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• Another symbol of COVID is disappearing. Pedestrians can push the button again in Sydney

  18-10-2022 23:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The COVID safety measure has been scrapped, but pushing the button won't necessarily make the lights change faster. 
  
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• Support lifted for troubled homebuilders

  18-10-2022 23:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Changes to the state government's home indemnity insurance scheme mean homebuilders can access greater cover, but the policy still leaves apartment builds out.
  
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• Medibank apologises for 'cyber incident' and halts trading, as ASX rises on Wednesday

  18-10-2022 22:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are rising after US stocks ended higher on strong earnings, while oil prices fell overnight.
  
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• ASX set to drop at open after volatile session on Wall Street

  18-10-2022 22:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are set to slip when the market opens on Wednesday, after US stocks ended higher on strong earnings, while oil prices fell overnight.
  
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• ASX rises on open after volatile session on Wall Street

  18-10-2022 22:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are rising after US stocks ended higher on strong earnings, while oil prices fell overnight.
  
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• Santos pulls funding for major arts festival after lengthy campaign by fossil fuel opponents

  18-10-2022 22:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The company announced its decision to withdraw sponsorship after nearly three decades, following an "alternative funding" offer for the festival, from a coalition of groups opposing fossil fuels. 
  
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• Santos ends sponsorship of major arts festival after lengthy campaign by fossil fuel opponents

  18-10-2022 22:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The company announced its decision to withdraw sponsorship after nearly three decades, following an "alternative funding" offer for the festival, from a coalition of groups opposing fossil fuels. 
  
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• 'No longer a lucky country': Single mum Amie has been knocked back from 200 homes and counting

  18-10-2022 21:45 via abc.net.au
  
  From young mums to disability pensioners, Queenslanders are feeling the devastating impacts of the housing crisis due to a crippling lack of affordable stock — so what are the solutions?
  
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• It took five months, 156 applications and 60 inspections for Michael to put a roof over his head

  18-10-2022 21:45 via abc.net.au
  
  From young mums to disability pensioners, Queenslanders are feeling the devastating impacts of the housing crisis due to a crippling lack of affordable stock — so what are the solutions?
  
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• Amie and her daughters live out of plastic bags and couch surf. She says Australia is 'no longer a lucky country'

  18-10-2022 21:45 via abc.net.au
  
  From young mums to disability pensioners, Queenslanders are feeling the devastating impacts of the housing crisis due to a crippling lack of affordable stock — so what are the solutions?
  
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• House values fall across every Canberra suburb after two years of rising prices

  18-10-2022 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Experts say prices in Canberra are tied to interest rates, and if they keep rising then prices will keep falling.
  
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• Canberra's house values are falling across every suburb, but prices in the capital are still high

  18-10-2022 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Experts say prices in Canberra are tied to interest rates, and if they keep rising then prices will keep falling.
  
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• Norway's government is expecting to raise $208 billion from oil and gas, Australia expects $14 billion. Should LNG exporters pay more tax?

  18-10-2022 20:41 via abc.net.au
  
  A tax on the windfall profits generated by Australia's gas export industry due to soaring energy prices could raise more than $20 billion in a year, a new report from the Australia Institute argues.
  
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• Gas windfall profits tax could raise upwards of $20 billion, argues Australia Institute

  18-10-2022 20:41 via abc.net.au
  
  A tax on the windfall profits generated by Australia's gas export industry due to soaring energy prices could raise more than $20 billion in a year, a new report from the Australia Institute argues.
  
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• Fears Sydney's food bowl could be lost 'forever' as development changes city's west

  18-10-2022 20:16 via abc.net.au
  
  With hundreds of thousands more people expected to move into Western Sydney in coming decades, one farmer warns agricultural lands could be "gone forever" without better planning.
  
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• Pay secrecy clauses to be banned as Federal Cabinet signs off on new workplace laws

  18-10-2022 16:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke plans to introduce the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill into parliament next Thursday, following the government's first budget on Tuesday.
  
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• Federal cabinet signs off on new workplace laws, despite business concerns

  18-10-2022 16:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke plans to introduce the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill into parliament next Thursday, following the government's first budget on Tuesday.
  
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• Gold labour shortage scuppers Gwalia upgrade

  18-10-2022 09:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  St Barbara shares have tanked after the gold miner told investors it was deferring processing plant upgrades at its star asset on the back of equipment and labour shortages.
  
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• 'Very expensive': NSW government to seek damages from rail union over Opal gate plan

  18-10-2022 09:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Minister David Elliott claims the NSW government will seek to recoup the millions of dollars it's set to potentially lose in the latest round of industrial action.
  
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• At Close of Business 18 October 2022

  18-10-2022 09:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Senior editor Mark Pownall talks about the impact long COVID is having on the workforce and the research being done in Perth to understand the condition.
  
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• Aviation firefighters' union threatens plane-grounding strike during holiday season

  18-10-2022 09:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The United Firefighters Union will open a ballot to vote on whether to hold a strike, which could ground the entire country's aviation industry.
  
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• ASX rallies in 3rd day of volatility

  18-10-2022 09:22 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The local share market has bounced back strongly from previous losses in a third straight day of volatile trading.
  
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• Don't use the F word — what the Riverland wants you to know during a high river event

  18-10-2022 09:08 via abc.net.au
  
  South Australia's river communities are open for business and calling on people to not be afraid to visit while increased flows travel down the Murray River system. 
  
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• Redwood merger signals start of Koda WA push

  18-10-2022 08:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  For Steve Tucker and his business partner Paul Heath the Western Australian market they bought into probably looks a world away from the Perth scene they left in the early 1990s to make their way to the very top of the financial services ladder.
  
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• Booze-free bevvies gain traction

  18-10-2022 08:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Competition is driving growth and a lift in quality in the non-alcoholic drinks space.
  
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• Green hydrogen plans accelerate near Geraldton as global players dig in

  18-10-2022 07:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The West Australian government is fast tracking the development of a hydrogen hub at Oakajee, with BP among major companies with high hopes for the site.
  
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• Twiggy clear for Facebook 'clickbait' case

  18-10-2022 07:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mining billionaire Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest's court case against Facebook parent Meta will proceed after overcoming an argument about legal jurisdiction.
  
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• Bested minister gets state board gig

  18-10-2022 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Defeated in his quest to return to Canberra, one of Scott Morrison's closest political allies has now nabbed a major board role with one of the state government's biggest businesses.
  
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• Milne profit fall as sales mix shifts

  18-10-2022 06:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Major rural products business Milne Agrigroup posted a profit fall in the middle of the pandemic’s two-year crisis, showing a change in the sales mix to chilled and frozen meat and away from animal feed during that 2021 financial year.
  
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• ARTS REVIEW: Portraits of creativity and insight

  18-10-2022 06:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  From the traditional to the experimental, the 40 portraits that make up this year’s Lester Prize are well worth visiting, says Jaimi Wright.
  
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• Supermarkets already saying no thanks to caged eggs

  18-10-2022 05:04 via abc.net.au
  
   An egg farmer says supermarkets are already turning his caged eggs before the proposed 2036 phase-out.
  
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• Supermarkets already saying 'no thanks' to caged eggs

  18-10-2022 05:04 via abc.net.au
  
   An egg farmer says supermarkets are already turning away his caged eggs before the proposed 2036 phase-out.
  
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• Coal contract win for NRW

  18-10-2022 04:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  NRW subsidiary Action Drill and Blast has secured a five-year contract with Stanmore Resources for work on the South Walker Creek coal mine in Queensland.
  
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• Synergy boss reflects on Bali bombings

  18-10-2022 04:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Synergy chief executive David Fyfe survived the Bali bombings 20 years ago and says the incident has since impacted his role as a leader.
  
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• Stand down, pay offer final: McGowan

  18-10-2022 04:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Premier Mark McGowan has urged the state’s nursing union to abandon its planned industrial action after caving to demands for nurse-to-patient ratios, but insists the pay offer is final.
  
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• Last-ditch nurse pitch hits the wall

  18-10-2022 04:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government doesn’t know how much it will cost to apply the nurse-to-patient ratios it promised the nursing union in an 11th-hour bid to avoid industrial action.
  
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• Six picked for Oakajee hydrogen hub

  18-10-2022 04:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  BP and Fortescue Future Industries are among six companies selected for land at the state government’s planned Oakajee green hydrogen precinct.
  
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• This month's rates decision was a close call. So how does the RBA set interest rates each month?

  18-10-2022 03:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The Reserve Bank reveals its recent decision to slow down interest rate increases was "finely balanced" and explains the process by which it arrives at its monthly decisions.
  
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• 'The full effects yet to be felt': Why the Reserve Bank decided to ease off on rate rises

  18-10-2022 03:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The Reserve Bank reveals its recent decision to slow down interest rate increases was "finely balanced" and explains the process by which it arrives at its monthly decisions.
  
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• Westfield blocks off car park at Adelaide shopping centre amid stoush with South Australian government

  18-10-2022 03:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The owner of Adelaide's second-largest shopping centre has blocked off a section of its car park used by commuters and hospital workers following state government legislation proposed to make instituting paid parking more difficult.
  
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• Westfield blocks off car park at Adelaide shopping centre amid stoush with SA government

  18-10-2022 03:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The owner of Adelaide's second largest shopping centre has blocked off a section of its car park used by commuters and hospital workers following state government legislation proposed to make instituting paid parking more difficult.
  
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• Unheralded threat of long COVID

  18-10-2022 02:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A world-first Perth research project has made a breakthrough in understanding the pandemic’s future ramifications.
  
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• Rio, Wright to develop Rhodes Ridge

  18-10-2022 02:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Rio Tinto and Wright Prospecting have paved the way for development of a major new, high-grade iron ore mine that will be pivotal to the future of both companies.
  
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• Rio says rail issues hit ore shipments

  18-10-2022 02:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Rio Tinto is lowering expectations for its 2022 Pilbara iron ore shipments following two unplanned rail outages.
  
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