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• With no tradies available, Atul is repairing his flood-ravaged Brisbane home himself

  14-04-2022 23:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Experts in the building industry cast doubt over the government's scheme to lure interstate tradespeople to Queensland so they can help rebuild flood-ravaged homes.
  
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• 'I'm sorry, I'm busy': Atul still can't find tradies two months after the floods

  14-04-2022 23:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Experts in the building industry cast doubt over the government's scheme to lure interstate tradespeople to Queensland so they can help rebuild flood-ravaged homes.
  
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• 'I think it found a niche': How a game designed in a Brisbane apartment won Game of the Year at the BAFTAs

  14-04-2022 22:50 via abc.net.au
  
  A couple that took the dreaded experience of moving house and turned it into a "relaxing" video game have picked up two major international gaming awards.
  
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• Authorities warn motorists, boaties they'll be targeted this Easter

  14-04-2022 22:45 via abc.net.au
  
  With the influx of tourists and boaties to hit Queensland roads and waterways this weekend, authorities warn people to heed caution and expect to be targeted for drink and drug-driving and speeding.
  
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• It's a safe harbour for the Coalition right now, but what is really going on with Darwin port?

  14-04-2022 22:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government is spruiking its $1.5 billion commitment for port facilities in Darwin on the campaign trail. But how the money will be spent, when Darwin already has a port that is owned by a Chinese company, is unclear.
  
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• Elon Musk makes 'best and final' offer to buy Twitter for $58 billion

  14-04-2022 13:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The 50-year-old billionaire, in a regulatory filing, says there is a need to transform Twitter as a private company so it can thrive and be a platform for free speech.
  
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• Elon Musk makes 'best and final' offer to buy Twitter for $55 billion

  14-04-2022 13:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The 50-year-old billionaire, in a regulatory filing, says there is a need to transform Twitter as a private company so it can thrive and be a platform for free speech.
  
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• Building collapses a problem of success: McGowan

  14-04-2022 10:08 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Premier Mark McGowan has said he would not have done anything differently in stimulating the construction industry, after more businesses failed in recent weeks.
  
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• Builder collapses a problem of success: McGowan

  14-04-2022 10:08 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mark McGowan has said he would not have done anything differently in stimulating the construction industry, after more businesses failed in recent weeks.
  
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• Travel, miners help ASX post solid gains

  14-04-2022 10:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australian shares gained 0.6 per cent before the Easter long weekend despite financial stocks coming under pressure.
  
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• Rand McNally finds local tracking business

  14-04-2022 10:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Northbridge-based fleet management software business Fleetsu has been snapped up by longstanding US tech and publishing company Rand McNally.
  
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• WA scores 45% on carbon farming

  14-04-2022 09:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Carbon Market Institute has given Western Australia a relatively poor score in its inaugural ranking of states and territories on their carbon farming policies.
  
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• WA businesses bring home gold

  14-04-2022 09:43 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Complete Home Filtration, Ear Science Institute Australia and West Australian Shalom Group were among the national winners of the Telstra Best of Business Awards.
  
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• At Close of Business: Jordan Murray on WA's new dry dock

  14-04-2022 09:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Jordan Murray discusses the strategic implications of a major piece of defence infrastructure earmarked for Henderson.
  
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• Could locally made electric trucks drive Australia to net zero emissions?

  14-04-2022 09:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Transformational change is needed to keep global warming to under 1.5 degrees according to the IPCC and an Australian company is hoping to create that change by turning diesel trucks electric.
  
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• East Freo oval costs rise to $32.5m

  14-04-2022 09:20 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The East Fremantle Oval redevelopment project has been given a multi-million dollar funding boost as its initial cost of $26.5 million has risen to $32.5 million.
  
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• NT and federal governments sign major deal to accelerate fracking in the Beetaloo Basin

  14-04-2022 09:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Two days before going into caretaker mode ahead of the election, the Commonwealth and Northern Territory governments signed a joint agreement to further speed up gas production in the remote Northern Territory. 
  
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• NSW South Coast towns hope floods not a dampener on Easter tourism

  14-04-2022 08:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Coastal tourism operators are reporting a mixed bag for business this Easter, with some food and accommodation places busy while others fear rain, COVID and high fuel prices will leave them in a precarious financial position.
  
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• Easter fish orders down but South Coast traders hoping for net gains from holiday tourists

  14-04-2022 08:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Coastal tourism operators are reporting a mixed bag for business this Easter, with some food and accommodation places busy while others fear rain, COVID and high fuel prices will leave them in a precarious financial position.
  
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• Thunderbird gets NAIF backing

  14-04-2022 08:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Approval for a $160 million NAIF loan has ticked off a solid chunk of funding Sheffield Resources needs to develop the Thunderbird Mineral Sands project in the Kimberley region.
  
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• Labor ramps in-house drive

  14-04-2022 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Conflagrating ambulance ramping with the Omicron surge seems like a search for political cover.
  
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• Liquidators appointed to LEGgroup

  14-04-2022 07:20 via businessnews.com.au
  
  More than a month after the company behind a Little Shop of Horrors production declared it was closing, liquidators have been appointed to the business but creditors are unlikely to receive a cent.
  
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• Major defence event returns to Perth

  14-04-2022 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Japan's defence minister is among key speakers slated to address a major defence and security conference at Optus Stadium in July.
  
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• Spreading its wings: Newcastle Airport secures $55m upgrade in bid to become 'international hub'

  14-04-2022 06:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Both major parties have committed funding to help open the NSW Hunter region to the world, with a $55 million election pledge to upgrade Newcastle Airport to cater for long-haul aircraft.
  
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• Top tips if you're heading to Bluesfest? Wear gumboots. And forget about the car park

  14-04-2022 06:42 via abc.net.au
  
  It's the "return of music on a major level" but organisers have a warning for the thousands arriving to catch headliners including Midnight Oil and Crowded House.
  
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• Top tips if you're heading to Bluefest? Wear gumboots. And forget about the car park

  14-04-2022 06:42 via abc.net.au
  
  It's the "return of music on a major level" but organisers have a warning for the thousands arriving to catch headliners including Midnight Oil and Crowded House.
  
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• Dancing — and gumboots — are back as Bluesfest gets set for a crowded house

  14-04-2022 06:42 via abc.net.au
  
  It's the "return of music on a major level" but organisers have a warning for the thousands arriving to catch headliners including Midnight Oil and Crowded House.
  
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• Superyacht owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch arrives in Fiji without customs clearance

  14-04-2022 06:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Fijian police are questioning the captain of a Russian oligarch's superyacht which as docked in the country, with local media reporting the vessel has also been seized.
  
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• Mad Mex stands firm on WA expansion

  14-04-2022 05:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mexican fast food chain Mad Mex holds tight to its WA expansion plan amid five of its restaurants across Perth closing this week.
  
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• Uranium miner still set on WA mine despite approval knockback, Indigenous opposition

  14-04-2022 05:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Canada-based Cameco Corporation says it still wants to mine uranium in WA, despite its environmental approval lapsing, and decades of opposition from traditional owners and conservationists.
  
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• Uranium miner still committed to Goldfields project, despite official knockback and Indigenous opposition

  14-04-2022 05:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Canada-based Cameco Corporation says it is still wants to mine uranium in WA, despite its environmental approval lapsing, and decades of opposition from traditional owners and conservationists.
  
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• COVID bounce continues

  14-04-2022 05:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia recorded 8,144 COVID cases overnight, with 200 people in hospital, as the state heads into Easter with loosened rules.
  
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• Boomerang thrown at single-use plastics

  14-04-2022 05:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The McGowan government has enlisted a "waste minimisation" group to help small business cope with the looming ban on many single-use plastic products.
  From July 1, the hospitality industry won't be allowed to use single-use straws, stirrers, cutlery, plates or bowls.
  
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• Monadelphous, Develop book $630m in contracts

  14-04-2022 05:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Engineering group Monadelphous has secured new work and extensions to the tune of $230 million, as Bill Beament-led Develop lands a $400 million job on Bellevue’s namesake project.
  
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• Greens promise $500 million green steel fund for coal exit

  14-04-2022 05:25 via abc.net.au
  
  The Greens will push for a $500 million investment in helping steelmaking regions transition away from coal — if the party holds the balance of power following the federal election.
  
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• 'Looking positive': Yacht race bring tourism boost after pandemic downturn

  14-04-2022 03:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The 74th Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race is set to get underway, and organisers promise a high-quality fleet. 
  
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• Unemployment stays at 4 per cent, despite nearly 18,000 extra jobs

  14-04-2022 03:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The unemployment rate stays at 4 per cent, despite nearly 18,000 extra jobs in the economy.
  
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• 'Really impressive figures' as unemployment remains at lowest level since 1974

  14-04-2022 03:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The unemployment rate stays at a near 50-year low of 4 per cent, as nearly 18,000 extra jobs are added to the economy.
  
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• Patrick is looking for staff for his restaurants and bars, but he is struggling to find the right ones

  14-04-2022 03:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The unemployment rate stays at a near 50-year low of 4 per cent, as nearly 18,000 extra jobs are added to the economy.
  
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• Campaign push ahead of Easter break

  14-04-2022 03:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The government has announced a $220 million forestry package, while Labor is keen to keep the focus on health as the first week of campaigning nears its end.
  
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• ARTS REVIEW - How Wilbur got his wonder back

  14-04-2022 02:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Barking Gecko Theatre Company’s new show The Great Un-Wondering of Wilbur Whittaker impresses junior reviewer Jackson Davis with its special effects and positive message.
  
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• Time to end towies’ fees free-for-all

  14-04-2022 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Insurers and many inside the tow truck sector are calling for widespread reforms.
  
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• Night curfew, dog supervision rules under strict new Busselton holiday home laws

  14-04-2022 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Tourists will not be able to leave their dogs unattended and will have limits on guests after 10pm under new short-term rental laws
  
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• Night curfew, dog supervision rules as Busselton cracks down on holiday 'party houses'

  14-04-2022 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Tourists will not be able to leave their dogs unattended and will have limits on guests after 10pm under new short-term rental laws.
  
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