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• Floods, COVID and cyber attack delay final report into Callide Power Station fire

  25-05-2022 23:34 via abc.net.au
  
  It has been just over a year since a fire at the Callide Power Station in central Queensland caused blackouts across much of the state, and a final report into the incident is still months away.
  
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• Final report into power station incident still months away from completion

  25-05-2022 23:34 via abc.net.au
  
  It has been just over one year since a fire at the Callide Power Station in central Queensland caused blackouts across much of the state.
  
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• ASX up on tech, US stocks rally on rate rise outlook

  25-05-2022 23:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are higher, after Wall Street rallied following minutes from the US central bank that gave investors hope the economy can avoid recession. 
  
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• ASX to rise, US stocks rally on rate rise outlook

  25-05-2022 23:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares set to gain on Thursday, after Wall Street rallied after minutes from the US central bank gave investors hope the economy can avoid recession. 
  
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• ASX slips after rising on tech, US stocks rally on rate rise outlook

  25-05-2022 23:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have fallen after a positive start on Thursday. It followed a strong session on Wall Street that saw investors clinging to the hope a US recession could be avoided.
  
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• ASX slip after rising on tech, US stocks rally on rate rise outlook

  25-05-2022 23:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares fall after a positive start on Thursday, following a strong session on Wall Street as investors cling onto hope that a US recession can be avoided.
  
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• Labor's win means WA will have to do a lot of heavy lifting when it comes to the so-called green transformation

  25-05-2022 23:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Green groups say Australia's biggest polluters have been allowed far too much "wriggle room" under a scheme designed to lower carbon emissions. But will things be any different the new federal government?
  
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• Critics say big polluters have been 'setting their own speed limits' and want the new government to take action

  25-05-2022 23:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Green groups say Australia's biggest polluters have been allowed too much "wriggle room" under a scheme designed to lower carbon emissions. But will things be any different the new federal government?
  
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• Making waves: Queensland dolphin centre welcomes second endangered calf

  25-05-2022 22:45 via abc.net.au
  
  A pod of Australian humpback dolphins well known among the Fraser Coast community is growing in size following the surprise birth of a calf this week.
  
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• Good news as another endangered dolphin calf is welcomed at popular Tin Can Bay cove

  25-05-2022 22:45 via abc.net.au
  
  A pod of Australian humpback dolphins well known among the Fraser Coast community is growing in size following the surprise birth of a calf this week.
  
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• Sunshine Coast Council to sell 8,000sqm residential block for $850,000 as part of a land-swap deal

  25-05-2022 22:44 via abc.net.au
  
  A sprawling block of residential land in one of Queensland’s most desirable hinterland locations is set to be sold by a council to a property developer for a modest sum – and not put out to public auction – as part of a land-swap deal.
  
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• Registration scheme fuels tension between unions, Victorian government in firefighting saga

  25-05-2022 22:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The registration of professional firefighters in Victoria is proving another point of conflict between unions and the state government amid a fraught overhaul of the Victorian fire service.
  
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• Moscow's mayor revs the engines on a debate over bringing back the Moskvich

  25-05-2022 21:29 via abc.net.au
  
  As Western manufacturers pull out of the country, Russians debate the revival of a Cold-War legendary vehicle.
  
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• 'We can't afford to die yet': The inside story of the funeral insurance company and the missing millions

  25-05-2022 21:06 via abc.net.au
  
  For decades, First Nations people made contributions to the Aboriginal Funeral Benefit Fund. Now it's collapsed, thousands are asking: How was it allowed to trade for so long?
  
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• 'It was confusing for everyone': They bought funeral insurance. thinking it was run by Aboriginal people. They were wrong

  25-05-2022 21:06 via abc.net.au
  
  For decades, First Nations people made contributions to the Aboriginal Funeral Benefit Fund. Now it's collapsed, thousands are asking: How was it allowed to trade for so long?
  
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• 'I can't afford to die yet': They bought funeral insurance thinking it was run by Aboriginal people — they were wrong

  25-05-2022 21:06 via abc.net.au
  
  For decades, First Nations people made contributions to the Aboriginal Funeral Benefit Fund. Now it's collapsed, thousands are asking: How was it allowed to trade for so long?
  
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• Relief for chicken farmers as country's biggest processors agree to fix unfair contracts

  25-05-2022 10:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Chicken growers say they have been struggling under exploitative contracts with the country's biggest chicken processing companies, but now the ACCC has convinced companies to make contracts fairer.
  
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• 'It's just not good enough': Region hit by second blackout this week

  25-05-2022 10:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Kalgoorlie-Boulder has been hit by a second major power outage this week, with the city's peak business group estimating the cost to local businesses is in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. 
  
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• Peak music body relocates to arts hub

  25-05-2022 10:17 via businessnews.com.au
  
  West Australian Music has moved its headquarters from the City of Perth to the Goolugatup Heathcote precinct in Applecross.
  
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• Big FMG compo claim takes a twist

  25-05-2022 10:17 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A multi-million dollar compensation claim on behalf of the Yindjibarndi people could turn into a fight between the WA government and Fortescue Metals Group over who bears responsibility.
  
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• At Close of Business: Jordan Murray on free university

  25-05-2022 10:16 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Journalist Jordan Murray delves into the numbers behind the NTEU's push for free university education in Australia.
  
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• City backs $75m health precinct office

  25-05-2022 10:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A $75 million proposal to build an eight-storey office development on vacant land between two hospitals has received support from the City of Melville.
  
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• Traditional owners vow to keep fighting billion-dollar gas project despite losing court battle

  25-05-2022 09:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Indigenous traditional owners say they won't give up their opposition to Santos's proposed Timor Sea Barossa gas field and pipeline to Darwin, after they suffered a court defeat in South Korea.
  
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• Main Roads headquarters heritage-listed

  25-05-2022 09:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state road authority’s 50-year-old East Perth headquarters will join a host of protected Western Australian landmarks after being added to the government's heritage register today.
  
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• ASX fades at close to finish up 0.4pc

  25-05-2022 09:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The local share market has recouped Tuesday's losses, with gains for the big banks and supermarkets, but the tech sector again had a dour day.
  
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• Blunt warning on "dire" budget is coming

  25-05-2022 09:20 via businessnews.com.au
  
  It might be out of the incoming treasurer playbook, but Jim Chalmers says the budget is in bigger trouble than we've been told.
  
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• Blunt warning on "dire" budget coming

  25-05-2022 09:20 via businessnews.com.au
  
  It might be out of the incoming treasurer playbook, but Jim Chalmers says budget is in bigger trouble than we've been told.
  
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• This is the moment Luis was pepper sprayed by police while doing his job. He's now taking legal action

  25-05-2022 08:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Victoria Police is facing legal action by two journalists who were pepper sprayed at public events. They say they faced inappropriate and excessive force by police as they tried to do their jobs.
  
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• Clough pressures Rio to move on $150m claim

  25-05-2022 07:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Clough has moved to expedite its mammoth $150 million claim against Rio Tinto’s Hamersley Iron after accusing the mining giant of simply kicking the can down the road.
  
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• Clough presses Rio over $150m claim

  25-05-2022 07:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Clough has moved to expedite its mammoth $150 million claim against Rio Tinto’s Hamersley Iron after accusing the mining giant of simply kicking the can down the road.
  
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• Find your tribe on TikTok

  25-05-2022 05:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  TikTok has moved well beyond a platform where friends can share their dance moves to now offer commercial and branding opportunities.
  
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• Determined front-end loader thief smashes into police holding yard to 're-steal' a Commodore

  25-05-2022 05:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Security camera captures thief going to extreme lengths, causing more than $100,000 damage, to take a stolen Holden awaiting forensic testing.
  
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• Forrest ups Austal stake

  25-05-2022 05:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has lifted his stake in Henderson-based shipbuilder Austal.
  
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• New CEO for Decmil

  25-05-2022 05:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Decmil has appointed civil contracting executive Rod Heale to the top job following the resignation of Dickie Dique last month.
  
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• EnergyAustralia to plead guilty to charges over Yallourn power station worker death

  25-05-2022 05:09 via abc.net.au
  
  EnergyAustralia says it will plead guilty to charges laid after worker Graeme Edwards, 54, died from burns injuries suffered while performing routine maintenance at the Yallourn power station in 2018.
  
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• Daily COVID cases jump

  25-05-2022 04:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia has recorded a slight jump in daily COVID cases with 12,419 new infections reported overnight but a decline in the total number of active COVID cases in the state.
  
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• More road closures planned as new stage of Queen's Wharf gets underway

  25-05-2022 04:47 via abc.net.au
  
  More road closures are planned for late July as a new stage of the $3.6 billion Queen's Wharf development gets underway in Brisbane's CBD.
  
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• February floods delay two major Brisbane developments

  25-05-2022 04:47 via abc.net.au
  
  The Brisbane River inundated lower parts of the new Queen's Wharf retail and casino precinct and five temporary piles used in the building of the Neville Bonner Bridge were knocked over.
  
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• 'These subsidies have been quite sizeable': RBA says first home buyer and building grants pushed up house prices

  25-05-2022 03:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Government subsidies such as first home buyer grants and HomeBuilder have boosted demand for homes and pushed up house prices, with "pervasive" impacts on housing outcomes for some Australians, according to the Reserve Bank.
  
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• HomeBuilder and first home buyer grants made housing less affordable says Reserve Bank

  25-05-2022 03:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Government subsidies such as first home buyer grants and HomeBuilder have boosted demand for homes and helped push up house prices, with "pervasive" impacts on housing outcomes for some Australians, according to the Reserve Bank.
  
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• 'You're being watched all the time': Investigation reveals how school students were tracked during lockdowns

  25-05-2022 03:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A global study into the murky world of student data during COVID-19 lockdowns finds more than 4 million Australian school students were at risk of unprecedented tracking and surveillance during remote learning.
  
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• Liam and Sofia noticed more targeted ads after COVID remote learning. Experts say it may not be a coincidence

  25-05-2022 03:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A global study into the murky world of student data during COVID-19 lockdowns finds more than 4 million Australian school students were at risk of unprecedented tracking and surveillance during remote learning.
  
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• Quad a positive start to government: PM

  25-05-2022 02:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  After being thrust into the international spotlight, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will focus on his domestic agenda when he returns from overseas.
  
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• Waste-to-energy plans binned, but door left open for controversial industry in Central Tablelands

  25-05-2022 02:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A bid to extend the zone where waste-to-energy facilities can be built near Lithgow, NSW has failed amid community backlash. 
  
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• Shifting the debate on sustainability

  25-05-2022 02:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Architects are finding ways to push the envelope on sustainable design.
  
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• BBC apologises after trainee insults soccer team on news ticker

  25-05-2022 01:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The BBC is forced to apologise to Manchester United fans after a message appeared on their news ticker, labelling the Premier League club as "rubbish".
  
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• Using waste to make low-carbon plasterboard could be the future of construction

  25-05-2022 00:46 via abc.net.au
  
  An Australian company is working to turn industrial waste and sequestered carbon into building products like plasterboard.
  
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• Plastering over the cracks: How low-carbon plasterboard could be the future of construction

  25-05-2022 00:46 via abc.net.au
  
  An Australian company is working to turn greenhouse gas emissions into building products like plasterboard.
  
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• Fortescue facing big native title compensation claim in Pilbara

  25-05-2022 00:46 via abc.net.au
  
  The Yindjibarndi traditional owners won a landmark native title case in the Pilbara in 2020 in a David-and-Goliath battle with mining giant Fortescue Metals Group, however, negotiations over royalties for mining iron ore on their land fell through. Now they are launching legal action against FMG for compensation.  
  
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• Sexual assault support service 'struggling to respond' to growing demand as wait times climb

  25-05-2022 00:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Survivors of sexual violence in central Victoria can be waiting more than half a year for specialist therapeutic services due to increased demand.
  
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