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• Andrew kept asking people to wear a mask in his store, even when it lost him business

  18-03-2022 22:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Weeks ago, Tasmania dropped the mask-wearing requirement in most settings. But despite the "nasty emails" store owner Andrew Schwartz is getting, he's asking visitors to put one on — and this is why.
  
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• Dragon fruit growers fighting back against rising imports

  18-03-2022 21:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian dragon fruit farmers have formed their own growers' association to try and tackle a range of issues, including the rise of overseas imports.
  
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• 'Unaffordable' petrol, $7 coffees and ruined holiday plans: Welcome to the world of record fuel prices

  18-03-2022 21:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Industry groups are warning that consumers already battling surging costs are set to face more pain as the price of everything from food, flights and the weekend drive soar.
  
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• They were New York’s goofiest power couple. But were they really behind an audacious $3.6 billion heist?

  18-03-2022 19:47 via abc.net.au
  
  In a case prosecutors describe as "pulled from the pages of a spy novel", a young couple stands accused of profiting from a brazen cryptocurrency heist and attempting to launder stolen Bitcoin worth billions of dollars.
  
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• The amateur rapper and Russian-born tech entrepreneur at the heart of the hack that shocked the cryptocurrency world

  18-03-2022 19:47 via abc.net.au
  
  In a case prosecutors describe as "pulled from the pages of a spy novel", a young couple stands accused of profiting from a brazen cryptocurrency heist and attempting to launder stolen Bitcoin worth billions of dollars.
  
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• Gnarabup resort faces public opposition

  18-03-2022 08:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The State Development Assessment Unit has received 2,057 public submissions for the $118 million Saracen Properties development, including 1,849 against.
  
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• Hancock secures Senex stake

  18-03-2022 08:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Hancock Group has been cleared to proceed with its largest investment into the energy sector after the federal court approved its joint bid with POSCO to acquire Senex Energy.
  
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• Woodside to study Perth carbon capture

  18-03-2022 08:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Woodside hopes to make ethanol from carbon emissions through a deal with two US businesses, while BP recently signed Honeywell for green diesel technology at the old Kwinana refinery site.
  
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• At Close of Business: Fuel, tax and price caps

  18-03-2022 08:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Matt Mckenzie and Jordan Murray assess whether the federal government should cut fuel excise, as well as whether the state government should control petrol prices.
  
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• App users question Nextdoor's marketing tactics

  18-03-2022 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Neighbourhood chat app Nextdoor has defended its marketing strategy after Perth users claimed their personal details were being used without their knowledge.
  
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• ASX ends higher, best week in 12 months

  18-03-2022 07:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Investors have enjoyed their best week on the Australian share market in more than 12 months, despite a US rate rise and war in Ukraine.
  
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• Ardea project recognised

  18-03-2022 07:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Ardea Resources’ Kalgoorlie nickel project has been granted major project status by the federal government amid a heightened period of activity for the commodity.
  
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• PMM takes action over $2.8m 'share bill'

  18-03-2022 06:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based financial advisory firm PMM Group has mounted a $2.8 million legal claim against the company of Perth businessman Rodney Charles Carter over an alleged share sale gone wrong.
  
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• Origin Energy says sanctioned Russian oligarch has 'no involvement' with NT Beetaloo Basin drilling

  18-03-2022 06:55 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian government's decision to sanction a Russian billionaire has revealed an unexpected link between the war in Ukraine and the remote Northern Territory. 
  
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• PM announces boosts for mining, regional health on last leg of WA tour

  18-03-2022 06:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Scott Morrison says a $1.65 billion nickel mine in WA's Goldfields region will be fast-tracked, granting it Major Project Status after being deemed of importance to national resource security.
  
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• Two-storey home proposed at former Taj on Swan site

  18-03-2022 06:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A two-storey house, including a basement and swimming pool, has been proposed at the former Taj on Swan site in Peppermint Grove.
  
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• Mass disruptions to hit south-east Queensland rail commuters, motorists over Easter

  18-03-2022 05:15 via abc.net.au
  
  For the four-day Easter long weekend from April 15, all lines into Brisbane City will be halted.
  
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• Glencore copper mine fetches $US1.1bn

  18-03-2022 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A US company associated with Bill Beament and Nev Power is set to purchase Glencore’s CSA copper mine for $US1.1 billion ($A1.5 billion).
  
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• WA records 6,176 COVID cases, RAT program boosted

  18-03-2022 04:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA has recorded another 6,176 COVID cases overnight, as the state government begins the next phase of its free Rapid Antigen Test program.
  
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• One-off payment on the way to help ease cost of living pressures

  18-03-2022 03:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Low and middle income Australians are poised to receive one-off payments to compensate for a higher cost of living in a federal budget that will record big improvements to the bottom line.
  
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• Four years on from Tathra bushfire, survivors empathise with journey ahead for flood victims

  18-03-2022 02:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Four years after losing her own home in the Tathra bushfire, Jan Harris's empathises with the struggles facing those whose have lost everything in the floods
  
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• Planning body backs $95m housing precinct

  18-03-2022 02:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state’s peak planning body has backed the housing authority’s plan to build a $95 million affordable housing and arts precinct in Fremantle, featuring 277 residential dwellings.
  
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• Tech plateau a launchpad for resources

  18-03-2022 02:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A swing away from technology investments to the opportunities in natural resources could be good news for WA.
  
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• Panel set to adjudicate Australia's wine-dumping dispute with China

  18-03-2022 02:26 via abc.net.au
  
  The world's trade umpire appoints an independent panel to hear Australia's dispute with China over damaging wine tariffs.
  
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• 'Targeted' cost of living relief in budget

  18-03-2022 02:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  In a major speech two weeks out from the federal budget, Josh Frydenberg says the government will tackle the deficit while helping families with cost pressures.
  
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• Carey on point as councils weigh reforms

  18-03-2022 01:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Councils, industry bodies and former policymakers are divided on the merits of the state government’s plans to reform WA’s third tier of government.
  
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• Facebook, Instagram parent company sued over 'scam ads' featuring Dick Smith, David Koch

  18-03-2022 00:16 via abc.net.au
  
  The consumer watchdog is suing Facebook’s parent company, Meta, alleging it failed to take action against scammers on its social media platform.
  
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• Facebook and Instagram parent company sued over scam ads featuring Dick Smith, David Koch

  18-03-2022 00:16 via abc.net.au
  
  The consumer watchdog is suing Facebook’s parent company, Meta, alleging it failed to take action against scammers on its social media platform.
  
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• Facebook and Instagram parent company sued over 'crypto scam ads' featuring Dick Smith, David Koch

  18-03-2022 00:16 via abc.net.au
  
  The consumer watchdog is suing Facebook’s parent company, Meta, alleging it failed to take action against scammers on its social media platform.
  
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• Australians have 'lost $100 million' through these fake crypto scam ads. Now the consumer watchdog is suing Facebook

  18-03-2022 00:16 via abc.net.au
  
  The consumer watchdog is suing Facebook’s parent company, Meta, alleging it failed to take action against scammers on its social media platform.
  
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