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• Queenslanders abandoning Check In Qld app in for 'rude shock' once border opens

  09-12-2021 23:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The Check In Qld app has been abandoned by parts of Queensland days out from the state's border opening to NSW and Victoria.
  
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• Alec Baldwin posts open letter from Rust crew defending conditions on set before fatal shooting

  09-12-2021 23:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Actor Alec Baldwin shares an open letter in which cast and crew members from the film Rust — where a woman was killed by a live bullet — push back against portrayals of the movie set as unsafe.
  
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• Editing blitz aims to amp up Australian music presence on Wikipedia

  09-12-2021 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Organisers hope the project will make it easier for audiences around the world to discover their homegrown talent.
  
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• Travis Scott says he couldn't hear fans screaming for help during a performance that left 10 dead

  09-12-2021 22:37 via abc.net.au
  
  In a lengthy interview describing his perspective on what happened at the Astroworld performance, Scott says he did not know fans had died until after the performance and denies he has a history of encouraging fans to rush the stage.
  
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• IMF warns Omicron may cost the global economy an extra $7 trillion, ASX set to open flat

  09-12-2021 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are expected to start the day relatively flat as increased restrictions across the world to contain the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant tempered investor optimism.
  
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• IMF warns Omicron may cost the global economy an extra $7 trillion, ASX set to fall

  09-12-2021 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are expected to open lower as increased restrictions across the world to contain the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant tempered investor optimism.
  
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• Evergrande downgrade puts Chinese developer in default, ASX falls

  09-12-2021 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  China Evergrande's missed debt payments trigger a downgrade from Fitch Ratings to restricted default. Australian shares trade lower amid Omicron concerns.
  
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• Evergrande downgrade puts Chinese developer in default, ASX closes down

  09-12-2021 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  China Evergrande's missed debt payments trigger a downgrade from Fitch Ratings to restricted default. Australian shares close lower amid Omicron concerns.
  
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• Evergrande downgrade, ASX falls, IMF warns of Omicron pain

  09-12-2021 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have opened lower as increased restrictions across the world to contain the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant tempered investor optimism.
  
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• Anti-domestic violence group wants media to do better

  09-12-2021 20:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Activists say there is a noticeable discrepancy in the manner that violence against non-Indigenous and Indigenous women is reported.
  
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• 'We never envisaged it would take this long': families exasperated by bushfire rebuild red tape

  09-12-2021 20:17 via abc.net.au
  
  It has been almost two years since fires destroyed homes in the Upper Murray, but the recovery process continues for families frustrated by demoralising delays.
  
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• Healthcare workers under pressure due to COVID were offered bonuses, but many are still waiting

  09-12-2021 20:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Multiple health services say payments of up to $300 per week for workers under pressure in the face of Victoria's Delta outbreak are still being sorted out almost two months after being announced.
  
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• Insomnia at home, falling asleep at the wheel: Former Coles managers tell of overwork and impossible demands

  09-12-2021 20:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Former Coles managers allege a culture of overwork and underpayment at the supermarket giant as it faces legal action from the Fair Work Ombudsman as well as a class action on behalf of 2,200 workers.
  
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• Erika and Daragh say they've paid the price for the impossible demands of a supermarket near you

  09-12-2021 20:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Former Coles managers allege a culture of overwork and underpayment at the supermarket giant as it faces legal action from the Fair Work Ombudsman as well as a class action on behalf of 2,200 workers.
  
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• Erika and Daragh climbed the ladder at Coles. Now they can't bear to set foot in one of its stores

  09-12-2021 20:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Former Coles managers allege a culture of overwork and underpayment at the supermarket giant as it faces legal action from the Fair Work Ombudsman as well as a class action on behalf of 2,200 workers.
  
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• Union claims lockout by The West

  09-12-2021 15:08 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Production workers at West Australian Newspapers were locked out indefinitely on Thursday night, their union claims.
  
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• More companies paid no tax during COVID-19 pandemic

  09-12-2021 14:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The number of Australian public companies that paid no tax in 2019–20 has risen during COVID-19 lockdowns, according to the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO's) latest transparency data.
  
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• A third of big companies paid no tax in 2019-20, this table reveals which ones

  09-12-2021 14:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The number of Australian public companies that paid no tax rose during COVID-19 lockdowns, according to the ATO's latest transparency data.
  
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• Early exit for coal as NEM prepares for renewable future

  09-12-2021 10:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Coal-fired power generators are expected to shut down nearly three times faster than previously anticipated and exit the NEM entirely by 2043, according to an updated plan that follows widespread consultation with the sector.
  
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• Coal-fired power to shut down three times faster than anticipated under new NEM plan

  09-12-2021 10:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Coal-fired power generators are expected to shut down nearly three times faster than previously anticipated and exit the National Energy Market entirely by 2043, according to an updated plan that follows widespread consultation with the sector.
  
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• $107m Como apartments approved

  09-12-2021 09:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A proposal by the Como Baptist Church to build a three-tower apartment development on Canning Highway has been approved by the State Development Assessment Unit.
  
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• At Close of Business: Jordan Murray on university mergers

  09-12-2021 09:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Jordan Murray and Matt Mckenzie weigh up the arguments for and against a sector-wide merger of WA's universities.
  
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• $5.6bn tourist outflow tipped

  09-12-2021 09:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australians could spend up to $5.6 billion on short-term holidays once state borders reopen with high-income earners first at the gate, a new survey has found.
  
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• Rio, Fortescue go for green locos

  09-12-2021 08:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Iron ore miners Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals Group have announced new measures to reduce their environmental impact, including ‘greener’ locomotives.
  
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• New role for Owen

  09-12-2021 08:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Neville Owen has been appointed chair of trustees at St John of God Health Care, replacing Eva Skira.
  
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• Wilson Parking in $12m loss

  09-12-2021 08:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Melbourne’s lockdowns have continued to impact Wilson Parking’s operations, with the Perth-founded business' revenue down 10 per cent to $849 million in the year to June.
  
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• Wilson Parking in $11.7m loss

  09-12-2021 08:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Melbourne’s lockdowns have continued to impact Wilson Parking’s operations, with the Perth-founded business' revenue down 10 per cent to $849 million in the year to June.
  
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• Midweek relief rally over as ASX slips

  09-12-2021 08:25 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A midweek relief rally downplaying the Omicron variant has ebbed on the ASX while optimists found hope that inflation has peaked in China.
  
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• Slow change good for startups

  09-12-2021 08:16 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Startup founders seeking hockey stick growth are in for a surprise.
  
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• Vulcan strikes Volkswagen offtake

  09-12-2021 07:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth lithium aspirant Vulcan Energy has scored a binding offtake agreement with Volkswagen, marking its second deal with an automotive manufacturer.
  
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• Private health insurers warned to share profits from COVID shutdowns with customers

  09-12-2021 07:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's competition watchdog has put private health insurers on notice, warning they must follow through on a promise to pay back any profits gained on the back of COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions. 
  
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• Thick appointed to southern industrial precinct taskforce

  09-12-2021 07:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A new taskforce to transform Perth’s southern industrial precinct into an advanced industries hub has selected former Tianqi Lithium boss Phil Thick as its industry advisor.
  
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• Explorers secure Tanzanian licences

  09-12-2021 07:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australian companies OreCorp, Black Rock Mining and Peak Rare Earths will finalise agreements with the Tanzanian government this month to develop their projects.
  
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• North Perth service station sells for $3m

  09-12-2021 07:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A North Perth service station that has been in the same family for two generations has sold to South Australian petrol station chain On the Run for $3.25 million.
  
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• 'Massively humbled' Matthew Gould set to become Wollondilly's first popularly elected mayor

  09-12-2021 06:21 via abc.net.au
  
  The community, slated as a key growth area south-west of Sydney, has elected a mayor who has vowed to maintain the area's rural landscape.
  
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• Peet progresses $20m Mosman Park tower

  09-12-2021 06:07 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia-based land developer Peet has lodged plans to build a $20 million 11-storey apartment tower in Mosman Park.
  
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• ANZ accepts $25m fine for unfair charges

  09-12-2021 05:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  ANZ Bank has agreed to a $25 million fine for failing to give customers their entitled benefits such as rate discounts across about 580,447 accounts.
  
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• Theta offers $65m for Shandong-backed Focus

  09-12-2021 05:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Focus has told shareholders to take no action in response to an unsolicited takeover from Theta Gold, who is looking to win over investors mulling funding options for the long-dormant Coolgardie mine.
  
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• Theta makes play for Shandong-backed Focus

  09-12-2021 05:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Focus has told shareholders to take no action in response to an unsolicited takeover from Theta Gold, who is looking to win over investors mulling funding options for the long-dormant Coolgardie mine.
  
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• Entrepreneurs hard hit by pandemic, bushfires get 'incredibly helpful' business support

  09-12-2021 04:28 via abc.net.au
  
  "Safe, supportive" business coaching is helping entrepreneurs and small businesses in north east Victoria recover from the economic devastation of bushfires and the pandemic. 
  
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• The banking royal commission referred potential crimes to ASIC. Almost half didn't make it to court

  09-12-2021 04:12 via abc.net.au
  
  ASIC launches the last case to emerge from the banking royal commission, closing the door on any more court action for banks that ripped billions of dollars from customers.
  
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• Hayne pain ends for banks, as ASIC launches last banking royal commission case

  09-12-2021 04:12 via abc.net.au
  
  ASIC launches the last case to emerge from the banking royal commission, closing the door on any more court action for banks that ripped billions of dollars from customers.
  
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• Future Perth podcast: Episode 6

  09-12-2021 03:43 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The final episode of the Business News Future Perth podcast is now available, looking at the future of the Western Australian economy.
  The guests for this episode are Wesfarmers chief executive Rob Scott and PwC partner Justin Carroll.
  
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• Green hydrogen: Study underway for 'world's largest' electrolyser plant for Port Pirie

  09-12-2021 02:06 via abc.net.au
  
  A new $750 million hydrogen facility is planned for Port Pirie after a deal was struck between the Marshall government and Trafigura, a commodities trading company.
  
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• ACCC green light for Seven-Prime merger

  09-12-2021 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia's competition regulator says it will not oppose Seven West Media's proposed acquisition of regional operator Prime Media.
  
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• High hopes for disability office

  09-12-2021 01:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A new Office of Disability will bridge the gap between the NDIS and providers and participants in WA.
  
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• US boss who sacked hundreds of staff over brief video message apologises

  09-12-2021 00:43 via abc.net.au
  
  A United States-based boss who gained worldwide attention for sacking nearly 1,000 staff during a brief video message just weeks before Christmas says he is "deeply sorry" for the blunder.
  
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