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• 'We are seriously considering not opening': East Kimberley tourism operators fear devastation amid border uncertainty

  08-02-2022 23:38 via abc.net.au
  
  The East Kimberley economy relies heavily on the dry season rush but hard borders and a staffing crisis have businesses fearing that a horror season is ahead.
  
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• 'Seriously considering not opening': Kimberley tourism operators fear losses amid border uncertainty

  08-02-2022 23:38 via abc.net.au
  
  The East Kimberley economy relies heavily on the dry season rush but hard borders and a staffing crisis have businesses fearing that a horror season is ahead.
  
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• Construction costs soar amid supply pressure

  08-02-2022 23:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA has recorded one of the largest annual construction cost spikes in the nation, with rising materials costs and supply chain disruptions predicted to continue.
  
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• US couple arrested over $5 billion bitcoin money laundering scheme in country's biggest ever financial seizure

  08-02-2022 22:47 via abc.net.au
  
  A New York couple faces court accused of laundering $5 billion in hacked bitcoin, which was worth less than $1 billion when it was stolen.
  
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• Couple accused of laundering $5 billion in hacked bitcoin, which was only worth $100 million when it was stolen

  08-02-2022 22:47 via abc.net.au
  
  A New York couple faces court accused of laundering $5 billion in hacked bitcoin, which was worth less than $100 million when it was stolen.
  
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• ASX set to rise, CBA profit up, Wall Street closes higher

  08-02-2022 22:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are set to open higher on Wednesday. CBA reports profit jump. 
  
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• ASX closes higher, CBA profit but consumer confidence drops again

  08-02-2022 22:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares close in the green, as market giant CBA reports a jump in profit, but consumer confidence falls again as households brace for possible rate rises this year.
  
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• ASX climbs on CBA profit but consumer confidence drops again

  08-02-2022 22:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares rise, as market giant CBA reports a jump in profit, but consumer confidence falls again as households brace for possible rate rises this year.
  
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• ASX climbs, CBA profit up, Wall Street closes higher

  08-02-2022 22:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares rise, as CBA reports a jump in profit and Wall Street stocks rally.
  
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• 'Let it rip': Have COVID-19 policies impacted your work or business? We'd like to hear from you

  08-02-2022 21:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The ABC is looking to hear from audience members — business owners, employees, community members — with direct experiences of being impacted by COVID-19 policies and how that impact may affect your vote this year.
  
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• Juhee started her business from home during COVID. Now it's grown '3,000 per cent' with global buyers

  08-02-2022 21:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The Omicron COVID wave is hitting some Australian business owners who were hoping for a fresh start in 2022. But many are beating the pandemic odds, and thriving.
  
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• From 3,000 per cent growth to 'worse than lockdowns' — the winners and losers of the Omicron outbreak

  08-02-2022 21:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The Omicron COVID wave is hitting some Australian business owners who were hoping for a fresh start in 2022. But many are beating the pandemic odds, and thriving.
  
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• 'The world will be able to live with COVID-19', but experts warn life might still look very different for years

  08-02-2022 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  An economist who has been analysing COVID-19 statistics since the start of the pandemic believes the latest Omicron strain may mark its end in highly vaccinated countries, but local epidemiologists warn that COVID-19 may still have some nasty surprises.
  
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• Danish data offers hope the COVID-19 pandemic is ending, but experts warn it's not quite over yet

  08-02-2022 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  An economist who has been analysing COVID-19 statistics since the start of the pandemic believes Omicron BA.2 may mark its end in highly vaccinated countries, but local epidemiologists warn that COVID-19 may still have some more nasty surprises ahead.
  
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• Australian childcare 'in crisis', as new figures show more than one in 10 need special waiver to legally operate

  08-02-2022 18:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's childcare sector is emerging from the Omicron wave in "crisis", with more than one in 10 centres needing a government waiver to legally operate because they do not have enough workers.
  
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• Tea, coffee or kava? Fiji's farmers want to sell their psychoactive crop into Australia's mainstream

  08-02-2022 17:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The rules around kava sales in Australia are changing, and those who rely on the ancient drink for income are hoping it can find a mainstream market. 
  
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• Fiji's kava root has a similar effect to Valium. And it's about to be on Australian supermarket shelves

  08-02-2022 17:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The rules around kava sales in Australia are changing, and those who rely on the ancient drink for income are hoping it can find a mainstream market. 
  
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• Bullseye bidding escalates

  08-02-2022 09:26 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Bullseye Mining is mulling two takeover offers after shareholder Au Xingao tabled a $155 million cash offer for the target, competing with an existing scrip proposition from fellow shareholder Emerald Resources.
  
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• At Close of Business: Jordan Murray on teachers' wages

  08-02-2022 09:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Jordan Murray investigates how competitive teachers' salaries are in WA compared to the rest of Australia.
  
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• Second lockout at The West

  08-02-2022 08:59 via businessnews.com.au
  
  More than 100 unionised workers were locked out from Seven West last week as part of an ongoing dispute about redundancies, the AMWU says.
  
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• Metronet boss promoted to DG

  08-02-2022 08:40 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The man tasked with overseeing the McGowan government’s flagship Metronet project, Anthony Kannis, has been promoted to director general of the Department of Planning.
  
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• Little Green Pharma splits, partners with Curtin

  08-02-2022 08:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Little Green Pharma has revealed plans to demerge its psychedelics business into a separate unlisted entity, while forming a research partnership with Curtin University.
  
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• Finance groups impress, miners outperform

  08-02-2022 08:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Financial giants have impressed investors with their earnings and helped stoke expectations of the Commonwealth Bank figures due on Wednesday.
  
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• Northfleet in third buy

  08-02-2022 07:52 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Northfleet Transport has made its third acquisition in recent months by adding Vasse-based Cape Crane Hire to its business.
  
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• Back on track: Date set to reopen outback rail lines after flooding

  08-02-2022 07:48 via abc.net.au
  
  A huge effort is underway in outback South Australia to repair rail lines connecting to Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
  
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• Private business has changed

  08-02-2022 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The businesses that dominate the unlisted landscape are very different from 20 years ago.
  
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• MLG wins work with Red 5

  08-02-2022 06:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shares in recently listed mining services provider MLG Oz have risen 8 per cent after winning a new contract set to generate an additional $10 million in revenue with WA gold producer Red 5.
  
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• WA records 13 new local cases, industry welcomes relaxed rules

  08-02-2022 05:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  COVID WRAP: WA has recorded 13 new local cases of COVID-19 overnight, as industry bodies welcome the relaxation of protocols but continue to push for a new reopening date.
  
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• WA records 65 new cases as travel restarts, 13 local

  08-02-2022 05:21 via businessnews.com.au
  
  COVID WRAP: The number of COVID cases in WA climbs by 65 as the state's border controls ease, industry bodies welcome new protocols but push for a new reopening date.
  
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• WA records 65 new cases as travel restarts

  08-02-2022 05:21 via businessnews.com.au
  
  COVID WRAP: COVID cases in WA climb by 65 as the state's border controls ease, industry bodies push for a new reopening date and the opposition slams the elective surgery scale back.
  
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• Forrest’s ag business posts loss

  08-02-2022 05:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Investments in long-term projects, the COVID-19 pandemic and high cattle prices have impacted Harvest Road Group’s bottom line, with the organisation recording a $5.9 million loss.
  
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• Santos claims carbon storage first

  08-02-2022 05:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Santos has booked 100 million tonnes of carbon storage resource within South Australia's Cooper Basin while reporting a substantial increase in reserves on the back of its Oil Search merger.
  
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• Longest escalator in southern hemisphere part of $955m upgrade of Sydney's Central Station

  08-02-2022 04:59 via abc.net.au
  
  The first puzzle piece of Sydney's urban makeover has been revealed with a total overhaul of the country's busiest train station — including a 45-metre-long escalator.
  
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• Worried family petitions federal government to intervene at SA aged care home

  08-02-2022 04:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Edenfield's Family Care facility in Port Augusta was found to be in breach of industry standards last year and a concerned granddaughter says nothing has changed since.
  
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• It's official: These are the worst movies of 2021

  08-02-2022 04:15 via abc.net.au
  
  It's that time of year again. The nominations for this year's Razzies have been revealed, taking aim at the critics' choice of movies ... to avoid.
  
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• Pentanet preps neXus launch

  08-02-2022 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Pentanet could expand its network capacity to up to 168,000 users by June with the ISP announcing it has received thousands of registrations to its neXus product.
  
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• Woolies says disruption into March

  08-02-2022 03:50 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shortages on Perth supermarket shelves could last until late March, although the reconnection of the state’s rail link with the east is now expected next week.
  
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• Board game Monopoly is famous for its London landmarks. Now it's Bendigo's turn

  08-02-2022 03:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Bendigo's historic and modern sites, like Pall Mall, Rosalind Park or the Great Stupa could soon feature on the global boardgame Monopoly.
  
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• War of words erupts between Rex, Qantas over Broken Hill route

  08-02-2022 03:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Rex's deputy chairman has hit back at Qantas after the national carrier announced it was starting flights into Broken Hill and suggesting the incumbent was a "cockatoo airline". 
  
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• Green steel race heats up with startup promising production by 2025

  08-02-2022 02:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Competition to produce emissions-free steel in commercial quantities increases, with American startup Boston Metal claiming its unique steel making technology will be viable by 2025.
  
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• Green steel race heats up with startup promising hydrogen-free production by 2025

  08-02-2022 02:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Competition to produce emissions-free steel in commercial quantities increases, with American startup Boston Metal claiming its unique steel-making technology will be viable by 2025.
  
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• South East fire crews contain blaze that saw primary school students evacuated to library

  08-02-2022 02:14 via abc.net.au
  
  A grassfire near Mount Gambier that caused primary school students to be evacuated has been contained, with authorities bracing ahead of severe fire weather today.
  
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• Border closures have big impact on hiring

  08-02-2022 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Border closures have cost the Australian economy billions of dollars with bosses having trouble finding suitable staff in the absence of skilled migrants.
  
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• Filling the gaps in urban development

  08-02-2022 01:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Recent challenges in property development have put urban infill back in the spotlight.
  
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