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• Competitive labour market 'not enough' for workers' jobs security, union says, as BHP looks to sell coal mines

  23-02-2023 23:38 via abc.net.au
  
  A mining union calls for BHP to guarantee the jobs and entitlements of workers at its Daunia and Blackwater coal mines in central Queenland, which the company intends to sell in the next 18 months.
  
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• Old Youngs wins global distilling awards

  23-02-2023 23:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Swan Valley distiller Old Youngs Distillery has received a big boost to its fund raising plans, winning two major global gin awards last night.
  
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• Rust fatal shooting: Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charge

  23-02-2023 22:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Actor Alec Baldwin enters a not guilty plea to a charge of involuntary manslaughter stemming from a fatal shooting on the New Mexico set of the film Rust, court documents show.
  
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• This Victorian city wants to solve its labour shortage using retired residents

  23-02-2023 22:10 via abc.net.au
  
  As Warrnambool faces an ever growing labour shortage problem, the council has found its own solution— helping previously retired residents get back into work. 
  
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• Retiree says his surprise new role is the best job he has ever had

  23-02-2023 22:10 via abc.net.au
  
  A growing labour shortage problem has prompted a Victorian community to find its own solution— helping previously retired residents get back into work. 
  
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• Live: ASX trades higher, Westpac raises peak interest rate forecast

  23-02-2023 21:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is trading slightly higher, while Westpac joins other big banks in forecasting an RBA cash rate above 4 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 set for modest gains as Wall Street bounces late from earlier drop

  23-02-2023 21:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX is set for modest gains as Wall Street rallies from earlier losses late in the US trading session. 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 flat, Westpac raises peak interest rate forecast

  23-02-2023 21:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is trading flat following a U-shaped session on Wall Street, while Westpac joins other big onshore banks in forecasting an RBA cash rate above 4 per cent. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• ASX closes higher despite mining sell-off; analyst warns Ukraine war will keep inflation high — as it happened

  23-02-2023 21:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market gains despite heavy losses for the two biggest miners. Rabobank's global strategist Michael Every warns of lingering inflation as Russia's war in Ukraine drags on.
  
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• What turned a region known for fruit and flower festivals into Queensland's criminal badlands? And can it recover?

  23-02-2023 20:48 via abc.net.au
  
  After a domestic terrorist attack, sieges, stabbings and shootings, Southern Queensland is looking to clean up its recent reputation as a crime hotspot. 
  
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• What turned a quiet region known best for fruit and flower festivals into Queensland's criminal badlands? And can it recover?

  23-02-2023 20:48 via abc.net.au
  
  After a domestic terrorist attack, sieges, stabbings and shootings, Southern Queensland is looking to clean up its recent reputation as a crime hotspot. 
  
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• This popular tourist area was one best known for its beauty. It now needs a reputation overhaul after a crime wave

  23-02-2023 20:48 via abc.net.au
  
  After a domestic terrorist attack, sieges, stabbings and shootings, Southern Queensland is looking to clean up its recent reputation as a crime hotspot. 
  
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• This popular tourist area was once best known for its beauty. It now needs a reputation overhaul after a crime wave

  23-02-2023 20:48 via abc.net.au
  
  After a domestic terrorist attack, sieges, stabbings and shootings, Southern Queensland is looking to clean up its recent reputation as a crime hotspot. 
  
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• How this tourism group aims to counteract Toowoomba's recent crime wave with positive messaging

  23-02-2023 20:48 via abc.net.au
  
  After a domestic terrorist attack, sieges, stabbings and shootings, Southern Queensland is looking to clean up its recent reputation as a crime hotspot. 
  
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• Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years in prison for rape of woman who 'was a very happy and confident woman'

  23-02-2023 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  A Los Angeles judge has sentenced Harvey Weinstein to 16 years in prison after a jury convicted him of the 2013 rape and sexual assault of an Italian actor and model.
  
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• Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years in prison for rape

  23-02-2023 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  A Los Angeles judge has sentenced Harvey Weinstein to 16 years in prison after a jury convicted him of the 2013 rape and sexual assault of an Italian actor and model.
  
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• After her waters broke, Rebecca sat in traffic for 1.5 hours to drive herself to hospital

  23-02-2023 20:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Leaving home in labour during the peak-hour commute, Rebecca faced 1.5 hours of traffic just to get out of her housing estate in outer Melbourne. Her experience has sparked calls for solutions to be fast-tracked.
  
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• Profits not wages driving inflation, pushing RBA 'closer to a pause' on interest rates

  23-02-2023 20:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Increasing profits going to corporate Australia account for more than two-thirds of the nation's inflation problem, according to new research from the Australia Institute.
  
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• Economist slams 'victim blaming' approach to tackling inflation through focus on wages over profits

  23-02-2023 20:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Increasing profits going to corporate Australia account for more than two-thirds of the nation's inflation problem, according to new research from the Australia Institute.
  
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• Google tests blocking news content for some Canadians in response to proposed online news laws

  23-02-2023 10:47 via abc.net.au
  
  In a similar move to Australia, Canada's Online News Act bill asks companies like Facebook and Google to negotiate commercial deals and pay news publishers for their content.
  
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• Pilbara Minerals posts $1.24bn profit

  23-02-2023 10:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Pilbara Minerals will reward shareholders with inaugural dividends to the tune of $330 million after riding the lithium boom to record a massive surge in half-year profit.
  
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• At Close of Business 23 February 2023

  23-02-2023 09:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Senior journalist Matt Mckenzie and journalist Liv Declerck discuss a new paradancing competition in Western Australia.
  
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• Slow pace of buyback scheme leaves Northern Rivers flood victims in limbo

  23-02-2023 08:41 via abc.net.au
  
  A buyback scheme that was supposed to move NSW Northern Rivers residents out of extreme flood danger has barely begun a year after the floods, with the first offers made only in the past few days.
  
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• Slow buyback scheme pushes flood-affected residents to sell homes on the open market

  23-02-2023 08:41 via abc.net.au
  
  A buyback scheme that was supposed to move NSW Northern Rivers residents out of extreme flood danger has barely begun a year after the floods, with the first offers made only in the past few days.
  
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• Fast-tracked temporary worker accommodation permit set to ease pressure on SA's regional housing shortage

  23-02-2023 08:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Changes to South Australian development regulations will allow temporary accommodation to be built in regional centres without the need for planning approval, a red-tape process that in some cases can delay housing projects by months.
  
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• Australian shares finish lower for third straight day

  23-02-2023 07:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The ASX has ended lower for a third day in a row, dropping 0.4 per cent amid a slew of company earnings reports.
  
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• Federal government reveals plan for offshore wind farm near Newcastle

  23-02-2023 07:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government has announced a plan to develop an offshore wind farm zone off the New South Wales Hunter region that would have the capacity for hundreds of turbines.
  
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• The Good Guys customers possibly affected by data breach

  23-02-2023 07:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Up to 1.5 million customers of The Good Guys loyalty program may have had their personal information hacked in a data breach at a third-party company. 
  
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• Peet posts $35m profit

  23-02-2023 07:52 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The land developer has recorded a 70 per cent profit boost, but says sales have been hampered by interest rate rises and construction delays.
  
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• Omni Bridgeway MD to retire

  23-02-2023 07:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Omni Bridgeway chief executive Andrew Saker is stepping down after eight years at the helm of the ASX-listed litigation funding business.
  
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• Staff shortages bite on Sunshine Coast with workers priced out of region

  23-02-2023 07:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Sunshine Coast businesses cut hours and even days of operation as they battle to find and retain staff.
  
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• Freight subsidy for WA's flood-ravaged north

  23-02-2023 07:07 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Kimberley businesses affected by Western Australia's once-in-a-century-flooding in January will be eligible for more than $40 million in freight subsidies.
  
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• Lo-fi naturals well pared

  23-02-2023 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Don’t dismiss minimal intervention wines until you’ve tasted these three from Break Free.
  
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• Profits plunge 74 per cent as milk price hike catches Bega Cheese off guard

  23-02-2023 06:37 via abc.net.au
  
  They may be good for dairy farmers, but record farmgate milk prices are starting to hit processor profit margins.
  
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• Dairy processors, such as Bega Cheese, see profit margins tumble

  23-02-2023 06:37 via abc.net.au
  
  They may be good for dairy farmers, but record farmgate milk prices are starting to hit processor profit margins.
  
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• WA women's pay gap worst

  23-02-2023 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia has the largest gender pay gap in the country, with men earning an average $478.10 more per week than women in a state dominated by mining and construction.
  
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• Brazil suspends beef exports to China. What does it mean for Australia?

  23-02-2023 05:43 via abc.net.au
  
  With major beef exporter Brazil temporarily out of the beef trade while it investigates a case of mad cow disease, will China seek to buy more beef from Australia to support its enormous appetite for the meat?
  
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• Brazil suspends beef exports to China after case of mad cow disease

  23-02-2023 05:43 via abc.net.au
  
  With major beef exporter Brazil temporarily out of the beef trade while it investigates a case of mad cow disease, will China seek to buy more beef from Australia to support its enormous appetite for the meat?
  
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• Eurovision expected to boost WA tourism as natural wonders feature in music video

  23-02-2023 05:37 via abc.net.au
  
  The filming of a Eurovision music video in WA's Midwest is "money to be banked" when it comes to promoting the state, a marketing analyst says. 
  
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• Revisions to Roald Dahl's books stokes anger about censorship, but authors say change is justified

  23-02-2023 05:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Roald Dahl's UK publisher releases a statement on revisions to his books, prompting some bestselling authors to share their thoughts about changing works to suit modern sensitivities.
  
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• Revisions to Roald Dahl's books stoke anger about censorship, but authors say change is justified

  23-02-2023 05:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Roald Dahl's UK publisher releases a statement on revisions to his books, prompting some bestselling authors to share their thoughts about changing works to suit modern sensitivities.
  
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• Talga raises $40m for Swedish project

  23-02-2023 05:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Battery metals company Talga Group has completed a $40 million institutional placement to fund its Swedish project.
  
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• MinRes to expand in China

  23-02-2023 04:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mineral Resources has agreed to invest about $1 billion in two lithium refineries in China after failing to win support for its proposed refinery in the Pilbara.
  
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• Former senior bureaucrat says Coalition government had 'very pejorative view of jobless people'

  23-02-2023 04:45 via abc.net.au
  
  A former department head described the office of then-social services minister Scott Morrison as having "limited interest in advice" between 2014 and 2018.
  
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• Coalition government lacked 'empathy' for welfare recipients, focused on cost savings, Robodebt inquiry told

  23-02-2023 04:45 via abc.net.au
  
  A former department head described the office of then-social services minister Scott Morrison as having "limited interest in advice" between 2014 and 2018.
  
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• 'A pejorative view': Robodebt inquiry hears Coalition government more interested in savings than helping jobless

  23-02-2023 04:45 via abc.net.au
  
  A former department head described the office of then-social services minister Scott Morrison as having "limited interest in advice" between 2014 and 2018.
  
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• McGowan promises claims harvesting crackdown

  23-02-2023 04:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government is drafting a new bill to target a growing practice where cold-callers pressure crash victims into making insurance claims so they can sell on their personal information.
  
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• Busting a move for inclusivity

  23-02-2023 04:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth hosted Australia’s first international Para Dance course.
  
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• Policy shakes up medium density living

  23-02-2023 03:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Another planning policy to boost infill in housing market has been introduced with the state government set to implement quality controls for medium density developments.
  
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• Revamp augured for state’s universities

  23-02-2023 03:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  University mergers could be on the table as an independent review of the state’s higher education system is set to canvass prospective changes to the sector’s structure.
  
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