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• Protester zip ties himself to goalpost during Everton-Newcastle United clash

  17-03-2022 23:35 via abc.net.au
  
  A protester holds up play for eight minutes in the Everton-Newcastle United clash after tying his neck to a goalpost at Goodison Park.
  
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• There are calls for more be done to warn tourists about this beautiful beach's terrifying history

  17-03-2022 23:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Kelp Beds is unlikely to strike a visitor as a particularly dangerous place to surf. But the place has a tragic history, which some believe tourists should be better warned about.
  
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• 'It's a lifesaver': Rusty's Brisbane apartment flooded again, but this time was different

  17-03-2022 23:11 via abc.net.au
  
  A Brisbane City Council pilot program making homes more flood-resilient is paying dividends after the latest serious flood.
  
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• Indigenous abalone fishery deal will 'restore our ancestors to sea country'

  17-03-2022 22:44 via abc.net.au
  
  A ground-breaking deal signed to provide Aboriginal Tasmanians with access to a commercial abalone fishery is being hailed as a step towards resetting relationships and cultural practices.
  
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• ASX to climb as Wall Street stocks, oil prices rise on outlook after aggressive Fed rate hike

  17-03-2022 21:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are expected to start the day higher, tracking gains on Wall Street as investors considered the path laid out by the US Federal Reserve for interest rate hikes, while closely tracking Russia-Ukraine peace talks.
  
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• ASX rises on mining and energy stocks, Qube dodges ACCC enforcement action while Star dives

  17-03-2022 21:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are higher in afternoon trade, tracking gains on Wall Street as investors consider the path laid out by the US Federal Reserve for interest rate hikes, while closely tracking Russia-Ukraine peace talks.
  
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• ASX edges up as Wall Street stocks, oil prices rise on outlook after aggressive Fed rate hike

  17-03-2022 21:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares start the day higher, tracking gains on Wall Street as investors considered the path laid out by the US Federal Reserve for interest rate hikes, while closely tracking Russia-Ukraine peace talks.
  
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• In this remote community a steak can cost $120. How will residents survive more price rises?

  17-03-2022 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Elijah Douglas spends $600 on his groceries due to exorbitant prices. With those costs now on the rise, he's worried about how his community is going to survive.
  
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• Queensland vet on a mission to help animal victims of war in Ukraine

  17-03-2022 20:49 via abc.net.au
  
  The Sunshine Coast veterinarian is volunteering his time to provide welfare treatment to animals that have been impacted by the conflict.
  
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• Petrol prices are rocketing, and more of us are getting electric vehicles. But can the grid cope?

  17-03-2022 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  As more Australians purchase electric vehicles, the energy industry is looking at how the grid will cope with an increased demand for electricity.
  
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• It takes Marc about two days to charge his car at home. But a new charger can do it overnight

  17-03-2022 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  As more Australians purchase electric vehicles, the energy industry is looking at how the grid will cope with an increased demand for electricity.
  
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• As more Australians plug in electric vehicles, the energy industry is investigating how the grid will cope

  17-03-2022 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  As more Australians purchase electric vehicles, the energy industry is looking at how the grid will cope with an increased demand for electricity.
  
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• Clive Palmer's coming up against the military, who aren't happy about his latest coal mine

  17-03-2022 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining billionaire Clive Palmer is facing an unlikely adversary in his bid to have a central Queensland coal mining project approved. His proposed site overlaps the expansion zone of the Australian Defence Force's Shoalwater Bay training ground. 
  
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• Clive Palmer's coming up against the military, which isn't happy about his latest coal mine

  17-03-2022 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining billionaire Clive Palmer is facing an unlikely adversary in his bid to have a central Queensland coal mining project approved. His proposed site overlaps the expansion zone of the Australian Defence Force's Shoalwater Bay training ground. 
  
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• ADF concerned Clive Palmer's proposed coal mine too close to Shoalwater training site

  17-03-2022 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining billionaire Clive Palmer is facing an unlikely adversary in his bid to have a central Queensland coal mining project approved. His proposed site overlaps the expansion zone of the Australian Defence Force's Shoalwater Bay training ground. 
  
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• Fat pay packets and happy voters: The economic miracle the Coalition wants to see before election day

  17-03-2022 20:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The unemployment rate is one number the Coalition seems keen to talk about with an election around the corner, but another important one isn't budging yet — and it could throw a spanner into the works.
  
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• Less tax still on the menu at McDonald's

  17-03-2022 20:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Fast-food giant McDonald's defends its long-standing practice of paying hundreds of millions of dollars of royalties offshore, which reduces its local tax bill.
  
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• At Close of Business: Mark Beyer on Crown inquiries

  17-03-2022 09:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior editor Mark Beyer gives an update on where the state government is at with two separate inquiries into Crown; one covering its operations, and the other its potential overseas suitor.
  
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• API, Wesfarmers deal given shareholder nod

  17-03-2022 09:07 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Wesfarmers is one step closer to completing its acquisition of Australian Pharmaceutical Industries after securing shareholder approval.
  
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• Premier changed my mind on border, PM says

  17-03-2022 09:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Scott Morrison says it was Mark McGowan who convinced him to back down in the battle over the state’s borders.
  
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• Train derailment report finds BHP ore trains 'potentially' vulnerable to runaway event

  17-03-2022 08:38 via abc.net.au
  
  A report into the 2018 derailment of a runaway iron ore train has highlighted concerns about BHP's risk assessments, unclear communication with train drivers, and its FIFO work rosters.
  
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• ASX, Aussie dollar rise after US rate hike

  17-03-2022 07:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  There was no gloom on the ASX despite the US rate rise decision, and the Australian market closed higher for the third day this week.
  
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• Civmec to construct $100m Swan River Bridge

  17-03-2022 07:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state and federal governments have stumped up an extra $50 million to keep the Swan River Bridge project alive after the cost doubled, awarding the construction contract to a consortium led by Civmec.
  
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• West unwilling to call Putin’s bluff

  17-03-2022 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Civilised safeguards against tyranny in Europe are proving ineffective in light of Russia’s nuclear threats.
  
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• Good Drinks to serve up Magners

  17-03-2022 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Good Drinks Australia has signed a deal to distribute Magners Irish Cider, after the drink brand’s previous supplier Coca-Cola Europacific Partners announced it was leaving the alcohol business.
  
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• Nahan keen to add value in cathode build

  17-03-2022 06:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Former treasurer Mike Nahan is chairing a business which plans to manufacture cathode material in Kwinana.
  
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• Veris books Sydney motorway contract

  17-03-2022 05:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Veris Australia has won work on the $2.7 billion M6 motorway works in Sydney in a contract it estimates will generate up to $8 million in revenue.
  
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• Local philanthropists recognised for impact

  17-03-2022 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Giving circle Impact100 WA founding members Sophie Chamberlain and Simone Eley have been named in the Pro Bono Australia Impact 25 National Awards.
  
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• McGurk sued over 'defamatory comments'

  17-03-2022 04:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Prominent Aboriginal psychologist Tracy Westerman has mounted a lawsuit against Minister Simone McGurk for damages over allegations the minister made defamatory comments about her.
  
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• WA COVID cases rise by 7,151, one dead

  17-03-2022 03:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  COVID WRAP: WA recorded 7,151 new COVID cases and one death overnight, as the state's peak building body called on the state government to end the vaccine mandate.
  
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• COVID cases rise by 7,151 in WA, one dead

  17-03-2022 03:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  One woman, who tested positive to COVID, in her 80s has died overnight as WA records 7,151 new COVID cases.
  
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• City Deal boosted as project costs surge

  17-03-2022 02:59 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state and federal government have poured an extra $150 million into the $1.7 billion Perth City Deal to safeguard its projects, as the heated construction market sends project costs surging.
  
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• 'We are not the police': Pharmacies struggle to enforce 'inconsistent' mask mandate amid confusion

  17-03-2022 02:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Queenslanders threw off their face masks when restrictions eased two weeks ago, but they are still compulsory in certain settings — including pharmacies, which has left customers confused.
  
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• Unemployment rate drops to 4%

  17-03-2022 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The national unemployment rate is now lower than Western Australia's, with a rate of 4 per cent across the country slightly less than 4.1 per cent out west.
  
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• Unemployment hits record low as hours worked recover from COVID-19's Omicron variant

  17-03-2022 01:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's jobs market continues to strengthen, with unemployment falling to 4 per cent and hours worked recovering from January's COVID-19 Omicron variant outbreak.
  
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• Unemployment falls to 4pc as hours worked recover from COVID-19's Omicron variant

  17-03-2022 01:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's jobs market continues to strengthen, with unemployment falling to 4 per cent and hours worked recovering from January's COVID-19's Omicron variant outbreak.
  
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• 'Super-low unemployment' sees wages rising as employers scramble for skilled workers

  17-03-2022 01:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's jobs market continues to strengthen, with unemployment falling to 4 per cent and hours worked recovering from January's COVID-19 Omicron variant outbreak.
  
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• 'Loss-making' NSW native forest logging contracts may be extended until 2028

  17-03-2022 01:31 via abc.net.au
  
  The Agriculture Minister has been urged to immediately halt negotiations to extend native forest logging agreements, with critics saying it makes no environmental or economic sense. 
  
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• Street sex work to be decriminalised in Victoria. A rural council says there will be 'serious ramifications'

  17-03-2022 01:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The council will urgently write to government asking for a 'halt' to decriminalisation while its concerns ranging from child safety to loitering are addressed.
  
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• SA wine region residents plead for driver caution on local roads after string of crashes

  17-03-2022 01:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Following a string of crashes — some fatal — at intersections around the McLaren Vale wine region, locals are pleading with visitors to the area to pay attention to signage and other drivers on the roads.
  
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• Condev creditors may wait years for money, liquidator warns

  17-03-2022 01:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The liquidator appointed to collapsed Gold Coast company Condev Construction believes it could take years before creditors linked to the company's 13 building projects are paid.
  
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• Crown focus turns to Blackstone

  17-03-2022 01:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Crown royal commission has just been completed but another ‘closed doors’ inquiry will be pivotal in determining the company’s future.
  
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