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• The art of taxidermy and tanning to give animals 'a second life'

  18-01-2023 21:38 via abc.net.au
  
  In her small rural town, Trace taught herself leather craft, before moving on to tanning and taxidermy after a long-held fascination with the art forms.
  
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• Live: Wall Street rally ends as inflation and tech lay-offs bite, ASX to follow

  18-01-2023 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Microsoft is the latest global tech company to lay off staff as recession worries increase globally. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX rallies despite Wall Street dropping on inflation and tech lay-offs

  18-01-2023 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is trading up on Thursday as jobs data is released showing the unemployment rate is steady at 3.5 per cent. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX opens lower as Wall Street rally ends, with inflation and tech lay-offs biting

  18-01-2023 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Microsoft is the latest global tech company to lay off personnel as recession worries continue globally. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• ASX rallies despite Wall Street dropping on inflation and tech lay-offs — as it happened

  18-01-2023 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market traded up on Thursday as jobs data was released showing the unemployment rate was steady at 3.5 per cent. Look back on how the day played out on the ABC News markets blog. 
  
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• After launching three NASA rockets, this remote space centre unveils more sky-high ambitions

  18-01-2023 21:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Equatorial Launch Australia made history with three launches in 2022 – now it's revealed some big changes and a possible return to space this year.
  
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• After launching three NASA rockets, a space centre in the remote corner of Australia unveils more sky-high ambitions

  18-01-2023 21:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Equatorial Launch Australia made history with three launches in 2022 – now it's revealed some big changes and a possible return to space this year.
  
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• Why community batteries could be the next step in the solar power revolution

  18-01-2023 20:52 via abc.net.au
  
  This year the federal government will begin rolling out 400 community batteries to store excess energy produced by households — an initiative that is expected to prompt an uptick in solar panel purchases.
  
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• 'It's just gouging': Are property investors the solution to Australia's rental crisis?

  18-01-2023 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Renting a property in an Australian capital city is set to become harder in 2023 as an increase in demand and lack of supply drives up rental prices. But is more property investment the answer to the crisis?
  
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• Are property investors the solution to Australia's rental crisis?

  18-01-2023 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Renting a property in an Australian capital city is set to become harder in 2023 an increase in demand and lack of supply drives up rental prices. But is more property investment the answer to the crisis?
  
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• Microsoft to cut 10,000 jobs as tech lay-offs intensify

  18-01-2023 20:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The job cuts reflect about 5 per cent of the computer giant's workforce, and the move comes after other recent mass lay-offs from companies including Amazon, Meta and Twitter.
  
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• Police officers receive chemical burns after attending south-west Sydney stabbing death

  18-01-2023 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Two police officers have been treated for burns after attending a stabbing death at a house in south-west Sydney. 
  
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• Dark cloud looms over north Queensland mango growers who'll lose multi-million-dollar crops if big wet continues

  18-01-2023 20:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Mango farmers fear for their multi-million-dollar crops as they grapple with ongoing torrential rain and muddy orchards.
  
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• ASX-listed agribusiness leases Central Arnhem property to grow cotton

  18-01-2023 19:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Duxton Farms signs a five-year lease on the 141,000-hectare Mountain Valley Station with plans to trial dryland cotton among other broadacre crops.
  
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• Aviation industry awaits answers why Qantas issued 'unusual' mayday alert

  18-01-2023 19:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The Qantas flight QF144 issued the emergency warning mid-flight after one of two engines on the Boeing 737-800 failed. 
  
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• Aviation industry awaits answers why Qantas issued 'surprising' mayday alert

  18-01-2023 19:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The Qantas flight QF144 issued the emergency warning mid-flight after one of two engines on the Boeing 737-800 failed. 
  
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• Government pledges to close child abuser superannuation loophole

  18-01-2023 14:12 via abc.net.au
  
  After a long campaign by survivors including Grace Tame, convicted child sexual abusers will be prevented from hiding their assets in superannuation under proposed changes released by the federal government.
  
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• Federal government plans to end superannuation loophole used by convicted child abusers

  18-01-2023 14:12 via abc.net.au
  
  After a long campaign by survivors including Grace Tame, convicted child sexual abusers will be prevented from hiding their assets in superannuation under proposed changes released by the federal government.
  
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• Child abuser superannuation loophole to be closed by federal government

  18-01-2023 14:12 via abc.net.au
  
  After a long campaign by survivors including Grace Tame, convicted child sexual abusers will be prevented from hiding their assets in superannuation under proposed changes released by the federal government.
  
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• MinRes not buying Warrego

  18-01-2023 10:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources has said its 19.2 per cent stake in Warrego Energy is “strategic”, and claimed gas assets in the Perth Basin are now overpriced.
  
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• Fish and chip shops forced to cut back hours as national chip shortage bites

  18-01-2023 09:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite a bumper tourist season across WA's South West, the nationwide shortage of frozen chips has left multiple shops unable to meet customer demand.
  
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• Clean energy move requires more risk, BHP boss says

  18-01-2023 09:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The leader of Australia’s largest mining company has called on fellow miners to take more risks on using innovative technologies for the clean energy transition.
  
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• At Close of Business 18 January 2023

  18-01-2023 08:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Senior editor Mark Beyer covers some of the highlights from his latest corporate finance feature.
  
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• $1.6m boost for WA women in STEM programs

  18-01-2023 08:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Two WA organisations have received grants to boost their STEM programs for women, as part of a $15.9 million federal funding pool.
  
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• River restrictions ease, as boaties given green light to return to upper reaches

  18-01-2023 08:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Restrictions imposed on boat users amid SA's flooding crisis have eased along the River Murray's upper reaches, with the premier declaring the step a "first sign" that the emergency is moving towards clean-up and recovery.
  
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• Boaties allowed back to River Murray's upper SA reaches for recreational purposes

  18-01-2023 08:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Restrictions imposed on boat users along the River Murray during the peak of SA's flooding crisis have eased, but remain for some types of vessel, with the premier declaring the step a "first sign" that the emergency is moving towards clean-up and recovery.
  
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• Aust stocks inch higher in choppy session

  18-01-2023 07:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The local share market has had its second quiet day in a row, finishing 0.1 per cent higher as the Bank of Japan left interest rates unchanged.
  
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• Reece to lead Perth Festival

  18-01-2023 07:42 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Anna Reece has been announced as the next Perth Festival artistic director from 2025, taking over from Iain Grandage.
  
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• New house builds drop, construction at record high

  18-01-2023 07:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Master Builders Australia is calling for more action to tackle labour shortages and supply issues as new home builds drop while houses under construction hit a record high.
  
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• Notable shifts among advisers

  18-01-2023 06:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Corporate advisory business Sternship Advisers and law firms Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Hamilton Locke lifted their market shares in 2022.
  
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• John Rubino dies aged 77

  18-01-2023 06:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Italian migrant played a key role in building United Construction and Monadelphous into two of Australia’s most successful engineering and construction contractors.
  
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• Queensland wildlife park welcomes its fourth species of crocodile

  18-01-2023 06:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The New Guinea croc arrived at Townsville's Billabong Sanctuary in a PVC pipe. The man who transported it says the park will be welcoming more animals during the year.
  
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• FTX says $594 million in crypto has been hacked from its exchanges since November collapse

  18-01-2023 05:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Indicted company founder Sam Bankman-Fried disputed some of the claims in a blog post, adding the company had more than enough money to repay its US customers.
  
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• Qantas passengers heard 'bang' on plane but weren't told of pilot's mayday call

  18-01-2023 05:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Qantas passengers travelling from Auckland to Sydney say they heard a "bang" when one engine failed mid-flight but were not told the pilot issued a mayday call until after landing safely. 
  
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• Qantas flight lands safely in Sydney after pilot makes mayday call

  18-01-2023 05:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Paramedics are standing by at Sydney Airport after the Qantas flight issued a mayday alert this afternoon. 
  
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• Qantas flight from Auckland to Sydney issues mayday alert

  18-01-2023 05:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Paramedics are standing by at Sydney Airport after the Qantas flight issued a mayday alert this afternoon. 
  
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• Passengers heard 'bang' as Qantas flight crossed the Pacific, pilot issued mayday call

  18-01-2023 05:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Qantas passengers travelling from Auckland to Sydney say they heard a "bang" when one engine failed mid-flight but were not told the pilot issued a mayday call until after landing safely. 
  
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• Executives boost sustainability investments

  18-01-2023 04:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australian business leaders have increased their investments in sustainability ahead of potential tighter climate change targets, a Deloitte report reveals.
  
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• Major supermarkets in spotlight as 'crazy' cosmetic standards send 'perfectly good' food to landfill

  18-01-2023 04:51 via abc.net.au
  
  A NSW parliamentary committee has recommended restrictions be put on the major supermarkets to stop wasteful standards forcing "perfectly good" fresh fruit and vegetables into waste.
  
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• Tokyo, Perth flight route returns

  18-01-2023 04:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Direct flights between Tokyo and Perth will resume later this year after a three-year hiatus, with a potential to reinstate the route for daily service.
  
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• Kimberley tour operators face flood damage double blow

  18-01-2023 04:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Record numbers of visitors travelled to the Kimberley last year after two years of border closures. Tourism operators now fear a flooding disaster will destroy that momentum.
  
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• Woolies tops most valued brand list, Optus drops

  18-01-2023 04:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australian consumers have continued to favour Woolworths after the retail giant was reported as the nation’s most valued brand at $16.2 billion.
  
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• Nine News reporter faces court charged with impersonating a police officer

  18-01-2023 03:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Nine News Darwin's senior crime reporter, Georgie Dickerson, has indicated in court through her lawyer that she will contest the charge. 
  
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• Kalgoorlie’s HBF building sold

  18-01-2023 03:26 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A 1,460 square metre building in Kalgoorlie formerly owned by HBF Health has been sold to a not-for-profit organisation for $3 million.
  
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• Upgrade to Bribie Island bridge edges closer, community consultation begins

  18-01-2023 03:14 via abc.net.au
  
  There have been mixed reactions to a round of community consultations aimed at gathering feedback on the future of the 60-year-old Bribie Island bridge.
  
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• French helicopters cut for US Black Hawks

  18-01-2023 02:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia is getting 40 US-built Black Hawks helicopters, replacing French-made Taipan choppers in another tense moment between the countries.
  
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• Groovin the Moo drops Townsville in favour of Sunshine Coast

  18-01-2023 02:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite "immense effort", the music festival organisers say "logistical challenges and financial pressures" mean the event won't be returning to north Queensland.
  
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• PM defends voice referendum process

  18-01-2023 01:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected talk the government could legislate an Indigenous voice to parliament "'anyway" if this year's referendum fails.
  
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• Traditional owners file Federal Court appeal against 'gutwrenching' gas project

  18-01-2023 01:16 via abc.net.au
  
  A month after the Gomeroi people lost a legal battle to stop the Narrabri Gas Project, they're taking it to the Federal Court with fresh hopes they can block it.
  
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• Complaints to ombudsman as power bills issued for unoccupied, flood-affected homes

  18-01-2023 00:53 via abc.net.au
  
  While homes and businesses across Northern NSW remain virtually empty nearly a year after catastrophic floods, residents are receiving bills for electricity they say they could not have used.
  
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