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• What's driving 'phenomenal' demand for Gold Coast properties?

  24-11-2021 22:21 via abc.net.au
  
  They're called 'VESPAs' — Virus Escapees Seeking Provincial Australia — and they are helping to make rental affordability in the Gold Coast "one of the worst" in the country. 
  
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• Rebecca's new boutique was open just four days, and then 'wham bam, we're locked down'

  24-11-2021 21:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Businesses in Katherine are bracing for an extended lockdown after a COVID-positive woman fled the nearby community of Binjari and spent several hours in the town while infectious.
  
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• Wall Street mixed despite Black Friday sales, as Australians prepare to spend big

  24-11-2021 21:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is expected to drift along with Wall Street on Thursday, with US investors seemingly nonplussed over the nation's Black Friday sales boost.
  
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• ASX slips, US investors nonplussed by Black Friday

  24-11-2021 21:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market has edged lower on Thursday. In the US, investors were seemingly nonplussed over America's Black Friday sales boost.
  
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• ASX slips, ACCC allows NAB's Citi credit card takeover

  24-11-2021 21:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market edges lower on Thursday. NAB gets the green light from the competition watchdog to take control of Citi's credit card business.
  
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• ASX closes up, ACCC allows NAB's Citi credit card takeover

  24-11-2021 21:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market edged higher on Thursday. NAB gets the green light from the competition watchdog to take control of Citi's credit card business.
  
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• More Charleville-Roma-Brisbane flights as Rex wins tender over Qantas

  24-11-2021 21:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Residents and business owners in an outback Queensland town are rejoicing over a return to near-daily flight services for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.
  
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• Demand for turkeys soars ahead of Thanksgiving and Christmas

  24-11-2021 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  A South Australian turkey producer fills orders from across Australia ahead of Christmas, as American expats prepare to feast on his birds as they celebrate Thanksgiving today.
  
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• Why the grass is definitely greener with 'super fantastic' fish poo fertiliser

  24-11-2021 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  A two-year trial of spreading fish farm waste on a marginal southern Tasmanian farm to condition the soil has been described as an outstanding success. 
  
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• Students playing key role in long-awaited CBD rebuild to make themselves more employable

  24-11-2021 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  A Queensland high school and a local council partner up to get students building hands-on projects that will revitalise a tired city centre, keep kids in school and help solve a rising unemployment problem.
  
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• Quarantine hub contract's 'cloak of secrecy' exposed

  24-11-2021 20:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The Queensland government is under fire for signing a confidentiality clause in the contract to build the 1,000-bed Wellcamp quarantine facility in the state's south.
  
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• Why Black Friday is becoming the most wonderful time of the year for retailers

  24-11-2021 20:05 via abc.net.au
  
  November has now outpaced December as the biggest retail trading month of the year and shoppers are planning to spend even more this Black Friday and Cyber Monday in an effort to get gifts in time for Christmas.
  
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• Power bills are expected to fall, thanks to renewables. Here’s how much you could save

  24-11-2021 14:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Household power bills are predicted to continue falling across Australia in the coming years, a new report says, despite the closure of major sites such as the Liddell power station in NSW.
  
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• National energy market report reveals expected price drops for power bills across country

  24-11-2021 14:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Household power bills are predicted to continue falling across Australia in the coming years, a new report says, despite the closure of major sites such as the Liddell power station in NSW.
  
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• More than 80 guests in lockdown at Byron Bay backpackers after confirmed COVID case

  24-11-2021 13:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The Member for Ballina says a Byron Bay hostel is going into a lockdown due to a positive COVID case at the venue.
  
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• Byron Bay backpackers in lockdown after COVID-19 case on eve of schoolies

  24-11-2021 13:34 via abc.net.au
  
  A popular hostel in Byron Bay is locked down due to a positive COVID-19 case, just days before thousands of school leavers are due to descend on the tourist mecca.
  
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• Activists block access to Woodside plant

  24-11-2021 10:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Climate activists are continuing to block access to Woodside's Burrup Hub in Western Australia in a protest that has frustrated the company and the workers' union.
  
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• At Close of Business: Mark Beyer on accountants

  24-11-2021 09:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior editor Mark Beyer gives an overview of what's new at WA's accounting firms.
  
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• Jeri and Katelyn make history as they prepare for six-month stint on bulk-carrier

  24-11-2021 09:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Just weeks after finishing school, two Pilbara teens are embarking on the biggest journey of their lives — as the only female marine cadets aboard a bulk-carrier vessel.
  
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• ASX hit with conditions amid outage fallout

  24-11-2021 08:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The ASX will have to strengthen its governance following ASIC’s investigation into a major trading outage that forced the exchange to shut down for a day in November last year.
  
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• ASX eases while energy, NZ rates rise

  24-11-2021 08:43 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Energy shares provided spark and New Zealand raised rates, but there was little to make ASX investors move the market on Wednesday.
  
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• Mark McGowan could intervene if conservationists prevail in Woodside Supreme Court fight

  24-11-2021 08:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Mark McGowan says a move to overturn environmental approvals for Woodside's $16.5 billion Scarborough project could put other projects at risk.
  
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• Record rate of audit issues in WA government

  24-11-2021 08:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Hundreds of management and system control weaknesses have been found across state government departments, with a record number of red marks from auditors.
  
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• Tattarang backs dark fibre player

  24-11-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Tattarang has further expanded its portfolio of IT interests with an approximately $25 million investment in dark fibre infrastructure provider FibreconX.
  
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• Delorean secures $40m bioenergy contract

  24-11-2021 07:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Delorean Corporation has been selected to lead the construction of one of Victoria’s largest food waste-to-energy plants as part of a contract worth at least $40 million.
  
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• McGowan confident as vaccine deadline looms

  24-11-2021 07:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The looming vaccination deadline for some of the state’s most critical industries will not exacerbate current labour shortages, according to Premier Mark McGowan.
  
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• Reality’s what you make it in the metaverse

  24-11-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Investment in the metaverse and beyond present opportunities for the local tech sector.
  
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• Mining managers grilled in challenge to mandatory COVID-19 vaccines

  24-11-2021 06:58 via abc.net.au
  
  A workplace COVID-19 vaccination mandate is being fought in court after unvaccinated mineworkers were stood down.
  
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• My Foodie Box hungry for ASX-listing

  24-11-2021 06:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Pitcher Partners chair Bryan Hughes and his wife Mai are looking to take their fresh food box business to the Australian Stock Exchange via a $6 million IPO.
  
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• Before Richard Ludwig's company went bust, he and his advisers smuggled more than $740,000 out of the business

  24-11-2021 06:30 via abc.net.au
  
  On the surface, it appeared to be another business going to the wall after failing to pay its mounting bills. But the reality was very different.
  
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• Advisers earn $5.7m from public sector

  24-11-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Dozens of consultants were engaged across WA’s public sector in the first half of this year, with Infrastructure WA spending nearly $1 million on external advisers.
  
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• Climate activist's jail time considered 'too harsh' by some, backed by others

  24-11-2021 05:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Civil libertarian's don't support the 12 month jail sentence handed to a climate activist over anti-coal protests, but two politicians say it was the right move.
  
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• Accounting firms battle for talent

  24-11-2021 05:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Two recent acquisitions have helped Deloitte extend its lead as WA’s largest accounting and consulting firm.
  
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• Apartment market slows as building costs rise

  24-11-2021 05:09 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Sales activity in Perth’s new apartment market has slowed, as developers flag concerns about rapidly increasing costs amid competition with the residential construction sector.
  
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• Northfleet picks up struggling Kwik

  24-11-2021 04:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Osborne Park-based Northfleet Transport has bought Kwik Logistics less than two weeks after the company’s transport and crane hire business fell into the hands of administrators.
  
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• Rental affordability dropped in most cities during 2021, according to new report

  24-11-2021 04:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Rents in Sydney and Melbourne remain more affordable than those in Hobart, according to the annual Rental Affordability Index. Perth has seen the greatest decline in affordability out of the capital cities.
  
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• Lester acquires Rockingham Central for $28.5m

  24-11-2021 04:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based fund manager Lester Group has snapped up Rockingham Central for $28.5 million, just months after construction on the commercial development was completed.
  
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• Australia Post warns of its busiest Christmas yet as it gears up to handle record parcel demand

  24-11-2021 03:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia Post warns this Christmas will be the busiest festive season on record, with parcel volumes surpassing last year's record 52 million.
  
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• New Zealand's central bank hikes rates again but Australia may not follow for years

  24-11-2021 03:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The Reserve Bank of New Zealand raises its official cash rate for the second meeting in a row as it moves to counter surging inflation, but Australia is not in the same boat yet.
  
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• Queensland-NSW businesses say 'absolutely ridiculous' border reopening will ruin Christmas

  24-11-2021 02:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Business owners along the Queensland-NSW border say next month's border reopening will be of little benefit, as "absurd" PCR testing will discourage customers.
  
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• Webjet H1 losses shrink as travel improves

  24-11-2021 02:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Travel provider Webjet has reduced its first-half losses as people resume travelling again in the pandemic.
  
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• Details released on cause of death for 54-year-old mine worker

  24-11-2021 00:55 via abc.net.au
  
  The regulator has issued a safety alert outlining what happened, key issues that may be looked at in the investigation and safety recommendations.
  
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• Community overjoyed as controversial Victorian mine plan is thrown out

  24-11-2021 00:37 via abc.net.au
  
  A mineral sands mine proposed for eastern Victoria is rejected by the state planning minister because of concerns it poses a risk to the environment and nearby agriculture. 
  
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