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• Satellite, telescopes launch WA into space age

  22-11-2021 23:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Limitless WA: The launch of Western Australia’s first homegrown satellite has helped to take the state’s space aspirations to new heights.
  
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• Wall Street on a high as Biden taps Powell for another term as Fed chair

  22-11-2021 22:21 via abc.net.au
  
  The news that Jerome Powell will be re-appointed for another four years as Fed chair has US markets rallying despite the prospect of earlier interest rate hikes in 2022.
  
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• Wall Street has mixed trade as Biden taps Powell for another term as Fed chair

  22-11-2021 22:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are trading up after Wall Street reacted to news that the US central bank will continue to be led by Jerome Powell.
  
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• Commodities lead ASX up as tech tumbles after Powell tapped for another term as Fed chair

  22-11-2021 22:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are trading up after Wall Street reacted to news that the US central bank will continue to be led by Jerome Powell.
  
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• When Alex found herself with no money and bare shelves, Foodbank was there to help

  22-11-2021 22:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Like a third of Australians who experienced food insecurity last year, it was the first time Alex had been unable to feed her children. Then she found Foodbank.
  
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• Mums and kids, landscape gardeners, hospitality workers, events workers, ex-Afghanistan veterans: Food insecurity increases due to pandemic

  22-11-2021 22:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Like a third of Australians who experienced food insecurity last year, for many the pandemic meant not having enough food to make a meal. Then Foodbank stepped in.
  
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• For 23 Queensland towns, Sunday trading is a no-go. Should that change?

  22-11-2021 21:25 via abc.net.au
  
  A parliamentary inquiry is at the tail-end of its investigations into a five-year moratorium on trading laws in Queensland after canvassing views from stakeholders in Brisbane, Cairns, Mossman, Mount Isa and Townsville.
  
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• Getting a job with a proper wage is Olivia's 'greatest achievement'. But advocates say it shouldn't be that hard

  22-11-2021 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The disability royal commission heard more than 50 per cent of people with disability of working age were unemployed in 2018. Advocates say it's time for change. 
  
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• Getting a job with a proper wage is Olivia's 'greatest achievement'. Advocates say it shouldn't be that hard

  22-11-2021 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The disability royal commission heard more than 50 per cent of people with disability of working age were unemployed in 2018. Advocates say it's time for change. 
  
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• Tourists may have to pay to visit Cape York's tip

  22-11-2021 20:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Thousands of people visited the peninsula this year, but it may be the last cohort who get to visit its tip for free. And any money raised would help tackle a host of problems.
  
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• With a nod to Adele, Spotify did something many big tech companies don't, they listened

  22-11-2021 18:41 via abc.net.au
  
  For years, Spotify ignored pleas from artists and customers to change one aspect of their streaming service. But when Adele spoke, the streaming giant listened.
  
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• 'You've got to risk it for the biscuit': Is equity crowdfunding worth the risk?

  22-11-2021 18:33 via abc.net.au
  
  First-time investors are pouring millions of dollars into unlisted start-ups and small-to-medium-sized businesses through online crowdfunding campaigns. But is it really a smart way to invest? 
  
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• Three more Icon-built Sydney projects under investigation for alleged defects, inquiry hears

  22-11-2021 12:59 via abc.net.au
  
  The state's building commissioner tells the building inquiry he's investigating apartment complexes in Lindfield, Mascot and Roseville and has urged builder Icon to "stop spending money on litigation" and "fix the defects".
  
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• Woodside's $16b Scarborough gas project gets green light

  22-11-2021 10:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The final go-ahead to build the biggest oil and gas development in Australia in a decade has been given by Woodside and BHP, after reaching a final investment decision on the $16.5 billion Scarborough project off north-west Western Australia, but green groups vow to keep fighting the plan. 
  
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• At Close of Business: Claire Tyrrell on indemnity insurance

  22-11-2021 09:09 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Claire Tyrrell reveals why there's a spike in indemnity insurance claims amid an overheating construction market.
  
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• Perth oat milk to hit Woolworths shelves

  22-11-2021 08:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Wide Open Agriculture has landed its first major distribution deal, signing an initial one-year agreement with Woolworths to carry the company’s OatUP brand nationally.
  
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• ATCO's $53m green hydrogen plan gets council nod

  22-11-2021 08:40 via businessnews.com.au
  
  ATCO’s proposed $53 million green hydrogen processing plant in the state’s Mid-West is another step closer to fruition this week after the local council backed its approval.
  
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• ASX lower after Europe lockdown concerns

  22-11-2021 08:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Investors sent the Australian share market lower to start the week following concerns more coronavirus lockdowns in Europe could damage global growth.
  
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• Industry warns on taxing lockdown grants

  22-11-2021 08:25 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA has condemned “concerning” reports that businesses may be forced to pay tax on grants they received during COVID-19.
  
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• Tietto, Wiluna raise $140m for gold projects

  22-11-2021 08:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Tietto Minerals has secured the remaining funds needed to develop its Abujar gold project in Cote d'Ivoire, while Wiluna Mining is advancing its namesake project in WA.
  
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• Perth Modern principal stood aside

  22-11-2021 08:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth Modern School's principal has been stood down following a review into the school's workplace culture.
  
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• Public servants offered $10,000 'bonus' as hundreds of staff sacked for refusing COVID jab in NT

  22-11-2021 08:03 via abc.net.au
  
  To get public servants to agree to a four-year pay freeze, NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner is offering a $10,000 "bonus" which would be funded using the salaries of staff recently sacked for refusing to get vaccinated.
  
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• $16.5bn LNG project to proceed

  22-11-2021 07:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A $16.5 billion plan to develop the Scarborough gas field and Pluto Train 2 has been approved by Woodside Petroleum, the biggest LNG investment sanctioned in WA in a decade.
  
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• Former AMP adviser charged over 'dishonest conduct'

  22-11-2021 07:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Former AMP financial adviser David Fong and his financial planning company have been charged with engaging in dishonest conduct following an investigation by the corruption watchdog.
  
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• Auditor General raises Housing Authority concerns

  22-11-2021 07:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Housing Authority has received a red mark from auditors for its payroll controls, two years after former senior bureaucrat Paul Whyte was arrested for fraudulent invoices.
  
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• Salini fined $200k over Airport Link explosion

  22-11-2021 07:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Salini Australia has been hit with a $200,000 fine after an explosion at the Forrestfield Airport Link project in 2018 left an employee with a traumatic brain injury and facial fractures.
  
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• Worker dies at North Coogee construction site

  22-11-2021 06:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A young worker has died after being struck on the head at a construction site in North Coogee this morning.
  
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• Nickel hopeful hits ASX boards

  22-11-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Nimy Resources has joined the rush of explorers in listing on the stock exchange, as it advances its Mons nickel project in WA using proceeds from a $6.5 million IPO.
  
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• Forrest pitches in for cannabis research

  22-11-2021 05:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shares in Perth-based medicinal cannabis aspirant Emyria were up as much as 21 per cent after revealing a $5 million dollar investment from Andrew Forrest’s investment business, Tattarang.
  
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• Woolworths scraps Bunnings demolition for refurb

  22-11-2021 04:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Woolworths has amended its plans to build a $15 million shopping centre at the former Bunnings site in Clarkson, scrapping the proposed demolition of the warehouse in favour of a refurbishment.
  
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• Woolworths scraps Bunnings demolition for $13m refurb

  22-11-2021 04:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Woolworths will shelve plans to demolish the former Clarkson Bunnings to make way for its newest shopping centre, shaving $2 million off the cost and halving its carbon footprint.
  
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• What is sustainable when it comes to fashion? Europe's new laws rate synthetics over natural fibre

  22-11-2021 04:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Tackling "greenwashing" in the fashion industry, Australian wool and cotton growers have joined forces to take on Europe's new textile labelling laws over the very definition of sustainable.
  
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• Peet buys $67m ACT land

  22-11-2021 04:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA-based residential property developer Peet has bought a 15-hectare parcel of land from the University of Canberra for $67 million, with a view to build a 1,600-residence development.
  
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• Minderoo, news orgs seek bargaining powers

  22-11-2021 03:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Minderoo will assist 18 small news publishers reach collective bargaining agreements with Google and Facebook, following a spate of agreements struck by major news publications with the global tech giants earlier this year.
  
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• Minderoo, news groups seek bargaining powers

  22-11-2021 03:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Minderoo will assist 18 small news publishers reach collective bargaining agreements with Google and Facebook, following a spate of agreements struck by major news publications with the global tech giants earlier this year.
  
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• ASX dips as energy, travel stocks hit by US, Europe COVID case surge

  22-11-2021 03:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares fall to their lowest level in more than a week, as energy and travel stocks drop amid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases across Europe and US.
  
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• ASX dips as energy, travel stocks hit as US, Europe COVID-19 cases surge

  22-11-2021 03:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares fall to their lowest level in more than a week, as energy and travel stocks drop amid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases across Europe and the United States.
  
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• Role for livestock in emissions fight

  22-11-2021 03:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Agricultural practices could help with rising greenhouse gases.
  
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• 'Everyone has the right to eat, no matter their circumstances'

  22-11-2021 02:40 via abc.net.au
  
  In the regional Victorian city of Bendigo, a group of students from La Trobe University is pitching a grassroots way to tackle the area's food insecurity.
  
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• El Salvador's President reveals plan for volcano-powered 'Bitcoin City'

  22-11-2021 02:39 via abc.net.au
  
  In a rock concert-like atmosphere, Nayib Bukele uses a gathering of bitcoin enthusiasts to launch his latest idea: a seaside "Bitcoin City" at the base of a volcano.
  
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• Labor seeks 'same job same pay' laws

  22-11-2021 02:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Labor wants to change employment laws to ensure casual workers taken on through labour-hire companies have the same entitlements as their permanent colleagues.
  
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