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• Calls for telco upgrades to bushfire areas as power and phone lines cut in emergency

  14-02-2022 22:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Power and phone lines went out during recent bushfires in Western Australia and a major report is warning other towns will suffer the same fate unless more money is spent upgrading infrastructure.
  
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• BHP first-half profit, dividends beat forecasts, but ASX closes lower

  14-02-2022 22:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares fall after Wall Street indices turned sharply lower overnight as Russia-Ukraine tensions came to the boil.
  
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• BHP first-half profit beats, declares record interim dividend; ASX lower

  14-02-2022 22:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares open lower after Wall Street indices turned sharply lower overnight as Russia-Ukraine tensions came to the boil.
  
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• ASX set to fall as US diplomats' exodus from Kyiv prompts Wall St sell-off

  14-02-2022 22:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are expected to start the day lower after Wall Street indices turned sharply lower overnight as Russia-Ukraine tensions came to the boil.
  
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• Verena came to Australia with no formal training but now her skills are in high demand

  14-02-2022 21:33 via abc.net.au
  
  A Victorian scheme that matches people looking for work with short-staffed businesses is helping to ease a crisis in the hospitality sector.
  
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• Two months on: How Tasmania's border reopening went

  14-02-2022 21:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmania opened its border to the rest of the country in December with a mixture of optimism and fear. Two months on, an epidemiologist says the state is faring well.
  
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• Tasmania's high vax rate meant its reopening was unlike any other — here's how it's going two months on

  14-02-2022 21:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmania opened its border to the rest of the country in December with a mixture of optimism and fear. Two months on, an epidemiologist says the state is faring well.
  
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• Tiny village of Wollar loses its last shop forcing locals on 100km round trip for milk, bread

  14-02-2022 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  An American coal-mining giant wants to explore more land for coal near Mudgee, but the remains of a community trying to continue their way of life could stand in its way. 
  
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• Quiet country streets described as 'depressing' as locals stay away to avoid Omicron

  14-02-2022 20:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A "shadow lockdown" is throttling business in small country towns as locals fear contracting the virus and putting unnecessary pressure on local healthcare services. 
  
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• There's now an easier way to recycle batteries. Here's how

  14-02-2022 18:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's first national recycling scheme for household batteries launches today. It could create a major new industry — if the economics fall into place.
  
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• Do you chuck old batteries in the bin? There's now no excuse for you not to recycle them

  14-02-2022 18:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's first national recycling scheme for household batteries launches today. It could create a major new industry - if the economics fall into place.
  
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• NSW nurses vow to defy last-minute order to call off planned strike

  14-02-2022 10:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Following an application from the NSW government, the Industrial Relations Commission has ordered the nurses and midwives union to call off a statewide strike planned for Tuesday but the union says it is too late.
  
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• Triangle up on board clean out

  14-02-2022 09:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Oil junior Triangle Energy will start trading tomorrow with an entirely different board compared to just one week ago, when it had announced former chief executive Rob Towner had resigned.
  
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• Foundation Housing with $35m Como apartments

  14-02-2022 09:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  One of WA’s largest affordable housing providers submits plans for eight-storey apartment complex.
  
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• Harvest Road to own Balfour Downs

  14-02-2022 09:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Andrew and Nicola Forrest will add the East Pilbara-hosted Balfour Downs pastoral station to their growing suite of WA investments through their agribusiness, Harvest Road Group.
  
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• In Australia's largest wine-making region, grape growers may dump harvest to stay afloat

  14-02-2022 08:58 via abc.net.au
  
  In South Australia's Riverland region grape growers are struggling to turn a profit, as global trade conditions take their toll on the industry.  
  
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• Melville council knocks back $20m development

  14-02-2022 08:53 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Developwise has lodged plans to build a second $20 million apartment block in Mount Pleasant, but the City of Melville has pushed for it to be refused.
  
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• At Close of Business: Sean Cowan on Justin Langer

  14-02-2022 08:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, managing editor Sean Cowan weighs in on what Cricket Australia has lost with the departure of Justin Langer.
  
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• Monadelphous wins $400m in work

  14-02-2022 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth engineering company Monadelphous has secured a number of new contracts and extensions, with the likes of Woodside Petroleum and South32.
  
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• Oil, gold rally on ASX amid Russia fears

  14-02-2022 08:10 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Oil and gold shares have surged on the ASX, with WA gold companies up strongly after world leaders warned major oil producer Russia may invade Ukraine within days.
  
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• Alice Springs News publication announces closure after almost 30 years

  14-02-2022 08:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The founders of the Alice Springs News say the decision to shut up shop was a long time coming, but they're prepared to get it up and running again if more funding becomes available.
  
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• Chinese group backs Peak Rare Earths for a premium

  14-02-2022 07:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shenghe Resources is set to become a major shareholder in Tanzania-focused Peak Rare Earths after buying a 20 per cent stake in the company for well above market price.
  
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• China group backs Peak Rare Earths for premium

  14-02-2022 07:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shenghe Resources is set to become a major shareholder in Tanzania-focused Peak Rare Earths after buying a 20 per cent stake in the company for well above market price.
  
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• China group backs Peak Rare Earths for a premium

  14-02-2022 07:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shenghe Resources is set to become a major shareholder in Tanzania-focused Peak Rare Earths after buying a 20 per cent stake in the company for well above market price.
  
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• Petrol prices rises go far beyond the pump

  14-02-2022 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  It’s hard to overlook the eye-watering prices Perth residents have been paying at the petrol pump in recent weeks, writes Silvia Salazar.
  
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• Could this coal mine become one of Australia's most 'gassy'?

  14-02-2022 06:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Environmental advocates argue Whitehaven Coal's Narrabri underground mine would emit large amounts of methane if an extension is approved.
  
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• WA records 75 new cases as local infections surge

  14-02-2022 05:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia has recorded 75 new cases of COVID-19 overnight, with the number of community cases exceeding the records set just last week.
  
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• 88E raises $32m for Alaskan oil

  14-02-2022 05:25 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shares in Subiaco oil play 88 Energy were down 14 per cent on the back of announcing a completed $32 million capital raise offered to institutional and sophisticated investors.
  
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• Adam Irving to lead Perron Group

  14-02-2022 05:24 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mr Irving will start on July 1, as the company’s current chief executive and managing director Ross Robertson retires.
  
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• Hayward refuses to bow out over "untested allegation"

  14-02-2022 05:17 via businessnews.com.au
  
  James Hayward has vowed to continue in his role as member for the South West, claiming bowing out would send a message that anyone could be axed over an “untested allegation”.
  
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• Big market opens up for Australian grain growers

  14-02-2022 03:07 via abc.net.au
  
  India drops its import tariff on lentils, paving the way for Australian farmers to cash in after a bumper harvest.
  
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• Building on breakthrough talent pool

  14-02-2022 02:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  There’s no shortage of ideas for how WA can attract talent and new industries when the pandemic abates.
  
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• Crown seals takeover deal with Blackstone

  14-02-2022 01:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Global private equity group Blackstone has won the battle to take over Crown Resorts for almost $9 billion, barring no better offer emerging.
  
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• 'Negligent': Remote Territory community suffers second Telstra mobile service outage in a fortnight

  14-02-2022 00:49 via abc.net.au
  
  A mobile service outage in the remote community of Wadeye that's left some residents unable to buy groceries or fuel for the past five days now won't be fixed until "later this week" after repair attempts by Telstra ran into multiple problems.
  
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• 'Negligent': Remote NT community suffers second Telstra mobile service outage in a fortnight

  14-02-2022 00:49 via abc.net.au
  
  A technician from Telstra is due to arrive in Wadeye this morning to fix a mobile service outage that has stretched into its fifth day and left some residents unable to buy groceries.
  
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• Crown agrees to Blackstone's $9b takeover bid; ASX higher as oil prices jump on Ukraine fears

  14-02-2022 00:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have closed slightly higher as investors fret about deepening tensions between Russia and Ukraine, but Crown shares have jumped after it accepted a private equity takeover offer.
  
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• Crown accepts $9 billion private equity bid; ASX flat as oil prices jump on Ukraine fears

  14-02-2022 00:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares open flat as investors fret about deepening tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Casino operator Crown Resorts has agreed to an $8.9 billion private equity takeover offer from Blackstone.
  
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• ASX flat as oil prices jump on Ukraine conflict fears

  14-02-2022 00:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares open flat as investors fret about deepening tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
  
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