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• How Scotland could help Australia break free of its crippling housing crisis

  19-05-2022 23:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Scotland plans to deliver more affordable housing, tackle high rents and decarbonise homes while creating jobs, while in Australia a lack of strategy at a federal level is hurting the country, industry leaders say. 
  
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• ASX snaps four-week losing streak, Crown shareholders back $8.9b takeover

  19-05-2022 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market jumps in afternoon trade, despite another volatile day on Wall Street as investors weighed up the risk of rapid interest rate hikes tipping the US economy into recession.
  
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• ASX set to fall, Wall Street extends losses, S&P 500 inches closer to bear market

  19-05-2022 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is likely to open slightly lower, after another volatile day on Wall Street as investors weighed up the risk of rapid interest rate hikes tipping the US economy into recession.
  
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• ASX rebounds as Wall Street extends losses, S&P 500 inches closer to bear market

  19-05-2022 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market jumps in morning trade, despite another volatile day on Wall Street as investors weighed up the risk of rapid interest rate hikes tipping the US economy into recession.
  
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• Legal experts call for more protections for exploited migrant workers

  19-05-2022 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  A national coalition of legal centres and non-government organisations is calling for better protections to protect migrant workers on temporary visas from being exploited by bosses, in a move backed by the small business council. 
  
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• Millions in JobKeeper went to private schools that grew their surpluses

  19-05-2022 23:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Most private schools that took JobKeeper increased their income during the first year of the pandemic, including some of Australia's most exclusive schools.
  
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• 'A new standard': How this music festival changed to become more inclusive

  19-05-2022 22:46 via abc.net.au
  
  People living with a disability regularly face challenges accessing major events. This music festival is trying to change that.
  
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• Mildura desperately needs a rail link to Melbourne, but will it ever happen?

  19-05-2022 22:43 via abc.net.au
  
  A one-year study concludes that reintroducing passenger rail between Mildura and Melbourne is the region’s most critical transport requirement, with social benefits to outweigh any economic burden.
  
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• Lingiari rural voters left feeling 'underrepresented, underwhelmed' by election campaign

  19-05-2022 22:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Determined efforts to win a seat vacated by a long-serving MP have missed the mark with rural voters who say they are disengaged from the process as they head to the polls.
  
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• Campaigns fail to round up rural voters ahead of federal election

  19-05-2022 22:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Determined efforts to win a seat vacated by a long-serving MP have missed the mark with rural voters who say they are disengaged from the process as they head to the polls.
  
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• How this work experience cafe for people with a disability is changing lives

  19-05-2022 22:06 via abc.net.au
  
  When some participants started at this social enterprise cafe, they would hide out the back and not make eye contact. Now they are talking to customers and singing on the job.
  
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• Warnings of cost blowouts for 'Australia's longest tunnel'

  19-05-2022 21:54 via abc.net.au
  
  The opposition warns the NSW Government's projection of $8 billion for Great Western Highway upgrades may not be 'credible'.   
  
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• Live: NSW Now: Man accused of killing Charlise Mutten hit with more charges

  19-05-2022 21:52 via abc.net.au
  
  MORNING BRIEFING: A man accused of killing his fiancee's daughter while on holiday in the Blue Mountains has been charged with further offences, including possessing child abuse material. 
  
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• Live: NSW Now: Assisted dying laws shine light on palliative care resourcing

  19-05-2022 21:52 via abc.net.au
  
  MORNING BRIEFING: A NSW healthcare union says it hopes the legalisation of voluntary assisted dying will highlight the need for palliative care funding.
  
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• What caused America's baby formula crisis, and how will they feed 'starving' babies who need it?

  19-05-2022 20:36 via abc.net.au
  
  With parents scrambling to track down baby formula and some families even contemplating home-brews, the US government is going to great lengths to solve the spiralling crisis. 
  
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• As America scrambles to fix its baby formula crisis, Australian suppliers could come to the rescue

  19-05-2022 20:36 via abc.net.au
  
  With parents scrambling to track down baby formula and some families even contemplating home-brews, the US government is going to great lengths to solve the spiralling crisis. 
  
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• Welcome to a new kind of house, packed with features seldom seen before COVID-19

  19-05-2022 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  From study rooms to doggy doors, property developers and architects are reporting demand for new housing features. So, what does an ideal post-COVID Australian home look like?
  
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• Welcome to a new kind of house, packed with features seldom seen before COVID

  19-05-2022 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  From study rooms to doggy doors, property developers and architects are reporting demand for new housing features. So, what does an ideal post-COVID Australian home look like?
  
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• The pandemic has changed the way we live — and the way we want our houses to look

  19-05-2022 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The pandemic has changed how we use our houses — and shown us all their shortcomings. So, what does an ideal post-COVID Australian home look like?
  
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• Four bedrooms ... four bathrooms? How COVID is changing home design

  19-05-2022 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The pandemic has changed how we use our houses — and shown us all their shortcomings. So, what does an ideal post-COVID Australian home look like?
  
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• Q+A panel casts doubt on PM's ability to change 'bulldozer' ways, as both parties' economic policies called into question

  19-05-2022 16:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Scott Morrison is labelled out of touch on issues ranging from women to housing on an episode of Q+A where his promise to change if he again wins government is heavily maligned.
  
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• 'He's not changing': Morrison's promise to be less of a 'bulldozer' ridiculed on Q+A

  19-05-2022 16:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Scott Morrison is labelled out of touch on issues from women to housing on an episode of Q+A where his promise to change if he again wins government is heavily maligned.
  
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• 'He's not changing': Morrison's promise to be less of a 'bulldozer' criticised on Q+A

  19-05-2022 16:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Scott Morrison is labelled out of touch on issues ranging from women to housing on an episode of Q+A where his promise to change if he again wins government is heavily maligned.
  
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• Chalice approved for Julimar drilling

  19-05-2022 10:32 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Chalice Mining has been granted final approvals needed to undertake exploration drilling within its famed Julimar project despite concerns from the community over a surrounding forest.
  
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• Esther Foundation replacement announced

  19-05-2022 10:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  An alcohol and drug treatment service will take over the former Esther Foundation facility in a two-year deal with the state government funding more than $4 million.
  
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• Aged care homes don't need 'evidence' on food spending to receive government funding, with a third still spending less than $10 a day

  19-05-2022 09:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite additional government funding, almost 900 aged care homes are still spending less than $10 a day per resident on food — and operators have been told they don't need to provide "evidence" of how much they're spending to receive the extra cash. 
  
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• ASX falls 1.7% with retailers slammed

  19-05-2022 09:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Australian stock market has fallen sharply, with major retailers hitting multi-year lows on fears of rising fuel and freight costs.
  
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• Koch wins bid for Strike urea

  19-05-2022 09:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A subsidiary of multinational conglomerate Koch Industries has been selected as Strike Energy’s sole offtake partner for product from a $2.3 billion planned urea project near Geraldton.
  
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• At Close of Business: Gary Adshead recaps ambulances, health crises

  19-05-2022 09:28 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Political editor Gary Adshead discusses the outcome of the Legislative Council's inquiry into WA's ambulance services as well as reports of mounting pressure on the state's health system.
  
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• Infinite Blue turns green

  19-05-2022 08:24 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A renewable energy company will shed its name in favour of a new moniker representing its commitment to renewable hydrogen.
  
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• Teals a real threat as leaders deflect

  19-05-2022 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Governments’ obfuscation is a major factor behind the public’s frustration with politics and politicians.
  
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• Researchers say coal-to-hydrogen project's lower emissions claims 'misleading'

  19-05-2022 07:58 via abc.net.au
  
  A think tank says a project to make hydrogen from coal is unlikely to meet its carbon reduction claims. But the criticism has been dismissed by project bosses who say the researchers have their numbers wrong.
  
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• PMM Group wound up over lawsuit

  19-05-2022 07:14 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based financial advisory firm PMM Group and property entity My Two Boys will be wound up, almost one year after investors lobbed $2 million in claims against them.
  
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• Nedlands plea for more time over Tawarri

  19-05-2022 06:50 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The City of Nedlands will be requesting a two-month extension to plan its next move over the fallen Tawarri deal, which has been described by the Lands Minister as risky “flip-flopping”.
  
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• ASX giants cleared to merge

  19-05-2022 06:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A mega-merger between Woodside Petroleum and BHP’s oil and gas business has received overwhelming shareholder approval at an AGM in Perth this afternoon.
  
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• AACo's beef boom sees 'strongest net profit result since listing on the ASX'

  19-05-2022 05:55 via abc.net.au
  
  AACo's operating profit has more than doubled in the last 12 months and its net profit is now at its best since listing on the ASX.
  
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• City objects to Nedlands apartments

  19-05-2022 05:22 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The City of Nedlands has opposed another apartment building, recommending a state government assessment panel to refuse the $9.5 million proposal at an upcoming meeting.
  
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• City knocks back Nedlands apartments

  19-05-2022 05:22 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The City of Nedlands has knocked back another apartment building, recommending a state government assessment panel to refuse the $9.5 million proposal at an upcoming meeting.
  
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• WA jobless lowest since 2008

  19-05-2022 05:17 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The unemployment rate in WA has fallen to 2.9 per cent in April, amid an environment of soaring inflation.
  
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• 'Insane' stress of cost of living sparks concern for young people in regional Victoria

  19-05-2022 05:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Community service organisations in Victoria are worried that the rising cost of living and housing affordability will see a new demographic of residents needing support.
  
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• St John on notice after probe questions capability

  19-05-2022 04:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  An inquiry into St John WA has urged the state government to give the ambulance provider five years to rectify its issues or consider bringing the services back under state control.
  
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• New peak in WA COVID cases

  19-05-2022 04:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia has reached a new peak in its daily COVID infections with 17,105 new COVID cases reported overnight.
  
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• Arafura lines up Hyundai rare earths deal

  19-05-2022 03:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Arafura Resources shares are trading higher on the back of a new potential seven-year offtake deal with South Korean-based automotive business Hyundai.
  
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• Unemployment rate dips below 4 per cent, but job creation slows almost to a halt

  19-05-2022 03:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's unemployment rate falls to 3.9 per cent, even though only 4,000 new jobs were created in April.
  
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• 'No spare capacity': Hiring shudders to a halt as unemployment drops below 4 per cent

  19-05-2022 03:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's unemployment rate falls to 3.9 per cent, even though only 4,000 new jobs were created in April, leading some economists to conclude Australia is running out of workers available for hire.
  
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• After flooding and lease cancellations, what comes next for Toombul Shopping Centre?

  19-05-2022 03:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Business and marketing leaders say Mirvac will seek to capitalise on the location of the centre, which may become a multi-use hub akin to "the old town square".
  
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• Retailers enjoy buoyant sales in April

  19-05-2022 02:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Retailers enjoyed a buoyant sales period during April compared to a year earlier, but ballooning inflation is eating into business operations.
  
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• 'Business as usual': Home builder Metricon denies it is in danger of collapse

  19-05-2022 02:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's biggest home builder, Metricon, denies reports it is in danger of collapse. The company's chief executive and founder died suddenly on Monday.
  
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• Australia's biggest home builder Metricon denies it is in danger of collapse

  19-05-2022 02:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's biggest home builder, Metricon, denies reports it is in danger of collapse. The company's chief executive and founder died suddenly on Monday.
  
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• Iconic South Australian wine brand Penfolds to launch 'made in China' vintage in effort to skirt Chinese tariffs

  19-05-2022 02:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Penfolds parent company Treasury Wine Estates will release its first "made in China" vintage to the domestic market later this year.
  
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