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• To make a mobile phone call, sometimes Tim has to drive 140km

  06-01-2022 23:53 via abc.net.au
  
  In parts of WA's remote Pilbara, workers are forced to drive big distances to make mobile phone calls, while truckies say the poor coverage is putting road users at "extreme risk". 
  
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• US stocks mixed after rate rise rout

  06-01-2022 21:47 via abc.net.au
  
  US stocks steady after a big sell-off on Thursday sparked by the US Federal Reserve saying it was considering raising interest rates and reducing bond holdings faster than anticipated to curb inflation. 
  
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• James Hardie fires boss, US stocks slip in mixed session

  06-01-2022 21:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Building materials supplier James Hardie sacks its boss for bad behaviour. US stocks fall again after a big sell-off on Thursday sparked by the US Federal Reserve saying it was considering raising interest rates.
  
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• James Hardie fires boss, ASX regains lost ground

  06-01-2022 21:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Building materials supplier James Hardie sacks its boss for bad behaviour.  The ASX regains some lost ground and US stocks fall again on worries of a faster than anticipated rise in official interest rates. 
  
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• James Hardie fires boss, ASX opens higher

  06-01-2022 21:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Building materials supplier James Hardie sacks its boss for bad behaviour.  The ASX regains some lost ground and US stocks fall again on worries of a faster than anticipated rise in official interest rates. 
  
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• Some Australians loved HomeBuilder. For others, it meant 'sleepless nights'

  06-01-2022 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The HomeBuilder grant was one of the biggest stimulus injections the housing industry had ever seen, with more than 100,000 Australians able to build their dream home. But for those who missed out, it created turmoil.
  
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• 'I would not have done a new home build if I'd known the government wouldn't actually pay that money'

  06-01-2022 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The HomeBuilder grant was one of the biggest stimulus injections the housing industry had ever seen, with more than 100,000 Australians able to build their dream home. But for those who missed out, it created turmoil.
  
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• HomeBuilder saved the housing industry, but it also left many Australians with massive debts

  06-01-2022 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The HomeBuilder grant was one of the biggest stimulus injections the housing industry had ever seen, with more than 100,000 Australians able to build their dream home. But for those who missed out, it created turmoil.
  
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• How long does it take to recoup the cost of an EV?

  06-01-2022 20:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Many drivers are champing at the bit to get behind the wheel of an electric vehicle, but the biggest barrier is cost. So how long does it take to recoup the extra cost of an EV?
  
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• Severe truck driver shortage hits food distributors, forcing some restaurants to close

  06-01-2022 20:10 via abc.net.au
  
  With up to half of all truck drivers absent due to COVID, the food supply chain is under pressure, with fears things will only get worse as case numbers mount. 
  
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• Businesses fear COVID-19 supply chain disruptions seen this week are the 'tip of the iceberg'

  06-01-2022 20:10 via abc.net.au
  
  With up to half of all truck drivers absent due to COVID, the food supply chain is under pressure, with fears things will only get worse as case numbers mount. 
  
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• Tom Baddeley named ABC Breakfast host

  06-01-2022 08:53 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Former ABC journalist Tom Baddeley will replace the late Russell Woolf as ABC Radio Perth’s breakfast presenter.
  
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• New boss for Perth Racing

  06-01-2022 08:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  British racing executive James Oldring has been appointed chief executive of Perth Racing, as the organisation seeks to put upheaval last year behind it.
  
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• McGowan: Don’t be a dropkick

  06-01-2022 08:43 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Premier Mark McGowan and the AHA WA are urging pubgoers to respect hospitality staff after venues reported an increase in abuse directed at workers about COVID-19 rules.
  
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• Harold Clough passes away

  06-01-2022 08:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  One of Western Australia’s most successful engineers, business leaders and philanthropists has passed away at the age of 95. True to form, he was at his desk just two days ago.
  
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• ASX's biggest one-day rout since Sept 2020

  06-01-2022 08:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australian shares had their biggest one-day fall since September 2020 as investors panicked about interest rates rising sooner than expected.
  
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• Perth to host Golden Oldies World Rugby

  06-01-2022 08:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The global sporting event is tipped to inject $5.7 million into the Western Australian economy.
  
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• Perth to host Golden Oldies rugby

  06-01-2022 08:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Golden Oldies festival is expected to attract about 2,000 visitors to WA and inject $5.7 million into the economy.
  
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• Taking care of business in the face of surging COVID infections

  06-01-2022 07:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The Black Summer fires of 2020 were challenging enough — and that was before COVID-19 arrived. Now, just as trade is picking up, businesses are finding it hard to staff their floors.
  
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• Peet sells Queensland farmland for $80m

  06-01-2022 06:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The land was flagged for development.
  
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• Fortescue buys electric locos

  06-01-2022 06:42 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Fortescue Metals has bought two new battery electric locomotives in a bid to trim emissions across its mine sites.
  
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• Fortescue buys electric locomotives

  06-01-2022 06:42 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Fortescue Metals has bought two new electric locomotives in a bid to trim emissions across its mine sites.
  
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• Supermarkets short of supply as up to half of truck drivers absent due to COVID

  06-01-2022 05:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Supermarket shelves are empty once again, but retailers say a COVID-induced supply chain crunch is to blame, not panic buying.
  
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• South32 revives Brazil Aluminium

  06-01-2022 04:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  South32 and Alcoa will restart production at the Brazil Aluminium operation, with first output slated for the June quarter after a six-year hiatus.
  
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• S32 revives Brazil Aluminium

  06-01-2022 04:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  South32 and industrial global Alcoa will restart production at the six-year dormant Brazil Aluminium operation with first output slated for the June quarter.
  
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• Toilet paper wars are back as panic buyers, supply chain woes deplete stores again

  06-01-2022 04:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Some blame COVID panic buying, others the supply chain. Either way, Queensland supermarket shelves are empty again.
  
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• We must return to normality: Fleeton

  06-01-2022 03:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  There must be more to border management than keeping WA’s mining operations going, writes Brent Fleeton.
  
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• Opposition to jab mandate exacerbates staff shortages in WA's most popular holiday town

  06-01-2022 02:58 via abc.net.au
  
  A cafe owner in one of the state's tourist towns worked 98-hours weeks because of severe staff shortages — and there's no relief in sight. 
  
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• 'Historic' Australia-Japan treaty inked

  06-01-2022 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia and Japan are set to ink a security treaty that Prime Minister Scott Morrison describes as "historic" during a virtual summit with his Japanese counterpart.
  
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• Tom Baddeley to replace Russell Woolf as new ABC Radio Perth Breakfast host

  06-01-2022 01:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Former ABC journalist and news presenter Tom Baddeley has been named as ABC Radio Perth's new Breakfast presenter.
  
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• There's no lockdown, but businesses say forced COVID closures are as painful as ever

  06-01-2022 00:56 via abc.net.au
  
  It was meant to be the summer where pubs, restaurants, resorts and shops could finally get back to business. Instead, many are now facing more chaos and closures because of crippling staff shortages caused by soaring COVID-19 infections.
  
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• Cafes, restaurants, tourism businesses make 'painful' decision to close as Omicron soars and testing is unavailable

  06-01-2022 00:56 via abc.net.au
  
  It was meant to be the summer where pubs, restaurants, resorts and shops could finally get back to business. Instead, many are now facing more chaos and closures because of crippling staff shortages caused by soaring COVID-19 infections.
  
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• Regional hospitality suffers COVID-related staff shortages at peak of tourist season

  06-01-2022 00:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Rising COVID-19 infections in NSW haven't slowed down tourism over the holiday period, but staff shortages are preventing many businesses from operating at full capacity.
  
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