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• This Perth family signed a contract to build their dream home 75 weeks ago. They are still waiting to move in

  29-04-2022 22:10 via abc.net.au
  
  The Kirtisingham family expect to wait another year before they can move into their home as the building industry struggles to keep up with demand created by stimulus grant payments, which experts say have had "unintended consequences".
  
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• Energy-from-waste plant receives federal funding boost as construction date in Latrobe Valley nears

  29-04-2022 10:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The construction of a facility that will create energy from waste and use it to power a Gippsland paper mill is locked in for the second half of the year after receiving a $48.2-million funding boost from the federal government.
  
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• JERA $460m Barossa deal completed

  29-04-2022 09:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A Japanese business has completed the purchase of a $US327 million stake in Santos’ Barossa gas project, just a week after reports suggested South Korean financing was in jeopardy.
  
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• Mincor readies for production

  29-04-2022 09:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mincor Resources is expecting first cash-flow from its Kambalda nickel operations restart in the June quarter after firming up the details of an offtake agreement with BHP Nickel West.
  
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• At Close of Business: Minerals a magnet for Feds

  29-04-2022 09:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Matt Mckenzie and Jordan Murray debate what role governments should play in backing critical minerals.
  
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• Lumsden Point, Spoilbank Marina projects progress

  29-04-2022 09:43 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Projects in Port Hedland are progressing as the state government allocates $78 million for Lumsden Point and awards a $21.4 million dredging contract for Spoilbank Marina.
  
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• ASX ends April with second strong rally

  29-04-2022 09:33 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The ASX has closed out April with its best two-day rally since May 2020, to finish the month down just 0.86 per cent.
  
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• Unmasking the benefits of new venue rules

  29-04-2022 09:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The hospitality industry is hoping the lifting of the mask mandate and most COVID-19 restrictions today will draw people out of their houses and revive the CBD.
  
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• Mark My Words - 29 April 2022

  29-04-2022 09:22 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mark Pownall and Jordan Murray discuss inflation figures, the federal election, pandemic restrictions, reviving Perth's CBD, Manchester United, Ukraine, Rob Cole, wineries, and mining.
  
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• State unveils $62m power plan for Rottnest

  29-04-2022 09:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government will conduct $62 million worth of water and electricity infrastructure upgrades on Rottnest Island, underpinning a plan to power 75 per cent of the Class A reserve using renewable energy.
  
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• Active seniors want better digs

  29-04-2022 08:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Boomers expect more from retirement accommodation than the standard fare, and the market’s finally waking up.
  
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• Perth bioenergy locked in for $52m

  29-04-2022 07:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Delorean Corporation has booked a $7.3 million contract for operations and maintenance work on top of a $45 million bioenergy project it is set to build later this year.
  
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• Details outline $25m hospice plan

  29-04-2022 06:28 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Plans for the state's first children's hospice show a two-storey facility with a basement as public comment for the $25.5 million proposal starts today.
  
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• WA records 8,117 COVID cases, two dead

  29-04-2022 04:43 via businessnews.com.au
  
  COVID cases in WA have surged by 8,117 overnight, with two deaths recorded, as businesses welcome the removal of capacity limits and indoor mask mandates.
  
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• It's time to return to the CBD: McGowan

  29-04-2022 04:43 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mark McGowan has marked the first day of eased health restrictions by telling the state’s workforce it’s time to return to Perth’s CBD, insisting the pandemic finish line was now in reach.
  
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• Aussie post-war resources opportunity: Ukraine Ambassador

  29-04-2022 04:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Ukraine could look to Australian expertise in mining and metals processing to unlock its own resources after the war with Russia, according to its ambassador.
  
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• What's a 'green ban', and why could it halt redevelopment of this historic Melbourne pub?

  29-04-2022 03:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Victorian unions say they won't work on any project at the Curtin Hotel that doesn't respect the hotel's history in a throwback to the 1970s "green bans" that halted dozens of projects.
  
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• Unions announce 'green ban' halting any redevelopment of historic Melbourne hotel

  29-04-2022 03:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Victorian unions say they won't work on any project at the Curtin Hotel that doesn't respect the hotel's history in a throwback to the 1970s "green bans" that halted dozens of projects.
  
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• Prices surge on coal-reliant grid: report

  29-04-2022 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Rising international fuel prices and outages at Australia's coal-fired power plants are pushing wholesale electricity costs up, the market operator has warned.
  
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• Prices surge amid outages, constraints: report

  29-04-2022 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Rising international fuel prices and outages at Australia's coal-fired power plants are pushing wholesale electricity costs up, the market operator has warned.
  
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• 'They're going to get terrorised': Safety fears for fly-in visa workers

  29-04-2022 01:02 via abc.net.au
  
  A healthcare staffer who says she is being driven from her town by youth crime has warned of a safety "time bomb" awaiting international arrivals heading to the Kimberley on work visas.
  
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