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• There's no need for check-ins and COVID cases are waning. So why aren't customers returning to stores?

  19-02-2022 22:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Brisbane's CBD is slowly coming back to life but retailers say there is much more governments could do to encourage customers to return to bricks and mortar stores.
  
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• Tourism operators predict slow recovery as international border reopens

  19-02-2022 22:28 via abc.net.au
  
  After two years of "Fortress Australia", the international border is on the cusp of reopening, but tourism operators predict it will take months or years for overseas visitors to return.
  
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• 'Legacy' MPs still walking out of parliament with $135k pension every year for life

  19-02-2022 22:06 via abc.net.au
  
  A handful of serving federal politicians are still eligible for a parliamentary super scheme that was scrapped nearly 20 years ago because it didn't meet community expectations.
  
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• 'It's not why I'm in parliament': Warren Snowdon to leave office guaranteed long-scrapped superannuation payout

  19-02-2022 22:06 via abc.net.au
  
  A handful of serving federal politicians are still eligible for a parliamentary super scheme that was scrapped nearly 20 years ago because it didn't meet community expectations.
  
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• Australia's biggest coal plant is to close early, but others are on life support that's costing millions

  19-02-2022 21:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Tens of millions of dollars are being spent prolonging the lives of some Australian coal-fired power stations, despite some high-profile closures.
  
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• Can Australia's new budget airline soar where others have failed?

  19-02-2022 21:37 via abc.net.au
  
  A respected aviation expert says the company's proven business model and regional tourist destinations will change the way Australians travel.
  
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• Tritium started in a Brisbane shed. Now they're selling 'picks and shovels to the gold rush'

  19-02-2022 19:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Founded by three engineering mates in Brisbane, Tritium has quietly secured a large chunk of the global EV-charger market — even doing a deal with US President Joe Biden. Here's how they got there.
  
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• How three engineering mates built the most important Australian company you've probably never heard of

  19-02-2022 19:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Founded by three engineering mates in Brisbane, Tritium has quietly secured a large chunk of the global EV-charger market — even doing a deal with US President Joe Biden. Here's how they got there.
  
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• Weedkiller-maker contacts Australian customers over production problem

  19-02-2022 07:04 via abc.net.au
  
  As farmers prepare for new crops, the company that makes high-demand glyphosate products, including Roundup, details a major issue.
  
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• Grace Tame calls for 'honest discussion' on trauma, saying media tried to 'discredit' her with bong photo

  19-02-2022 06:55 via abc.net.au
  
  In an open letter published on Twitter, the former Australian of the Year says the incident let her down as an advocate of the survivor community.
  
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• Years of work culminated in one crucial exam. But when Marie logged on, the link didn't work

  19-02-2022 04:20 via abc.net.au
  
  An inaccessible online exam administered by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists has derailed the assessment of hundreds of trainee psychiatrists.
  
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• Driving a hard bargain: It's the 'weirdest time' for used car sales

  19-02-2022 01:38 via abc.net.au
  
  A prolonged supply chain shortage in the car industry means selling an old car could be surprisingly lucrative.
  
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• Spirit of the bush: Modern equipment from Adelaide brewery set to transform whisky distilling at Robinvale

  19-02-2022 00:16 via abc.net.au
  
  A little-known distillery in Robinvale plans to make whisky for the world and will need to employ 40 more people including brewers, distillers and technicians. 
  
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