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• Infinite Energy to stop new solar sales

  15-02-2022 23:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  One of Australia’s biggest installers of rooftop solar systems will exit the market, with low margins biting.
  
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• Placards at NSW nurses strike reveal full horror of overstressed health system

  15-02-2022 21:21 via abc.net.au
  
  New mothers left to fend for themselves, medication rounds missed, and an exodus of nurses across a state border are just some of the stories at yesterday's strike that nurses want you to hear.
  
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• ASX to rise, Wall Street recovers as Russia-Ukraine tensions cool slightly

  15-02-2022 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is set to open higher as Wall Street rebounded, while oil prices fall after Russia indicates it is withdrawing some troops from exercises near Ukraine.
  
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• ASX rises, Wall Street recovers as Russia-Ukraine tensions cool slightly

  15-02-2022 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market  rises in early trade, soaring oil and gas prices boost Santos' profit, while Fortescue Metals, CSL and Treasury Wine Estates reveal the impact of COVID-19 on their earnings.
  
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• ASX rises, Fortescue Metals and CSL report weaker profits from COVID-19 restrictions

  15-02-2022 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market rises in afternoon trade, soaring oil and gas prices boost Santos' profit, while Fortescue Metals, CSL and Treasury Wine Estates reveal the impact of COVID-19 on their earnings.
  
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• Save the date: Why shoppers could soon be buying more Australian-grown fruit

  15-02-2022 21:14 via abc.net.au
  
  A major supermarket chain hopes its grant of more than $400,000 to a Riverland date company will grow the local industry and reduce Australia's reliance on imports.
  
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• After two months of looking, Maddison has just two weeks to find a home before uni starts

  15-02-2022 21:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Maddison Murray moved from Adelaide to study at the University of Wollongong but the rental crisis means she — and other students — could end up homeless.
  
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• Curtain rises on era of opportunity for Goulburn's next generation of performers

  15-02-2022 20:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Goulburn's first professional performing arts centre will provide aspiring performers with a local pathway to pursue their careers, says dancer and drama teacher Zach Bladwell.
  
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• While the vital east-west rail link has reopened, the vulnerability of WA's supply chain has been laid bare

  15-02-2022 20:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Supermarkets and other West Australian businesses face a six-week backlog to fully restock shelves despite the reopening of the crucial east-west rail link following historic rainfall in South Australia. 
  
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• Western Australia's supermarket shelves will not be fully restocked for another six weeks

  15-02-2022 20:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite the reopening of the crucial east-west rail link following flooding in South Australia, supermarkets and other WA businesses face a lengthy backlog to replenish food and supplies.
  
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• NT government blocks mining giant Glencore's bid to destroy Aboriginal stone tool site, for now

  15-02-2022 20:19 via abc.net.au
  
  In a rare win for traditional owners of the mine site, the Northern Territory government has upheld the sacred sites authority's ruling on Glencore's plans for major expansion.
  
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• Underpaid, overworked and completely over it: Political staffers in the US are calling time on their toxic workplace culture

  15-02-2022 19:54 via abc.net.au
  
  A viral Instagram account that started as a feed of political memes is now lifting the lid on a lack of diversity and allegations of exploitation and abuse among staffers at Capitol Hill.
  
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• Dear White Staffers lifts the lid on systemic problems that can make life as a congressional staffer unbearable

  15-02-2022 19:54 via abc.net.au
  
  A viral Instagram account that started as a feed of political memes is now lifting the lid on a lack of diversity and allegations of exploitation and abuse among staffers at Capitol Hill.
  
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• Interest in $100 billion worth of renewable energy projects registered for coal country

  15-02-2022 19:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Offshore wind farms, pumped hydro, and large scale battery storage are among the more than $100 billion of private investment interest in a Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone.
  
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• Will interest rate rises finally end regional property boom?

  15-02-2022 18:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Capital city property prices have slowed, but regional prices keep surging. How long can it continue?
  
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• Productivity gains needed in infrastructure: CEDA

  15-02-2022 14:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Lifting productivity growth looms as Australia’s most immediate challenge this year, according to CEDA, which has singled out infrastructure and construction as sectors in need of shaping up.
  
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• Green light for international students

  15-02-2022 12:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
   Enrolled international students can return to Western Australia from today, the state government says.
  The government has changed its position on student arrivals numerous times in the past few weeks, but today said updated health advice would enable eased entry requirements.
  
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• Creasy backs Peregrine

  15-02-2022 09:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Peregrine Gold shares surged nearly 23 per cent on the news that seasoned mining investor Mark Creasy would take up a majority stake in the Pilbara-focused explorer.
  
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• At Close of Business: Matt Mckenzie on environment approvals

  15-02-2022 09:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Matt Mckenzie digs into what's causing approval delays for major projects.
  
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• At Close of Business: Matt Mckenzie on approval delays

  15-02-2022 09:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Matt Mckenzie discusses why environmental approvals are taking years.
  
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• SA railway reopens, wait for shelves to be filled

  15-02-2022 09:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The rail line between WA and the east coast is open after being closed for a record 24 days, but supermarket shelves could take four to six weeks to be restocked.
  
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• BHP delights but ASX weighed by Russia

  15-02-2022 08:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  BHP pleased investors with first-half earnings, but Australian share market participants traded warily as Russia threatens the stability of Europe.
  
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• BHP execs enlisted for new Woodside team

  15-02-2022 08:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Woodside's new leadership team will be split across Perth and Houston and include five BHP executives, in line with the merged entity's elevated global profile.
  
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• Six WA winners in awards

  15-02-2022 08:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Complete Home Filtration was one of six local winners at this year’s Telstra Best of Business awards, just 15 months after being a winner at Business News’ RISE awards.
  
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• Acciona seeks exit from $700m Kwinana project over border

  15-02-2022 08:25 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Acciona has launched legal action to get out of its contract on Macquarie’s $700 million waste-to-energy project in Kwinana, claiming it has been hamstrung by Western Australia’s border rules.
  
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• Scantek takes jab at new opportunity

  15-02-2022 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Scantek has used its experience creating technology to scan IDs at nightclubs to produce a software that can check the authenticity of COVID-19 vaccination certificates.
  
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• Firm wins $24m school redevelopment

  15-02-2022 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Subiaco business FIRM Construction has been selected by the state government to redevelop Kalamunda Senior High School.
  
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• Queensland funeral workers aren't deemed essential. The classification is causing delays and distress

  15-02-2022 07:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Some families are waiting up to two weeks after their loved one's death to hold a funeral as the industry struggles to deal with a worker shortage due to COVID-19 requirements.
  
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• Nickel restart in sight for Mincor

  15-02-2022 07:25 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mincor Resources’ ambitions to resume nickel production by the June quarter have progressed after delivering its first nickel ore to BHP Nickel West’s Kambalda concentrator.
  
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• Seven West lifts profit

  15-02-2022 05:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A significant increase in revenues spurred by a solid TV advertising market during the half year has buoyed Seven West Media’s net profit by 3.2 per cent to hit $120.5 million.
  
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• Crucial rail link between SA, NT and WA reopens after historic flooding

  15-02-2022 04:30 via abc.net.au
  
  After being closed for more than three weeks by floods that turned parts of the SA outback into a huge swamp, trains are again rolling down the line connecting the state to its neighbours.
  
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• McGowan to unveil new reopening date as cases surge

  15-02-2022 03:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mark McGowan has indicated a new border reopening date will be unveiled before the end of the month, as the state recorded 62 new COVID-19 cases.
  
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• A combined 2,243 days on the waiting list

  15-02-2022 03:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Billions of dollars of developments have waited years for approvals as regulators become more conservative and appeals add to delays.
  
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• Net-zero future: Bundaberg farm declared carbon positive

  15-02-2022 03:03 via abc.net.au
  
  This macadamia farm was able to offset the equivalent of emissions from 4,236 passenger vehicles for an entire year. Now others are being encouraged to follow suit.
  
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• 'Out of touch' Australia Post spends more than $500,000 to lock in senior staff

  15-02-2022 02:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia Post paid more than half a million dollars to one staff member to ensure they did not leave the organisation, and offered unspecified payments to four others, Senate Estimates hears.
  
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• Australia Post spent $500,000 in retention payments on a single employee

  15-02-2022 02:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia Post paid more than half a million dollars to one staff member to ensure they did not leave the organisation, and offered unspecified payments to four others, Senate Estimates hears.
  
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• BHP announces record dividend

  15-02-2022 02:22 via businessnews.com.au
  
  BHP has increased its interim dividend after reporting a big increase in half-year profit and says higher inflation will be a long-term positive for its business.
  
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• Council approves Flinders Island base camp for tourism venture

  15-02-2022 02:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Flinders Island Council has signed off on a new base camp in the island's remote north-west but work will have to be done around the white-bellied sea eagle's nesting season. 
  
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• Consumers buoyed by opening borders

  15-02-2022 02:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The announcement that international borders will open this month and signs that the COVID-19 Omicron variant peak has passed has lifted consumers' spirits.
  
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• New airline promises direct flights from Mildura and Albury to the Sunshine Coast

  15-02-2022 01:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Start-up airline Bonza says Mildura and Albury are two of 16 locations it will offer flights from when it launches later this year.
  
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• 'We're drowning': Thousands of striking nurses march through Sydney's CBD

  15-02-2022 01:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Thousands of nurses have walked off the job today to protest over pay and staffing levels, saying COVID-19 has pushed an already stretched system to its limit.
  
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• Outback resort faces closure amid WA's border uncertainty

  15-02-2022 00:40 via abc.net.au
  
  El Questro's sweeping vistas attract everyone from backpackers to billionaires, but a lack of clarity around WA's reopening is threatening to close its doors this dry season.
  
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• Qantas to continue Darwin to London service as doubt remains over WA border

  15-02-2022 00:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Qantas will continue to run direct daily flights between Darwin and London until at least the end of June amid ongoing uncertainty about the reopening of the border to Western Australia.
  
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• Judge to dismiss Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against New York Times, but jury will still deliberate

  15-02-2022 00:10 via abc.net.au
  
  A US District Court judge dismisses the lawsuit because the former vice-presidential candidate failed to show the Times acted with "actual malice" when it published an editorial linking her to a mass shooting.
  
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