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• Will threats of 25 years in prison stop Newcastle's daily coal protests?

  15-11-2021 23:57 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW Police Commissioner has warned coal activists disrupting train movements in the NSW Hunter Valley could face 25 years behind bars.
  
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• Unvaxxed social media users ask for harvest work as mandate looms in WA

  15-11-2021 23:47 via abc.net.au
  
  An Esperance farmer has warned unvaccinated people requesting harvest jobs that agriculture is not the "industry of last resort".
  
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• Mining and banking stocks drive ASX lower, Wall Street dips on inflation risks

  15-11-2021 21:16 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX falls in afternoon trade, Wall Street ends it day flat, and investors are monitoring the results of big US retailers for signs of hotter-than-expected inflation.
  
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• Australian shares set to fall, Wall Street dips as investors weigh up inflation risks

  15-11-2021 21:16 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX is set to fall in morning trade, Wall Street ends it day flat, and investors are monitoring the results of big US retailers for signs of hotter-than-expected inflation.
  
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• Australian shares open lower, Wall Street dips as investors weigh up inflation risks

  15-11-2021 21:16 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX falls in early trade, Wall Street ends it day flat, and investors are monitoring the results of big US retailers for signs of hotter-than-expected inflation.
  
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• Live: NSW Now: Coal protesters threatened with jail time after eight days of blocking trains

  15-11-2021 21:14 via abc.net.au
  
  MORNING BRIEFING: Activists stopping coal-laden trains from entering the world's largest coal terminal at Newcastle have been threatened with 25 years behind bars, after days of protests.
  
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• 'They're going to be disappointed': Massive inner-Sydney land sale comes with a catch

  15-11-2021 19:13 via abc.net.au
  
  A large parcel of land in a sought-after Sydney suburb is scheduled to go on sale after being stuck in a bureaucratic logjam for nearly two decades, but a local councillor says prospective buyers are "probably going to be disappointed". 
  
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• Rare parcel of land in inner Sydney for sale, but there's a catch

  15-11-2021 19:13 via abc.net.au
  
  A large parcel of land in a sought-after Sydney suburb is scheduled to go on sale after being stuck in a bureaucratic logjam for nearly two decades, but a local councillor says prospective buyers are "probably going to be disappointed". 
  
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• This company employed more women on a construction site. The project finished ahead of time and budget

  15-11-2021 19:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Construction is one of the most male-dominated industries in Australia, with some advocates saying it's time for gender mandates.
  
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• Gemma was in line for a promotion. But everything changed when she fell pregnant

  15-11-2021 19:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Construction is one of the most male-dominated industries in Australia, with some advocates saying it's time for gender mandates.
  
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• Xueliang was paid $10 an hour and lived in a shipping container. It's a weak spot where migration may be pushing down wages

  15-11-2021 18:46 via abc.net.au
  
  When COVID-19 forced Australia to shut international borders, it started a test that might kill off the idea that boosting migration keeps wage growth lower for the whole community.
  
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• As migration restarts, will it hold down wages for everyone?

  15-11-2021 18:46 via abc.net.au
  
  When COVID-19 forced Australia to shut international borders, it started a test that might kill off the idea that boosting migration keeps wage growth lower for the whole community.
  
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• After 18-months of 'Fortress Australia', we have some answers about whether mass migration lowers wage growth

  15-11-2021 18:46 via abc.net.au
  
  When COVID-19 forced Australia to shut international borders, if started a test that might kill off the idea that boosting migration keeps wage growth lower for the whole community.
  
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• 'Saved by coal': Why India refuses to give up an ecosystem that gives life to millions

  15-11-2021 18:37 via abc.net.au
  
  India fought for a watered-down final deal at COP26 because coal remains its biggest source of fuel for electric power, tied to millions of jobs and livelihoods, with no viable alternative in sight.
  
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• Mirvac project kicks off stalled Burswood

  15-11-2021 09:18 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The property group’s development of the big Peninsula site has shifted during its two decades of ownership.
  
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• McGowan won't rule out more lockdowns

  15-11-2021 09:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Premier Mark McGowan is refusing to rule out the prospect of lockdowns before the state achieves 90 per cent double-dose vaccination.
  
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• Liontown coy on capital raise, Nexus books $19m

  15-11-2021 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Multi-billion-dollar lithium play Liontown Resources has sought to quell media speculation surrounding a potential equity raising for its tier-one Kathleen Valley project.
  
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• Diversify to ensure supply security

  15-11-2021 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  One of the challenges faced by Western Australian businesses and consumers from COVID-19 comes from the pressure on supply chains.
  
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• At Close of Business: Mark Beyer on Perth Festival

  15-11-2021 08:59 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior editor Mark Beyer goes behind the curtain of Perth Festival's new business structure and 2022 program.
  
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• ASX up, Lowe to tackle inflation worries

  15-11-2021 08:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shares had modest improvement to start the week while Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe is preparing to allay investors' fear of inflation.
  
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• Rinehart invests $9m in Legacy project

  15-11-2021 08:26 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shares in Legacy Iron Ore were up 36 per cent today after the company struck an earn-in agreement with Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting.
  
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• SA businesses welcome relaxation of COVID-19 contact rules but areas with low vaccination worrying

  15-11-2021 08:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Business owners say they are worried that the inevitable COVID-19 cases once the state's borders will lead to shutdowns, but at least the reduction in quarantine time for vaccinated people will reduce their extent.
  
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• Police investigated 23 sexual harassment claims from WA mine sites in the past two years

  15-11-2021 08:05 via abc.net.au
  
  WA Police reveal the number of sexual harassment claims they investigated stemming from mine sites across the state.
  
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• Imdex pens $5.5m tech deal

  15-11-2021 07:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Imdex is set to add more mining software to its arsenal after acquiring a 30 per cent stake in Melbourne-based image analysis company Datarock.
  
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• 'Most properties we visited were underquoted': How Alannah tried to beat the system

  15-11-2021 07:46 via abc.net.au
  
  After having several offers on homes knocked back, Alannah Edyvane says she came up with a way to gauge which houses were being underquoted.
  
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• Former NSW transport boss considered resigning over rail safety concerns, inquiry hears

  15-11-2021 06:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Rodd Staples, who was sacked as transport secretary last November, tells a NSW parliamentary inquiry he had serious concerns about rail safety compromises resulting from a state-owned corporation's focus on turning a profit.
  
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• 'A wonderful future ahead of him': Coronial report into four-year-old's death calls for tougher health screening for truck drivers

  15-11-2021 06:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Blake Corney died of catastrophic head injuries when a truck ploughed into his family's car as they waited at the lights in July 2018. Today, a coroner handed down recommendations to stop the same accident from happening again.
  
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• Woodside, WA Police face FIFO inquiry

  15-11-2021 05:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Woodside Petroleum has told the FIFO sexual misconduct inquiry it sacked 12 staff over substantiated sexual harassment incidents over the past five years.
  
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• Woodside, WA Police, CFMEU front FIFO inquiry

  15-11-2021 05:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Woodside Petroleum has told the FIFO sexual misconduct inquiry it sacked 12 staff over substantiated sexual harassment incidents over the past five years.
  
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• Mt Wellington cable car project drops restaurant in hope to win approval

  15-11-2021 04:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The proponent of a cable car on Hobart's kunanyi/Mount Wellington says it has made a "regrettable" move to scale back its plan in an attempt to see the project win approval.
  
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• Trains into world's largest coal terminal at Newcastle disrupted for 10 days, 17 arrested

  15-11-2021 04:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says protesters have disrupted $60 million worth of coal exports in the past week and calls for the action to end. 
  
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• SA Attorney-General had conflict of interest in knocking back Kangaroo Island port, committee told

  15-11-2021 04:32 via abc.net.au
  
  South Australian Deputy Premier Vickie Chapman misled state parliament and should be referred to the state's ombudsman for a conflict of interest, a parliamentary committee is told.
  
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• Coal, grain trains disrupted for 10 days, 17 people arrested

  15-11-2021 04:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says protesters have disrupted $60-million worth of coal exports in the past week and calls for the action to end. 
  
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• Owner of cockroach-infested pizza bar banned from serving food

  15-11-2021 04:09 via abc.net.au
  
  The operator of a pizza bar in Adelaide's western suburbs who illegally sold food after health inspectors found cockroaches and food well out of date has been fined more than $5,000 and banned from supplying or selling food for two years.
  
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• Power's COVID breach case adjourned

  15-11-2021 03:33 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Prominent businessman Nev Power won't have to face court over his alleged breaches of the state’s COVID-19 travel restrictions for another month after being granted an adjournment.
  
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• PM says COP26 agreement to phase down coal does not spell the end of fossil fuels

  15-11-2021 03:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia's agreement to an international pact to phase down coal power does not spell the end of the industry, with jobs for coal workers to continue for decades to come.
  
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• Australia agreed to a global pact reducing fossil fuels but the PM is still spruiking the future of the coal industry

  15-11-2021 03:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia's agreement to an international pact to phase down coal power does not spell the end of the industry, with jobs for coal workers to continue for decades to come.
  
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• Woodside sells Pluto stake to GIP

  15-11-2021 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Global Infrastructure Partners has joined Woodside Petroleum’s $US5.6 billion Pluto expansion project after acquiring a 49 per cent stake in the asset.
  
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• A peek behind the curtain at Perth Festival

  15-11-2021 02:32 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth Festival has released a dramatically changed program for 2022 along with its first-ever 12-month financial report since becoming a stand-alone company.
  
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• PM defends Senate ABC inquiry, Ita Buttrose says it's an attempt to 'mute' the national broadcaster

  15-11-2021 02:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Scott Morrison says no government agency is above scrutiny, as Ita Buttrose labels a Senate inquiry a "partisan" attempt to undermine the national broadcaster.
  
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• Senate inquiry an attack on ABC: Buttrose

  15-11-2021 02:07 via businessnews.com.au
  
  ABC chair Ita Buttrose has raised concerns that a parliamentary inquiry into the national broadcaster's complaints handling processes could be an attempt to undermine its independence and oust its board.
  
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• Mining magnate Gina Rinehart looks to expand iron ore empire into WA's Goldfields region

  15-11-2021 02:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has struck a deal to buy into an iron ore project in WA's northern Goldfields, further expanding her iron ore empire which includes the Roy Hill mine in the Pilbara. 
  
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• December a 'scary, scary' time ahead for emergency housing providers

  15-11-2021 02:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Relocating people in need of crisis and temporary accommodation to western NSW will become the only option in December, according to emergency housing providers on the far south coast.
  
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• Health, tech stocks lift ASX; US consumer confidence hits decade-low

  15-11-2021 01:47 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market has risen in early trade, led by the health care sector. Worries about rising prices have hit consumer confidence in the United States.
  
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• Elon Musk offers to sell more stock after telling Bernie Sanders he forgot 'you're still alive'

  15-11-2021 01:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Tesla chief executive Elon Musk spars with former US presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, after the latter called for billionaires to pay more tax.
  
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