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• Optus data breach could hit telco’s multi-billion-dollar defence business

  30-09-2022 22:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Defence says it's working with Optus and cyber agencies to determine if last week's data breach had any impact on ADF capabilities, with industry figures predicting the saga could hurt the telco's multi-billion-dollar military business.
  
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• Crypto mining 'arms race' is chewing through more energy than some nations

  30-09-2022 22:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Emissions from Bitcoin mining jumped 126-fold between 2016 and 2021, and the process used more energy than Austria or Portugal, a new study shows. 
  
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• Truckers want to go electric, but say government inaction is holding them back

  30-09-2022 21:59 via abc.net.au
  
  The freight industry wants a rethink of regulation and greater incentives to increase take-up of electric trucks and vans.
  
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• Community rallies to help Darshana and her special needs family find the perfect rental in dire Perth market

  30-09-2022 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  With WA's rental vacancy rate critically low, Darshana feared she and her family could end up on the street. But thanks to the kindness of strangers, she was able to stave off homelessness. 
  
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• The 'real victims' of the Optus data breach

  30-09-2022 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The nine days which have elapsed since the largest data breach of its kind was disclosed have been filled with confusion, with Optus struggling to explain to customers who is affected and how.
  
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• A nine-day nightmare: How the Optus data disaster will affect us all

  30-09-2022 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The nine days which have elapsed since the largest data breach of its kind was disclosed have been filled with confusion, with Optus struggling to explain to customers who is affected and how.
  
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• Targeted murder prompts bikie raids

  30-09-2022 09:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Detectives have launched Operation Geonosis to hunt down a gunman behind the bikie-linked murder of a 34-year-old man.
  
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• At Close of Business 30 September 2022

  30-09-2022 09:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  There are growing concerns about the risk of recession, and about how long inflation might last. Jesinta Burton and Matt Mckenzie discuss.
  
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• The week that was for Prime Minister Liz Truss and the UK economy

  30-09-2022 09:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The UK's economy is in dire straits just three weeks after Prime Minister Liz Truss took up the top job. But it was last Friday's so-called "mini-budget" which has led to a mega drama.
  
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• Struggle to achieve lofty goals

  30-09-2022 09:28 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The absence from the Jobs and Skills Summit of the association representing aged care sector employers was a missed opportunity.
  
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• ASX200 finishes September down 7.3pc

  30-09-2022 09:26 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The local share market has fallen again, closing the week down 1.5 per cent and for the month down 7.3 per cent.
  
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• Move to reopen Claremont Hotel

  30-09-2022 09:10 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australian Venue Co is progressing on the $12 million refurbishment of the Claremont Hotel, preparing to reopen the tavern after more than two years of closure.
  
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• Core Lithium taps insto investors

  30-09-2022 09:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Core Lithium has kicked off a $100 million share placement to advance exploration and construction efforts at the Finniss lithium project in the Northern Territory.
  
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• Perdaman gets more taxpayer backing

  30-09-2022 09:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Australian Government has agreed to provide a third loan to support the giant Perdaman urea project in the Pilbara, taking its total commitment to $475 million.
  
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• Eni supply struggle laid bare in court

  30-09-2022 08:33 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Energy giant Eni has lashed the Northern Territory government for “dramatising” its ongoing gas supply woes, amid revelations its deliveries have been running at half of what was contracted.
  
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• Smith to head High Commission of Australia

  30-09-2022 08:07 via businessnews.com.au
  
  New appointments to Australian overseas posts include former Labor minister Stephen Smith as the next High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
  
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• ASIC orders stop on APIL fund

  30-09-2022 08:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The financial regulator has told the property group its $100 million Retail Income Fund is non-compliant.
  
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• Mayor proposes reopening Todd Mall to traffic to fix 'broken heart' of Alice Springs

  30-09-2022 07:47 via abc.net.au
  
  The Alice Springs mayor wants to revitalise the CBD by reopening the local mall to traffic, but concerned business owners could present a road block.
  
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• Mark My Words 30 September 2022

  30-09-2022 07:45 via businessnews.com.au
  Mark Beyer and Matt Mckenzie talk about market volatility, inflation, rising revenue in budgets, Fremantle Ports, NAIF and the next edition of our magazine.
  
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• Queensland government shelves controversial land tax changes as treasurer defends policy

  30-09-2022 07:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk denied the move was a backdown on her government's land tax policy.
  
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• Simich steps down from Sandfire

  30-09-2022 06:26 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Sandfire Resources founder Karl Simich has called time after a 15-year tenure spent growing the company from an explorer to one of the biggest copper producers listed on the ASX.
  
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• Coins bearing the image of King Charles III have been revealed in the UK — but it could be some time before the design arrives here

  30-09-2022 05:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The newly released effigy will appear on Britain's 50p coins before the end of the year.
  
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• Prison officers strike at Australia's largest jail, say they're 'paid like they work at Bunnings'

  30-09-2022 05:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Prisoners at the country's largest correctional centre in northern NSW have been forced into lockdown as officers and staff walked off the job, calling for better pay and conditions.
  
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• BCI renegotiates funding deal

  30-09-2022 04:44 via businessnews.com.au
  AustralianSuper has asserted greater influence over Kerry Stokes-backed BCI Minerals, which will be required to seek consent from the super fund before appointing a new chief executive.
  
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• Mandatory COVID isolation rules scrapped

  30-09-2022 04:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  National cabinet has agreed to get rid of mandatory five-day isolation periods for people with COVID-19.
  
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• AFP moves to protect Optus customers whose data was released online

  30-09-2022 03:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian Federal Police launches an operation to protect more than 10,000 Optus data breach victims whose details were leaked online, as investigators work to identify those responsible.
  
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• Homeowners bracing for sixth rate rise

  30-09-2022 02:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Hopes of a smaller interest rate rise may have been premature with most experts forecasting another 50 basis point hike.
  
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• Brown-Neaves builds a new legacy

  30-09-2022 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  One of the best-known names in WA property remains firmly entrenched in the industry.
  
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• Parliamentary petition to fight ongoing regional WA bank closures

  30-09-2022 01:39 via abc.net.au
  
  A federal parliamentary petition is launched to fight ongoing bank closures, as more banks continue to close their doors across regional Australia.
  
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• Airnorth boss talks up airline's future as cancellations continue to cause havoc

  30-09-2022 01:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Airnorth's CEO says the airline is recruiting more pilots at a time when there's a global shortage to reduce the number of cancellations.
  
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• Years after having her identity stolen, Georgia is now caught up in the Optus breach

  30-09-2022 00:48 via abc.net.au
  
  As the extent of the Optus data breach emerges, a past victim of identity fraud urges people to more tightly guard their online security, as a cyber security researcher says tougher laws on company data retention are needed.
  
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• Optus customers do what they can to protect themselves as expert warns scams will ramp up

  30-09-2022 00:48 via abc.net.au
  
  As the extent of the Optus data breach emerges, a past victim of identity fraud urges people to more tightly guard their online security, as a cyber security researcher says tougher laws on company data retention are needed.
  
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• Owners of Geraldton's 'eyesore' confirm demolition will occur

  30-09-2022 00:37 via abc.net.au
  
  The owners of the derelict Batavia Motor Inn are reluctant to demolish the buildings saying rough sleepers at the property have nowhere else to go.
  
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• When will inflation peak in Australia? More regular data could help us find out

  30-09-2022 00:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The Bureau of Statistics will publish inflation data on a monthly basis, rather than every three months, to better help economists keep track of how inflation is evolving.
  
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• Tape on a plane? We look into the viral photo that suggests Qantas is winging it with repairs

  30-09-2022 00:09 via abc.net.au
  
  A photo of a plane purporting to be operated by Qantas went viral this week, after it was suggested duct tape had been used to fix major maintenance issues. So what's really going on?
  
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• CheckMate: Is Qantas really patching up planes with duct tape?

  30-09-2022 00:09 via abc.net.au
  
  A photo of a plane purporting to be operated by Qantas went viral this week, after it was suggested duct tape had been used to fix major maintenance issues. So what's really going on?
  
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