Analyst news

• 'It's the smell of Christmas': Pine scent fills homes as demand for real trees grows

  17-12-2021 23:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Real Christmas trees are becoming more popular in Australian homes, with Queensland growers selling out weeks ago.
  
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• Victorian logging regulator to get new powers over VicForests after allegations of illegal logging

  17-12-2021 20:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Victoria's logging regulator will be given additional powers to bring the controversial state government-owned logging company VicForests into line — a move that comes just weeks after an ABC investigation revealed allegations of illegal logging by VicForests and bungled enforcement actions by the regulator.
  
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• Russian hackers hit recruiter, release Aussie jobseekers' personal files

  17-12-2021 20:21 via abc.net.au
  
  A significant data breach of recruitment company Finite Recruitment — that has ties to the Department of Defence, Home Affairs, Coles, Westpac and AMP — exposes personal information, including resumes, criminal history checks, vaccine certificates and salary information, of staff and job applicants.
  
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• Qantas workers will not have their jobs reinstated, Federal Court finds

  17-12-2021 08:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Qantas workers who lost their jobs due to outsourcing have been told they will not be able to get their roles back after the Federal Court on Friday made the orders in one of the largest reinstatement cases ever heard. 
  
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• Broad wins arts centre work

  17-12-2021 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Broad Construction has been appointed to build the controversial $44.5 million performing arts and convention centre in Busselton.
  
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• International arrivals to Victoria, NSW will no longer need to isolate for 72 hours

  17-12-2021 07:58 via abc.net.au
  
  From Tuesday, New South Wales and Victoria have the same COVID-19 requirements for overseas visitors, with fully vaccinated arrivals required to get a test within 24 hours and isolate until a negative result.
  
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• International arrivals to Victoria, NSW no longer need to isolate for 72 hours

  17-12-2021 07:58 via abc.net.au
  
  New South Wales and Victoria now have the same COVID-19 requirements for overseas visitors, with fully vaccinated arrivals required to get a test within 24 hours and isolate until a negative result.
  
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• Peet launches $1.3m legal action

  17-12-2021 07:26 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Residential developer Peet is suing major landholder G&M Candeloro Nominees for more than $1.3 million over a six-year-old sales management agreement between the parties.
  
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• ECU city campus moves forward

  17-12-2021 07:18 via businessnews.com.au
  
  DevelopmentWA has approved Edith Cowan University’s city campus proposal, with a contractor to build the $695 million project to be selected in February.
  
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• At Close of Business: 2021 in review

  17-12-2021 07:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Matt Mckenzie and Jordan Murray review the year in business and politics in Western Australia.
  
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• Push for change on apartment insurance

  17-12-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A lack of homeowner warranty insurance for apartment developments can be a deterrent for buyers, but industry is seeking change.
  
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• Feds dodge scrutiny on NDIS

  17-12-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The federal government is manoeuvring to reduce the NDIS to simply another dysfunctional welfare program.
  
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• EV demand fuels lithium stocks

  17-12-2021 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Competition between carmakers to boost their fleets of EVs spells good news for WA’s lithium sector.
  
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• ASX edges higher as new wave lenders drop

  17-12-2021 06:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Afterpay and rivals Zip and Sezzle have fallen heavily on the Australian share market due to a possible US probe into consumer harms from their services.
  
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• WA shuts door to Queensland, Tasmania

  17-12-2021 06:33 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia will be effectively closed to every state and territory for Christmas under plans to further strengthen border controls.
  
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• Santos deal implemented

  17-12-2021 06:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Oil Search non-executive director Michael Utlser will join the Santos board as the $21 billion merger between the companies takes effect.
  
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• Agri to win in UK deal

  17-12-2021 06:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Winemakers have welcome a new trade deal between Australia and the United Kingdom, while sugar, beef and sheep exports are also expected to benefit.
  
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• Perenti sells MinAnalytical

  17-12-2021 05:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perenti will sell its geochemical and precious metal analyses subsidiary to competitor ALS for $43.6 million as part of a reassessment of its operations.
  
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• Record harvest on track

  17-12-2021 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state’s grain growers are expected to yield 22 million tonnes this year, well above the previous record-setting 18.1mt harvested in 2016.
  
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• Fortescue contracts GenusPlus for $30m

  17-12-2021 03:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  GenusPlus Group has secured more work on Fortescue's $US250 million transmission project, having been selected to build a 98-kilometre powerline for the iron ore miner.
  
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• Green light for Queensland coal mine expansion, with conditions, after decade-long battle

  17-12-2021 03:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Mine owners pledge to meet requirements for final approval but opponents say the expansion fails to address groundwater concerns, among other "deficiencies".
  
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• NAB chair yet to hear of fines from probe

  17-12-2021 02:28 via businessnews.com.au
  
  NAB chairman Philip Chronican has assured investors he is yet to learn of any fines from a financial crimes regulator investigating money laundering.
  
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• 'There's only one way in and out of town': A sticky situation for East Gippsland motorists

  17-12-2021 02:04 via abc.net.au
  
  East Gippsland locals are being left with emulsified asphalt stuck to their car tyres after travelling into Mallacoota.
  
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• 'Kick in the guts': Baralaba fears new battle over coal mine on flood plain

  17-12-2021 01:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The tiny central Queensland town of Baralaba's victory over a new coal mine on the flood plain appears short-lived with proponents Liberty Mutual selling to another American miner. 
  
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