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• Ex-mayor accused of using newspaper edited by wife to boost re-election bid

  21-10-2021 22:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Don Hill says he has no editorial control over South Gippsland Voices, but a table the paper published ranking council candidates has attracted several complaints and led to questions about the state of regional media.
  
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• 'I won't be able to buy in Canberra': Class action looming against property developer

  21-10-2021 22:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Many prospective Canberra home owners have had their properties pulled out from under them, but now a class action is on the cards.
  
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• Face mask manufacturing a good fit for thriving business

  21-10-2021 22:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Millions of face masks are being made in Victoria each year and will continue into the future with consumers' trust in the Australian-made product high.
  
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• ASX to drop, mixed day on Wall Street

  21-10-2021 22:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are set for a softer day, after a late rally but mixed results on Wall Street.
  
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• ASX flat, Bitcoin glitch sees value plunge, Evergrande avoids default

  21-10-2021 22:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have closed flat, with travel stocks performing well but mining stocks weighing on the market.  
  
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• ASX drops, mixed day on Wall Street

  21-10-2021 22:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares open lower on Friday, as travel stocks perform well but mining stocks weigh on the market.  
  
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• ASX drops, miners drag on the market, bitcoin glitch sees value plunge

  21-10-2021 22:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are trading lower, with travel stocks performing well but mining stocks weighing on the market.  
  
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• ASX drops, bitcoin glitch sees value plunge, Evergrande avoids default

  21-10-2021 22:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are trading lower, with travel stocks performing well but mining stocks weighing on the market.  
  
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• Greenpeace says Australian government tried to change major climate change report

  21-10-2021 22:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia sought to change a major international report on climate change to promote a future for coal-fired power and downplay the influence of fossil fuel lobbyists, the environmental group Greenpeace says.
   
  
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• Australia's leaked coal comments show 'secret world of what governments really think about the climate emergency'

  21-10-2021 22:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia sought to change a major international report on climate change to promote a future for coal-fired power and downplay the influence of fossil fuel lobbyists, the environmental group Greenpeace says.
   
  
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• Australia lobbied to change key IPCC climate change report, Greenpeace says

  21-10-2021 22:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia sought to change a major international report on climate change to promote a future for coal-fired power and downplay the influence of fossil fuel lobbyists, the environmental group Greenpeace says.
   
  
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• Thousands in limbo as 'orphaned' homes crisis affects Australia's building industry

  21-10-2021 21:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Thousands of homeowners are being stranded with "orphaned" houses they cannot live in because of regulatory failures and bureaucratic dithering, industry experts say.
  
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• Live: NSW Now: PM and Premier to announce take-off plans for international flights

  21-10-2021 21:33 via abc.net.au
  
  MORNING BRIEFING: Prime Minister Scott Morrison and NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet are set to reveal more details about what international travel will look like for Australians when it resumes next month.
  
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• Live: NSW Now: Eighth person charged over fatal bashing of 16yo

  21-10-2021 21:33 via abc.net.au
  
  MORNING BRIEFING: A 32-year-old man has become the eighth person charged over the murder of a teenaged boy in Doonside, in Western Sydney, in August.
  
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• There are no people but lots of penguins on Bouvet Island. So how come $2.5m in Australian bank accounts apparently belongs to its 'residents'?

  21-10-2021 21:02 via abc.net.au
  
  If you've never heard of Bouvet Island, you're not alone. It's the most remote island on Earth and no-one lives there. But there are a dozen Australian bank accounts whose owners are registered as residents.
  
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• Does this penguin hold an Australian bank account? If not, who owns the money from Bouvet Island?

  21-10-2021 21:02 via abc.net.au
  
  If you've never heard of Bouvet Island, you're not alone. It's the most remote island on Earth and no-one lives there. But there are a dozen Australian bank accounts whose owners are registered as residents.
  
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• Bouvet Island is the most remote place on Earth. But its 'residents' still have $2.5m banked in Australian accounts

  21-10-2021 21:02 via abc.net.au
  
  If you've never heard of Bouvet Island, you're not alone. It's the most remote island on Earth and no-one lives there. But there are a dozen Australian bank accounts whose owners are registered as residents.
  
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• 'Will we survive?': Canberrans can shop again as retail stores reopen in the ACT

  21-10-2021 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Canberra's non-essential retail stores reopen to the public today as COVID-19 restrictions ease again — and for some businesses, it couldn't have come at a better time.
  
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• WA pauses Qld COVID-19 border easing

  21-10-2021 11:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia will delay relaxing its border to Queensland after a Gold Coast man who tested positive to COVID-19 was active in the community.
  
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• At Close of Business: Claire Tyrrell on the residential building sector

  21-10-2021 10:16 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Claire Tyrrell reports on the constraints and opportunities facing Perth's residential building market.
  
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• Reopening not easy for all on flat ASX

  21-10-2021 09:53 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Company leaders put a positive spin on tricky times but investors were not always persuaded on a busy day of annual meetings and quarterly updates.
  
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• New $18m battery alliance in WA

  21-10-2021 09:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A Perth research institute focused on battery industries has signed up a consortium of companies, government agencies and universities to build a cathode precursor production pilot plant.
  
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• Marriott to join Hesperia's health hub

  21-10-2021 09:42 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based property developer Hesperia has announced multi-national hotel giant Marriott will join its new $200 million Murdoch health precinct, delivering 150 guest rooms.
  
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• Lykos soars on ASX debut

  21-10-2021 09:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Lykos Metals’ shares have risen 60 per cent on the company’s first day of trading, while fellow Western Australian explorer Nimy Resources is seeking to list next month.
  
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• Lockwood named new chair of IWA

  21-10-2021 09:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Nicole Lockwood has replaced John Langoulant as chair of Infrastructure WA, with Terry Agnew made deputy and Rebecca Tomkinson a new face on the board.
  
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• Langoulant replacements named

  21-10-2021 09:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Two of the most prominent women in WA's public service will take positions atop the boards of Infrastructure WA and GESB following John Langoulant's appointment as the state's agent general in the UK and Europe.
  
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• DDH1 to challenge 'copyright breach' action

  21-10-2021 08:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A Mandurah-based training services firm is suing drilling contractor DDH1 over claims it breached copyright by handing over the firm's materials to a rival company.
  
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• DDH1 to challenge 'copyright breach'

  21-10-2021 08:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A Mandurah-based training services firm is suing drilling contractor DDH1 over claims it breached copyright by handing over the firm's materials to a rival company.
  
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• How this community will benefit from the 65 trains to be built on the Fraser Coast

  21-10-2021 08:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Young workers and Maryborough's legacy are set to benefit from the $7 billion Queensland government investment in train manufacturing ahead of the 2032 Olympics. 
  
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• Woodside books bumper quarter

  21-10-2021 08:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Surging LNG prices have driven Woodside Petroleum to deliver a 19 per cent sales revenue increase during the September quarter despite a slip in production figures.
  
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• Aust Potash launches training centre

  21-10-2021 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australian Potash is opening a new training hub in the Shire of Laverton where it’s also proposing a 30-year sulphate of potash (SOP) operation.
  
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• Perrottet holds key with reopening

  21-10-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Morrison government will be keenly watching the new NSW premier’s bold move to open the nation’s biggest economy.
  
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• Woolworths, Coles, Aldi to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for staff

  21-10-2021 06:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Supermarket giants Woolworths and Aldi announce plans to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for all staff across Australia, but Coles will only require workers in NSW, Victoria and the ACT to get the jab.
  
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• Federal Court issues warrant for alleged fraudster Bill Papas

  21-10-2021 06:41 via abc.net.au
  
  The Federal Court issues a warrant for the arrest of alleged fraudster Bill Papas, the former president of Sydney Olympic Football Club, paving the way for his  extradition from Greece.
  
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• Federal Court issues arrest warrant for alleged fraudster Bill Papas

  21-10-2021 06:41 via abc.net.au
  
  The Federal Court issues a warrant for the arrest of alleged fraudster Bill Papas, the former president of Sydney Olympic Football Club, paving the way for his  extradition from Greece.
  
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• Australia's third-richest person to invest $1.5b in fight against climate change

  21-10-2021 06:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes says he's putting up the huge sum in a bid to help dramatically reduce carbon emissions by 2030.
  
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• NSW families to receive $250 vouchers as 'thank you' for homeschooling

  21-10-2021 06:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Premier Dominic Perrottet says the vouchers are a "thank you to every single mum and dad" who took up homeschooling during lockdown.
  
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• Been waiting for a parcel? A national strike by StarTrack workers could further slow the strained network

  21-10-2021 06:06 via abc.net.au
  
  StarTrack workers are taking strike action across Australia today as they try to negotiate a new agreement with the company, which is owned by Australia Post. There are fears the action will cause more parcel delivery delays across the network.
  
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• BCI bullish on Mardie funding

  21-10-2021 05:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The board of Kerry Stokes-backed BCI Minerals has signed off on a $1.2 billion construction cost for its Mardie salt and potash project, with main works to start early next year.
  
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• Gold Road enters Apollo bidding ring

  21-10-2021 04:33 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Gold Road Resources has stepped in to counter Ramelius Resources’ proposed takeover bid for Apollo Consolidated, tabling an all-cash unconditional offer.
  
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• Crown payouts irk shareholders, revenue plummets

  21-10-2021 04:33 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Crown Resorts shareholders have flagged concerns about the embattled casino giant forking out millions for departing executives, as it reported revenue had plummeted 30 per cent.
  
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• West Perth office sells for $5m

  21-10-2021 03:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Private investment group Tribar Capital has bought a fully-leased West Perth office building for $5.35 million.
  
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• Netflix workers walk out over Dave Chappelle special The Closer

  21-10-2021 03:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Around 100 people protesting outside Netflix offices, including staff members, are calling for an end to harmful comments about transgender people.
  
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• Woolworths, Coles plan staff vaccine mandates

  21-10-2021 03:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australian supermarket giants Woolworths Group and Coles have announced plans to implement mandatory vaccination policies for their staff.
  
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• When Carol was made redundant she thought finding another job would be easy. She was in for a 'rude shock'

  21-10-2021 02:03 via abc.net.au
  
  While employers complain about staff shortages, a new report finds there is still a severe shortage of entry-level jobs, leaving hundreds of thousands of people as long-term unemployed.
  
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• FIFO workers facing random room searches after alcohol policy updated

  21-10-2021 01:57 via abc.net.au
  
  The union representing mine workers in WA says BHP has brought in a policy to allow managers to search workers' rooms by stealth, but the company says it has simply updated a long-standing policy.
  
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