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• Premiums 'quadruple', timber plantations unprotected as insurers flee bushfire-stricken forests

  21-03-2022 23:26 via abc.net.au
  
  As insurance premiums skyrocket and insurers refuse coverage to fire-prone timber plantations, experts warn the consequences could be felt far beyond the forestry industry.
  
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• Remote servo chain shaves 30 cents off diesel price, but don't expect it to catch on

  21-03-2022 23:08 via abc.net.au
  
  The East Kimberley is not where most people would expect to find cheap diesel, but while a local company has shown it is possible, a motoring expert says it might not work elsewhere.
  
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• ASX set to rise after Jerome Powell says inflation 'much too high', oil prices surge

  21-03-2022 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are expected to open higher, and oil prices have jumped 7 per cent amid European Union nations disagreeing on whether to join the United States in boycotting Russian oil.
  
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• ASX set to rise after Jerome Powell says inflation is 'much too high', EU split on Russian oil sanctions

  21-03-2022 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are expected to open higher, and oil prices have jumped 7 per cent as European Union nations consider whether to join the United States in boycotting Russian oil.
  
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• ASX rises after Jerome Powell says inflation is 'much too high', European Union split on Russian oil sanctions

  21-03-2022 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining and energy stocks drive the Australian market higher, while oil prices jumped 8 per cent as European Union nations considered whether to join the United States in boycotting Russian oil.
  
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• ASX hits two-month high after Jerome Powell says inflation is 'much too high', European Union split on Russian oil sanctions

  21-03-2022 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining and energy stocks drive the Australian market higher, while oil prices jumped 8 per cent as European Union nations considered whether to join the United States in boycotting Russian oil.
  
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• 'Luckily I'm not desperate to have a car tomorrow': Buyers face a 12-month wait for new cars

  21-03-2022 21:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Delivery times for popular car models have blown out to more than a year, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine exacerbates supply chain issues, driving up the cost of new and used cars.
  
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• Is now a good time to buy a new car? Delivery delays, higher prices hit the industry

  21-03-2022 21:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Delivery times for popular car models have blown out to more than a year, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine exacerbates supply chain issues, driving up the cost of new and used cars.
  
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• You may need a knife and fork to eat these Queensland oysters, and they're set to rival the Sydney rock

  21-03-2022 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  North Queensland is on the cusp of developing an oyster industry to rival the lucrative Sydney rock market and inject more than $80 million into the state's economy.
  
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• 'Why do we need another road?' Expert says SEQ City Deal is too focused on big-ticket projects

  21-03-2022 20:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The plan, to be paid for and delivered through all three levels of government, will spend $1.8 billion across south-east Queensland and create more than 2,000 jobs, but one expert says it doesn't go far enough in improving liveability.
  
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• The SEQ City Deal promises jobs and better quality of life, but what will it deliver?

  21-03-2022 20:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The plan, to be paid for and delivered through all three levels of government, will spend $1.8 billion across south-east Queensland and create more than 2,000 jobs, but one expert says it doesn't go far enough in improving liveability.
  
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• These maps show why not everyone gets a fair go. And it happens even before you are born

  21-03-2022 19:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The first-ever project mapping childcare availability in every neighbourhood reveals that more than one in three Australians live in areas with a serious shortage of childcare places. 
  
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• These maps reveal the huge expanse of Australia's childcare black spots. Is your home in one?

  21-03-2022 19:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The first-ever project mapping childcare availability in every neighbourhood reveals that more than one in three Australians live in areas with a serious shortage of childcare places. 
  
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• These maps reveal Australia's huge childcare black spots. Is your home in one?

  21-03-2022 19:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The first-ever project mapping childcare availability in every neighbourhood reveals that more than one in three Australians live in areas with a serious shortage of childcare places. 
  
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• $750 million federal cash splash to boost regional internet speeds and connect more homes to NBN wireless

  21-03-2022 19:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Report after report has warned regional Australia will be left behind without better internet. But will $750 million for NBN upgrades solve the problem?
  
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• The Loop: Toddler COVID death in NSW, Lismore flood victims protest and Doctor Who speculation

  21-03-2022 09:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Here's your TL;DR of today's news.
  
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• Liquidators consider Avid insolvent trading claim

  21-03-2022 09:09 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Unsecured creditors of Avid Resources are likely to receive nothing, but liquidators have said they will consider an insolvent trading claim.
  
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• Newmont to move to SubiXO

  21-03-2022 08:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The gold miner is set to moves its headquarters to the building, which has a troubled history that included Mineral Resources backing out of a move there.
  
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• At Close of Business: Claire Tyrrell on skills and builds

  21-03-2022 08:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Claire Tyrrell dissects the circular argument that WA's skills shortage is exacerbating shortages in Perth's rental market.
  
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• EPA to scrutinise Theia fracking plan

  21-03-2022 08:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Theia Energy’s plan to drill two exploration wells in the Canning Basin, including through fracking, will be subject to the highest level of scrutiny by the environmental regulator.
  
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• Investors hope for ASX momentum to resume

  21-03-2022 08:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A bright start for the ASX gave way to minor losses, but investors will hope talk of peace in Ukraine produces another rallying week.
  
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• Oil price is right for Finder IPO

  21-03-2022 08:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  South Perth-based explorer Finder Energy has garnered $15 million for its initial public offering against a backdrop of rejuvenated oil prices.
  
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• Commonwealth wins WA banking contract

  21-03-2022 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Commonwealth Bank has won a $100 million contract to provide banking services to the state government for at least three years.
  
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• EPA gives tick to $16.8m recycling centre revamp

  21-03-2022 08:28 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state’s environmental watchdog has given the green light to a multi-million redevelopment of Recycling Centre Balcatta.
  
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• Indirect threat from Russia sanctions

  21-03-2022 08:17 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australian trade with Russia is comparatively small, but sanctions’ effect on supply chains elsewhere could be felt here.
  
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• Karara moves on expansion plan

  21-03-2022 08:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Iron ore miner Karara Mining has taken to the state’s environmental watchdog pushing to expand its mammoth magnetite project in the Mid West and ensure it operates until 2050.
  
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• State throws more money at hospitality sector

  21-03-2022 06:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  In another attempt to appease the struggling hospitality sector during level two Covid restrictions, the McGowan Government will spend $5 million on grants promoting al fresco dining.
  
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• Cost of dinner greens soars by 75 per cent, meat and chicken to follow, experts say

  21-03-2022 06:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Floods, the war in Ukraine and ongoing supply chain disruptions are set to add up to more pain for consumers for at least the next six months, experts say.
  
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• Report outlines steps to tackle systemic racism

  21-03-2022 06:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A new report from Diversity Council Australia has given businesses a starting point for removing racism in the workplace.
  
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• Tourism confidence boost as Elvis enters the building in Bendigo

  21-03-2022 05:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Bendigo benefits from a bumper weekend of tourism, as several major events and attractions draw people from across the nation to Central Victoria.
  
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• Darkness depicted with a light touch

  21-03-2022 05:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A decade after its premiere, The Last Great Hunt’s acclaimed exploration of dementia is still captivating audiences, writes Claire Trolio.
  
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• Wildcats court new hoop dreams

  21-03-2022 04:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  I've been itching to take a good look under the bonnet of the Perth Wildcats operation ever since sharemarket-listed Sports Entertainment Group bought the NBL’s most successful franchise from the late Jack Bendat for $8.5 million last year.After all, privately-owned sporting organisations are renown
  
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• WA still waiting on COVID peak, 5,566 new cases

  21-03-2022 04:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA has recorded 5,566 new COVID cases overnight, almost half the number the state’s health modelling had predicted, during what should have been the Omicron peak.
  
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• Elective surgeries resume as WA awaits COVID peak

  21-03-2022 04:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  COVID WRAP: The state government has reversed its scale down of elective surgeries as daily COVID case numbers in Western Australia continue to fall.
  
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• Broad benefits from targeted government support

  21-03-2022 04:20 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mark Beyer’s recent opinion piece ‘Is this prudent use of taxpayers’ money?’ asks a critical question about the relationship between the public and private sector economies.
  
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• 'Frankly irresponsible': Battle brews over gas exploration in Beetaloo Basin

  21-03-2022 04:18 via abc.net.au
  
  A legal fight is brewing between cattle producers opposed to fracking and a mining company that is looking to explore for gas in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin.
  
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• Cattle station owners take on gas company over NT fracking concerns

  21-03-2022 04:18 via abc.net.au
  
  A legal fight is brewing between cattle producers opposed to fracking and a mining company that is looking to explore for gas in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin.
  
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• Gurner joins $500m Nedlands apartment proposal

  21-03-2022 04:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The east coast developer has partnered with Grange Development Consulting and Geelong’s Costa Property Group to develop the Chellingworth Motors site.
  
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• Thousands of meals will go undelivered if FoodShare can't find more volunteers

  21-03-2022 04:06 via abc.net.au
  
  A Shepparton charity that delivers tonnes of food to the community each week will have to cut back operations as volunteers fail to meet vaccination requirements.
  
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• ACCC sues Facebook over 'celebrity-endorsed' bitcoin ads

  21-03-2022 03:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia’s competition regulatory body is suing the owner of social media giant Facebook over “celebrity-endorsed” scam ads, following a similar legal action by billionaire Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest.
  
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• Beef 2021 wins gold tourism award after pulling off event many thought impossible

  21-03-2022 03:18 via abc.net.au
  
  An audacious plan to pull off an event attracting more than 100,000 people in the middle of a pandemic paid off when Beef Australia went ahead in Rockhampton. Now it has won a major award.
  
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• Gladstone is preparing to become a city known for hydrogen power, not fossil fuels

  21-03-2022 03:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Parts of Queensland are in an energy 'flux' at the moment, as fossil fuels are slowly replaced with new renewable projects.
  
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• WA start-up in FIFO trial

  21-03-2022 02:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A COVID-19 screening system designed by West Perth start-up Avicena Systems has been cleared for use in a large-scale trial in the state’s fly-in, fly-out workforce.
  
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• Farmers given tax break in return for Nationals' support for net zero

  21-03-2022 02:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Farmers that make money selling carbon credits will receive a tax break, a key measure the Nationals say they secured in return for supporting the government's net zero by 2050 target last October.
  
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• Budget to respond to cost of living: PM

  21-03-2022 01:59 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Prime Minister Scott Morrison says his government is fully aware of the cost of living pressures Australians are facing and is promising a budget response.
  
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• Border pressure on rental market

  21-03-2022 01:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  In somewhat of a circular argument, WA’s skills shortage is hampering the availability of homes for the workers needed to boost housing stock.
  
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• ASX rises; Magellan's Hamish Douglass resigns while Woolworths to ban plastic bags in WA

  21-03-2022 01:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have risen to touch their highest level in more than a month, taking cues from a strong Wall Street on Friday.
  
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• ASX lower; Magellan's Hamish Douglass resigns while Woolworths to ban plastic bags in WA

  21-03-2022 01:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares close lower despite early gains boosted by tech and mining stocks.
  
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• ASX hits a two-month-high after global equities rise; Woolworths to ban plastic bags in WA

  21-03-2022 01:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have opened higher, taking cues from a strong Wall Street on Friday.
  
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