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• University lecturer Hannah's 'miserable existence' means she can barely afford rent, as Curtin staff seek better pay

  17-08-2022 23:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Casual staff at WA's biggest university say they're finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet, as management reject their demands for an interim pay increase and unions say industrial action could be on the cards.
  
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• Industrial action looming at WA's biggest university after staff were refused interim pay rise

  17-08-2022 23:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Casual staff at WA's biggest university say they're finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet, as management reject their demands for an interim pay increase and unions say industrial action could be on the cards.
  
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• Curtin University staff consider walking off the job as interim pay rise rejected amid cost-of-living crisis

  17-08-2022 23:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Casual staff at WA's biggest university say they're finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet, as management reject their demands for an interim pay increase and unions say industrial action could be on the cards.
  
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• Qantas' takeover of FIFO airline hits roadblock, ASX slips as UK inflation surges to highest since 1982

  17-08-2022 23:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market snaps its three-day rally after a volatile session on Wall Street, consumer inflation in Britain surges to its highest level in 40 years, while the competition regulator flags concerns about Qantas' proposed takeover of Alliance Aviation.
  
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• Qantas' takeover of FIFO airline hits roadblock, ASX drops as UK inflation surges to highest since 1982

  17-08-2022 23:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market has fallen after a volatile session on Wall Street, consumer inflation in Britain surges to its highest level in 40 years, while the competition regulator flags concerns about Qantas' proposed takeover of Alliance Aviation.
  
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• ASX set to drop after volatile Wall Street session, UK inflation surges to highest since 1982

  17-08-2022 23:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is expected to fall slightly after a volatile session on Wall Street, consumer inflation in Britain surges to its highest level in 40 years and the Australian dollar tumbles ahead of the official ABS unemployment figures being released.
  
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• ASX drops after volatile Wall Street session, UK inflation surges to highest since 1982

  17-08-2022 23:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market has fallen modestly after a volatile session on Wall Street, consumer inflation in Britain surges to its highest level in 40 years and the Australian dollar tumbles ahead of the official ABS unemployment figures being released.
  
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• ACCC raises 'concerns' about Qantas' takeover of FIFO airline, ASX drops as UK inflation surges to highest since 1982

  17-08-2022 23:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market has fallen after a volatile session on Wall Street, consumer inflation in Britain surges to its highest level in 40 years and the Australian dollar tumbles ahead of the official ABS unemployment figures being released.
  
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• ACCC flags issues with Qantas' takeover of FIFO airline, ASX drops as UK inflation surges to 40-year high

  17-08-2022 23:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market has fallen after a volatile session on Wall Street, consumer inflation in Britain surges to its highest level in 40 years and the Australian dollar tumbles ahead of the official ABS unemployment figures being released.
  
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• Council waives developer fees for affordable housing providers amid housing crisis

  17-08-2022 22:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Community housing providers and not-for-profit organisations that build social or affordable homes in Moreton Bay, north of Brisbane, will not pay any infrastructure fees or charges to the local council.
  
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• 'It's not fair to me': Migrants waiting for permanent visas angry overseas applications given priority 

  17-08-2022 22:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Frustrated after waiting as long as two years to have their applications for permanent residency processed, migrants on temporary or bridging visas are angry offshore visa applications are now being prioritised by the federal government.
  
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• Australian fashion company thriving on Paris catwalks but struggling at home

  17-08-2022 22:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The fabrics this company makes locally end up on the catwalks of Paris, Milan and New York but the business is struggling because it can't find skilled workers.
  
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• Increasing housing affordability or developer profit: Why are housing blocks getting smaller?

  17-08-2022 22:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Housing blocks across Melbourne's sprawling outer suburbs are shrinking, as developers say smaller blocks can combat affordability problems for buyers.
  
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• In this estate, the average size of housing blocks is almost halving. It's part of a growing trend to smaller houses

  17-08-2022 22:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Housing blocks across Melbourne's sprawling outer suburbs are shrinking, as developers say smaller blocks can combat affordability problems for buyers.
  
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• Queenslanders lose record amount on pokies. Is it time to remove machines from pubs and clubs?

  17-08-2022 21:25 via abc.net.au
  
  As the nation faces a cost of living crisis, Queensland poker machine players have doubled down on losses, feeding a record $301.8 million into electronic gambling machines last month, prompting calls for major reforms from advocates "horrified" by the losses.
  
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• 'Mini casinos in every neighbourhood': Advocates call for pokies cull in pubs and clubs as Queenslanders post record losses

  17-08-2022 21:25 via abc.net.au
  
  As the nation faces a cost of living crisis, Queensland poker machine players have doubled down on losses, feeding a record $301.8 million into electronic gambling machines last month, prompting calls for major reforms from advocates "horrified" by the losses.
  
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• Anna says it took years to unpick her brain after a decade-long addiction to pokies

  17-08-2022 21:25 via abc.net.au
  
  She says she lost 10 years of her life to pokies — Anna Bardsley now advocates for reform and says it's "horrifying" that last month alone Queenslanders fed $301 million into electronic gambling machines in pubs and clubs.
  
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• 'Tell us us how it can be made to work for you': UK agent-general claims Perrottet and Barilaro personally guaranteed lucrative salary package

  17-08-2022 21:20 via abc.net.au
  
  In an email to the recruitment agency, Stephen Cartwright claimed then NSW treasurer and deputy premier were directly involved in negotiating his remuneration.
  
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• NSW agent-general to UK claimed Perrottet and Barilaro personally guaranteed lucrative salary package

  17-08-2022 21:20 via abc.net.au
  
  In an email to the recruitment agency, Stephen Cartwright claimed the NSW treasurer and deputy premier at the time were directly involved in negotiating his remuneration.
  
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• Scientists are warning us the Mediterranean Sea is warming, and it will devastate marine life

  17-08-2022 12:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Normally, seas serve the planet by absorbing 90 per cent of the Earth's excess heat, but that's only possible when they're in a healthy condition.
  
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• Farina, Kelly at loggerheads over industry compo

  17-08-2022 10:34 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state’s forestry body and Minister Dave Kelly are at loggerheads over compensation for the axed industry, with conflicting claims over consultation and demands to return to the negotiating table.
  
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• Dexus reports $1.62bn profit

  17-08-2022 10:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Strong leasing activity in the industrial space was linked to its 41.9 per cent profit increase.
  
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• ASX climbs 0.3pc in third day of gains

  17-08-2022 10:24 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The local share market has closed higher for a third day, with gains for consumer companies and BHP outweighing losses by CSL and CBA trading ex-dividend.
  
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• Blowout risks halt Dorado decision

  17-08-2022 10:16 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Carnarvon Energy shares fell sharply after the explorer and joint venture partner Santos put a final investment decision for a significant WA oil development on ice.
  
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• Using Taiwan to contain China is doomed to fail

  17-08-2022 10:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Acting Chinese Consul General in Perth Fengzhong Wang weighs in on China-Taiwan relations.
  
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• Chalice appoints Gaines as director

  17-08-2022 09:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Chalice Mining has appointed Jo Gaines as an independent non-executive director, effective immediately.
  
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• Record drop in real wages: St George

  17-08-2022 09:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Wages increased 2.7 per cent in WA in the year to June, far below the rate of inflation.
  
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• M8 in limbo after raising falls short

  17-08-2022 09:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  M8 Sustainable has failed to raise the minimum $8 million it needed from its shareholders to pay its debts, throwing its capacity to operate as a going concern into doubt.
  
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• Goyder’s DevEx taps investors

  17-08-2022 09:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Tim Goyder-backed explorer DevEx Resources has raised $17.2 million to bankroll an expanded drilling programme at its Nabarlek uranium project in the Northern Territory.
  
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• Hundreds of medicines are in short supply. It's having an impact on the quality of life for many Australians 

  17-08-2022 09:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Doctors and pharmacists are warning there could be serious consequences for patients if the shortage of hundreds of medications isn't addressed soon.
  
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• Holmes à Court moves on hotel revamp

  17-08-2022 09:18 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Private company Heytesbury has cleared its first hurdle in an $8.5 million plan to modernise and expand the heritage-listed Margaret River Hotel, receiving the backing of the local council.
  
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• Hydrogen fuel hub for Kwinana

  17-08-2022 07:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The McGowan government has committed $10 million to a renewable hydrogen fuel project being driven by Woodside Energy's H2 Perth.
  
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• NSW Port Authority seeks to modify Eden's cruise wharf, but the public are yet to be convinced

  17-08-2022 06:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Eden residents cast doubts over the town's ability to cope with more cruise ships amid a proposal to modify the local wharf.
  
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• Premier says stop whining about $1000 a bottle Grange dinner

  17-08-2022 06:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Premier Mark McGowan has been forced to defend his decision to attend a lavish Penfolds Grange wine tasting dinner at the Peppermint Grove mansion of millionaire property developer Nigel Satterley.
  
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• RJV snaps up Buckby Contracting

  17-08-2022 06:32 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Balcatta-based mining services contractor RJV has acquired civil contractor Buckby Contracting in a deal set to further strengthen the company’s position in the Western Australian market.
  
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• Vale Ian Burston: 1935 to 2022

  17-08-2022 06:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mining industry veteran Ian Burston, who held numerous executive and board roles in Western Australia across five decades and received multiple awards, has died aged 87.
  
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• Council supports extra height in Burswood

  17-08-2022 06:25 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Town of Victoria Park council has backed Mirvac's bid to increase the height limit placed on one of its Burswood peninsula lots by 29 storeys.
  
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• Morrison defends GG against criticisms

  17-08-2022 06:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Parliamentarians are questioning the governor-general's role in Scott Morrison's secret appointment to five additional portfolios while he was prime minister.
  
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• Train crash shuts down major Queensland rail line for second time in a month

  17-08-2022 05:22 via abc.net.au
  
  A rail link to one of Queensland's major mining regions has been cut by a train crash that has forced bulk ore shipments onto the highway.
  
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• Apartment price pressures build

  17-08-2022 04:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Apartment developers are facing increasing costs amid tightening margins and constrained supply.
  
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• Tanya Plibersek urged to 'stand up for the people' and block $4.5b fertiliser plant proposal

  17-08-2022 04:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal Environment Minister says she is carefully considering an application to build a fertiliser plant that opponents say would threaten ancient rock art in the Pilbara.
  
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• Environment Minister flies to Pilbara to meet with 'parties involved' in fertiliser proposal near ancient rock art

  17-08-2022 04:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal Environment Minister has met with supporters and opponents of a fertiliser plant near ancient rock art in the Pilbara, as she considers a bid to block it.
  
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• Coles to trial banning plastic produce bags in Canberra

  17-08-2022 04:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Plastic single-use fresh produce bags will be removed from the 12 Coles stores in the ACT by the middle of next month.
  
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• Earthquake damage a lingering problem for isolated farmers in eastern Victoria

  17-08-2022 04:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Farmers in remote Gippsland are having trouble getting trucks to their properties, with a key road still closed nearly 12 months after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake.
  
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• BHP pauses coal investments in Qld over royalty hikes

  17-08-2022 04:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The decision means investment into the new Blackwater South coal mine in central Queensland is now paused.
  
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• Sentiment shifting on energy mix

  17-08-2022 03:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  In Europe and parts of the US, opposition to gas as a halfway energy source on the road to renewables is shifting.
  
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• Recruiter expects big salary lift

  17-08-2022 03:52 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA businesses plan to lift their salary budgets by 24 per cent to compete for talent and respond to inflation, according to a survey by professional services recruiter Robert Half.
  
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• Wages fall further behind the cost of living as pay rises lag surging inflation

  17-08-2022 03:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian workers suffer another large real pay cut, as the latest data show wages growth fell further behind the surging cost of living in the year to June. 
  
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• Wages fall further behind the cost of living as pay rises lag further behind surging inflation

  17-08-2022 03:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian workers suffer another large real pay cut, as the latest data show wages growth fell further behind the surging cost of living in the year to June. 
  
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• Wage rises continue to lag far behind inflation

  17-08-2022 03:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian workers suffer another large real pay cut, as the latest data show wages growth fell further behind the surging cost of living in the year to June. 
  
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