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• Significant transport delays for Gold Coast, Tweed Shire as 300 bus drivers go on strike

  30-01-2023 23:26 via abc.net.au
  
  The 24-hour industrial action kicked off at midnight as the Transport Workers' Union faces off with the owner of Surfside Buslines over a pay discrepancy.
  
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• Thousands attend 'tense' community meeting in Alice Springs to discuss potential class action over crime

  30-01-2023 21:54 via abc.net.au
  
  A small business owner says government "negligence" is to blame for high rates of crime and violence in Alice Springs and argues rate-payers should be compensated, ahead of a decision expected tomorrow on emergency alcohol restrictions.
  
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• Alice Springs residents weigh $1.5 billion class action against Northern Territory government

  30-01-2023 21:54 via abc.net.au
  
  An Alice Springs business owner has used a crowded community meeting to try to rally support for a class action against the Northern Territory government, citing damages from an ongoing crime wave plaguing the town.
  
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• Live: Wall Street in the red as investors await central bank rate hikes, ASX set to open flat

  30-01-2023 20:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Wall Street is lower as tech stocks slump ahead of meetings this week by major central banks. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: IMF says the world could be winning the war against inflation

  30-01-2023 20:59 via abc.net.au
  
  The International Monetary Fund says there are indications that surging prices are peaking and that the world may be winning the war against inflation. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX edges higher, Wall Street in the red as investors await central bank rate hikes

  30-01-2023 20:59 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX makes gains despite a fall on Wall Street, ahead of meetings this week by major central banks. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• IMF says the world may win the war against inflation, ASX falls but recoups last year's losses over January — as it happened

  30-01-2023 20:59 via abc.net.au
  
  The International Monetary Fund says there are indications that surging prices are peaking and that the world may be winning the war against inflation. And while the ASX ended the day lower, it jumped more than 6 per cent in January. 
  
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• With new Australian content rules looming, major streaming services are preparing to push back

  30-01-2023 20:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Some of the country's most popular streaming services prepare to negotiate or push back altogether on plans to force new Australian content rules upon them.
  
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• The 'mismatch' between Australia's renewable energy ambitions and the reality on the ground

  30-01-2023 20:31 via abc.net.au
  
  A top energy expert says Australia is adding renewable energy at less than half the pace required to replace retiring coal-fired power generation and meet its 2030 climate targets.
  
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• Australia's renewable energy uptake running at 'less than half' the speed required

  30-01-2023 20:31 via abc.net.au
  
  A top energy expert says there will need to be policy changes before Australia's energy market operator's plans can be reconciled with reality.
  
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• Retirement savings last year took the biggest hit since the GFC. Will your superannuation returns bounce back?

  30-01-2023 19:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Last year for the first time in a decade our massive pool of retirement savings in superannuation shrunk. Couples like Jodi and Bruce are nervous about the year head.
  
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• Scams are getting so sophisticated, 'it is almost impossible not to be tricked', consumer group warns

  30-01-2023 19:45 via abc.net.au
  
  William Knoll is still reeling from being scammed by a seemingly legitimate text and says he broke down when he realised it was a scam.
  
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• 'I was fully trusting': Scam texts look identical to legitimate texts, victim warns

  30-01-2023 19:45 via abc.net.au
  
  William Knoll is still reeling from being scammed by a seemingly legitimate text and says he broke down when he realised it was a scam.
  
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• At Close of Business 30 January 2023

  30-01-2023 09:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Jordan Murray discusses today's leadership contests and analyses what comes next for Shane Love and Libby Mettam.
  
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• Higher aim for Leederville apartments

  30-01-2023 09:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A developer is planning to upsize an already approved apartment block in Leederville, potentially adding four storeys on to a $17 million eight-storey structure.
  
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• Beck takes EPA gig

  30-01-2023 08:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Professional director Hamish Beck will join the board of the state’s Environmental Protection Authority next week, marking his third non-executive role.
  
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• ASX dips ahead of central bank meetings

  30-01-2023 08:43 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The local share market fell 0.2 per cent, with traders possibly taking profits ahead of a week dominated by more global rate hike decisions.
  
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• OZ Minerals hits records, costs up

  30-01-2023 08:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australian miner OZ Minerals has produced a record amount of copper in the December quarter to meet its 2022 guidance but is bracing for higher electricity costs.
  
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• Recruiters merge to target mining

  30-01-2023 07:59 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Subiaco-based Mills Recruitment has bought fellow Western Australian recruiter Orebody Personnel in a deal hoped to push the buyer further into the state’s lucrative mining sector.
  
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• Freo theatre keeps good company

  30-01-2023 07:53 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth businesses are backing Fremantle Theatre Company’s post-COVID mission to deliver jobs.
  
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• Lynas boosts sales, faces contract uncertainty

  30-01-2023 06:17 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Lynas Rare Earths has reported a bolstered sales revenue of $232.7 million in the December quarter, while its Malaysian operation hinges on a contract extension.
  
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• Lynas boosts sales after disruptions

  30-01-2023 06:17 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Lynas Rare Earths reported a bolstered sales revenue of $232.7 million in the December quarter after recovering from water supply disruptions in the previous period.
  
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• Tattarang steps into luxury fashion

  30-01-2023 06:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Forrest family’s private enterprise has invested in Camilla, an Australian-grown fashion brand with ambitions to broaden the global reach of its signature bohemian-inspired prints.
  
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• Silverleaf succeeds in new Woolstores proposal

  30-01-2023 05:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Silverleaf Investments has continued its pursuit to revamp Fremantle’s Woolstores shopping centre amid construction constraints with a fresh development application approved today.
  
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• NSW train dispute ends as union votes to accept government deal

  30-01-2023 05:12 via abc.net.au
  
  More than 10,000 rail employees voted in the ballot, which will bring more than a 12 months of industrial action to an end.
  
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• Rapid drop in Brisbane and Hobart house prices sets record, but barely dents pandemic gains

  30-01-2023 05:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Both cities hit "spectacular" highs during COVID-19 and have now seen a rapid and steep price decline. 
  
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• Police move farmers on after six-hour blockade against coal seam gas exploration in NSW conservation area

  30-01-2023 04:58 via abc.net.au
  
  More than 60 farmers used their vehicles to block Santos trucks from accessing a state conservation area near Gunnedah.
  
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• Lachlan Murdoch has court win in defamation battle against online publisher Crikey

  30-01-2023 03:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Fox Corporation boss Lachlan Murdoch successfully adds two new respondents to his defamation battle against online publisher Crikey, with a judge saying fresh documents had given the case a "new complexion".
  
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• Crikey 'benefited financially' from article allegedly defaming Lachlan Murdoch, court told

  30-01-2023 03:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Fox News boss claims Australian media outlet Crikey made a "commercial decision" to republish an allegedly defamatory article and then lied to readers about it.
  
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• Fini builds on family foundations

  30-01-2023 03:28 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Adrian Fini is looking to his son Alessio to add a fresh perspective to the city’s landscape.
  
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• Liberals, Nationals pick new leaders

  30-01-2023 03:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Libby Mettam has taken the reins as the WA Liberal Party's new leader, while the Nationals are set to pick a new chief today.
  
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• Rio Tinto launches missing capsule probe

  30-01-2023 02:19 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Rio Tinto has announced an investigation into how a tiny, toxically radioactive capsule went missing on the journey from a WA desert mine site to Perth.
  
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• Tasmania's most Instagram-able spot gets new viewing platform

  30-01-2023 01:51 via abc.net.au
  
  One of the largest gems in Tasmania's tourism crown, Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, has been made more friendly to visitors, with the new Dove Lake viewing shelter officially unveiled.
  
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• Billions of litres slashed from Alcoa refinery's water licence due to 'unsustainable' environmental risks

  30-01-2023 01:48 via abc.net.au
  
  WA's water department says climate change is forcing significant cuts to the Murray region's water limits, leaving some areas with no more water to allocate.
  
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• Wake up call for FIFO workers as study finds lack of sleep reduces miners' alertness by 20 per cent

  30-01-2023 01:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Researchers tracking the sleep of fly-in fly-out workers find most are "barely scraping" the threshold for adequate rest on days off — let alone days on shift — in the largest study of its kind.
  
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• Runs on the board, food on the table

  30-01-2023 01:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia does not have a food security crisis.
  
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• Live: ASX trades cautiously ahead of US, European and British interest rate hikes

  30-01-2023 00:41 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is trading near a nine-month high ahead of a busy week, during which the US Federal Reserve, Bank of England and European Central Bank are due to lift interest rates in an effort to bring inflation down from a multi-decade high.
  
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• Live: ASX slips, Rio Tinto apologises for radioactive capsule lost in WA

  30-01-2023 00:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Rio Tinto's iron ore division chief Simon Trott has apologised and says the company is taking the lost radioactive capsule in WA "very seriously", while the Australian share market slips from its nine-month high ahead of a busy week.
  
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• ASX slips, Rio Tinto apologises for radioactive capsule lost in WA

  30-01-2023 00:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Rio Tinto's iron ore division chief Simon Trott has apologised and says the company is taking the lost radioactive capsule in WA "very seriously", while the Australian share market slips from its nine-month high ahead of a busy week.
  
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