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• Australian companies and investors scramble to cut ties with Russia

  02-03-2022 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian miners and superannuation funds are starting to sever their Russian ties, as a global push to isolate Moscow gathers pace.
  
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• Mysterious dolphin deaths spark concerns about industrial impact on Darwin Harbour

  02-03-2022 23:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Two dolphins found dead on NT beaches raise questions about the future of life in Darwin Harbour.
  
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• 'Biggest green deal since Paris': UN panel votes to create treaty to fight plastic pollution

  02-03-2022 21:41 via abc.net.au
  
  The United Nations approves a landmark agreement to create the world's first ever global plastic pollution treaty, describing it as the most significant environmental deal since the 2015 Paris climate accord.
  
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• Why this NT tour guide will ask tourists to wear masks after the mandate ends

  02-03-2022 21:40 via abc.net.au
  
  As international travellers return to the NT, Tourism Top End is seeking legal advice about what they can — and can't — include in a voluntary code of conduct for tour operators in Kakadu National Park.
  
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• Wall Street boosted by Powell's rate hike talk, while European markets rebound despite Ukraine

  02-03-2022 21:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX is set to rally as global markets rebound from the losses related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  
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• Petrol creeping closer to $2 a litre in Australia as oil price surges, while ASX opens higher

  02-03-2022 21:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Oil prices hit an eight-year high and economists are predicting that the average price of petrol at the pump in Australia will soon reach $1.87 a litre.
  
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• Oil hits an eight-year high, while Wall Street rises on Powell's rate hike talk

  02-03-2022 21:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX is set to rally as global markets rebound from the losses related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  
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• European markets end up despite Ukraine conflict, with Wall Street and ASX to follow

  02-03-2022 21:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX is set to rally as global markets rebound from the losses related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  
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• Outback residents fed up after Telstra outage cuts off tourist hotspots

  02-03-2022 21:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Business owners in two iconic outback towns fear they could lose "hundreds of thousands of dollars" should an outage of this scale happen again. With growing disappointment in the big telco, locals are taking matters into their own hands.
  
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• Tasmania just had its driest summer since 1980

  02-03-2022 19:29 via abc.net.au
  
  While thousands of people across Queensland and New South Wales are grappling with catastrophic floods, the country's smallest state has just endured its driest summer in four decades.
  
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• Tasmania endures driest summer in 40 years

  02-03-2022 19:29 via abc.net.au
  
  While thousands of people across Queensland and New South Wales are grappling with catastrophic floods, the country's smallest state has just endured its driest summer in four decades.
  
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• As other states flood, Tasmania endures driest summer in 40 years

  02-03-2022 19:29 via abc.net.au
  
  While thousands of people across Queensland and New South Wales are grappling with catastrophic floods, the country's smallest state has just endured its driest summer in four decades.
  
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• China refuses to join sanctions imposed on Russia, says bank regulator

  02-03-2022 15:51 via abc.net.au
  
  China's bank regulator says Beijing will not join the United States and European governments in imposing financial sanctions on Russia. He believes sanctions "will not have a good effect". 
  
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• These south-east Queensland roads are closed or damaged due to flooding

  02-03-2022 09:06 via abc.net.au
  
  There are still hundreds of roads affected by flooding across Queensland's south-east. Here we list major thoroughfares closed, damaged or covered in debris.
  
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• VGW reaps huge gaming profits

  02-03-2022 08:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Privately-owned Perth tech company VGW Holdings has continued its spectacular growth, reporting a 63 per cent surge in revenue and a half-year profit of $308 million.
  
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• Biden thanks Australia for Ukraine support

  02-03-2022 08:43 via businessnews.com.au
  
  US President Joe Biden has thanked Australia's efforts to combat Russian aggression in Ukraine in his inaugural State of the Union address.
  
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• Opposition slams 'drip-fed' COVID support

  02-03-2022 08:32 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The opposition has accused the state government of “drip feeding” struggling businesses with ad-hoc financial support after releasing a fifth COVID assistance package.
  
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• Worker debts tip of the iceberg

  02-03-2022 08:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  About $14 million is owed to Probuild employees, while Main Roads is among those grappling with potential project delays.
  
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• Worker debts the tip of the iceberg

  02-03-2022 08:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  About $14 million is owed to Probuild employees, while Main Roads is among those grappling with potential project delays.
  
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• Soaring commodities help ASX win streak

  02-03-2022 08:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shares on the ASX are on their longest winning streak this year as the Russia-Ukraine war lifts commodity prices along with energy and materials stocks.
  
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• $32m football centre build kicks off

  02-03-2022 08:25 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Construction is set to start this month on a new $32.5 million football centre in Queens Park, overseen by Perth-based builder Broad Construction.
  
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• Massive cargo ship carrying luxury cars sinks in mid-Atlantic

  02-03-2022 07:22 via abc.net.au
  
  A burnt-out cargo vessel carrying luxury cars sinks in the mid-Atlantic, 13 days after a fire broke out aboard, the ship's manager and the Portuguese navy say.
  
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• City backs $16m Dunsborough plan despite opposition

  02-03-2022 07:19 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The City of Busselton has backed the development of a $16 million six-storey apartment in the centre of Dunsborough, despite more than 600 residents opposing the plan.
  
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• At Close of Business: Matt Mckenzie on oil and gas

  02-03-2022 07:16 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Matt Mckenzie discusses the oil and gas industry's resilience as well as detailing the $40 billion pipeline of projects in the sector.
  
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• Graduates hit the ground running

  02-03-2022 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Employer satisfaction with university graduates is at a record high, a recent survey has found.
  
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• Tennant Creek supermarket prepares to reopen after devastating blaze

  02-03-2022 05:11 via abc.net.au
  
  The only major supermarket servicing the Barkly region in Central Australia will reopen after being destroyed by fire almost two years ago. 
  
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• Hospitals on red alert as cases climb by 1770

  02-03-2022 05:07 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia has recorded 1,770 new cases of COVID-19 on the eve of the state’s border reopening, as hospitals move to ‘red alert’.
  
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• CPB wins $395m in airport rail work

  02-03-2022 05:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  CIMIC subsidiary CPB Contractors has booked a $395 million contract for surface civil and alignment works for the Western Sydney Airport rail link.
  
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• SA records 2,075 COVID cases, doctors warned about rare side effect in children

  02-03-2022 05:03 via abc.net.au
  
  South Australia records two COVID-linked deaths and more than 2,000 new cases, as health authorities issue a warning about a rare inflammatory condition associated with the disease in children.
  
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• SA records 2,075 COVID cases as doctors warn about rare side effect in children

  02-03-2022 05:03 via abc.net.au
  
  South Australia records two COVID-linked deaths and more than 2,000 new cases, as health authorities issue a warning about a rare inflammatory condition associated with the disease in children.
  
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• Wade leaves MinRes

  02-03-2022 04:14 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Peter Wade has stepped down as Mineral Resources’ non-executive chair after spending a decade in the role and 23 years overall with the WA iron ore play.
  
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• Two charged after 'one of the largest' cocaine busts in Tasmania

  02-03-2022 04:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Two men will face a Hobart court after about "10,000 street deals" of illicit drugs were found in the cabin of a truck that returned from Victoria.
  
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• Workforce shortages reach breaking point

  02-03-2022 03:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Long-term solutions are needed to address the systemic shortage of aged care workers.
  
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• Community service providers call for funding commitment, as demand for financial relief rises

  02-03-2022 03:36 via abc.net.au
  
  As many COVID financial hardship arrangements come to an end and the price of living has increased with petrol bowser spikes, spiralling power bills and flood-impacted food prices, some Bendigo residents have turned to charity for help.
  
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• Recovery stalls out west as Australia rockets

  02-03-2022 03:34 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA’s internal economy grew just 0.1 per cent in the December quarter as spending on mining equipment slowed, while national GDP rose 3.4 per cent.
  
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• Probuild's 'nightmarish' collapse leaves 2,300 creditors battling 'the perfect storm'

  02-03-2022 03:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The collapse of the construction giant is being dubbed "nightmarish" by its administrators, with 800 workers owed $14 million, while trade and contracting creditors are potentially owed much more.
  
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• Cobalt Blue's $560m Broken Hill mining project receives 'major project status'

  02-03-2022 03:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Cobalt Blue receives "major project status" from the federal government for its plans to produce almost 17,000 tonnes of high quality cobalt sulphate a year near Broken Hill. 
  
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• Riverland Lions Club told to find a new home to allow for commercial bids

  02-03-2022 03:14 via abc.net.au
  
  A Riverland service club will need to find a new home base after the council declined to renew its lease.
  
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• Exxon to exit Russia, suspend investments

  02-03-2022 02:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Exxon Mobil has become the latest major Western energy company to quit Russia following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
  
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• Shoppers strip shelves bare as floods strand truckies in NSW

  02-03-2022 01:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Supermarkets in the state's north are quickly running out of supplies as flood-affected residents scramble to stock up.
  
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• Economy bounces back from Delta lockdowns with the strongest growth in nearly 46 years

  02-03-2022 01:37 via abc.net.au
  
  New figures show Australia's economy grew by 3.4 per cent in the December quarter, driven by a shopping spree from residents emerging from Delta lockdowns.
  
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• Economy bounces back from Delta lockdowns with strong growth at the end of 2021

  02-03-2022 01:37 via abc.net.au
  
  New figures show Australia's economy grew by 3.4 per cent in the December quarter, driven by a shopping spree from residents emerging from Delta lockdowns.
  
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• SA Liberals promise to slash school fees as Labor announces location for promised hydrogen plant

  02-03-2022 01:23 via abc.net.au
  
  The state government has promised to cut school fees for parents, as the South Australian Labor Party announces its site for the proposed hydrogen power station.
  
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• Independents on the ballot in WA

  02-03-2022 01:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA appears set for a political makeover at the next federal election, with tax reform, integrity measures and action on climate change confronting whichever party forms government.
  
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• Katherine businesses struggle amid a shadow lockdown

  02-03-2022 00:40 via abc.net.au
  
  It may be the hot Top End wet season in Katherine but the town's streets are desolate as the community hunkers down in a bid to counter the spread of Omicron. For some businesses, it's the worst downturn in five years. 
  
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