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• Coal-fired power could be over 'within the decade' concedes lobbyist Ian Macfarlane

  03-03-2022 23:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Just a few years ago he argued for more coal-fired power stations to be built on the east coast, but former Coalition cabinet minister Ian Macfarlane now says there could be none left within 10 years. 
  
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• Eye fillets at eye-watering prices and fruit platters that squeeze: Here's why restaurants have to charge you more

  03-03-2022 21:26 via abc.net.au
  
  The increases come as restaurant owners trim the fat from their menu with rocketing fuel and produce prices eating into thin profit margins.
  
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• Prototype Holden Commodore discovered under dusty sheet breaks sales record

  03-03-2022 21:20 via abc.net.au
  
  You might spend $108,000 on a luxury sports car — but what about a 1979 VH?
  
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• European markets and Wall Street in the red, with ASX set to follow

  03-03-2022 21:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX is set to drop and European stocks are taking a hit amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.
  
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• Australian shares follow global markets down as government warns super funds to sell Russian assets

  03-03-2022 21:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Global stocks are taking a hit amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, and the Australian government is calling on more super funds to divest from Russia.
  
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• ASX drops further on war in Ukraine, while government warns super funds to sell assets in the nation

  03-03-2022 21:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Global stocks are taking a hit amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, and the Australian government is calling on more super funds to divest from Russia.
  
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• ASX drops further on war in Ukraine, while government warns super funds to sell assets in Russia

  03-03-2022 21:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Global stocks are taking a hit amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, and the Australian government is calling on more super funds to divest from Russia.
  
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• ASX drops further as Russia hits nuclear power plant, while government warns super funds to sell assets in the nation

  03-03-2022 21:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Global stocks are taking a hit amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, and the Australian government is calling on more super funds to divest from Russia.
  
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• Do you know where your fish and chips come from? Law could require transparency on menus

  03-03-2022 20:56 via abc.net.au
  
  After decades of debate, potential new laws may see Queensland venues tell customers where their seafood comes from.
  
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• What to do if your car's been submerged in floodwater

  03-03-2022 20:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Driving a car that has been flooded is dangerous, even if it looks alright. Here is a guide on what to do.
  
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• You could be the victim of 'dark patterns' without knowing it, and the regulator wants it to stop

  03-03-2022 20:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The outgoing head of Australia's competition regulator wants to see the crackdown on big tech extended to outlawing unfair practices, a move he says could also benefit consumers in other sectors, such as travel.
  
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• Competition tsar calls for laws against 'unfair practices' to target tech giants' 'dark patterns'

  03-03-2022 20:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The outgoing head of Australia's competition regulator wants to see the crackdown on big tech extended to outlawing unfair practices, a move he says could also benefit consumers in other sectors, such as travel.
  
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• Brake problems delay delivery of Army's billion-dollar Hawkei fleet

  03-03-2022 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  After much fanfare about a $1.3 billion locally-built tactical vehicle, the Australian Defence Force has quietly stopped accepting the Hawkei amid fears for soldier safety.
  
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• This fast fashion brand is churning out clothes inspired by TikTok. Can the environment really afford it? 

  03-03-2022 19:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Data-driven fashion brands aren't focusing on innovative design, they just want to know what sells. Now questions are being asked about the long-term impact of that strategy. 
  
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• SM Venture Capital unveils $54m Cockburn plan

  03-03-2022 08:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Malaysian developer Seri Mutiara has unveiled its $54 million mixed-use development in Cockburn, but it's almost half the size initially anticipated.
  
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• SM Venture Capital downsizes Cockburn plan

  03-03-2022 08:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Perth-based subsidiary of Malaysian developer Seri Mutiara has unveiled its $54 million mixed-use development in Cockburn, but it is almost half the size initially anticipated.
  
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• Phone, internet outages cause 'anxiety and stress' in flood-affected northern NSW

  03-03-2022 08:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Telecommunication failures during the Black Summer bushfires featured heavily in the royal commission into natural disaster response, so why is it happening again?
  
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• At Close of Business: Mark Beyer on the Motivation Foundation

  03-03-2022 08:42 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior editor Mark Beyer profiles a training academy helping at-risk and disadvantaged students enter the workforce.
  
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• ASIC defends call on Crown prosecutions

  03-03-2022 08:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia’s top corporate regulator said today there was not a strong basis to take legal action against the directors of Crown Resorts, despite the revelations in three major inquiries.
  
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• State adds pressure on Avid

  03-03-2022 08:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state’s tax collection agency has lodged a winding up order against AvidSys, three months after related Avid entities entered administration.
  
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• Fortescue, MinRes, Northern Star ink sponsorship deals

  03-03-2022 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Ronald McDonald House Charities WA, a new Rare Care Centre at Perth Children’s Hospital and the Perth Lynx are the beneficiaries of three recent agreements.
  
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• ASX winning streak extends to five days

  03-03-2022 07:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Investors are enjoying the longest winning streak of the year on the ASX as energy and materials shares keep rising due to economic sanctions on Russia.
  
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• New owners for multi-decade HR firm

  03-03-2022 07:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WCA Solutions has found new ownership in a husband-and-wife duo who have bought a majority stake in the business from founder Heather Warner.
  
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• 'Her heart was so big': Rosalie Kunoth-Monks remembered as a formidable advocate for her community

  03-03-2022 07:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Prominent Indigenous rights campaigner Rosalie Kunoth-Monks has been remembered as a social justice advocate with a generous heart and a powerful voice at her state funeral in Alice Springs.
  
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• McGowan resolute on border timing

  03-03-2022 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA’s delayed reopening has hurt the premier’s standing with some sectors of the community.
  
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• Watchdog progresses Ascent probe

  03-03-2022 06:17 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The corporate watchdog has taken to the Federal Court in a bid to appoint provisional liquidators to Applecross-based Ascent Investment just months after having its assets frozen.
  
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• Dwelling approvals fall sharply

  03-03-2022 05:52 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia’s dwelling approvals have dropped by 20 per cent in January, with the national figure falling 28 per cent.
  
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• Gallagher pulls pin on MinRes move

  03-03-2022 04:50 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Santos chief executive Kevin Gallagher has scrapped his short-lived plan to join the board of Mineral Resources, leaving him with a dented reputation.
  
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• Cygnet West, Colliers rivalry heads to court

  03-03-2022 04:43 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Cygnet West has mounted a lawsuit against its former investment services manager in a bid to retrieve confidential information it claims is now being used at franchisor-turned-rival Colliers.
  
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• Hot Chili rallies on Glencore deal

  03-03-2022 04:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shares in the Chile-focused copper play gained roughly 24 cents by mid-day after confirming its biggest shareholder had reserved more than half of copper output from its Costa Fuego project.
  
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• Treasurer's car park promises abandoned after constituent backlash

  03-03-2022 03:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Several car parks earmarked for construction under the controversial Urban Congestion Fund are dumped, amid claims the scheme was rorted for political gain.
  
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• Government dumps several car parks funded under controversial scheme

  03-03-2022 03:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Several car parks earmarked for construction under the controversial Urban Congestion Fund are dumped, amid claims the scheme was rorted for political gain.
  
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• Taxi operators say they can't continue to absorb rising petrol costs

  03-03-2022 03:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Cab operators say the rising cost of petrol, with the war in Ukraine, may eventually have to be passed on to passengers as they cannot absorb the extra impost.
  
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• What to expect on the grocery store shelves after the Queensland floods

  03-03-2022 03:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Staples are again in short supply, so how long will regional areas have to wait before shelves are restocked?
  
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• Hundreds of foreign workers and expats left in limbo by Australia's biggest construction company 

  03-03-2022 02:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's biggest construction group stands accused of not paying hundreds of foreign workers and expats in the Middle East, in what has been described as a humanitarian disaster.
  
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• 'Humanitarian disaster': Hundreds left in limbo by Australia's biggest construction company

  03-03-2022 02:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's biggest construction group stands accused of not paying hundreds of foreign workers and expats in the Middle East, in what has been described as a humanitarian disaster.
  
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• ASG Group to acquire Velrada

  03-03-2022 02:33 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Japanese technology giant Nomura Research Institute is expanding its Australian presence, with its local subsidiary ASG Group striking a deal to buy Perth-based IT company Velrada.
  
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• Plan to turn Sydney's rubbish into electricity at former Lithgow power station site

  03-03-2022 02:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The Wallerawang Power Station burnt coal for almost 60 years, and now its new owners want to burn Sydney's rubbish to make electricity.
  
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• Tesla signs major supply agreement with NT miner Core Lithium

  03-03-2022 02:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The operator of the Northern Territory's newest mine signs a contract to supply lithium to electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla.
  
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• WA records 2,423 COVID cases, one death

  03-03-2022 02:08 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The number of COVID cases in Western Australia has surged by 2,423 overnight and one person has lost their life, as the state reopens to the rest of the world.
  
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• WA back on campaign map after border opens

  03-03-2022 01:50 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Political leaders are making up for lost time in WA as the state's hard-border measures are eased after almost two years.
  
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• Festivals taking art to new locales

  03-03-2022 01:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Art is moving away from institutions and into more creative locations.
  
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