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• Australian farmers offered discounted 'green loans'

  17-11-2021 22:51 via abc.net.au
  
  The Commonwealth Bank launches a 'green loan' for farmers wanting to invest in environmental improvements.
  
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• 'Freakish speeds': Queensland considers putting brakes on private e-scooters

  17-11-2021 21:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Private e-scooter use has become the "wild west of the e-mobility market" and needs to be better regulated, Brisbane City Council transport chair Ryan Murphy says, ahead of a state government roundtable on e-scooter laws.
  
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• Louise's ceiling fell apart after cricket-ball-sized hail ruined her roof. A year later her home is still unliveable

  17-11-2021 21:49 via abc.net.au
  
  More than a year after hailstones wreaked havoc on the south-east, hundreds are still awaiting repairs. Some families are still homeless; others are still carrying emotional burdens, as another storm season approaches.
  
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• Zarana feels let down by Australia. She's heading to Canada for further study and a fresh start

  17-11-2021 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's international education sector is facing a critical time as it tries to recover from COVID border closures and keep its footing in the global market.
  
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• Is Australia facing an exodus of international students that could undercut its global position?

  17-11-2021 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's international education sector is facing a critical time as it tries to recover from COVID border closures and keep its footing in the global market.
  
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• Gold Coast residents oppose continuation of temporary late night flights

  17-11-2021 21:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Residents living under the Coolangatta airport flight path could be forced to endure continued flights during curfew hours if Qantas is granted an extension to operate overnight freight flights. 
  
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• Reserve Bank warns bitcoin may plunge as 'FOMO' subsides, ASX snaps two-day losing streak

  17-11-2021 21:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Bitcoin and cryptocurrency values may plunge as the "FOMO" (fear of missing out) which drove their huge gains starts to unwind, a Reserve Bank official warns. The ASX snaps its two-day losing streak, while the Australian dollar falls to a six-week low. 
  
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• Australian shares set to drop, Wall Street sinks on rate hike, 'inflation fears'

  17-11-2021 21:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are expected to open lower, as US markets dropped on investors' bets that the Federal Reserve may announce earlier-than-expected interest rate hikes, after some of America's biggest retailers announced strong earnings.
  
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• Australian shares recover, Wall Street sinks on interest rate hike and 'inflation fears'

  17-11-2021 21:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares recover from their morning losses, investors are cautiously betting that central banks may be forced to hike interest rates earlier-than-expected, and inflation surges in Canada and the UK.
  
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• Australian shares drop, Wall Street sinks on rate hike, 'inflation fears'

  17-11-2021 21:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have dropped for a third straight day, with investors worried that central banks may be forced to hike interest rates earlier-than-expected, and inflation surges in Canada and the UK.
  
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• Noel loves vintage cars — but his EV now takes pride of place in his garage

  17-11-2021 20:36 via abc.net.au
  
  A growing number of Australian car lovers are turning to electric vehicles — but experts and industry figures say more can be done to encourage uptake and lower prices.
  
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• More Australians are turning to EVs, but a few key issues are hampering uptake

  17-11-2021 20:36 via abc.net.au
  
  A growing number of Australian car lovers are turning to electric vehicles — but experts and industry figures say more can be done to encourage uptake and lower prices.
  
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• Kate's abusive ex racked up almost $86k of debt in her name. This is how she got help

  17-11-2021 20:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Shortly after domestic violence survivor Kate left her husband, the banks started chasing her to repay debts in her name. It was not until she got help from a lawyer and financial counsellor that she realised there was a way out.
  
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• Are you a victim of coerced debt? You're not alone. Here's how to get help

  17-11-2021 20:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Shortly after domestic violence survivor Kate left her husband, the banks started chasing her to repay debts in her name. It was not until she got help from a lawyer and financial counsellor that she realised there was a way out.
  
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• Push to get businesses, banks to help end scam text messages

  17-11-2021 14:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The pandemic is providing fertile ground for an uptick in cybercrime, with scammers targeting Australians with dodgy texts and robocalls — something the federal Opposition wants to stop.
  
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• Ever got a text message that seemed a bit dodgy? Labor and our top spy agency want that to end

  17-11-2021 14:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The pandemic is providing fertile ground for an uptick in cybercrime, with scammers targeting Australians with dodgy texts and robocalls — something the federal Opposition wants to stop.
  
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• US and China announce easing of restrictions on each other's journalists

  17-11-2021 13:55 via abc.net.au
  
  All details are yet to be firmed up and made public and there is yet to be a timeline for bringing the changes in, even after a year of tense discussions over the new arrangements.
  
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• 'Wouldn't use the word paradise': Rebrand needed to lure people to outback jobs, says pub manager

  17-11-2021 09:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The government says more than 2,500 job seekers have taken up the Work in Paradise Incentive Scheme since July, but mainly in the Whitsundays not the outback.
  
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• CBA plunge leads banks, market lower

  17-11-2021 08:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Commonwealth Bank shares plunged and the Australian market had its steepest loss for November for a second consecutive day.
  
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• Resignations hit Northern Star

  17-11-2021 08:53 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The goldminer’s chief development officer and general manager have announced they will exit the business for top jobs with Bellevue Gold, taking Northern Star’s post Saracen Minerals merger departure tally to six.
  
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• Opposition, industry respond to heritage laws

  17-11-2021 08:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The opposition has accused the state government of ramming through the new Aboriginal Heritage Bill, while mining bodies say the significant adjustment required should not be underestimated.
  
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• Concerns on Indigenous heritage bill

  17-11-2021 08:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The opposition has accused the state government of ramming through the new Aboriginal Heritage Bill, while industry warns the significant adjustment required should not be underestimated.
  
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• Wages recovering, slowly

  17-11-2021 08:43 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Wages lifted 0.8 per cent in the three months to September in Western Australia, slightly more than the national increase.
  
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• Fleetwood to work on Qld quarantine facility

  17-11-2021 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Fleetwood has won a $36 million subcontract from Multiplex Constructions to help build a quarantine hub in Brisbane.
  
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• At Close of Business: Matt Mckenzie on WA's hydrogen future

  17-11-2021 08:26 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Matt Mckenzie on hydrogen's role in Australia's journey to net-zero emissions and what's going on with Woodside Petroleum's proposed export hub.
  
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• Crown compliance chief 'concerned' by evidence

  17-11-2021 07:59 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Crown’s new chief of compliance has raised concerns about the competence of those in charge of the casino’s bank at the Perth Casino Royal Commission, as the probe draws to a close.
  
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• Woronzow confirmed as Transport boss

  17-11-2021 07:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Peter Woronzow has been formally appointed Director General of the Department of Transport, one of five DG roles the state government has needed to fill.
  
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• Move to make Christmas Day a public holiday in SA passes Lower House but unlikely to proceed

  17-11-2021 07:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Christmas Day would become a public holiday but the Christmas Eve half-day public holiday would be scrapped under a move that has passed South Australia's House of Assembly.
  
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• Monadelphous wins $110m in work

  17-11-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Engineering company Monadelphous has secured new contracts and extensions with mining majors BHP and Rio Tinto, worth about $110 million.
  
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• Fix needed for casualised workforce

  17-11-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Finding the right mix of permanent and casual employees is an ongoing challenge for tertiary institutions.
  
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• St John of God pulls a profit

  17-11-2021 06:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Catholic health care provider moved from the red into the black over the financial year, delivering a $27.1 million surplus from an $8.7 million deficit.
  
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• St John of God in $36m turnaround

  17-11-2021 06:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Catholic health care provider moved from the red into the black over the financial year, delivering a $27.1 million surplus from an $8.7 million deficit.
  
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• Agem snaps up $19m Hillarys Plaza

  17-11-2021 05:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth property fund manager Agem Property Group has bought a Hillarys business centre for $19 million, adding to its portfolio of unlisted assets.
  
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• Seven Group pumps deal pipeline

  17-11-2021 05:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Advisers have been appointed to sell Seven Group’s share of the Crux LNG project, chair Kerry Stokes has said, while flagging deals around Coates and WesTrac.
  
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• Human remains found in New Zealand mine, 11 years after explosion killed 29 workers

  17-11-2021 05:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Human remains are discovered for the first time in New Zealand's Pike River mine, more than a decade on from the disaster that killed 29 workers.
  
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• Upper house reforms pass upper house

  17-11-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australians will mark off a state-wide ballot paper for the upper house when they head to the polls in 2025, following passage of the state government's electoral reforms overnight.
  
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• Upper house passes historic voting reform

  17-11-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australians will mark off a state-wide ballot paper for the upper house when they head to the polls in 2025, following passage of the state government's electoral reforms overnight.
  
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• Rosewood build back on track after Pindan collapse

  17-11-2021 04:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Aged Care provider Rosewood has employed its own contractors to finish its $70 million West Leederville facility, after work was brought to a standstill by the collapse of Pindan.
  
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• Australian baseball team to pay players and staff in Bitcoin

  17-11-2021 04:25 via abc.net.au
  
  The Perth Heat say they will accept Bitcoin as payment for merchandise and even ballpark concessions as they move away from dollars to cryptocurrency.
  
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• Australian baseball team to give players, staff option of being paid in Bitcoin

  17-11-2021 04:25 via abc.net.au
  
  In what they claim is a first in professional sport, Australian Baseball League club Perth Heat say their players and staff can be remunerated in Bitcoin, or a combination of the cryptocurrency and traditional payment means.
  
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• At America's busiest seaport, thousands of empty containers pile up

  17-11-2021 03:53 via abc.net.au
  
  US ports have been inundated with cargo since the COVID-19 pandemic shifted spending patterns.
  
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• Set a date: Scott

  17-11-2021 03:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Drawing a line in the sand and setting a date to reopen the state’s borders will help speed up vaccinations, Wesfarmers chief executive Rob Scott has said.
  
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• Why this farmer won't be counting any chickens once the vaccine mandate hits

  17-11-2021 03:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Jeff Pow will have to close his poultry business in regional WA because none of his staff will get COVID jabs. He isn't the only small business owner facing an uncertain future.
  
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• ChemX readies for ASX listing

  17-11-2021 03:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Aspiring battery materials producer ChemX Materials has launched a $7 million IPO, as part of a stockmarket listing expected in December, while appointing Warrick Hazeldine as a director.
  
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• Railway line to reopen after 28 wagons on iron ore train derailed in WA's Goldfields

  17-11-2021 02:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The operator of an iron ore train which derailed in the Goldfields last week says it is still investigating the cause of the incident. 
  
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• Wages growth back to pre-pandemic level

  17-11-2021 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Wages growth in Australia has returned to its pre-coronavirus pandemic level, but it is still way short of what the Reserve Bank wants to see.
  
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• Wages growth defies lockdowns with small uptick in pay rises

  17-11-2021 01:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Wages growth defies COVID lockdowns across the majority of eastern Australia during the September quarter, with bigger pay rises for most Australians.
  
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• This lawyer is about to get a 10 per cent pay rise, but most of us will need to wait much longer for big wage gains

  17-11-2021 01:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Wages growth defies COVID lockdowns across the majority of eastern Australia during the September quarter, with bigger pay rises for most Australians.
  
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• Plan to bring renewable power to regional and remote Indigenous communities

  17-11-2021 01:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The First Energy Clean Energy Network has lofty ambitions to harness Australia's vast solar and wind power resources to end energy insecurity in Indigenous communities and create community-owned power projects.
  
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• Indigenous renewables plan to bring power and jobs to remote communities

  17-11-2021 01:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The First Energy Clean Energy Network has lofty ambitions to harness Australia's vast solar and wind power resources to end energy insecurity in Indigenous communities and create community-owned power projects.
  
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