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• Industry groups back rail reform proposal after level crossing tragedy

  22-03-2022 22:55 via abc.net.au
  
  In WA, a state where "everyone wears high-vis", a trucking group is among industry bodies backing a proposal to better light trains.
  
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• Traditional owners target international financiers in legal bid to block billion-dollar gas project

  22-03-2022 22:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Tiwi and Larrakia elders fear their sea country could be impacted by Santos's Barossa gas project in the NT, one of the biggest developments announced in the Australian oil and gas sector in recent years.
  
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• From bread to tailored pants, local traders are warning of price rises as inflation bites

  22-03-2022 22:02 via abc.net.au
  
  As economists predict another round of hikes in official inflation figures, we we speak to traders and consumers who are already noticing concerning price rises.
  
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• Are you feeling the pinch from price rises? These are some items that are going up now

  22-03-2022 22:02 via abc.net.au
  
  As economists predict another round of hikes in official inflation figures, we speak to traders and consumers who are already noticing concerning price rises.
  
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• US stocks rise as energy traders warn of recession

  22-03-2022 21:42 via abc.net.au
  
  US stocks rise as investors prepare for more interest rises by the US Federal Reserve. Global energy traders warn of recession as sanctions hit Russian oil and gas exports. 
  
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• ASX and US stocks rise and energy traders warn of recession

  22-03-2022 21:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX follows a good night on Wall Street as investors prepare for more interest rises by the US Federal Reserve. Global energy traders warn of recession as sanctions hit Russian oil and gas exports. 
  
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• ASX and US stocks gain as investors prepare for more US rate rises

  22-03-2022 21:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX follows a good night on Wall Street as investors get ready for more interest rises by the US Federal Reserve after comments from US central bank officials.  Energy traders warn of recession because of Ukraine war. 
  
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• Gas industry CEO tells Senate inquiry NT fracking cannot happen without traditional owners' consent

  22-03-2022 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Traditional owner Johnny Wilson lives within 20km of fracking wells in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin. Today, the peak body for oil and gas attempted to quell his concerns.
  
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• Imagine exiting a train to find you can't get off the platform. This is still the reality for many Brisbanites

  22-03-2022 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Advocates say transport accessibility "doesn't rise to the top of the pile" until somebody takes on the difficult task of demanding change. 
  
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• Plant-based protein and cultivated meat offer food for thought for producers

  22-03-2022 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Changing diet trends, a fast-growing population, and international trade opportunities could help Australia become "a global delicatessen" for protein, according to CSIRO.
  
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• Health inspectors accused of 'maliciously' meddling in independent audit of catering company

  22-03-2022 20:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The owners of a Dandenong catering company taking civil action against the council and the Victorian government previously accused health inspectors of planting a slug in a kitchen.
  
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• Behaviour of food safety inspectors scrutinised as catering company sues Victorian government, local council

  22-03-2022 20:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The owners of a Dandenong catering company taking civil action against the council and the Victorian government previously accused health inspectors of planting a slug in a kitchen.
  
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• Public servant Peacock dispute settled

  22-03-2022 09:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A three-year fight to recover up to $500,000 from a corrupt WA public servant in Japan has finally been resolved.
  
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• DRA in management ousting

  22-03-2022 09:09 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A plan hatched by a consortium of senior managers at DRA Global to remove the engineering company’s chair and chief executive last month has been elevated to the takeovers panel.
  
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• Ratings outlook positive amid boom

  22-03-2022 09:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Strong revenue has helped keep the state’s budget in good shape, with ratings agency S&P confirming a positive credit outlook for Western Australia.
  
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• Fiore fights freezing order in Regal Theatre row

  22-03-2022 08:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Peter Fiore has failed in his bid to distance himself from an alleged $1.2 million scam involving the Regal Theatre, but has continued his push for freezing orders to be lifted.
  
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• App screening coughs for COVID receives promising early trial results

  22-03-2022 08:10 via abc.net.au
  
  A smartphone app with the ability to detect COVID-19 from the sound of a cough is a step closer after promising early trial results, a Brisbane digital health company says.
  
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• West Perth office in $13m sale

  22-03-2022 08:09 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australian Development Capital bought 10 Richardson Street from local investors for $13.1 million.
  
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• PM announces $60m cash boost to help lure international visitors back to Australia

  22-03-2022 08:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Making the announcement in Cairns, Scott Morrison said $45m would go to Tourism Australia and the remainder to Tourism Tropical North Queensland.
  
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• PICA receives record gift

  22-03-2022 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Family members of the late Judy Wheeler have donated $300,000 to the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts in her honour to fund a new 10-year commissioning program.
  
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• BHP leads resources charge, ASX higher

  22-03-2022 07:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Market heavyweight BHP jumped five per cent and the ASX rose for a fourth day in the past five as it thrives on demand for commodities.
  
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• Calls for Labor to stand by promise to pay super on paid parental leave

  22-03-2022 07:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor may dump its 2019 election promise to pay superannuation on Commonwealth-funded parental leave, though it is facing pressure to keep the commitment.
  
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• Perceptions of Perth not supported by data

  22-03-2022 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Believe it or not, the conditions for diversification are here.
  
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• Lawyers on the move en masse

  22-03-2022 05:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  More than a dozen law firm partners in Perth including Paul Evans, Paul Lingard and Spencer Flay are on the move in an extraordinary period of change for the sector.
  
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• MMA banks $10m from FFI sale

  22-03-2022 04:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based marine business MMA Offshore has sold one of its vessels to Fortescue Future Industries to be converted into a green ammonia-powered ship.
  
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• This nurse's pay has barely gone up in four years. This year she doesn't know how she will pay for her kids' uniforms

  22-03-2022 04:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Inflation in Australia is officially 3.5 per cent, but the prices of many everyday items, especially petrol, are rising much faster, and this new era of higher inflation has only just begun.
  
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• Getting left behind as the cost of living goes up

  22-03-2022 04:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Inflation in Australia is officially 3.5 per cent, but the prices of many everyday items, especially petrol, are rising much faster, and this new era of higher inflation has only just begun.
  
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• Star casino boss 'in a sulk' during meeting over money laundering concerns, inquiry hears

  22-03-2022 04:25 via abc.net.au
  
  A former executive of Star Entertainment says CEO Matt Bekier questioned the accuracy of a KPMG report finding its assessment of money laundering and terrorism financing risks were deficient.
  
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• Are Queensland fuel prices about to drop? The RACQ thinks so

  22-03-2022 04:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Fuel prices are finally starting to ease around Queensland, with some regions set to see February prices of less than $2 per litre at the bowser by next week. 
  
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• WA COVID cases surge by 7,075

  22-03-2022 04:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia has recorded 7,075 new COVID cases overnight, after recording fewer than 6,000 cases for the past three days.
  There are currently 180 people with COVID-19 in hospital, with six in ICU.
  Today's figures brings the number of active COVID cases in WA to 38,742.
  
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• One dead as WA COVID cases surge by 7,075

  22-03-2022 04:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia has recorded 7,075 new COVID cases overnight, after recording fewer than 6,000 cases for the past three days.
  
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• How much is it costing the Australian government to send 70,000 tonnes of coal to Ukraine?

  22-03-2022 03:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government is remaining tight-lipped about the cost of a deal made with Whitehaven Coal to ship thermal coal to Ukraine.
  
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• Millions earmarked for Derby RAAF base

  22-03-2022 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Defence industry commitments have continued apace this week, with the federal government pledging $244 million to overhaul RAAF Base Curtin ahead of next week's budget announcement.
  
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• Confidence sinks, inflation worries grow

  22-03-2022 02:07 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Consumer confidence has dropped to its lowest level since September 2020, undermined by persistent concerns over the inflation outlook.
  
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• Stokes growing potash stakes

  22-03-2022 02:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  At least seven potash plays plan to produce the fertiliser from sun-dried brine or solar-dried ponds.
  
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