Analyst news

• AGL to close Loy Yang A, Bayswater coal plants sooner than expected

  09-02-2022 23:50 via abc.net.au
  
  An energy analyst says mining communities can expect companies like AGL to continue to bring forward the closure of coal-fired power stations.
  
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• AGL plan to stay in coal until 2040s angers environmental groups

  09-02-2022 23:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Energy giant AGL has told investors it plans to operate the Loy Yang A plant in Victoria's Latrobe until sometime between 2040 and 2045. It was originally due to close in 2048.
  
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• Diesel price premium pinches mango margins

  09-02-2022 23:22 via abc.net.au
  
  With the price of crude oil hitting a seven-year high this week, mango farmers feel the pinch at the diesel pump with a flow-on effect to consumers.
  
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• ASX up, AMP reports loss, NAB margins down, AGL to close power stations early

  09-02-2022 22:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares close higher as NAB, AGL and AMP report their earnings results. It follows a positive day on Wall Street where tech stocks dominated. 
  
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• ASX poised to gain as Wall Street rallies

  09-02-2022 22:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are set to rise on Thursday, following stocks on Wall Street stocks surging as investors buy up tech stocks and inflation concerns ease.
  
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• ASX gains, AMP reports loss, NAB margins down, AGL to close power stations early

  09-02-2022 22:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are up as NAB, AGL and AMP report their earnings results. It follows a positive day on Wall Street where tech stocks dominated. 
  
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• Oscars quiz: Was Nicole Kidman snubbed for BMX Bandits?

  09-02-2022 21:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The nominees for the 94th Academy Awards are in. Reckon you're a bit of a movie buff? Give our Oscars quiz a go.
  
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• Live: NSW Now: Police searching for man missing in Blue Mountains

  09-02-2022 21:30 via abc.net.au
  
  MORNING BRIEFING: Police hold serious concerns for a man missing in the Blue Mountains area, where emergency services have converged for a large-scale search.
  
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• Eight years and two trials later, Victorian mechanics company fined $210k after triple fatal

  09-02-2022 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  A Victorian mechanics firm has been convicted and fined over a crash that killed three people in the state's north-west almost eight years ago.
  
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• Eight years and two trials later, Victorian mechanical company fined $210k after triple fatal

  09-02-2022 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  A Victorian mechanical firm is convicted and fined over a crash that killed three people in the state's north-west almost eight years ago.
  
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• Is returning to the office inevitable or is the future about working from home?

  09-02-2022 20:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is urging Queenslanders to head back to workplaces in a bid to support local businesses but some experts say working from home is "the way of the future" due to the freedom and flexibility it allows.
  
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• 'Cop out' Sunday trading decision leaves businesses in limbo after Queensland inquiry

  09-02-2022 20:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Small retailers have a year to prepare before trading restrictions may be relaxed in regional Queensland, increasing competition. Meanwhile, bigger businesses say they've been left tapping their feet.
  
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• Changing regional media: Is it the death knell for print or an opportunity?

  09-02-2022 19:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Across Australia, where newspapers have closed or gone online, in some places others have taken their place, but many regional areas are missing out. 
  
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• There's one thing the bank can't ask you when applying for a loan

  09-02-2022 19:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Applying for a home loan can be daunting at the best of times. But when you throw pregnancy into the mix – getting the loan you want can seem even more unattainable.
  
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• 'We can't imagine that we will be immune from it': How West Australian miners are protecting a $155 billion industry from COVID-19

  09-02-2022 19:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Western Australia's iron ore miners are doing all they can to prevent COVID-19 infiltrating their workforces.
  
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• COVID's spread in WA is threatening Australia's $155 billion export. Here's what the miners are doing to try and keep running

  09-02-2022 19:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Western Australia's iron ore miners are doing all they can to prevent COVID-19 infiltrating their workforces.
  
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• Paul lost thousands in this cryptocurrency scam. And authorities say there may be many more Australians like him

  09-02-2022 18:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Scammers are exploiting the popularity of cryptocurrency to set up fake apps to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from would-be Australian crypto investors.
  
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• 'I didn't fully understand': Paul invested thousands in crypto through an app — days later it was gone

  09-02-2022 18:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Scammers are exploiting the popularity of cryptocurrency to set up fake apps to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from would-be Australian crypto investors.
  
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• Assange supporters spend $72 million on digital art to help fund his legal defence

  09-02-2022 17:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Assange collaborates with a crypto artist known as Pak to sell a collection of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) called Censored in an online auction from February 7-9 to raise funds to support his case.
  
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• 'Destroyed': Afghanistan's health system crumbles as COVID-19 wave surges

  09-02-2022 10:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Only five hospitals in Afghanistan still offer COVID-19 treatment, with 33 others forced to close.
  
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• WA Kaolin locks in Wickepin funding

  09-02-2022 10:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Rockingham-based WA Kaolin has garnered $12 million via a placement and loan facility to fund the second stage of its Wickepin kaolin project southeast of Perth.
  
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• At Close of Business: Madeleine Stephens on breweries and distilleries

  09-02-2022 09:10 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Madeleine Stephens reports back on exciting developments for WA's breweries.
  
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• Peloton chief executive steps down as company cuts 2,800 jobs

  09-02-2022 09:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Peloton is replacing its chief executive, cutting jobs and reining in ambitious expansion plans after badly misjudging the staying power of the exercise-at-home trend.
  
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• Perth Mint in record silver coin sales

  09-02-2022 09:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Perth Mint has started 2022 with its best month for silver bullion sales in over six years and the second-best month in its history.
  
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• Western Force secures round 3 home match

  09-02-2022 09:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Western Force has been cleared to play its round 3 clash against Queensland Reds in Perth next month.
  
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• CBA profit impresses, ASX gains 1.1 pct

  09-02-2022 08:33 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Commonwealth Bank's first-half profit inspired a rush on financial shares while technology stocks also surged on a good day for ASX investors.
  
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• FFI contracts Matrix for green hydrogen work

  09-02-2022 08:28 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Henderson-based Matrix Composites and Engineering will collaborate with Fortescue Future Industries to develop equipment and materials technologies to support the business' green hydrogen plans.
  
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• Regional Victoria excited about return of international tourists — but no jumping for joy just yet

  09-02-2022 08:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Little penguins, big beaches, charming regions ... The door has reopened for international travellers to visit Victoria's tourist hotspots, but locals are holding off on the celebrations.
  
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• Donnelly hit by costs order

  09-02-2022 07:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Supreme Court has ordered former insurance broker Andrew Donnelly to pay costs incurred by his former companies after he rejected an offer for half the amount.
  
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• REIWA recruits Hart

  09-02-2022 07:25 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Cath Hart is leaving her position as WA executive director at the Housing Industry Association and joining REIWA as chief executive.
  
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• MMA seals $68m contract renewal

  09-02-2022 07:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shares in marine and subsea services provider MMA Offshore have risen more than 8 per cent following the company’s announcement of a $68 million contract extension with Japan's Inpex.
  
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• Two High Court decisions clear the way for an appeal to a Deliveroo driver's alleged unfair dismissal

  09-02-2022 07:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Two landmark rulings by the High Court, surrounding the definition of employees and contractors, have set the scene for a possible shake-up of work arrangements in the gig economy.
  
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• Toilet paper on a roll: Pandemic-driven demand fuels record daily production lines at SA mill

  09-02-2022 07:03 via abc.net.au
  
  With the memory of supermarket shelves stripped of toilet paper still fresh, the thought of 1.2 million toilet rolls coming off the production line each day is reassuring. And it's good for the local economy too.
  
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• Games tech a first for fest

  09-02-2022 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens featured prominently at Perth’s recent tech festival.
  
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• Industry shuns 'offensive' forestry fund as workers walk

  09-02-2022 06:40 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state’s peak forestry body has slammed the state government over its logging ban support package, as businesses grapple with a mass exodus of workers.
  
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• Juices overflow as Riverland left crying over spilt grapes

  09-02-2022 06:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Sloshy grape varieties and uncertainty around prices are contributing to a startling number of grape spills as growers only just begin harvest in the region.
  
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• Iron ore volatility hurts MinRes profits

  09-02-2022 05:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mineral Resources shares sunk more than 10 per cent after reporting its worst first half financial result in three years, leaving investors without an interim dividend.
  
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• WA records 94 new cases, spike any day now: Minister

  09-02-2022 05:43 via businessnews.com.au
  
  COVID WRAP: Health Minister warns WA could experience galloping COVID numbers any day now as the state records 94 cases and Rapid Antigen Tests for new arrivals.
  
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• WA records 94 new cases, Sanderson warns of spike

  09-02-2022 05:43 via businessnews.com.au
  
  COVID WRAP: Health minister warns WA could experience galloping COVID numbers any day now as the state records 94 cases and Rapid Antigen Tests for new arrivals.
  
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• Perenti’s idoba bolsters tech offering

  09-02-2022 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perenti business idoba is partnering with Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation to create sustainable mining services products while completing two local acquisitions.
  
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• 'They're massive': NSW north west farmers say they'd prefer solar farms over hundreds of wind towers

  09-02-2022 04:06 via abc.net.au
  
  As more renewable energy projects are earmarked for the region, farmers are questioning the impact of the towers on the local environment, while other groups want a rethink of the project model.
  
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• Hundreds of wind towers are planned for the NSW New England and some farmers are worried

  09-02-2022 04:06 via abc.net.au
  
  As more renewable energy projects are earmarked for the region, farmers are questioning the impact of the towers on the local environment while other groups want a rethink of the project model
  
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• New owner of Australia's largest dairy farm got a $2.2m payment. Former owner says it should be theirs

  09-02-2022 03:51 via abc.net.au
  
  The New Zealand-owned Tasmanian Land Company argued Van Dairy breached an agreement reached in 2016 over the sale of Australia's largest dairy farm.
  
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• Former owner of Australia's largest dairy farm fails in bid to sue new owner

  09-02-2022 03:51 via abc.net.au
  
  The New Zealand-owned Tasmanian Land Company argued Van Dairy breached an agreement reached in 2016 over the sale of Australia's largest dairy farm.
  
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• Brewers, distillers seek sustainable future

  09-02-2022 03:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Breweries founded over the past decade are starting to mature while the young distilling industry continues to expand.
  
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• Pindan’s headquarters hit the market

  09-02-2022 03:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The 11,000 square metre Belmont property once occupied by collapsed building company Pindan is up for sale, one of several assets to hit the market.
  
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• Pindan headquarters hits the market

  09-02-2022 03:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The 11,000 square metre Belmont property once occupied by collapsed building company Pindan is up for sale, one of several assets to hit the market.
  
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• Australia backs Lithuania over 'weaponised' economic sanctions from China due to Taiwan ties

  09-02-2022 03:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia and Lithuania have both provoked the ire of Beijing in recent years, with the Chinese government targeting exports and industries with crippling sanctions and tariffs in what has been described as "economic coercion".
  
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• 'We did it': Beachside community wins court challenge against billion-dollar Sunshine Coast development

  09-02-2022 02:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland's Supreme Court rules in favour of a community appeal against the development approval of a controversial beachside development.
  
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• Families of level crossing crash victims say review into train lighting does not go far enough

  09-02-2022 02:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The families of rail crash victims across Australia say they are frustrated a review of train visibility has called for more trials, including strobe lighting, that have already been shown to work.
  
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