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• Extra aircraft added to RFDS fleet ahead of further COVID spread in WA

  09-03-2022 23:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Four aircraft have been added to help the organisation reach more patients in far-flung corners of the state.
  
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• ASX to rise, Wall Street rallies as oil tumbles

  09-03-2022 22:26 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is set to rise on Thursday, after a strong day on Wall Street as the oil price plunged amid positive signs other nations would fill some of the supply gap left by bans on Russian oil. 
  
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• ASX rises, Wall Street rallies as oil tumbles

  09-03-2022 22:26 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is trading higher on Thursday, after a strong day on Wall Street as the oil price plunged amid positive signs other nations would fill some of the supply gap left by bans on Russia. 
  
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• ASX rises amid oil price plunge, RBA's Guy Debelle joins Fortescue

  09-03-2022 22:26 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is trading higher on Thursday, after a strong day on Wall Street as the oil price plunged amid positive signs other nations would fill some of the supply gap left by bans on Russia. Meanwhile, the RBA's Deputy Governor resigns. 
  
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• ASX rises amid oil price plunge, RBA's deputy governor quitting to join Fortescue

  09-03-2022 22:26 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is trading higher on Thursday, after a strong day on Wall Street as the oil price plunged. Meanwhile, the RBA's deputy governor resigns to go to Fortescue Future Industries.
  
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• BMW recalls more than 1 million vehicles over fire risk

  09-03-2022 21:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The recall involves numerous vehicles built between 2006 and 2013, including some 1 Series, 3 Series, X3, 5 Series, X5 and Z4 models.
  
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• From bowser to battery: EV conversions rev up as petrol soars towards $2.20

  09-03-2022 21:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Car and petrol prices have reached record highs, so could running on empty be the solution to Australia's bowser battles?
  
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• Demand for new and used cars to soar due to vehicles lost in floods

  09-03-2022 20:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Insurers have received almost 18,000 claims for flooded vehicles, but COVID pandemic supply issues had already created a shortage of new and used cars, meaning demand is about to go through the roof.
  
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• David watched as his new Audi went underwater. Thousands of cars are hit by flooding, replacing them may be hard

  09-03-2022 20:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Insurers have received almost 18,000 claims for flooded vehicles, but COVID pandemic supply issues had already created a shortage of new and used cars, meaning demand is about to go through the roof.
  
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• David watched as his new Audi was consumed by rising water — it's one of 18,000 cars hit by floods

  09-03-2022 20:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Insurers have received almost 18,000 claims for flooded vehicles, but COVID pandemic supply issues had already created a shortage of new and used cars, meaning demand is about to go through the roof.
  
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• David watched as his new Audi was consumed by floodwater. Although he's insured, replacing it could take a while

  09-03-2022 20:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Insurers have received almost 18,000 claims for flooded vehicles, but COVID pandemic supply issues had already created a shortage of new and used cars, meaning demand is about to go through the roof.
  
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• Live: NSW Now: BOM warns still serious flood threat for Sydney despite sunny day ahead

  09-03-2022 20:29 via abc.net.au
  
  MORNING BRIEFING: Authorities are warning there is still a serious flood threat despite forecast warm and sunny conditions for Greater Sydney. 
  
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• Sunny suffers from anxiety. Here's how he's working his way through it

  09-03-2022 19:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's anxiety levels are getting worse and it is affecting our ability to work, costing the economy billions of dollars.
  
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• Do you have anxiety at work? Top tips from those who do too, about how to manage it

  09-03-2022 19:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's anxiety levels are getting worse and it is affecting our ability to work, costing the economy billions of dollars.
  
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• 'You can't fix them permanently until it's dry weather': Drivers forced to dodge pothole-littered roads in Sydney

  09-03-2022 19:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Maintenance repair crews are working to fix potholes, landslides and trees down across flood damaged roads across a swathe of Sydney and parts of NSW.
  
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• 'An enormous task' ahead to fix pothole-ridden roads across Sydney and NSW after record floods

  09-03-2022 19:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Maintenance repair crews are working to fix potholes, landslides and trees down across flood damaged roads across a swathe of Sydney and parts of NSW.
  
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• 'An enormous task' ahead to fix pothole-ridden roads across flood damaged Sydney and NSW

  09-03-2022 19:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Maintenance repair crews are working to fix potholes, landslides and trees down across flood damaged roads across a swathe of Sydney and parts of NSW.
  
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• ACCC says investigation into Facebook's response to scammers is in advanced stage, hints legal action may follow

  09-03-2022 18:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Facebook could soon be legally defending its record on scammers, with the Australian consumer watchdog revealing an investigation into the company is "very advanced".
  
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• ACCC chair's parting shot to social media giant Facebook

  09-03-2022 18:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Facebook could soon be legally defending its record on scammers, with the Australian consumer watchdog revealing an investigation into the company is "very advanced".
  
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• Borders open but jobs boom to go on

  09-03-2022 17:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state’s jobless rate will stay below 4 per cent until at least 2024, CCIWA predicts,
  
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• Western sanctions and a corporate exodus leaves Russia more of a global pariah than any other nation

  09-03-2022 10:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Russia is now subject to more targeted sanctions than Iran, Venezuela, Myanmar and Cuba combined, according to new data released by Castellum.AI.
  
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• Russia overtakes Iran as the world's most sanctioned country, new data reveals

  09-03-2022 10:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Russia is now subject to more targeted sanctions than Iran, Venezuela, Myanmar and Cuba combined, according to new data released by Castellum.AI.
  
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• Yelo cafe development spat goes to trial

  09-03-2022 10:25 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A spat between coastal residents and the decision-making body which approved the Yelo site development has escalated to the Supreme Court, with a trial planned in May.
  
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• Police called to 'Mexican stand-off' as dozens of farmers block AusNet from properties

  09-03-2022 09:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Farmers have continued to vent their fury at AusNet by blockading properties the company needs to access as part of the approval process for its transmission corridor.
  
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• Chopping appointed DG

  09-03-2022 09:07 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Lanie Chopping has been appointed as director general of the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries after being in the interim role for almost one year.
  
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• Graphite IPO snapped up

  09-03-2022 09:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A $10 million initial public offering launched by International Graphite, which has plans to develop a downstream processing facility in Collie, closed in less than a day.
  
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• In Lismore, 1,000 tonnes a day of sodden waste is scooped off the streets

  09-03-2022 08:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Heavy machinery is tackling the mammoth task of getting flood refuse off the streets of towns across the Northern Rivers, but where will it all go? 
  
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• Vimy raises $17m

  09-03-2022 08:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Vimy Resources has completed a deeply discounted capital raising to fund work on its two uranium projects, one week after a strategic review failed to unearth a new partner.
  
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• At Close of Business: Mark Beyer on EY Entrepreneurs

  09-03-2022 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior editor Mark Beyer reviews some of the highlights from a recently held lunch forum jointly hosted by Business News and EY.
  
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• Ed Sheeran is accused of ripping off part of Shape of You. Here's what the other song sounds like

  09-03-2022 08:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Sheeran says there's similarities between the two, but insists he hadn't heard Oh Why until long after his album was released.
  
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• Plans to transform Bond's marine park into $16m precinct

  09-03-2022 08:07 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Woolworths plans to build a $16 million commercial precinct in Two Rocks at the former home of Alan Bond’s Atlantis Marine Park.
  
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• Pioneer to buy $85m debt portfolio

  09-03-2022 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Pioneer Credit has successfully raised $11.4 million to fund the purchase of what it is labeling a high-quality debt portfolio.
  
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• Pioneer picks up $85m asset portfolio

  09-03-2022 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Pioneer Credit has successfully raised $11.4 million to fund the purchase of what it is labeling a high-quality debt portfolio.
  
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• ASX rallies despite RBA inflation warning

  09-03-2022 07:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The ASX200 had its strongest gains in three weeks despite an RBA warning that higher oil prices will increase annual inflation to four per cent this year.
  
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• State to draft bill for WA low-carbon future

  09-03-2022 07:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A bill to help Western Australia reach net zero emissions by 2050 will be drafted after receiving the approval of the state government.
  
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• State to draft bill for carbon capture

  09-03-2022 07:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government will draft a framework for local carbon capture and storage, while it works on its own plans for a 2030 emissions target.
  
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• Finding the South West sweet spot

  09-03-2022 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  New residential developments in a holiday favourite are seeking the best of both worlds.
  
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• Tech sector suits up for diversity

  09-03-2022 06:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia’s growing tech sector is well placed to develop an inclusive, flexible workplace model.
  
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• Fuel prices to drive up cost of living in rural, regional Australia

  09-03-2022 05:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Farmers and transport operators are bracing for even higher fuel prices after US President Joe Biden announced a ban on Russian oil imports overnight.
  
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• WA moves to 'very high' caseload settings, as cases surge by 3,594

  09-03-2022 04:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Amber-Jade Sanderson announced the transition to "very high caseload settings" just hours after WA reported another record-breaking jump in figures, with 3,594 new infections.
  
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• COVID cases in WA surge by 3,594

  09-03-2022 04:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The number of COVID cases recorded in Western Australia in the past 24 hours has broken another record today, with 3,594 new infections reported.
  
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• Ukraine war causes petrol price panic, with 'new normal' above $2 a litre

  09-03-2022 03:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Even if you do not commute, soaring petrol prices are set to hit your wallet through the rising cost of transporting goods and people.
  
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• Fuel prices are at record levels — and they're likely to go much higher

  09-03-2022 03:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Even if you do not commute, soaring petrol prices are set to hit your wallet through the rising cost of transporting goods and people.
  
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• $100m funding pool launched for WA industries

  09-03-2022 03:16 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A $100 million funding pool has been launched in a bid to create jobs and increase demand for local goods and services.
  
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• McGowan thanked Stokes for "marvellous" media coverage

  09-03-2022 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Texts messages between Mark McGowan and Kerry Stokes reveal the Premier thanked the media mogul for The West Australian’s “marvellous” front pages depicting Mr Palmer as a pest.
  
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• Gas recovery could fuel new boom

  09-03-2022 01:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  With an investment pipeline of about $40 billion, WA’s oil and gas industry is showing its longevity.
  
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• Climate change leading to higher food prices and shortages, report says

  09-03-2022 01:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian consumers are already paying more for food because of climate change and the problem will get worse as temperatures increase, according to a new report.
  
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• RBA's Lowe warns of upside inflation risks

  09-03-2022 01:40 via businessnews.com.au
  
  RBA governor Philip Lowe has told a business conference inflation could reach four per cent-plus as a result of the Ukraine war and the floods in Australia.
  
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• Ripp sticks to principles over wages

  09-03-2022 01:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA’s principals’ federation is the latest union to hit out at the state government’s public sector wages policy.
  
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• The Ukraine war is triggering a fresh wave of inflation that has the Reserve Bank and consumers worried

  09-03-2022 00:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe says bottlenecks in the world's supply chains had been easing, but the Russia-Ukraine war could change everything and send prices soaring once again.
  
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