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• 'It's not enough just to have a rainbow flag on your website': LGBTQIA+ people speak out about insurance discrimination

  08-06-2022 23:47 via abc.net.au
  
  A new national survey of LGBTQIA+ people has found almost one in two have experienced discrimination or exclusion when applying for insurance. 
  
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• 'Everything's going up': Interest rate rise another kick for small businesses already struggling

  08-06-2022 23:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Small businesses that have survived COVID urge customers to keep supporting them as they fear the latest interest rate rise could make an already precarious situation worse.
  
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• As WA businesses emerge battered and bruised from one storm, another is quickly brewing

  08-06-2022 23:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Small businesses that have survived COVID urge customers to keep supporting them as they fear the latest interest rate rise could make an already precarious situation worse.
  
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• Small businesses bounced out of nightclub scene as insurance premiums soar

  08-06-2022 22:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Security operators unable to afford public liability insurance say the situation is putting patrons at risk in Queensland venues.
  
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• Remote Central Australian community desperate for fix to phone, internet outages

  08-06-2022 22:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Increasingly frequent phone and internet outages plaguing Central Australia's remote Ampilatwatja community leave residents without a way to contact the local health clinic and police in emergencies.
  
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• Koalas grazing near Victorian aluminium smelter suffering bone, tooth defects from fluoride exposure

  08-06-2022 22:13 via abc.net.au
  
  A study commissioned by American aluminium giant Alcoa shows koalas living in close proximity to a smelter in Victoria's south-west are suffering from a condition caused by fluoride poisoning, with many needing to be euthanased.
  
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• Fruit and veggie price hikes are hurting household budgets. Shopping seasonally could save you money

  08-06-2022 22:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Fresh produce shortages and high prices could last for months due to flooding and freezing temperatures. Dieticians say you can shop smarter to save money without compromising on nutrition. 
  
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• UWA keeps top 100 position

  08-06-2022 22:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  All four of WA's public universities have improved their places on Quacquarelli Symonds' latest ranking, one of three major global higher education lists of its sort.
  
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• Want to book an overseas flight this year? Here's what to expect

  08-06-2022 21:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Just months after Queensland's border reopened to the world, demand for seats on overseas flights is contributing to higher-than-usual ticket prices.
  
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• Electric cars could get cheaper as a crucial component in them drops in price

  08-06-2022 20:51 via abc.net.au
  
  The cost of electric cars could start to fall, with the price of a core component in EV batteries expected to reduce, according to Credit Suisse analysts. 
  
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• Why Australia's cricket team agonised over the ethics of its latest international tour

  08-06-2022 20:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's cricket team is on a six-week tour of Sri Lanka. But the situation is so bad on the island that few can watch the matches on their TVs because the country is plagued by power outages. 
  
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• 'It's fair to say there's a level of discomfort': Australia's cricket team faces a thorny ethical dilemma overseas

  08-06-2022 20:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's cricket team is on a six-week tour of Sri Lanka. But the situation is so bad on the island that few can watch the matches on their TVs because the country is plagued by power outages. 
  
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• This self-charging battery generates electricity from moisture in the air

  08-06-2022 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  New "self-charging batteries" can harvest enough energy from moisture to power small electronic devices. They sound too good to be true — so, how do they work?
  
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• Not a 'silver bullet', but new plan will better the energy market, Bowen says

  08-06-2022 13:10 via abc.net.au
  
  A plan agreed to by the nation's energy ministers would see retailers required to pay power providers to maintain extra capacity, with the federal Minister for Energy pushing renewables.
  
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• OECD slashes global growth forecasts, urges Australia to keep shifting to renewable energy as Ukraine war continues

  08-06-2022 11:43 via abc.net.au
  
  The OECD says the war in Ukraine is a humanitarian disaster, and the economic shock will make inflation higher and more persistent
  
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• At Close of Business: Claire Tyrrell on townhouses

  08-06-2022 10:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Senior journalist Claire Tyrrell profiles interest from developers and buyers in townhouses, as well as the difficulties that come with building them in Perth.
  
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• IGO finalises $1.2bn acquisition

  08-06-2022 10:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  IGO said today its scheme of arrangement, to acquire 100 per cent of Western Areas, was legally effective, with the deal scheduled to complete later this month.
  
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• Energy, miners lift ASX but big banks drag

  08-06-2022 10:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Australian share market has finished 0.36 per cent higher amid gains for oil producers and coalminers, while the big banks posted losses.
  
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• Brookfield to buy convention centre

  08-06-2022 09:59 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The property developer is set to enter a 50 per cent JV with the site’s current owner Wyllie Group.
  
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• Nike is withdrawing their running app from its most profitable market

  08-06-2022 09:57 via abc.net.au
  
  The world's largest sportswear brand will be discontinuing its running app in China come July, in a move that follows other mega US brands exiting the Chinese market. 
  
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• Fashion retailer says loss likely

  08-06-2022 09:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shares in women’s fashion retailer Mosaic Brands fell more than 55 per cent after forecasting a full year loss, citing continued COVID disruptions during the trading period.
  
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• Borrowers brace for rate rises

  08-06-2022 09:34 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Moody’s has warned that rising interest rates and living costs could make it harder for some borrowers to meet mortgage repayments, as major banks begin passing on rate rises to customers.
  
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• Approval for Casuarina prison health hub

  08-06-2022 08:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A development assessment panel has given the state government the green light to build a $42 million health precinct at a maximum security prison.
  
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• Plans for $3b fertiliser plant moved from Geraldton to farmland at Three Springs

  08-06-2022 08:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Plans to build a major urea fertiliser manufacturing plant in a Western Australian coastal city move inland.
  
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• The cost of your local newspaper is likely to rise and its all down to the paper it's printed on

  08-06-2022 08:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The publisher of Western Australia's dominant regional newspapers is increasing the purchase price as global supply chain issues drive up the cost of paper.
  
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• Tourism boss's company rocked by fatal bus crash

  08-06-2022 08:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The chair of Tourism Central Australia travelled to a tragic scene after a bus from the company he owned crashed, leaving a man dead and four fellow passengers in hospital.
  
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• 'Everyone's feeling the pain': Alice Springs industry mourns tragic death of tourist in bus rollover

  08-06-2022 08:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Four people remain in the Alice Springs Hospital following a tour bus rollover that left one man dead, as police continue to investigate the cause.
  
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• Co-working cohort gets Earthed

  08-06-2022 07:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A Fremantle space with a wellness focus is seeking to change the narrative about work, post-COVID restrictions.
  
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• ACCC sues Airbnb over 'misleading' prices

  08-06-2022 06:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The national competition regulatory body is taking short-stay accommodation service Airbnb to court, claiming prices shown on its website misled Australian users.
  
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• Pilots' strike on the table after wage negotiations break down between Rex, union

  08-06-2022 06:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Rex Airlines could have a strike on its hands after the pilots' union lodged an application with the Fair Work Commission and failed negotiations on a deal "worse than previous offers", according to a spokesperson.
  
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• 'Hypocrisy': Airline boss slams union's move to strike

  08-06-2022 06:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Rex Airlines could have a strike on its hands after negotiations failed on a pay deal described by the pilots' union as "worse than previous offers".
  
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• Former WA politician in court on CCC charges

  08-06-2022 05:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  There had been a new twist in the Corruption and Crime Commission probe into former Liberal MP Phil Edman.
  
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• Genesis, St Barbara rumours simmer

  08-06-2022 05:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Raleigh Finlayson-led Genesis Minerals has addressed media speculation regarding potential merger and acquisition activity with fellow ASX-listed gold play St Barbara.
  
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• Collapses shake construction foundations

  08-06-2022 05:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The issues facing contractors Avid Resources and WBHO Infrastructure are a symptom of a sector under increasing pressure.
  
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• Niche businesses opening up a boost for flood-hit Murwillumbah

  08-06-2022 04:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Previously long-dormant shops in the northern New South Wales town of Murwillumbah are springing back to life with niche retailers boosting business confidence.
  
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• 'It's just insane': Fiona and her kids are collateral damage in fierce rental bidding wars

  08-06-2022 04:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Fiona Stokes is a business owner with a respectable rental history who can afford a decent home for her kids. But in booming Cairns she's up against hundreds of applicants, some prepared to go to extreme lengths.
  
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• Civil works to cement project pipeline

  08-06-2022 04:21 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Attracting young workers to civil construction will help WA complete a big pipeline of infrastructure projects.
  
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• NDIS boss joins quit queue after Labor win

  08-06-2022 02:59 via businessnews.com.au
  
  National Disability Insurance Scheme Minister Bill Shorten says the agency's CEO will step down ahead of a new head being confirmed in the coming months.
  
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• The salad sanga might be a problem for a while, as vegetable shortages continue and prices rise

  08-06-2022 02:48 via abc.net.au
  
  $10 for a lettuce, if you can get it. You’ve likely seen the price of fresh produce skyrocket in recent weeks. Here’s why.
  
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• Ten dollars for lettuce and $80 for a box of them? Get used to it, say growers

  08-06-2022 02:48 via abc.net.au
  
  $10 for a lettuce, if you can get it. You’ve likely seen the price of fresh produce skyrocket in recent weeks. Here’s why.
  
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• War makes a 'perfect storm' for world economy as hopes of avoiding recession fade

  08-06-2022 00:03 via abc.net.au
  
  The World Bank is warning the war in Ukraine is combining with other risk factors to create a "perfect storm" and recession will be "hard to avoid".
  
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• Janet Yellen says US inflation is unacceptable, ASX rises

  08-06-2022 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The US Treasury Secretary says North America is facing unacceptable levels of inflation, and the ASX recovers from yesterday's super-sized interest rate rise-fuelled rout. 
  Australian dollar rises on the RBA's super-sized interest rate increase. 
  
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• Janet Yellen says US inflation is unacceptable

  08-06-2022 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The World Bank says the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine are leading to stagflation and recession, the US Treasury Secretary says North America is facing unacceptable levels of inflation, and the Australian dollar rises on the RBA's super-sized interest rate increase. 
  
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• Janet Yellen says US inflation is at unacceptable levels, ASX rises despite banks

  08-06-2022 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The US Treasury secretary says North America is facing unacceptable levels of inflation. Meanwhile, the ASX regains some ground lost in yesterday's super-sized interest-rate-rise-fuelled rout, but the banks see their worst day in a year. 
  Australian dollar rises on the RBA's super-sized interest rate increase. 
  
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• Janet Yellen says US inflation is at unacceptable levels, ASX rises

  08-06-2022 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The US Treasury Secretary says North America is facing unacceptable levels of inflation, and the ASX recovers from yesterday's super-sized interest rate rise-fuelled rout. 
  Australian dollar rises on the RBA's super-sized interest rate increase. 
  
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