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• Outback Queenslanders take on big bank as branch closure sparks outrage, fears more services will leave

  09-02-2023 23:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Residents in a major mining and farming community are fighting the closure of a Westpac branch saying the move is "unacceptable".
  
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• As more regional towns lose their banks, a federal inquiry is trying to find out why

  09-02-2023 23:03 via abc.net.au
  
  The inquiry will examine the impacts of branch closures on communities, as well as the effectiveness of current data.
  
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• Live: ASX tipped to open lower, RBA statement on monetary policy out this morning

  09-02-2023 22:05 via abc.net.au
  
  ASX tipped to open lower following losses on Wall Street, with RBA statement on monetary policy out this morning. Follow the blog for the latest news and analysis by the ABC's expert business reporters.
  
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• Live: ASX tipped to open lower, News Corp and REA Group to report today

  09-02-2023 22:05 via abc.net.au
  
  ASX tipped to open lower following losses on Wall Street
  
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• Live: ASX loses ground on open, RBA statement on monetary policy out this morning

  09-02-2023 22:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX has lost ground on the opening bell following losses on Wall Street overnight, with RBA statement on monetary policy out this morning. Follow the blog for the latest news and analysis by the ABC's expert business reporters.
  
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• Live: ASX loses ground, News Corp to slash 1,250 jobs

  09-02-2023 22:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX has lost ground on the opening bell, News Corp announces 1,250 job losses, RBA statement on monetary policy out this morning. Follow the blog for the latest news and analysis by the ABC's expert business reporters.
  
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• ASX suffers worst trading week since September

  09-02-2023 22:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX has suffered its worst trading week in months, as the Reserve Bank's new forecasts show inflation will by higher than expected in the first half of this year
  
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• Union flags growing safety concerns after BHP rail site tragedy

  09-02-2023 21:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The CFMMEU says the death of Port Hedland grandfather Jody Byrne highlights growing safety concerns on the ground in the Pilbara.
  
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• Are 'cowboy' private campsites the Uber of holiday stays? Caravan park owners think so

  09-02-2023 21:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Holiday park operators and residents in this coastal town say privately run campsites are blatantly breaking the rules and making life difficult for neighbouring residents.
  
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• Is a conspiracy about birds being CIA drones showing us the future of satire?

  09-02-2023 19:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Satire has been around for thousands of years, but the internet and post-truth era could be changing how we appreciate the art form.
  
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• In 2017, a conspiracy about birds being surveillance drones for the CIA spread online. Is this the future of satire?

  09-02-2023 19:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Satire has been around for thousands of years, but the internet and post-truth era could be changing how we appreciate the art form.
  
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• How economic crises and the internet have changed how we consume satire

  09-02-2023 19:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Satire has been around for thousands of years, but the internet and post-truth era could be changing how we appreciate the art form.
  
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• The Liberals declared a $144,000 payment from a small mining club. It wasn't what it seemed

  09-02-2023 18:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Gina Rinehart’s company, Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd, was behind a $150,000 payment to the Liberal Party, transferred via a third party, and not declared by the mining giant.
  
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• The Liberals declared a $144,000 donation from a small mining club. It wasn't what it seemed

  09-02-2023 18:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Gina Rinehart’s company, Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd, was behind a $150,000 payment to the Liberal Party, transferred via a third party, and not declared by the mining giant.
  
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• Sydney Mining Club deal with Gina Rinehart’s company raises questions about who really funds politics

  09-02-2023 18:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Gina Rinehart’s company, Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd, was behind a $150,000 payment to the Liberal Party, transferred via a third party, and not declared by the mining giant.
  
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• How a small mining club funnelled money from Gina Rinehart’s company to the Liberal Party

  09-02-2023 18:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Gina Rinehart’s company, Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd, was behind a $150,000 payment to the Liberal Party, transferred via a third party, and not declared by the mining giant.
  
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• Telcos stopped 90 million spam texts, just since July

  09-02-2023 14:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Getting a lot of spam texts? It could be worse – Australian telcos blocked more than 90 million suspected scam texts in just over half a year, the communications regulator reveals.
  
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• Our spam problem could be 90 million texts worse

  09-02-2023 14:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Getting a lot of spam texts? It could be worse – Australian telcos blocked more than 90 million suspected scam texts in just over half a year, the communications regulator reveals.
  
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• Disney to cut 7,000 jobs in its third restructure in five years as it pushes to make Disney+ profitable

  09-02-2023 10:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Disney announces a sweeping restructuring plan, cutting 7,000 jobs as part of an effort to save $7.8 billion in costs and make its streaming business profitable.
  
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• Water supply not at risk: McGowan

  09-02-2023 09:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mark McGowan has said Alcoa’s mining operations have not put WA’s water supply at risk after reports alleged the company’s mining operations could pose a threat to Serpentine Dam.
  
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• At Close of Business February 9 2023

  09-02-2023 08:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Jordan Murray interviews Matt Mckenzie on his profile of Perth startup U Group. Plus: Fortescue, Westfield Booragoon and mining royalties.
  
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• WAPC endorses $792m Westfield Booragoon plan

  09-02-2023 08:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A $792 million expansion of Westfield Booragoon, which would make it the state’s largest shopping centre, has been approved by WA’s peak planning body.
  
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• Rio boosts Aboriginal royalties

  09-02-2023 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Rio Tinto has quietly started paying royalties on three big iron ore mines that pre-date native title in what amounts to a major concession to traditional owners in the Pilbara.
  
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• Hire calling as U Group builds

  09-02-2023 08:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  U Group is building momentum in its bid to become Perth’s next unicorn.
  
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• Australian stocks fall on back of US rates talk

  09-02-2023 07:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The ASX has had its worst loss in over a month after US Federal Reserve officials flagged more action to combat inflation was needed.
  
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• Liberty launches new business arm

  09-02-2023 07:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The flexible workplace provider is broadening its commercial real estate expertise.
  
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• Fortescue lambasts WorkSafe over charges

  09-02-2023 07:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Fortescue Metals Group says it will not be pushed into 'breaking the law' or releasing private staff records in a scathing response to allegations made public this week by WorkSafe.
  
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• Luxury island resort on the Great Barrier Reef hits the market

  09-02-2023 07:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Fitzroy Island Resort, a 45-minute boat ride from Cairns, comes with a price tag expected to exceed $35 million in what could be the latest getaway to be snapped up by Australians investors in the past 18 months.
  
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• Industry body 'disappointed' over SA mine rejection

  09-02-2023 07:25 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The nation’s peak mining and exploration body has described the South Australian government’s rejection of an Adelaide Hills mining application as a “major blow for the entire industry”.
  
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• Rejection of Clive Palmer's coal mine makes history but government says no precedent set

  09-02-2023 07:21 via abc.net.au
  
  The Queensland government has rejected a major coal mine proposal under national environmental laws for the first time, but insists that will not affect 18 other projects under review.
  
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• Rejection of Clive Palmer coal mine on environmental grounds will not set precedent, federal government says

  09-02-2023 07:21 via abc.net.au
  
  The government has rejected a Central Queensland coal mine proposal under national environmental laws for the first time in history, but with 18 other major coal and gas projects under consideration, it reassures critics the goal posts have not shifted.
  
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• New releases add to Lehmann legacy

  09-02-2023 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Peter Lehman casts a big shadow over the Barossa, and the latest releases from the eponymous winery prove that quality ages well.
  
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• Fortescue defends not handing over documents on alleged sexual harassment, citing no legal basis

  09-02-2023 06:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Fortescue Metals Group says WA's safety regulator has no legal basis to ask for documents relating to sexual harassment at three of its mine sites, and it will not be pushed into releasing the private information of staff.
  
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• Hopes grow for revival of $700 million live lobster trade

  09-02-2023 05:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Lobster exporters are trying to resuscitate a lucrative trade deal with China after it ground to a halt in late 2020.
  
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• Fortescue faces mass layoff rumours

  09-02-2023 05:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Less than 24 hours after Fortescue was hit with charges for failing to supply documents to WorkSafe, the Andrew Forrest-led miner is now being forced to answer on the future of more than 1,000 jobs.
  
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• Miner's western NSW operations still feeling effects of flooding as major roads remain closed

  09-02-2023 05:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Major flooding in the state's far west continue to cause frustrations for Tronox, as major haulage routes remain submerged by water. 
  
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• Flooding delays mining haulage as major roads remain closed

  09-02-2023 05:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Major flooding in the state's far west continue to cause frustrations for Tronox, as key haulage routes remain submerged by water. 
  
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• SA TAFE campuses see enrolment increases as students take up fee-free courses

  09-02-2023 05:28 via abc.net.au
  
  A regional TAFE centre is seeing an upswell in enrolments as prospective students answer the call to solve the skills shortage in Australia. 
  
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• SA TAFE campuses see enrollment increases as students take up fee-free courses

  09-02-2023 05:28 via abc.net.au
  
  A regional TAFE centre is seeing an upswell in enrolments as prospective students answer the call to solve the skills shortage in Australia. 
  
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• Jaxon chases damages over slab cracks

  09-02-2023 05:14 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Collapsed builder Jaxon Construction is suing a Subiaco-based engineer for alleged negligence they claim led to severe cracking in a slab during construction of Blackburne’s Enclave Apartments in East Perth.
  
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• De Grey lures funding options for Mallina

  09-02-2023 04:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  De Grey Mining has received proposals from 14 lenders to finance the development of its $1 billion star asset in the Pilbara.
  
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• Curtin mineral research hub appoints Waring

  09-02-2023 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Ross Waring has been named as director of a $200 million Curtin University-led hub which aims to develop commercial products and services from its research on critical minerals.
  
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• Bid to reopen goldmine in Adelaide Hills wine region rejected

  09-02-2023 03:58 via abc.net.au
  
  A bid to develop a goldmine beneath an Adelaide Hills winery is rejected by the South Australia government.
  
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• 'It's been tough': Relief as flood-impacted highway reopens in WA's north

  09-02-2023 03:56 via abc.net.au
  
  A key transport route in West Australia's north west has reopened after recent, record-breaking floods completely washed away a 3-kilometre stretch of highway.
  
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• Broome and Derby reconnected after major flood-damaged road in WA's Kimberley reopens

  09-02-2023 03:56 via abc.net.au
  
  A key transport route in West Australia's north west has reopened after recent, record-breaking floods completely washed away a 3-kilometre stretch of highway.
  
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• Mayor admits council's proposed rates hike is 'horrible' as residents face paying $800 extra each year

  09-02-2023 03:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council says it has no choice but to propose steep rate increases, despite conceding some residents will not be able to afford about $800 extra each year. 
  
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• 'Pretty heartbreaking': These neighbours on the same flooded street had vastly different insurance payouts

  09-02-2023 02:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Almost a year after the country's most costly natural disaster, the hardest-hit areas in northern New South Wales are grappling with a future where many homes, businesses and even local councils are uninsurable.
  
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• 'Heartbreaking': These neighbours on the same flooded street had different insurance claim outcomes

  09-02-2023 02:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Almost a year after the country's most costly natural disaster, the hardest-hit areas in northern New South Wales are grappling with a future where many homes, businesses and even local councils are uninsurable.
  
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• 'Turning point' in Australian housing affordability

  09-02-2023 02:33 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Housing Minister Julie Collins has introduced legislation to set up a housing future fund which aims to increase the number of social and affordable homes.
  
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• The regional Victorian city embracing e-scooter trial

  09-02-2023 01:57 via abc.net.au
  
  With a month left in a trial that will decide the future of e-scooters in regional Victoria, experts say their popularity could be a template for better transport.
  
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