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• 'Privately issued money all too often ends in losses', RBA boss warns on crypto

  08-12-2021 23:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Reserve Bank boss Philip Lowe again warns Australians to be cautious of investing in cryptocurrencies, including so-called stablecoins, noting that history shows "privately issued money all too often ends in losses for customers".
  
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• Tents, converted garages only option for NSW far south coast rental crisis

  08-12-2021 23:13 via abc.net.au
  
  While many families gear up for Christmas with loved ones this year, some young workers on the NSW far south coast face the prospect of living in a tent for the summer holidays.
  
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• Rental crisis pushes young workers into tents, converted garages as options dry up

  08-12-2021 23:13 via abc.net.au
  
  While many families gear up for Christmas with loved ones this year, some young workers on the NSW far south coast face the prospect of living in a tent for the summer holidays.
  
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• Outback families race to get kids home for Christmas

  08-12-2021 21:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Remote families are confused over rules for NT students returning from interstate boarding schools amid reports of "different pieces of advice" from government departments.
  
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• ASX set to drop, Wall Street recovers from Omicron sell-off

  08-12-2021 21:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are likely to fall in morning trade, following a mixed performance across global markets as investors digested a fresh update on Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• ASX set to drop, Wall Street rebounds from Omicron sell-off

  08-12-2021 21:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are likely to fall in morning trade, following a mixed performance across global markets as investors digested a fresh update on Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• ANZ sued for misleading over 580,000 customers, ASX set to drop

  08-12-2021 21:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are likely to fall in morning trade, following a mixed performance across global markets as investors digested a fresh update on Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine and news that one of Australia's leading banks is being sued.
  
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• ANZ sued for misleading over 580,000 customers, ASX flat

  08-12-2021 21:37 via abc.net.au
  
  ANZ is being sued for misleading half a million of its customers since the mid-1990s, the Australian dollar rebounds from a 13-month low, and the local share market begins its day steady.
  
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• ANZ sued for misleading over 580,000 customers, ASX drops

  08-12-2021 21:37 via abc.net.au
  
  ANZ is being sued for misleading half a million customers since the mid-1990s, while the Australian dollar rebounds from its 13-month low, and the local share market ends its day with slight losses.
  
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• Moth balls might remind you of your grandma's wardrobe — now they're propelling satellites into space

  08-12-2021 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  While moth balls may remind you of your grandmother's wardrobe, their key ingredient — napthalene — is being used to propel satellites into space safely and efficiently. 
  
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• 'Launching moth balls in space could make the skies safer'

  08-12-2021 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  While the smell of moth balls may remind you of your grandmother's wardrobe, their key ingredient — naphthalene — is being used to propel satellites into space safely and efficiently. 
  
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• No vax? No wax. Businesses in a state 'safe for so long' from COVID are preparing for cases

  08-12-2021 20:28 via abc.net.au
  
  After being "so safe for so long" the message that COVID is coming has been drilled into Tasmanians. So how are businesses gearing up for the influx of visitors when borders reopen next week?
  
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• 'No customer, no business': This salon will be checking you're double vaxxed

  08-12-2021 20:28 via abc.net.au
  
  After being "so safe for so long" the message that COVID is coming has been drilled into Tasmanians. So how are businesses gearing up for the influx of visitors when borders reopen next week?
  
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• Lucy and Daniel were planning a Tasmanian holiday — then they tried to hire a car

  08-12-2021 20:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmanian tourism operators are desperate for a post-COVID visitor boom but there are fears a shortage of hire cars will drive them away.
  
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• Project turning landfill waste into fuel 'could save Australia billions'

  08-12-2021 20:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Polystyrene, tyres, waste plastic, particle board and other solid landfill waste is being turned into "near zero emission", commercial-grade petrol and diesel fuel.
  
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• Meet Frank, his job is to scam Australians. And he's done his homework

  08-12-2021 18:50 via abc.net.au
  
  After two years working in two separate European cybercrime "boiler rooms", Frank tells the ABC how he's scammed Australians.
  
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• 'I talk to 20 Australians a day': Meet Frank, his job is to scam you

  08-12-2021 18:50 via abc.net.au
  
  After two years working in two separate European cybercrime "boiler rooms", Frank tells the ABC how he's scammed Australians.
  
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• Reduced size and less impact on water: New plan released for mine extension under Sydney drinking catchment

  08-12-2021 11:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining company South32 has proposed a reduced mine size and less water loss in a new attempt to extend the life of its Dendrobium mine under Sydney's water catchment.
  
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• ARTS REVIEW: Apocalypse, but make it Circus

  08-12-2021 09:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  YUCK Circus has created a dystopian landscape where survivors skip rope, scavengers suspend themselves mid-air, and worms breakdance – and Claire Coleman is hooked.
  
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• At Close of Business: Jordan Murray on executive remuneration

  08-12-2021 09:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Jordan Murray goes through some of the highlights of Business News' latest executive salary survey.
  
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• ASX shifts up a gear as Omicron dismissed

  08-12-2021 09:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A midweek rush of money to the ASX is under way as investors around the world bet the Omicron variant will not complicate the economic recovery.
  
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• Orange goes for gold

  08-12-2021 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Gold and base metals aspirant Orange Minerals made a subdued ASX debut, closing its first trading day up half a cent on its 20 cent IPO price.
  
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• Freehold titles granted for Fisherman Bay shack owners after two decades of red tape

  08-12-2021 07:43 via abc.net.au
  
  After more than a decade, the first freehold titles have been issued to leaseholders at Fisherman Bay, on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula, while construction to retrofit infrastructure around the town has begun.
  
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• Tattarang picks up Cape Lodge

  08-12-2021 07:33 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The property arm of Andrew Forrest’s Tattarang has acquired Yallingup’s Cape Lodge, including the eight-acre private vineyard which exclusively produces the hotel’s premium wine.
  
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• Fewer incentives but executive pay firm

  08-12-2021 07:22 via businessnews.com.au
  
  While lower returns on equity have flowed through to WA’s top earners this year, the river has hardly run dry for the top end of town.
  
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• 'Disgusted' workers stood down without pay as central Queensland coal mine closes from flooding

  08-12-2021 07:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The company that operates the mine suspended operations on Thursday, the union has slammed the decision to stand employees down without pay.
  
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• Pioneer payment plans pass $400m

  08-12-2021 07:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shares in Perth-based debt recovery business Pioneer Credit received a boost on the news its customer performing arrangements had surpassed $400 million.
  
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• COVID-19, sponsorship loss hits Artrage bottom line

  08-12-2021 05:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Artrage took a $10 million hit to its revenue in the 2021 financial year, due to reduced box office and drinks sales, as well as a 50 per cent decrease in sponsorship.
  
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• Businesses not expected to 'police' vaccine mandate but what 'reasonable steps' must they take?

  08-12-2021 03:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The Small Business Minister and senior police officer explain how the December 17 vaccine mandate will work for businesses.
  
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• Gold Coast cheers border reopening, but locals brace for 'crazy, terrible' traffic 'nightmare'

  08-12-2021 03:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Border residents and business owners say the influx of visitors expected next Monday will make getting around unbearable, if not all but impossible.
  
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• Treasurer flags digital payments overhaul as 'government can no longer sit on the sidelines'

  08-12-2021 03:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is flagging a raft of reforms to regulate the rapidly expanding digital payments, buy now, pay later and cryptocurrency sectors.
  
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• The government is considering laws to protect cryptocurrency investors

  08-12-2021 03:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government is flagging a raft of reforms to regulate the rapidly expanding digital payments, buy now, pay later and cryptocurrency sectors, to protect investors and consumers.
  
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• 'Square reforms' looming as government confronts the merging of big tech and finance

  08-12-2021 03:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is flagging a raft of reforms to regulate the rapidly expanding digital payments, buy now, pay later and cryptocurrency sectors.
  
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• Damien lost his cryptocurrency when his exchange collapsed. The government is considering laws to protect investors like him

  08-12-2021 03:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government is flagging a raft of reforms to regulate the rapidly expanding digital payments, buy now, pay later and cryptocurrency sectors, to protect investors and consumers.
  
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• Damien lost cryptocurrency when his exchange collapsed. The government is considering laws to protect investors like him

  08-12-2021 03:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government is flagging a raft of reforms to regulate the rapidly expanding digital payments, buy now, pay later and cryptocurrency sectors, to protect investors and consumers.
  
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• Perth house prices tipped to rise

  08-12-2021 02:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA’s strong residential property market is expected to continue, with house prices predicted to increase a further 10 per cent into 2022, Real Estate of Institute Western Australia predicts.
  
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• 'Funny fat girl': Rebel Wilson says she received 'pushback' from her own team for losing weight

  08-12-2021 02:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Rebel Wilson says she received "pushback" from her own team when she decided to lose weight because she was "earning millions of dollars being the funny fat girl".
  
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• Tech fest back in the west

  08-12-2021 02:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  ’Tis the season for tech, with the annual West Tech Fest filling the calendar from December 6 to 10.
  
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• Woodside to invest $7bn in emerging energy

  08-12-2021 01:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Oil and gas supplier Woodside will invest $US5 billion ($7 billion) in low carbon energy by 2030 while still benefitting from its recently-announced merger with BHP's petroleum business.
  
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• Woodside to invest $7b in emerging energy

  08-12-2021 01:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Oil and gas supplier Woodside will invest $US5 billion ($7 billion) in low carbon energy by 2030 while still benefitting from its recently-announced merger with BHP's petroleum business.
  
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• Exploration companies fight for control of historic WA gold field

  08-12-2021 01:39 via abc.net.au
  
  A legal battle for control of a historic gold field in Western Australia is set to play out in the state's Supreme Court, as locals report an "exciting" increase in exploration activity.
  
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• Australian ugg boot maker denied hearing in US Supreme Court against American retail giant

  08-12-2021 01:39 via abc.net.au
  
  An Australian small business owner taken to court by an American retail giant over selling ugg boots online has lost a bid to have his appeal heard in the Supreme Court of the United States. His lawyer Nick Xenophon says all avenues of appeal have now been exhausted. 
  
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• Amazon cloud outage hits major websites and streaming apps

  08-12-2021 01:25 via abc.net.au
  
  A major outage disrupts Amazon's cloud services on Tuesday, temporarily knocking out streaming platforms Netflix and Disney+, trading site Robinhood.
  
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• Evergrande likely in default as debt deadline passes without payment

  08-12-2021 01:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Chinese developer Evergrande is likely to be in default, amid reports it has missed a final bond payment deadline, but markets are shrugging off the news amid stimulus from China's central bank.
  
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• Call for stricter coal mine clean up rules to protect Victorian waterways

  08-12-2021 01:07 via abc.net.au
  
  A new report outlines a history of coal ash leaching into groundwater near the Latrobe Valley power stations, and environmental groups want it to be better managed.
  
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• Councillors hold little sway in child care calls

  08-12-2021 01:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The cities of Stirling and Melville have become prime locales for new childcare centres this year, despite residents’ and councillors’ concerns about their impact on amenity and traffic congestion.
  
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• World-first digital ID to boost value of authentic Aussie pearls

  08-12-2021 00:53 via abc.net.au
  
  An Australian pearl producer digitally tracks its biggest and best, so buyers can be confident they are buying the real deal.
  
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