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• Foo Fighters mourn 'staggering' loss of Hawkins, cancel tour dates

  29-03-2022 23:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Foo Fighters cancel all upcoming concert dates after the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins.
  
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• Wall St gains despite 'yield inversion' recession warning; Telstra CEO steps down

  29-03-2022 23:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are rising the morning after the federal budget, however analysts say the cash splash isn't "market-moving" and the benchmark is more likely following Wall Street's optimism about the war in Ukraine easing.
  
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• Seven-fold increase in compensation for residents left in the dark after storms

  29-03-2022 22:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Two bad storms lashed parts of Gippsland last year and now compensation starts to flow to consumers, to the tune of $4.5 million.
  
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• 'Angle-grinding at 4am': Sleepless months ahead for Brisbane residents during $180m roadworks

  29-03-2022 21:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Residents near the Indooroopilly roundabout upgrade say they are sleep-deprived and exhausted after weeks of night-time roadworks on the multi-million-dollar project.
  
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• ‘Gateway to Asia’: Billions in budget funding promised to unlock exports in the NT

  29-03-2022 14:13 via abc.net.au
  
  New port facilities, sealed roads and water infrastructure have been promised for the Northern Territory in the federal budget, but it could take many years before much of the money hits the ground.
  
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• Billions promised in port and water upgrades in the NT, but budget funds could take a decade to flow

  29-03-2022 14:13 via abc.net.au
  
  New port facilities, sealed roads and water infrastructure have been promised for the Northern Territory in the federal budget, but it could take many years before much of the money hits the ground.
  
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• What tax relief and payments will you get from the budget? See if you're eligible

  29-03-2022 12:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The Morrison government's pre-election budget has a few, one-off payments for Australians to help with the cost of living. Most people will get something, but not everyone.
  
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• There's one-off $250 and $420 payments for most people in the budget, but many who miss out now will get a much bigger payoff later

  29-03-2022 12:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The Morrison government's pre-election budget has a few, one-off payments for Australians to help with the cost of living. Most people will get something, but not everyone.
  
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• Home owner schemes boosted in budget

  29-03-2022 11:59 via businessnews.com.au
  
  First home buyers have emerged as a favoured demographic in Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s budget.
  
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• $1.3bn in federal budget to tackle domestic violence

  29-03-2022 11:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The federal government has set aside more than $1 billion in this year's budget in a bid to end violence against women and children.
  
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• Feds build apprentice funding pool

  29-03-2022 11:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Apprentices are among tonight’s big-budget winners, with $2.8 billion earmarked to assist their rates of participation, completion and eventual recruitment.
  
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• Some sweeteners, some promises and a warning to stay the course

  29-03-2022 11:19 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The handing down of the federal budget means most of the Morrison government’s cards are now on the table ahead of the May election.
  Opposition leader Anthony Albanese continues to keep Labor’s close to his chest. Perhaps, too close.
  
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• Feds on defence in spending boom

  29-03-2022 11:18 via businessnews.com.au
  
  National security features as a major cornerstone of tonight’s budget announcement, with the federal treasurer linking economic strength to greater investment in defence capabilities.
  
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• Fuel tax cuts, cash bonus, in Frydenberg budget

  29-03-2022 10:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A $420 cost of living bonus for workers, $250 for pensioners, and a temporary 50 per cent cut in fuel excise are among the key moves in the federal budget tonight.
  
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• Fuel, cash bonus, in Frydenberg budget

  29-03-2022 10:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Two cost of living bonus payments and a 50 per cent cut in fuel excise are among the federal government’s key initiatives in tonight’s budget.
  
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• Extra tax breaks for businesses that invest in technology and skills

  29-03-2022 10:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The government is increasing tax breaks for small and medium businesses investing in new technology and skills, but will not extend temporary full expensing of investments.
  
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• Budget tax breaks for small businesses investing in technology and skills

  29-03-2022 10:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The government is increasing tax breaks for small and medium businesses investing in new technology and skills, but will not extend temporary full expensing of investments.
  
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• 9yo angler gives big fish run for their money, breaks state competition record with 'dream' catch

  29-03-2022 10:25 via abc.net.au
  
  It was the youngest entrants who made the biggest splash at this year's GAMEX fishing tournament in Exmouth.
  
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• A 'precedent was set' in bushfire recovery fund backflip, but some Vic communities are missing out

  29-03-2022 10:18 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government's reasoning behind bushfire recovery grants is questioned after it backflipped to award funds to recreation reserves in Gippsland but denied others in Victoria's north-east.
  
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• At Close of Business: Mark Beyer on workplace safety laws

  29-03-2022 10:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior editor Mark Beyer dissects what's in the state government's overhaul of workplace safety laws.
  
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• Tietto raises $130m for Abujar

  29-03-2022 10:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based Tietto Minerals has received commitments to the tune of $130 million for its Abujar gold project in Côte d’Ivoire ahead of first gold planned later this year.
  
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• Investors launch class action against Star Entertainment amid Sydney casino licence inquiry

  29-03-2022 09:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Shareholders are seeking compensation for misleading or deceptive representations the company made about its compliance with regulatory obligations.
  
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• Return-to-work suit sales boom, along with changing waistlines, sending wool prices higher

  29-03-2022 09:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Wool producers Hannah and Jeremy Phillips say the price for their wool has doubled as workers across the world lay out for new attire for their return to the office.
  
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• Australia next for Woodside solar thermal

  29-03-2022 09:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Woodside Petroleum's solar thermal commercial demonstration plant in California is moving forward, while it has agreed with partner Heliogen to market the technology in Australia.
  
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• Former attorney-general farewells politics

  29-03-2022 09:33 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Former attorney-general Christian Porter has farewelled federal parliament after 14 years representing Western Australia.
  
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• Trade at Pilbara ports is booming and not only with cargo for the region

  29-03-2022 09:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Trade on new shipping routes established a little over a year ago between the Pilbara and Singapore has boomed, and now includes cargo from companies outside of the region. 
  
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• Plans for freight corridor released

  29-03-2022 09:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Preliminary plans for an east-west road corridor to service the proposed container port in Kwinana have been revealed by the state government.
  
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• Sixth straight day of gains for ASX

  29-03-2022 09:18 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Technology shares and the ASX are back in vogue for investors and the market cruised to a sixth consecutive day of gains.
  
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• FIRB clears Crown, Rio deal flow

  29-03-2022 08:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Approval from the Foreign Investment Review Board means Rio can finalise its $825 million Rincon project buy, while Crown can move ahead with a proposed $8.9 billion Blackstone deal.
  
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• "The case in favour is overwhelming": Cash for freight rail business case

  29-03-2022 07:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Advocates have welcomed news that the federal government is acting on their calls to upgrade the Maroona to Portland rail freight line
  
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• $1m bar at former Northbridge nightclub site

  29-03-2022 07:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Three experienced figures from WA's property and hospitality sectors will revamp a derelict Northbridge nightclub into an "intimate" bar.
  
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• Rail issues, COVID, hit retailers

  29-03-2022 07:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Retail sales took a battering in Western Australia in February, down 2.9 per cent.
  
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• 'Pretty upsetting': Fears $3m discovery centre will do more harm than good for dwindling penguin population

  29-03-2022 07:20 via abc.net.au
  
  There are growing concerns a new tourist centre on WA's Penguin Island will have a negative impact on the fragile birds it aims to protect.
  
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• Growing backlash against government plan to build tourist centre in struggling penguin habitat

  29-03-2022 07:20 via abc.net.au
  
  There are growing concerns a new tourist centre on WA's Penguin Island will do more harm than good for the birds it aims to protect.
  
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• Rules meaningless unless equally applied

  29-03-2022 06:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  This first article of a two-part series examines the different perspectives of both sides of the conflict in Ukraine, and how NATO’s charter may have hamstrung the alliance.
  
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• This bridge acts as a 'roadblock' between Australia's two largest cities — and truckies say more needs to be done

  29-03-2022 06:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Trucking groups describe the Sheahan Bridge on the Hume Highway as a national "roadblock" that halts the movement of big trucks between Melbourne and Sydney. They say money in the federal budget won't be enough to fix the situation.
  
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• This bridge acts as a 'roadblock' between Australia's two largest cities. Here's what needs to be done

  29-03-2022 06:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Trucking groups describe the Sheahan Bridge on the Hume Highway as a national "roadblock" that halts the movement of big trucks between Melbourne and Sydney. They say money in the federal budget won't be enough to fix the situation.
  
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• New WA freeway cost blows out to more than $1 billion, as construction expenses bite

  29-03-2022 05:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Construction has already begun on the road which will make the journey to WA’s major tourist region quicker. But the cost to taxpayers will be hundreds of millions of dollars more than expected.
  
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• School Covid protocols to be relaxed as numbers spike

  29-03-2022 04:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Covid-19 protocols in WA schoools will be eased next month as almost 9000 positive cases of the virus were reported overnight.One new death and five historical deaths have been recorded, involving people aged in their 70s and 80s.There are 219 people with the virus in hospital and six in intensive c
  
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• Austal adds Forrest to register

  29-03-2022 03:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Andrew Forrest has made a move into Western Australia’s shipbuilding sector, acquiring a 4.9 per cent in Austal for nearly $55 million via his investment entity Tattarang.
  
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• Budget promises fail to lift confidence

  29-03-2022 02:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Repeated government promises to help households facing financial pressures have failed to lift confidence or tame inflation fears.
  
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• Money matters fuel inflation debate

  29-03-2022 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A series of big spending announcements before the federal budget, and recent talk of fuel price controls, should prompt discussion about what’s really behind rising prices.
  
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