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• 'People are just over it': Can music festivals survive another wet summer?

  25-11-2022 22:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Heavy rainfall, flooding and wind gusts have forced multiple festivals to cancel or postpone in recent months, and organisers are wary of another summer of La Niña.
  
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• Bushfires, COVID, rain and more rain: Can music festivals survive another year of uncertainty?

  25-11-2022 22:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Heavy rainfall, flooding and wind gusts have forced multiple festivals to cancel or postpone in recent months, and organisers are wary of another summer of La Niña.
  
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• One word has been quietly deleted across these government websites, sparking accusations of 'greenwashing'

  25-11-2022 21:16 via abc.net.au
  
  The Northern Territory government is accused of "greenwashing" after removing the term "petrochemicals" from its official documents about a new industrial hub on Darwin Harbour.
  
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• Middle Arm has been billed as a 'sustainable' industrial hub. But 'greenwashing' claims have now emerged

  25-11-2022 21:16 via abc.net.au
  
  The Northern Territory government is accused of "greenwashing" after removing the term "petrochemicals" from its official documents about a new industrial hub on Darwin Harbour.
  
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• 'This dispute is resolved': NSW government, rail union sign a deal paving way for end to rail strikes

  25-11-2022 10:59 via abc.net.au
  
  After a mammoth seven-hour meeting, the government agrees to a union demand which will see the New Intercity Fleet undergo about $300 million in repairs.
  
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• Nationals name new state director

  25-11-2022 09:16 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A former federal government advisor and Queensland state election candidate has been named state director of the Nationals.
  
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• Ruling on Synergy pricing error

  25-11-2022 09:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Just in: Synergy overcharged on power sold from its generation division for more than a year, a review panel has found.
  
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• More cash, manufacturing pledged for Collie transition

  25-11-2022 09:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A new graphite processing facility and a $200 million transition fund are among measures to entice investment and create jobs in Collie before its power stations close at the end of the decade.
  
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• Mark My Words 25 November 2022

  25-11-2022 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mark Beyer and Jordan Murray discuss FIRM Construction, Perth Airport, BCI, Qantas, Mark McGowan, CCC, John Holland and a preview of the next edition of Business News.
  
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• At Close of Business 25 November 2022

  25-11-2022 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Jordan Murray and Matt Mckenzie discuss what happened when nurses rallied outside parliament today and what federal industrial relations reform means for future disputes.
  
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• $1bn Nearmap takeover approved

  25-11-2022 08:22 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shareholders in Perth-founded aerial mapping company Nearmap have narrowly approved a takeover by US private equity group Thomas Bravo.
  
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• Des Headland buys into Pilbara business

  25-11-2022 08:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Former AFL player Des Headland has teamed up with lawyer Wayne Nannup to buy a majority stake in Pilbara-focused business IronMerge Group.
  
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• Australian shares end week up 1.5 per cent

  25-11-2022 08:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The local share market finished Friday up 0.24 per cent, to again close at its best level since May 30 after four straight days of gains.
  
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• St John of God health care chief quits

  25-11-2022 07:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  St John of God Health Care group chief executive Shane Kelly has resigned after more than four years in the role.
  
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• Quarry and recruitment companies fined over 2020 Truro quarry death

  25-11-2022 07:19 via abc.net.au
  
  A South Australian quarry operator and a labour hire company have been fined almost $500,000 over the death of a worker in 2020.
  
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• Rain wreaks havoc on livestock trade, but graziers eye 'phenomenal season'

  25-11-2022 06:59 via abc.net.au
  
  A transport company says it is struggling with road closures and bad weather that are creating flow-on effects throughout the livestock sector.
  
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• Panama Paper leaks reveal new details about offshore shell company that owns failed Aussie forex broker

  25-11-2022 06:30 via abc.net.au
  
  A flashy Australian finance company that sponsored English football team Sheffield United is under intense scrutiny by liquidators over hundreds of millions of dollars in funds investors claim they are owed.
  
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• Liquidators investigating failed company whose investors claim they are owed millions

  25-11-2022 06:30 via abc.net.au
  
  A flashy Australian finance company that sponsored English football team Sheffield United is under intense scrutiny by liquidators over hundreds of millions of dollars in funds investors claim they are owed.
  
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• Matic a no-show in Yap court action

  25-11-2022 05:53 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A former client of western suburbs real estate agent Vivien Yap did not appear in court today, delaying his fate after being found guilty of contempt.
  
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• Woodside makes $65m commitment

  25-11-2022 05:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Woodside Energy has announced a big increase in its planned community investment in the Pilbara as it expands operations in the region.
  
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• Ex-Primewest execs' new property play

  25-11-2022 05:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Two key lieutenants to the founders of Primewest have emerged with their own property investment play.
  
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• Quadrant with $9m industrial play

  25-11-2022 04:50 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Perth-based property funds manger bought two adjoining properties in Landsdale totalling 1.84ha, its tenth purchase since the company launched in 2018.
  
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• NRW awarded $300m contract

  25-11-2022 04:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  NRW Holdings' subsidiary Action Drill & Blast has been awarded a $300 million contract by Talison.
  
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• How roads can be made more resilient in lieu of a bottomless pit of cash

  25-11-2022 04:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Potholes, washouts and other road damage could be reduced, according to a researcher who says maintainance methods must be revised in the face of more extreme weather events.
  
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• NASDAQ company sets sights on Adveritas

  25-11-2022 04:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth tech business Adveritas has confirmed a $51.7 million takeover approach by NASDAQ-listed Integral Ad Science, sending shares in the target up 26 per cent.
  
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• Qantas cabin crew vote to strike as busy holiday period looms

  25-11-2022 04:11 via abc.net.au
  
  More than 1,000 Qantas domestic flight attendants vote in favour of strike action after being asked to work longer shifts and have shorter break times. 
  
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• Holiday travel disruption looms as Qantas flight attendants vote for strike action over conditions

  25-11-2022 04:11 via abc.net.au
  
  More than 1,000 Qantas domestic flight attendants vote in favour of strike action after being asked to work longer shifts and have shorter break times. 
  
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• Thousands of nurses strike across WA over failed pay deal, as surgeries cancelled

  25-11-2022 03:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Nurses and midwives have walked off the job, after their union rejected the government's latest pay and conditions offer.
  
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• Alternative to Bruce Highway may need 85 properties resumed

  25-11-2022 03:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The unfunded, 60-kilometre route would connect Brisbane's north to the Sunshine Coast through rural Moreton Bay, but residents say the route is not right.
  
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• Megara's $73m Sorrento Plaza approved

  25-11-2022 03:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  An eight-storey apartment block will be built on the Sorrento Plaza site after the state’s planning commission approved the $73 million project.
  
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• Nurses on strike, head to parliament rally

  25-11-2022 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Last minute talks between the health minister and nurses' union have failed to yield a result, with today's strike going ahead despite objections from the industrial umpire.
  
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• New partnership to end violence

  25-11-2022 02:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Clough and not-for-profit Orana House have commenced a 12-month reciprocal partnership to work towards ending violence against women.
  
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• Commission exposes governance woes

  25-11-2022 02:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Case studies into disability service providers by the Disability Royal Commission make for sobering reading.
  
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• Scaffolding company fined $2m for 'catastrophic' collapse that killed teen apprentice

  25-11-2022 01:46 via abc.net.au
  
  A series of unsafe practices at the Sydney building site made the fatal collapse "almost certain", a court hears.
  
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• Pensioners pay millions in fees for a fuel card supposed to help them save

  25-11-2022 01:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Pensioners are paying surcharges of up to 3.75 per cent each time they swipe their cards, which a user has labelled a "rort".
  
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• Labor backs critical minerals mining boom

  25-11-2022 01:14 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The treasurer says foreign investment and bolstering local manufacturing will be central to a refreshed critical minerals strategy.
  
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• Gold Coast public transport use still down, but don't blame COVID or commuters

  25-11-2022 00:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Are tax incentives the real reason you won't catch a bus to work? One academic thinks so.
  
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