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• 'We've worked so hard': Licensing change could force veteran fire safety operators to close their doors

  05-11-2021 22:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Up until this week hundreds of Queensland small businesses earned their crust by servicing fire protection equipment in buildings like schools and offices – but a licensing change has rendered them unqualified to do the work.
  
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• Canberra price rises push houses out of reach of first-time buyers, despite government aid

  05-11-2021 22:09 via abc.net.au
  
  New buyers say a federal scheme that is meant to help them enter the property market is effectively redundant, as its cap of $500,000 is too low.
  
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• Lockdowns have ended in Sydney and Melbourne so why are many businesses still struggling?

  05-11-2021 20:17 via abc.net.au
  
  The scarcity of international students has a significant impact on hospitality and other industries in Australia, with some forced to reduce operating hours while others struggle with understaffing.
  
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• It's a 'priority' technology in Australia's net zero plan. Critics say it's a 'scam'

  05-11-2021 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Part of Australia's net zero by 2050 plan is to use carbon capture and storage to help get emissions down from burning coal and gas. But is it a realistic option?
  
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• Injured SA workers to receive higher compensation payouts thanks to High Court ruling

  05-11-2021 12:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Injured South Australian workers will be entitled to hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of additional compensation following a High Court ruling against ReturnToWorkSA.
  
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• Sam Walsh wins Order of the Rising Sun

  05-11-2021 10:26 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Businessman Sam Walsh has been awarded The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon for his contributions to economic relations between Japan and Australia.
  
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• Special homes plan relies on supports

  05-11-2021 09:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  An NDIS model aimed at sourcing homes from private investors for specialist housing needs a ‘holistic’ approach focused on care, services and choice.
  
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• Residents lose court bid for review of $35m Dunsborough development

  05-11-2021 09:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The neighbours of a $35 million four-storey apartment development in the state’s South West have lost a Supreme Court bid to challenge its approval.
  
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• Residents lose court bid for $35m development review

  05-11-2021 09:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The neighbours of a $35 million four-storey apartment development in the state’s South West have lost a Supreme Court bid to challenge its approval.
  
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• At Close of Business: Voter ID laws

  05-11-2021 09:19 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Jordan Murray and Matt Mckenzie discuss the impact of newly floated voter identification laws.
  
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• Agave's $6.6m Broadway proposal reconsidered

  05-11-2021 09:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Agave Developments’ $6.6 million six-storey apartment project on Broadway is heading back to the development assessment panel, despite having not yet gained the support of the City of Nedlands.
  
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• Opposition, industry call for COVID plan clarity

  05-11-2021 08:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state opposition and sections of the business community have criticised the state government’s “skeleton” of a COVID Transition Plan, with Western Australia still without a date for the reopening of borders.
  
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• Western Australian Jazz Project launches

  05-11-2021 08:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A group of musicians have established the Western Australian Jazz Project with the hope of it becoming the flagship organisation for the artform in the state.
  
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• FBR's Saudi deal falls through

  05-11-2021 08:42 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A memorandum of understanding between FBR and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s ministry of housing has been curtailed after the parties failed to pin down a binding agreement due to COVID-19 uncertainties.
  
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• FBR Saudi Arabia deal falls through

  05-11-2021 08:42 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A memorandum of understanding between FBR and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Housing has been curtailed after the parties failed to pin down a binding agreement due to COVID-19 uncertainties.
  
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• ASX's best week in four, no shift in rates

  05-11-2021 08:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australian shares had their best week in the past four as investors proved comfortable with central banks' slight changes to pandemic stimulus.
  
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• Sigma ditches API merger

  05-11-2021 08:24 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Sigma Healthcare has withdrawn efforts to merge with Priceline owner Australian Pharmaceutical Industries leaving Wesfarmers to push ahead with a takeover.
  
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• Copper, zinc explorer seeks $15m

  05-11-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  American West Metals is seeking to list on the ASX next month, with proceeds from its IPO to advance zinc and copper projects in the US and Canada.
  
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• Woodside trims Greater Pluto reserves

  05-11-2021 07:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A review of Woodside's oil and gas reserves lead to a 10 per cent trim on its proven and probable resource volumes but has in turn increased solely proven reserves by the same amount.
  
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• 'I didn't sleep last night': Residents devastated by compulsory acquisition of homes for North-South Corridor

  05-11-2021 07:45 via abc.net.au
  
  The state government has sent letters to residents whose properties will be compulsorily acquired as part of the last installment of the North-South Corridor.
  
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• Reserve Bank sees wage growth hitting fastest pace in years — by 2023

  05-11-2021 07:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The RBA says Australia's economy is recovering strongly from recent lockdowns, which bodes well for employment and wages growth.
  
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• China’s economic slowdown holds dangers

  05-11-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA stands to lose from the fallout in trade and it may be wise for businesses to plan for the worst.
  
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• Farmers 'cautiously joyous' after Queensland food bowl is deemed no place for 'big, dirty coal mine'

  05-11-2021 06:48 via abc.net.au
  
  After years of anti-mine lobbying, the Minister for Resources finds there is no place in Bundaberg for a coking coal mine. But already, farmers are vowing to fight any appeal by exploration company Fox Resources.
  
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• Sydney's inner-west light rail shut down for up to 18 months due to cracks

  05-11-2021 06:42 via abc.net.au
  
  NSW Transport Minister Rob Stokes says all 12 light rail vehicles used on the inner-west service will be out of action following the discovery of cracks last month.
  
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• Sydney's inner west light rail shut down for up to 18 months because of cracks

  05-11-2021 06:42 via abc.net.au
  
  NSW Transport Minister Rob Stokes announces all 12 light rail vehicles that make up the inner west service will be out of action after cracks were found last month.
  
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• New York mayor-elect Eric Adams says he wants to be paid in bitcoin

  05-11-2021 06:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Eric Adams says he wants his first three pay cheques as New York mayor to be paid in bitcoin and he will work to make the city the "centre of the cryptocurrency industry".
  
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• Hamelin lists after $10m raising

  05-11-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Encounter Resources’ gold spinout had a soft start to its first day of trading, with shares closing down 10 per cent on its offer price.
  
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• Hamelin lists after $10m raise

  05-11-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Encounter Resources’ gold spinout is having a soft start to its first day of trading, with shares down 10 per cent on its offer price.
  
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• 'We'll see how this pans out': Mixed reaction to fruit picker pay decision

  05-11-2021 05:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Pickers have welcomed the move, but don't want to lose out, while growers are concerned their costs will rise.
  
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• SeaLink renamed as Kelsian

  05-11-2021 04:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  SeaLink Travel Group will formally change its name to Kelsian Group next week, an anagram the company says represents growth and a nod to its origins.
  
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• ABC announces more jobs, funding for regional and rural journalism

  05-11-2021 04:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Managing director David Anderson says the cash injection will allow bureaus to deliver more local content across platforms.
  
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• ACCC consulting on Veolia’s divestiture offer

  05-11-2021 04:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is seeking feedback on Veolia’s divestiture offer before ruling on whether the French waste management company can acquire its competitor Suez.
  
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• Dairy farmers continue milking without power one week after Victoria's storms

  05-11-2021 04:24 via abc.net.au
  
  A week after storms battered the state, dairy farmer John Willis is still without power. He and MP Danny O'Brien want a review of local staffing and the network's durability.
  
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• Bryah enters lithium fore

  05-11-2021 03:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Bryah Resources is acquiring the Lake Johnston lithium-nickel project near Kalgoorlie in a self-proclaimed pivot to becoming an energy metals focused company.
  
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• Bryah enters lithium field

  05-11-2021 03:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Bryah Resources is acquiring the Lake Johnston lithium-nickel project near Kalgoorlie in a self-proclaimed pivot to becoming an energy metals-focused company.
  
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• 'Awesome and tasting great': Oyster farmers thrilled with first harvest since March floods

  05-11-2021 03:16 via abc.net.au
  
  It's been a long eight months for oyster farmers on the Hastings River, who have just completed their first harvest since the once-in-a-century flood event.
  
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• State to reopen at 90 per cent jab rate

  05-11-2021 02:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia will reopen once the state reaches a double dose vaccination rate of 90 per cent, higher than every other state, but a date won’t be finalised until December.
  
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• Qantas hails surge in bookings

  05-11-2021 02:09 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Qantas Airways says it is seeing a surge in travel demand and confidence as local and international borders reopen.
  
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• Davies to McGowan: Are we ready?

  05-11-2021 01:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Opposition Leader Mia Davies has questioned whether the state government has done enough to prepare Western Australians for life with COVID-19, as WA moves to relax restrictions in the New Year.
  
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• The Rock won't use real guns on set anymore after Halyna Hutchins's death

  05-11-2021 01:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of a movie prompts Dwayne Johnson to announce his production company will move away from using real guns while filming.
  
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