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  An Aboriginal group says a Tasmanian government business has failed to properly consult on a multi-billion-dollar project planned to run through an "incredibly sensitive" area subject to a native title claim.
  
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• Aboriginal group threatens action over lack of Marinus Link consultation

  20-10-2021 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  An Aboriginal group says a Tasmanian government business has failed to properly consult on a multi-billion dollar project planned to run through an "incredibly sensitive" area subject to a native title claim.
  
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• 'Undermining multilateral trade system': Australia condemns China's trade tactics at WTO

  20-10-2021 17:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Saying there is a "growing gap" between China's actions and its rhetoric, Australia's World Trade Organization representative argues China is acting contrary to WTO rules.
  
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• Australia condemns China's trade tactics at World Trade Organization

  20-10-2021 17:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Saying there is a "growing gap" between China's actions and its rhetoric, Australia's World Trade Organization representative argues China is acting contrary to WTO rules.
  
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• Grains set for more bumper crops, prices to remain strong amid global shortages

  20-10-2021 10:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The latest grains cropping forecast from Rabobank predicts the current winter crop will hit just under 53 million tonnes, just slightly off 2020's highs.
  
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• At Close of Business: Madeleine Stephens on MSWA

  20-10-2021 10:08 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Madeleine Stephens profiles the success of MSWA's outgoing chief Marcus Stafford.
  
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• Concern over state's COVID stimulus

  20-10-2021 10:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Only 2 per cent of a $319 million post-COVID social housing initiative had been spent by March, according to a report by the Auditor General released today.
  
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• Salt Lake in receivership, owes $170m

  20-10-2021 10:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Receivers have been appointed to Salt Lake Potash after the embattled business was unable to repay creditors and raise further funds needed for its Lake Way project in the Goldfields.
  
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• Crypto experts say Australia risks brain drain if new senate report not acted on

  20-10-2021 09:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Tax discounts and a new licensing regime are among the key recommendations of a senate inquiry into regulating cryptocurrency and other digital assets in Australia.  
  
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• ASX swings higher, AUD buys 75 US cents

  20-10-2021 09:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Investors have pushed the Australian share market to a 30-day high and the Aussie dollar to 75 US cents as the September worries of stalling growth fade.
  
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• WA cycling adds $650m to economy

  20-10-2021 09:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA’s cycling industry poured $651 million of value to the nation’s economy and $1.27 billion in economic output during 2020 as demand for bicycles surges, a landmark report has revealed.
  
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• Georgiou preferred contractor for hospital redevelopment

  20-10-2021 09:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Osborne Park-based construction company Georgiou Group has been named the preferred contractor for the first stage of the $300 million redevelopment of St John of God’s Subiaco Hospital.
  
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• Georgiou preferred contractor for $300m hospital redevelopment

  20-10-2021 09:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Osborne Park-based construction company Georgiou Group has been named the preferred contractor for the first stage of the $300 million redevelopment of St John of God’s Subiaco Hospital.
  
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• Rio pledges $7.5bn to halve carbon footprint

  20-10-2021 09:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Rio Tinto plans a huge investment in wind and solar power to help reduce its direct and indirect carbon emissions by 50 per cent by 2030, more than triple its previous target.
  
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• Traditional owners and climate advocates slam NT's approval of more fracking in Beetaloo Basin

  20-10-2021 09:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Empire Energy says drilling will start before the end of this month, while climate groups have accused the NT government of throwing "petrol on a burning house".
  
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• Pentanet launches cloud gaming offering

  20-10-2021 09:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Balcatta-based internet service provider Pentanet has launched GeForce NOW, a cloud-gaming platform that will provide high-end gaming services to digital devices.
  
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• $155m Kwinana battery confirmed

  20-10-2021 09:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  NHOA Australia has won a $155 million contract to install a battery in Kwinana for Synergy, the state government has confirmed.
  
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• Leaked contracts reveal Pfizer's power to 'silence' governments and 'maximize profits', consumer group alleges

  20-10-2021 09:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Under secretive contracts, pharmaceutical company Pfizer has the power to block countries from donating their COVID-19 vaccines to other nations, and can demand that governments put up their public assets as collateral.
  
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• $700m target for Aboriginal businesses

  20-10-2021 09:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government is aiming to award about five per cent of all contracts in the transport sector to Aboriginal businesses over the next five years.
  
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• Australia confronts the nuclear option

  20-10-2021 09:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Does Australia have the capacity to become the eighth nation to own nuclear-powered submarines?
  
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• Carnegie funded for wave power project

  20-10-2021 08:50 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Aquaculture businesses and local universities have chipped in for a $3.4 million wave technology project by Carnegie Clean Energy.
  
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• Green tick for $500m rare earths plant

  20-10-2021 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Lynas Rare Earths is closer to building a processing facility in Kalgoorlie after the state’s environmental authority recommended it for approval.
  
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• Offender register, reporting overhaul considered at FIFO assault inquiry

  20-10-2021 08:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The CME has backed the need for changes to employee screening and the reporting of sexual assault, admitting it could not guarantee sacked perpetrators had not gone on to work elsewhere.
  
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• Many students not happy with online classes

  20-10-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Universities must improve the student experience if virtual learning is to cement its place in higher education.
  
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• China tests world's largest rocket engine powered by high-energy gunpowder

  20-10-2021 08:00 via abc.net.au
  
  China test fires the world's most powerful solid rocket engine, with the largest thrust, powered by 150 tons of solid fuel.
  
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• EPA flooded with Gnarabup submissions

  20-10-2021 07:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The environmental watchdog is a step closer to determining whether to assess Saracen Properties’ $118 million Gnarabup resort proposal, after an overwhelming response to its public consultation.
  
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• Sun Cable secures lineup for energy venture

  20-10-2021 07:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Sun Cable has hired a suite of global companies including PwC, Bechtel and SMEC to deliver a $30 billion solar project designed to supply renewable energy to Australia and Singapore.
  
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• Sun Cable assembles “dream team” for project

  20-10-2021 07:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A $30 billion solar project designed to supply renewable energy to Australia and Singapore has added a suite of global companies to its list of backers, including PwC, Betchel and SMEC.
  
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• Mining industry fears attracting women may be harder than ever, FIFO sexual harassment inquiry told

  20-10-2021 07:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The head of WA's resource industry peak body tells a parliamentary inquiry into sexual harassment in the FIFO industry that attracting women to the sector is a struggle.
  
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• Clifford Chance to move offices

  20-10-2021 06:28 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Global law firm Clifford Chance is relocating to ground floor offices at 235 Saint George’s Terrace from its current offices at number 190.
  
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• BHP one-ups Wyloo’s bid

  20-10-2021 05:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Canadian miner Noront Resources is now recommending shareholders take up a new cash offer from BHP, trumping an earlier bid from Andrew Forrest-backed Wyloo Metals.
  
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