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• What happens when an election promise is broken in regional Victoria?

  03-12-2021 23:55 via abc.net.au
  
  In 2017, the south-west Victorian city of Warrnambool was told fast-speed trains were now approaching. They're yet to arrive at the station.
  
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• Sunny Tongala making hay while the silo art trail shines

  03-12-2021 22:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Christmas spirit in a tiny northern Victorian township of Tongala is drawing in tourists off the back of eased pandemic restrictions and the success of the silo art trail.
  
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• Crabb wins business gold

  03-12-2021 15:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Rick Crabb was recognised for his contribution to business and John Atkins won an award for leadership in the not-for-profit sector at an AICD award ceremony on Friday night.
  
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• 'A great way to start 2022': ABC to employ over 50 regional journalists after Facebook, Google deal

  03-12-2021 11:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The ABC announces plans to hire more than 50 journalists to report from over 20 regional locations, following deals it struck with Facebook and Google.
  
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• Diesel crisis threatens to grind Australia to a halt, transport industry warns

  03-12-2021 10:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The transport industry is warning of a potential crisis that could stall the nation's diesel trucking fleet, as a key chemical used to remove pollution from their exhausts is running out.
  
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• NSW announces Hunter-Central coast renewable energy zone, eyes $32b investment

  03-12-2021 10:13 via abc.net.au
  
  NSW is pinning its hopes on renewable technologies to turn the Hunter and Central Coast into an "energy superpower".
  
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• At Close of Business: Is it time to axe the cap?

  03-12-2021 08:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Jordan Murray and Matt Mckenzie discuss whether there's a case to be made for increasing wages for public school teachers.
  
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• Urea shortages could bring trucks to a halt

  03-12-2021 08:43 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA’s peak trucking body has warned half of the state’s heavy vehicle fleet could be brought to a standstill in a matter of weeks, amid a global shortage of high-grade urea.
  
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• FWC overturns BHP vaccination mandate

  03-12-2021 08:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Fair Work Commission has ruled against a COVID vaccination mandate applying to coal mine workers in NSW but the ruling is unlikely to have any impact in Western Australia.
  
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• Energy shares jump in tempered trade

  03-12-2021 08:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Energy shares and the oil price had an end-of-week surge but the Omicron coronavirus threat sent the Australian market to its fourth consecutive week of decline.
  
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• Higher protection for Exmouth Gulf

  03-12-2021 08:33 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Exmouth Gulf will be home to a new marine park and nature reserves, the state government announced today, while proponents of a port project believe they will be able to coexist.
  
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• Pindan, contracting arm take Oxley's $14.3m deal

  03-12-2021 08:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Creditors of Pindan and its contracting arm have accepted a $14.3 million deal from its parent company, despite more than 220 getting an average return of less than 0.56 per cent.
  
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• Govt awards $33m in school contracts

  03-12-2021 07:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  PS Structures has secured work on the redevelopment of Carine Senior High School, while Devlyn Construction will build a new classroom block at TAFE’s Roebourne campus.
  
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• Systemic failure hits young with disability

  03-12-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  There remain significant barriers to independent living for people with disability, and recent moves by the federal government did little to address the issue.
  
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• Investors seek rebound after break-up

  03-12-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Some major companies have decided the sum of their parts is greater than the whole.
  
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• Disability plan for next decade unveiled

  03-12-2021 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Targeted action plans providing more tailored support will form the centrepiece of the government's new plan to help people with disability.
  
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• 'We ordered the finest bottle of champagne': Perth gym buddies win record Powerball jackpot

  03-12-2021 05:41 via abc.net.au
  
  A Perth gym is filled with the sound of screaming and champagne corks popping as a group of women claim WA's largest-ever division one lotto win.
  
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• 'I thought it was a prank': Perth gym buddies scoop record $80 million Powerball jackpot

  03-12-2021 05:41 via abc.net.au
  
  A Perth gym is filled with the sound of screaming and champagne corks popping as a group of women claim WA's largest-ever division one lotto win.
  
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• Ride-sharing service Didi withdraws from New York Stock Exchange amid Chinese control of tech industries

  03-12-2021 05:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Months after Chinese regulators said they would step up scrutiny of tech companies with shares traded on foreign exchanges, Didi Global announces it will be swapping New York for Hong Kong.
  
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• Ramelius closes in on $180m Apollo acquisition

  03-12-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Goldminer Ramelius Resources is set to complete a compulsory acquisition of Apollo Consolidated, having acquired more than 90 per cent of the target’s shares on issue.
  
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• Employment key factor in inclusion

  03-12-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  After nearly two years of weathering COVID-19, it is fitting that this year’s International Day of People with Disability is asking us all to think about what comes next.
  
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• Coober Pedy locals without EFTPOS access 'beside themselves' at bank closure

  03-12-2021 04:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Coober Pedy's only bank closes for a week, leaving vulnerable residents ,who do not use debit or credit cards, unable to easily access their money.
  
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• Supplies of toilet paper no problem, timber pallets to transport them another story

  03-12-2021 04:10 via abc.net.au
  
  A shortage of Victorian-made wooden pallets threatens supermarket supplies ahead of Christmas and for years come, say timber mills, CFMEU and Food and Grocery Council.
  
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• APM flags $68m post-listing buy

  03-12-2021 04:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  APM is acquiring physiotherapy and home care business Lifecare for $68 million, a move the newly-listed company says will expand its allied health offering and national footprint.
  
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• 3drops red wins international prize

  03-12-2021 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  3drops' 2018 cabernet franc has beat wines from around the world to be named the Best Red in Show at the Global Fine Wine Challenge.
  
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• Alec Baldwin says he assumed gun that killed Halyna Hutchins was empty of live bullets

  03-12-2021 03:41 via abc.net.au
  
  In an emotional television interview that has aired in the US, actor Alec Baldwin says he assumed the gun he was holding when Halyna Hutchins was shot was empty of live bullets and he did not see any safety issues on the set before the incident.
  
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• Three hydrogen clusters get green light

  03-12-2021 02:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Hydrogen industry developers in Queensland and Western Australia are set to benefit from a federal government-funded initiative.
  
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• Scarborough move a lock for Woodside

  03-12-2021 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Success at the Scarborough project for Woodside Petroleum hinges on an environmental battle, selling equity, and further offtake deals.
  
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• 'Eye-watering' losses as COVID-19 outbreak forces bar closures

  03-12-2021 00:54 via abc.net.au
  
  A COVID-19 outbreak has decimated Wollongong's nightlife, creating chaos for business owners navigating the new reality of "living with COVID".
  
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• Labor announces 2030 emissions reductions target

  03-12-2021 00:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Federal Labor is committing to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 43 per cent by 2030, if it wins government at the next election.
  
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