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• Wider China COVID-19 lockdown unlikely to impact Australian miners, analysts say

  26-04-2022 23:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's highly profitable iron ore sector is expected to ride out market volatility as fears of additional COVID-19 lockdowns in China see a 10 per cent price drop to start the week. 
  
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• Ukraine war hits YouTube's ad sales, ASX to fall as Tesla plunges 12pc and Nasdaq sinks

  26-04-2022 22:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is set to fall sharply after tech giants like Tesla and Google's parent company were sold off, dragging the Nasdaq deeper into bear market territory, on fears of a slowing economy and aggressive US interest rate hikes.
  
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• Ukraine war hits YouTube's ad sales, ASX follows Nasdaq lower as Tesla plunges 12pc

  26-04-2022 22:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market falls sharply after tech giants like Tesla and Google's parent company were sold off, dragging the Nasdaq deeper into bear market territory, on fears of a slowing economy and aggressive US interest rate hikes.
  
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• Tesla plunges 12pc, Nasdaq sinks deeper into bear market, ASX to follow Wall Street lower

  26-04-2022 22:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are expected to fall sharply, after a technology sell-off on Wall Street intensified in the final hour over fears of a slowing economy and aggressive interest rate hikes from the US Federal Reserve. 
  
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• Tesla plunges 12pc as tech sell-off sinks Nasdaq, ASX to follow Wall Street lower

  26-04-2022 22:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are expected to fall sharply, after a technology sell-off on Wall Street intensified in the final hour over fears of a slowing economy and aggressive interest rate hikes from the US Federal Reserve. 
  
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• Tech sell-off drags ASX down, Reserve Bank under pressure to hike interest rates next week

  26-04-2022 22:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market falls for its third straight trading day, as inflation surges at a faster-than-expected pace, the Reserve Bank faces increasing pressure to lift rates in May, and Wall Street's tech stocks are heavily sold off.
  
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• Tech sell-off drags ASX down, Reserve Bank expected to hike rates next week

  26-04-2022 22:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market falls sharply after tech giants like Tesla and Google's parent company were sold off, dragging the Nasdaq deeper into bear market territory, on fears of a slowing economy and aggressive US interest rate hikes.
  
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• Tech sell-off drags ASX down, Reserve Bank expected to hike interest rates next week

  26-04-2022 22:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market falls sharply after tech giants like Tesla and Google's parent company were sold off, dragging the Nasdaq deeper into bear market territory, on fears of a slowing economy and aggressive US interest rate hikes.
  
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• Tourists return to Queensland amid 'acute shortage' of rental cars that could last until Christmas

  26-04-2022 22:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Visitors returning to Australia's tourism hot spots are experiencing an acute shortage of rental cars as companies struggle to restock, with some having reduced their fleet for COVID-19.
  
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• Shortage of portaloos clogs up the construction industry as projects take longer to finish

  26-04-2022 21:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Forget timber and labour, building sites are struggling to find another critical type of construction infrastructure.
  
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• Love chocolate? These experts want you to know what you're biting into

  26-04-2022 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  It's one of the world's favourite treats but it has been linked to farmer exploitation, corporate apathy, and adult and child slave labour.
  
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• Environment tops miners' risk list, says KPMG

  26-04-2022 10:20 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Environmental risk has emerged as the leading area of concern for global miners according to a new KPMG report, while the war for talent intensifies.
  
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• Troy Buswell avoids jail over WA assaults

  26-04-2022 10:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Former West Australian treasurer Troy Buswell has been handed a suspended prison sentence for repeatedly attacking his ex-wife.
  
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• WA scoops four national housing awards

  26-04-2022 10:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The HIA Australian Housing awards were held at the weekend.
  
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• At Close of Business: Claire Tyrrell profiles Cath Hart

  26-04-2022 10:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Claire Tyrrell traces the life and times of Cath Hart through her regional Queensland upbringing to leading the Real Estate Institute's state division.
  
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• ASX falls 2.1pct, wiping out 2022 gains

  26-04-2022 09:53 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The ASX has suffered its worst session since the start of the war in Ukraine, with miners and oil producers sharply lower following China's COVID outbreak.
  
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• Victor Smorgon Group backs Pilbara salt project

  26-04-2022 09:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Leichhardt Industrial's $280 million solar salt project in the Pilbara has received a major boost, with Melbourne’s billionaire Smorgon family buying a 20 per cent stake in the project.
  
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• Billonaire Smorgon family backs Pilbara salt project

  26-04-2022 09:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Leichhardt Industrial's $280 million solar salt project in the Pilbara has received a major boost, with Melbourne’s billionaire Smorgon family buying a 20 per cent stake in the project.
  
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• Billionaire Smorgon family backs Pilbara salt project

  26-04-2022 09:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Leichhardt Industrial's $280 million solar salt project in the Pilbara has received a major boost, with Melbourne’s billionaire Smorgon family buying a 20 per cent stake in the project.
  
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• He lives in a 'technology monastery' and has a child named X Æ A-12. Here's what else we know about Elon Musk

  26-04-2022 09:09 via abc.net.au
  
  With the $61 billion purchase of Twitter, Elon Musk will have direct control over a platform populated by millions of users and global leaders. So who is he, and how does he have so much money?
  
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• From awkward kid to technocrat billionaire, Elon Musk's wealth and power keep on growing

  26-04-2022 09:09 via abc.net.au
  
  He's a space rocket mogul, an electric car salesman, a madcap inventor, and a celebrity entrepreneur. Oh, and he's the world's richest person. But what else do we know about Elon Musk?
  
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• Cost of living 'tougher in regional Victoria' as demand for services spikes

  26-04-2022 08:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Food and housing relief agencies say regional Victorians are worse-off than their metro counterparts as the cost of living rises.
  
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• Aussie exports, get it India

  26-04-2022 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  This month’s trade agreement with India is welcome news for producers of wool, fruit and sheep and goat meat, among others.
  
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• $63m payment to Noongar Boodja Trust

  26-04-2022 07:28 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government has made its second payment, out of 12 instalments of $63 million, to the Noongar Boodja Trust.
  
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• Hart steps back to the future in institute leadership role

  26-04-2022 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Cath Hart reflects on her time at the Housing Industry Association of WA as she prepares for a new challenge.
  
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• MinRes slips on $US1bn debt offer

  26-04-2022 06:07 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mineral Resources shares have nosedived as iron ore miners headed lower and the company announced it would issue up to $US1 billion in unsecured notes to institutional buyers.
  
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• Volatile LNG hits Woodside takings

  26-04-2022 05:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Woodside’s sales revenues were down 17 per cent for the first quarter of 2022 as the Russia-Ukraine conflict stoked LNG prices but hampered trading activity.
  
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• Labor turns its back on Ag Visa, looks to Pacific to fill farm worker shortage

  26-04-2022 05:22 via abc.net.au
  
  An Albanese government would ditch the scheme before a single foreign worker arrived on the Coalition's visa, the party has announced.
  
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• Mask mandate scrapped, COVID rules eased

  26-04-2022 04:20 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government has announced plans to end the indoor mask mandate from Friday, following mounting pressure from the opposition and the state’s business community.
  
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• COVID cases climb by 6,711, eight deaths

  26-04-2022 04:20 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia has recorded another 6,711 new COVID cases and eight deaths overnight, as hospitalisations and intensive care admissions remain steady.
  
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• Uber admits to misleading customers, faces $26 million fine

  26-04-2022 03:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Uber has admitted that it engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct in regards to the "free cancellation" warnings on its ride-sharing app.
  
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• NSW teachers to strike next Wednesday over pay and conditions

  26-04-2022 03:17 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW Teachers Federation announces its members will strike next Wednesday, May 4 over pay and conditions, amid an ongoing dispute with the state government over public service wage caps.
  
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• 'No alternative': NSW teachers to walk off job next week over pay and conditions

  26-04-2022 03:17 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW Teachers Federation announces its members will strike next Wednesday, May 4 over pay and conditions, amid an ongoing dispute with the state government over public service wage caps.
  
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• Elon Musk is taking Twitter private

  26-04-2022 03:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Elon Musk has reached an agreement to buy Twitter for $61 billion, promising a more lenient touch to policing content on the social media platform.
  
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• Aged care workers call for higher wages

  26-04-2022 02:52 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A hearing to consider wage rises of up to 25 per cent for aged care workers is underway at the Fair Work Commission.
  
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• If waste coal seam gas salt needs 'active management forever', who's going to pay for it?

  26-04-2022 02:34 via abc.net.au
  
  A leading environmental engineer says the issue of waste salt from the coal seam gas industry has been underestimated and the current plan put forward by the gas industry would require indefinite monitoring.
  
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• Lack of clarity on dry dock decision

  26-04-2022 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Defence analysts, government bodies and political figures agree that WA needs a dry dock, but how the federal government builds one is less straightforward.
  
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• SA wine industry feels fallout of China trade dispute during potentially good vintage

  26-04-2022 00:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The Riverland, which produces around 40 per cent of Australia's crush and is home to more than 9,000 growers, is facing lower yields and prices but very good quality this year thanks to a mild summer.
  
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• High hopes for seaweed farm as ideal site found on Victorian coastline

  26-04-2022 00:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Gippsland could be home to Australia's next crop of commercially farmed seaweed after positive preliminary study results.
  
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• High hopes as seaweed site search shows promise in Gippsland

  26-04-2022 00:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Gippsland could be home to Australia's next crop of commercially farmed seaweed after positive preliminary study results.
  
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