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• Jimmy has to ask strangers to charge his electric vehicle because there is no room for his wheelchair

  17-02-2023 21:43 via abc.net.au
  
  People with disabilities are calling out inaccessible charging bays as the popularity of electric vehicles rises.
  
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• Electric vehicles are booming but charging bay designs are preventing some drivers from powering up

  17-02-2023 21:43 via abc.net.au
  
  People with disabilities are calling out inaccessible charging bays as the popularity of electric vehicles rises.
  
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• More sour news for consumers with prices for these staples on the rise, analysts warn

  17-02-2023 21:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Dairy lovers could be paying more for their favourite cheese, yoghurt, butter and cream in the coming months and eating fewer local products, industry experts warn.
  
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• More sour news for consumers with cheese and butter prices on the rise, analysts warn

  17-02-2023 21:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Dairy lovers could be paying more for their favourite cheese, yoghurt, butter and cream in the coming months and eating fewer local products, industry experts warn.
  
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• Aussie cheese and butter prices on the rise, analysts warn

  17-02-2023 21:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Dairy lovers could be paying more for their favourite cheese, yoghurt, butter and cream in the coming months and eating fewer local products, industry experts warn.
  
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• 'It's a very tiring situation': International students are back, but will they get treated better this time?

  17-02-2023 20:35 via abc.net.au
  
  In 2020, Scott Morrison told international students to go home if they couldn't support themselves. Now, Australia wants them back, but will they be treated better as the cost of living rises? 
  
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• Dahlia works 40 hours a week. Soon she will have to halve that, even as her rent soars

  17-02-2023 20:35 via abc.net.au
  
  In 2020, Scott Morrison told international students to go home if they couldn't support themselves. Now, Australia wants them back, but will they be treated better as the cost of living rises? 
  
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• Indian authorities accuse BBC of tax evasion following controversy over Modi documentary

  17-02-2023 20:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Officials end three days of searches at the BBC's offices and accuse the broadcaster of tax evasion, just weeks after it aired a documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
  
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• As demand for food charities surges, this food bank has come up with an unlikely solution

  17-02-2023 19:52 via abc.net.au
  
  As Louise prepares charity food packs, she admits that for the first time in a while, she looks forward to waking up and coming to work. You can't tell but she's a little different to the other volunteers at the Perth Foodbank. Louise is a prisoner.
  
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• As demand for food charities surge, this food bank has come up with an unlikely solution

  17-02-2023 19:52 via abc.net.au
  
  As Louise prepares charity food packs, she admits that for the first time in a while, she looks forward to waking up and coming to work. You can't tell but she's a little different to the other volunteers at the Perth Foodbank. Louise is a prisoner.
  
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• German airport workers' strike grounds nearly 300,000 passengers, including politicians

  17-02-2023 14:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Romania's foreign minister, unable to board a cancelled flight, will be forced to fly to Austria and then make the more than four-hour drive to the Munich Security Conference.
  
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• Chinese billionaire banker Bao Fan goes missing, causing shares to plummet

  17-02-2023 12:57 via abc.net.au
  
  The well-known deal-maker's disappearance is the latest in a series of cases of high-profile Chinese executives going missing with little explanation.
  
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• Couran Cove residents still without water, electricity as dispute gets 'out of hand'

  17-02-2023 09:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Housing and community recovery representatives from the Queensland state government have visited residents at Couran Cove after essential services were suspended earlier this week
  
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• Carey’s call for affordable housing

  17-02-2023 08:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Housing Minister John Carey has doubled down on his call for industry to provide more affordable housing, as the state’s housing supply shortage worsens.
  
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• At Close of Business 17 February 2023

  17-02-2023 08:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Jordan Murray and Matt Mckenzie talk billionaire battles, Alcoa and parking levies.
  
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• Families face uncertainty over unfinished builds as NSW Fair Trading investigates Gold Coast company

  17-02-2023 08:30 via abc.net.au
  
  NSW Fair Trading steps in to investigate complaints about a Gold Coast building company that has left projects unfinished and is not returning the phone calls of families with significant financial investments.
  
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• Aust shares suffer second straight week of losses

  17-02-2023 07:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The ASX fell another 0.9 per cent on its way to a 1.2 per cent loss for the week, as more speculation over US interest rates drove the market.
  
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• Used car sales hit the brakes

  17-02-2023 07:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  With new cars rolling off the docks, the second-hand market is looking decidedly second hand.
  
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• Swift Networks accused of alleged cartel conduct

  17-02-2023 07:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia’s consumer watchdog has launched legal action against ASX-listed Swift Networks for alleged bid rigging and price fixing when tendering to WA mine sites.
  
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• Record $15m penalty against GetSwift

  17-02-2023 07:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Information technology company GetSwift has been slapped with a $15 million fine, the largest penalty ordered against a company for breaching continuous disclosure laws.
  
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• Billionaire battle heads to Canberra

  17-02-2023 07:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Federal Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has been drawn into the public spat between Perth billionaires Andrew Forrest and Kerry Stokes.
  
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• House sells for $38k in public land sell-off, as council hopes for housing shortage solution

  17-02-2023 07:08 via abc.net.au
  
  A two-day auction has seen nearly $1 million recovered by the Broken Hill council and all properties listed sold, as land that had five years' of outstanding rates was offloaded.
  
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• Bargains snapped up as public land goes under the hammer

  17-02-2023 07:08 via abc.net.au
  
  A two-day auction has seen nearly $1 million recovered by the Broken Hill council and all properties listed sold, as land that had five years' of outstanding rates was offloaded.
  
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• BP's Kwinana biofuel plant targeted for 2026 production

  17-02-2023 07:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  BP’s $1 billion renewable fuels project in Kwinana will convert used vegetable oil and oilseed crops grown in the US into biofuel once online in 2026.
  
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• BP moves on $1bn Kwinana refinery revival

  17-02-2023 07:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  BP’s $1 billion renewable fuels project in Kwinana will convert used vegetable oil and oilseed crops grown in the US into biofuel once online in 2026.
  
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• Mark My Words 17 February 2023

  17-02-2023 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Andrew Forrest's feud with Kerry Stokes, plus the latest on cost blowouts, the Perth Parking Levy and car imports.
  
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• Nestle set to raise product prices, but rivals say 2023 will see theirs settle

  17-02-2023 06:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The chief executive of the world's biggest food group says it will lift prices again this year after more costly ingredients helped push its 2022 profit below market forecasts.
  
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• Farmer's fears as miner claims new project will save jobs

  17-02-2023 05:31 via abc.net.au
  
  A farmer says he fears catastrophic environmental damage if the Bowdens Silver Project is approved in the NSW central west.
  
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• Community fears 'monstrous' new silver mine as miner claims project will save jobs

  17-02-2023 05:31 via abc.net.au
  
  A farmer says he fears catastrophic environmental damage if the Bowdens Silver Project is approved in the NSW central west.
  
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• Leaders face falling behind

  17-02-2023 05:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  In a post-COVID world, the workplaces of choice will be those that are flexible and fair, equitable and empowering.
  
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• Piedmont, LG Chem ink $109m deal

  17-02-2023 05:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Piedmont Lithium has signed a deal with South Korea-based LG Chem for a USD$75 million, roughly equivalent to AUD$109.5 million, equity investment over four years.
  
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• Twiggy vs Kerry: Billionaire battle between WA business titans 

  17-02-2023 04:38 via abc.net.au
  
  A bitter scrap between two of Australia's richest men spills over, after mining magnate Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest accused fellow WA billionaire Kerry Stokes of abusing his media power to pursue his commercial mining interests.
  
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• Landmark joint funding deal inked for 2032 Olympics

  17-02-2023 04:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Queensland and federal governments have signed a landmark $7 billion deal to build and upgrade venues for the Brisbane Olympics in 2032.
  
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• 'We may have gone too far': RBA boss admits rate rises causing pain, but they are going higher

  17-02-2023 04:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has given a strong indication more interest rate rises are on the cards despite nine back-to-back rises causing many households significant pain and leaving them struggling to make repayments on their mortgages.
  
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• 'We may have gone too far': RBA boss admits rate rises causing pain but says they must go higher

  17-02-2023 04:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has given a strong indication more interest rate rises are on the cards despite nine back-to-back rises causing many households significant pain and leaving them struggling to make repayments on their mortgages.
  
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• Walsh to lead Theatre 180

  17-02-2023 04:26 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Theatre 180 has appointed professional director Sam Walsh as its new chair and welcomed Leanne Walsh on board as secretary.
  
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• Fast multi-purpose loader upgrade starting at Port of Bundaberg to unlock mineral and agricultural exports

  17-02-2023 02:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The 250-metre conveyor belt, part of a $21 million improvement at the Port of Bundaberg, will allow for rapid loading of a wide range of products. It's due for completion around August.
  
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• Conveyor belt the length of five Olympic swimming pools set to unlock export opportunities

  17-02-2023 02:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The 250-metre conveyor belt, part of a $21 million improvement at the Port of Bundaberg, will allow for rapid loading of a wide range of products. It's due for completion around August.
  
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• MinRes gains control of Norwest

  17-02-2023 02:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Rationalisation of WA’s domestic gas sector has taken another step with Mineral Resources securing control of its joint venture partner Norwest Energy.
  
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• 'It's not revisionist history': The stars of Last King of the Cross on the unflinching nature of the new series

  17-02-2023 01:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Lincoln Younes plays John Ibrahim in Last King of the Cross. He said the series does not shy away from the gritty details of life in Kings Cross in the 1980s and 90s.
  
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• Reserve Bank shakes off weak jobs market data

  17-02-2023 01:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Reserve Bank has not been spooked by the unexpected uptick in the headline jobless rate and will stick with its hawkish stance on interest rates.
  
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• Dispute between Monique Ryan and staffer Sally Rugg unresolved despite 'robust exchange', court hears

  17-02-2023 01:45 via abc.net.au
  
  At a Federal Court hearing, it emerged the pair have had a "robust exchange of views" over a workplace dispute stemming from the independent MP's former chief of staff refusing to work what she describes as unreasonable hours.
  
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• Chellingworth $320m apartments revised

  17-02-2023 01:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  GURNER Group has submitted further changes to the controversial Stirling Highway development, following a State Administrative Tribunal mediation.
  
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• Use wood mulch in your garden? You may need to consider an alternative soon

  17-02-2023 00:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Garden stores are warning of a hardwood mulch shortage, saying the soil-enriching product has "virtually disappeared".
  
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• 'Unpredictable': Tesla recalls 363,000 cars over self-driving system concerns

  17-02-2023 00:38 via abc.net.au
  
  US safety regulators pressure Tesla into recalling nearly 363,000 vehicles with its Full Self-Driving system because it misbehaves around intersections and doesn't always follow speed limits.
  
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• Return of steam trains to Zig Zag Railway 'just around the corner' with historic track to reopen

  17-02-2023 00:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The heritage-listed Zig Zag Railway in the Blue Mountains is reopening as a tourist attraction after more than a decade out of action.
  
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• Return of steam trains to Zig Zag Railway 'just around the corner', esteemed track to reopen

  17-02-2023 00:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The heritage-listed Zig Zag Railway in the Blue Mountains is reopening as a tourist attraction after more than a decade out of action.
  
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• YouTube chief executive Susan Wojcicki steps down, severing long ties with Google

  17-02-2023 00:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Susan Wojcicki — a longtime Google executive who played a key role in the company's creation — is stepping down as YouTube's chief executive after spending the past nine years running the video site.
  
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• YouTube chief executive Susan Wojcicki steps down after long history with Google

  17-02-2023 00:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Susan Wojcicki — a longtime Google executive who played a key role in the company's creation — is stepping down as YouTube's chief executive after spending the past nine years running the video site.
  
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