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• Barley exporters in need of another beer-making country or two after China trade ban

  04-04-2022 23:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Two years on from China trade ban, barley exporters are searching for new markets in beer-making countries in a grab for premium prices.
  
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• 'Never seen anything like it': The big bucks causing shockwaves in northern Australia

  04-04-2022 22:42 via abc.net.au
  
  As the clock ticks towards the start of the northern tourist season, desperate businesses are offering escalating wages and relocation payments as they jostle for staff.
  
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• $92k for a barista: The big bucks causing shockwaves in northern Australia

  04-04-2022 22:42 via abc.net.au
  
  As the clock ticks towards the start of the northern tourist season, desperate businesses are offering escalating wages and relocation payments as they jostle for staff.
  
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• Chief vet backs calls for lumpy skin disease imports in push to develop vaccine

  04-04-2022 22:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Mark Schipp is supporting the cattle industry's proposal to import live samples of the disease in a bid to protect Australia's $40 billion red meat industry.
  
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• 'Incredibly easy for companies to shift revenue offshore': How Labor plans to stop multinational tax avoidance

  04-04-2022 21:40 via abc.net.au
  
  As part of its election pitch to fight multinational tax avoidance, Labor announces plans to tighten legal loopholes that allow big companies to shift profits offshore, as well as to introduce steps to increase transparency.
  
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• 'Billions of dollars at stake': How Labor plans to make multinationals pay their fair share of tax

  04-04-2022 21:40 via abc.net.au
  
  As part of its election pitch to fight multinational tax avoidance, Labor announces plans to tighten legal loopholes that allow big companies to shift profits offshore, as well as to introduce steps to increase transparency.
  
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• Virginia Gay's production of Cyrano was cancelled on opening night. Here's what happened next

  04-04-2022 21:07 via abc.net.au
  
  After two years of cancellations and billions of dollars lost, we take stock of the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on Australia’s performing arts and the challenges ahead.
  
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• ‘COVID shone a black light on the murder scene of the arts’: How the pandemic exposed a crisis

  04-04-2022 21:07 via abc.net.au
  
  After two years of cancellations and billions of dollars lost, we take stock of the long-term impacts of COVID on Australia’s performing arts and the challenges ahead.
  
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• 'A mass exodus': Where two years of cancellations have left our performing arts industry

  04-04-2022 21:07 via abc.net.au
  
  After two years of cancellations and billions of dollars lost, we take stock of the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on Australia’s performing arts and the challenges ahead.
  
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• The hidden, human costs behind TikTok's #sheinhaul trend

  04-04-2022 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Shein has released their first Sustainability and Social Impact report – and it reveals unsafe workplaces and underage labour.
  
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• Chinese investors promised a 'gorgeous and glistening' skyscraper for PNG. Now it stands 'dangerous' and vacant

  04-04-2022 20:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Documents leaked to the ABC reveal the tallest building in Papua New Guinea, constructed by Chinese investors as a "symbol of friendship" between the two nations, has been deemed uninhabitable. 
  
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• A $95m skyscraper was meant to be a symbol of China's rising influence in PNG. Now it's been declared 'uninhabitable'

  04-04-2022 20:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Documents leaked to the ABC reveal the tallest building in Papua New Guinea, constructed by Chinese investors as a "symbol of friendship" between the two nations, has been deemed uninhabitable. 
  
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• Elon Musk bought stock in Twitter two weeks before asking if a new platform was needed

  04-04-2022 14:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Elon Musk purchased 73,486,938 Twitter shares on March 14, according to a US securities filing, later tweeting he was giving "serious thought" to creating his own new platform.
  
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• Curtin, UWA match fit on engineering

  04-04-2022 12:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia's public universities have much to celebrate in Quacquarelli Symonds' latest subject rankings, with UWA notching up dozens of entries as a top-50 subject provider.
  
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• Northern Endeavour decommissioning contract signed, but how far will the clean-up go?

  04-04-2022 10:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government signs a $325-million contract to start removing an ageing oil vessel floating in the Timor Sea but a senator fears the job will not be as thorough as it should be.
  
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• It will cost $325m to move this giant oil vessel, but will the job get done properly?

  04-04-2022 10:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government signs a $325-million contract to start removing an ageing oil vessel floating in the Timor Sea but a senator fears the job will not be as thorough as it should be.
  
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• Yolk buys Freo Timezone site

  04-04-2022 10:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Fremantle property developer paid $18.2 million for the asset, which is changing hands for the first time in three decades.
  
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• At Close of Business: Mark Beyer on Iluka's rare earths facility

  04-04-2022 10:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior editor Mark Beyer discusses the significance of Iluka Resources making a final investment decision on its fully-integrated rare earths refinery.
  
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• ASX ends above 7500pts, rates call ahead

  04-04-2022 10:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A minor gain has helped the ASX200 close above 7500 points, a little more than 100 points from a record high.
  
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• Murray-Darling appointments announced, including oil and gas lobby boss

  04-04-2022 10:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A gas lobbyist and a former LNP politician have been appointed to Murray-Darling Basin roles only days out from the federal election being called.
  
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• Bevans to sell Friends

  04-04-2022 09:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Fine-dining institution Friends Restaurant has been put up for sale by owners Clyde and Lesley Bevan who have run the business for over a quarter of a century in Perth’s CBD.
  
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• Gold Road in $308m DGO deal

  04-04-2022 09:17 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The board of Melbourne-based DGO gold has recommended shareholders accept a $308 million takeover bid from Gold Road Resources.
  
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• Former Saracen executives join Genesis Minerals

  04-04-2022 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Three former members of the Saracen Mineral Holdings’ executive team has joined gold exploration company Genesis Minerals Limited.
  
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• MRC settles Caruso lawsuits with $1.5m payout

  04-04-2022 08:50 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mineral Commodities will hand over more than $1.5 million to former boss Mark Caruso as part of a secret settlement, after he launched three court actions against the company.
  
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• Australia’s coal exports forecast to top $100 billion for first time

  04-04-2022 08:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The latest Resources and Energy Quarterly report says metallurgical and thermal coal price spikes follow the Russian invasion of Ukraine, local weather events and global demand driven by China
  
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• Tasmania's premier quits politics

  04-04-2022 08:21 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Peter Gutwein will resign as Tasmania's premier and quit the state's parliament citing a desire to spend more time with his family.
  
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• Pubs brace for more pain as COVID rises in Victoria, but say iso rule change could help

  04-04-2022 08:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Victoria's hospitality industry is bracing for another tough period as COVID cases creep up again in the state, but one venue says a change to restrictions could soften blow.
  
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• Former state MPs get tribunal gigs

  04-04-2022 08:10 via businessnews.com.au
  
  At least two state Liberal MPs who lost their seats at last year's election have been appointed to the AAT, with a one-time minister set to serve as the tribunal's deputy president.
  
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• Wine industry toasts FTA with India, but not all exporters are cheering

  04-04-2022 07:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Wine, wool and sheep meat exporters are big winners from the freshly inked interim agreement, but other sectors say major opportunities have been missed.
  
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• Dawson named next governor

  04-04-2022 06:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Police commissioner Chris Dawson will become WA’s next governor with Kim Beazley preparing to end his four year tenure.
  
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• 'Be very afraid': Aged care manager sounds warning to government on staffing shortage

  04-04-2022 05:58 via abc.net.au
  
  NSW nursing home managers discuss a way forward for their embattled industry, amid fears of a mass exodus of demoralised and exhausted staff. 
  
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• Glencore sells another copper mine

  04-04-2022 05:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Comet Resources is raising $50 million to cover restart and acquisition costs for Glencore’s Mt Margaret Copper project in Queensland, which has been out of action since 2014.
  
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• Iluka commits to $1.2bn rare earths refinery

  04-04-2022 05:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Iluka Resources plans to proceed with construction of Australia’s first fully-integrated rare earths refinery at Eneabba, with the federal government to provide most of the funding.
  
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• WA records 6,082 COVID cases, as drop continues

  04-04-2022 04:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA has recorded 6,082 new COVID cases and six historical deaths overnight, declining for the fifth consecutive day, as the state opens a fourth dose winter booster program.
  
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• 'Fill the silence with your music': Ukrainian president's video plea at the Grammys. Tributes paid to Taylor Hawkins

  04-04-2022 04:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appears in a pre-taped speech at the Grammys, introducing a tribute performance for Ukraine by John Legend. There were also tributes paid to Taylor Hawkins.
  
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• 'Fill the silence with your music': Ukrainian president's video plea at the Grammys

  04-04-2022 04:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appears in a pre-taped speech at the Grammys, introducing a tribute performance for Ukraine by John Legend.
  
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• China faces harvest challenge

  04-04-2022 03:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  This year’s Chinese crop is the worst in history.
  
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• 'Back to the start': Brisbane flight paths set to be redrawn after years of complaints

  04-04-2022 03:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The review, announced after the release of a report that made dozens of recommendations on the issue, is expected to take 18 months to complete.
  
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• ASX rises; US yield curve inverts after strong jobs data, oil hit by 13 per cent fall

  04-04-2022 03:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have opened higher after global equity markets climbed.
  
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• ASX rises; Pendal jumps on $2.4b Perpetual bid, US yield curve inverts after strong jobs data

  04-04-2022 03:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares rise as heavyweight mining stocks hit a record high and the gold sub-index rallies, although gains are capped by escalations in the Ukraine crisis.
  
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• Prominent Ukrainian photographer killed in Russian war in Ukraine

  04-04-2022 02:55 via abc.net.au
  
  A Ukrainian photographer who captured the war for international media agencies dies in a village north of Kyiv.
  
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• Prominent photographer killed in Russian war in Ukraine

  04-04-2022 02:55 via abc.net.au
  
  A Ukrainian photographer who captured the war for international media agencies dies in a village north of Kyiv.
  
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• Job ads to point to falling jobless rate

  04-04-2022 02:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The March ANZ job advertisement series is likely to point to a further decline in the jobless rate and quicker than being predicted by the RBA and Treasury.
  
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• Investors bank on open borders

  04-04-2022 02:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA’s property market is set to change as eastern states and offshore investors increase competition for assets.
  
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• Grammys red carpet: Back in black, rainbow hair and the sheer dress trend is here to stay

  04-04-2022 01:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The Grammys have returned with a bang. From the wonderful to the weird, here's what this year's red carpet looked like.
  
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• Grammys red carpet: Back in black, rainbow hair and the sheer dress trend is going nowhere

  04-04-2022 01:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The Grammys have returned with a bang. From the wonderful to the weird, here's what this year's red carpet looked like.
  
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• Grammys: Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and Doja Cat hit the red carpet on music's night of nights

  04-04-2022 01:15 via abc.net.au
  
  It's the last major awards show of the season and the who's who of music is hitting the red carpet. Here are some of the looks we've seen so far.
  
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