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• Meet the trailblazing women switching careers amid 'surge' in demand for female tradies

  14-03-2023 21:27 via abc.net.au
  
  The construction sector has the most male-dominated workforce in Australia but a pioneering group of self-proclaimed "lady tradies" are taking the industry by storm.
  
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• Electricity prices to rise by 20 per cent in some states as regulator reveals draft default market offer

  14-03-2023 21:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian Energy Regulator releases its draft electricity price increase for the coming financial year, but says its default market offer would have been higher without government intervention.
  
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• Electricity prices set to surge up to 30 per cent as regulators reveal draft pricing plans

  14-03-2023 21:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian Energy Regulator releases its draft electricity price increase for the coming financial year, but says its default market offer would have been higher without government intervention.
  
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• Electricity costs to rise by 20 per cent in some states as regulator reveals draft default price

  14-03-2023 21:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian Energy Regulator releases its draft electricity price increase for the coming financial year, but says its default market offer would have been higher without government intervention.
  
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• Live: ASX to rise slightly, Wall Street rebounds from Silicon Valley Bank contagion fears

  14-03-2023 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Wall Street rebounds overnight as largely on-target inflation data and waning fears over contagion in the banking sector cool expectations about the size of the rate hike to come from the US Federal Reserve's policy meeting next week.
  
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• Live: ASX rises, Wall Street rebounds from Silicon Valley Bank contagion fears

  14-03-2023 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian Energy Regulator has revealed power prices will rise by around 20 per cent in several states, while Wall Street rebounded overnight as largely on-target inflation data and waning fears over contagion in the banking sector cooled investors' nerves.
  
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• ASX recovers as fears of rapid US rate hikes and bank crisis subside — as it happened

  14-03-2023 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  After three days of losses, the local share market is following a rebound on Wall Street as concerns of a banking crisis eased, while the Australian Energy Regulator has revealed power prices will rise by around 20 per cent in several states.
  
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• This $26 bottle of chardonnay was judged the top Australian white wine at international show

  14-03-2023 20:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Taylors Wines takes home a top prize at Germany's prestigious Mundus Vini Grand International Wine Awards.
  
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• This $26 bottle of chardonnay was judged one of the top white wines in the world 

  14-03-2023 20:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Taylors Wines took home the top prize at Germany's prestigious Mundus Vini Grand International Wine Awards, beating more than 7,500 wines from around the world.
   
  
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• Humble $26 bottle of Clare Valley chardonnay wins world's best at prestigious wine awards

  14-03-2023 20:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Taylors Wines took home the top prize at Germany's prestigious Mundus Vini Grand International Wine Awards, beating more than 7,500 wines from around the world.
   
  
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• 'My heart sank': Newlyweds find other couples 'ghosted' by the same videographer

  14-03-2023 19:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Katie and Robbie McManus's wedding videographer was a dream to deal with, but after he shot the wedding, things started to go wrong. More than a year on they don't have their money or their video — and they're not the only ones.
  
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• Katie and Robbie were 'ghosted' by their videographer after the big day — turns out, they weren't the only ones

  14-03-2023 19:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Katie and Robbie McManus's wedding videographer was a dream to deal with, but after he shot the wedding, things started to go wrong. More than a year on they don't have their money or their video — and they're not the only ones.
  
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• Louis Le Prince wanted to invent something that would change his life. It may have led to his disappearance

  14-03-2023 19:00 via abc.net.au
  
  This Frenchman began experimenting with photography in his shed. An accident led to the invention of the world's first moving picture camera.
  
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• In October 1888, Louis Le Prince made the world's first film. So why has everyone forgotten him? 

  14-03-2023 19:00 via abc.net.au
  
  This Frenchman began experimenting with photography in his shed. An accident led to the invention of the world's first moving picture camera.
  
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• People are saying it's the worst time to buy major household goods since 1974. Tony's already feeling it

  14-03-2023 18:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's economy is still holding up on the back of household spending, but there are warning signs that a severe downturn is imminent — and small businesses are already seeing it in action.
  
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• It's not just mortgages where people are feeling the pinch — Amoon is seeing it at her shop's counter

  14-03-2023 18:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's economy is still holding up on the back of household spending, but there are warning signs that a severe downturn is imminent — and small businesses are already seeing it in action.
  
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• Amoon noticed people no longer wanted premium cuts of meat. This economic data explains why

  14-03-2023 18:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's economy is still holding up on the back of household spending, but there are warning signs that a severe downturn is imminent — and small businesses are already seeing it in action.
  
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• Thailand searches for missing radioactive cylinder taken from power plant

  14-03-2023 15:40 via abc.net.au
  A cylinder containing radioactive material has gone missing in a Thai province around 160 kilometres east of Bangkok, sparking a wide scale search.
  
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• Facebook's parent company Meta to cut another 10,000 jobs

  14-03-2023 15:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg says the company will lose "talented and passionate" staff while announcing another 10,000 job cuts as part of its restructure.
  
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• Worst blackout since cyclone sees 24,000 Midwest homes, businesses lose power for hours

  14-03-2023 09:31 via abc.net.au
  
  A network trip left Midwest homes and businesses without power just before 5am, with backup generators supporting the area experiencing a separate fault.
  
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• Tax evasion allegations resurface during Kalgoorlie gold theft trial

  14-03-2023 09:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Lawyers for accused gold thief Patrick Keough put the decade-old allegations to Peter Bartlett during his testimony over the alleged theft of gold-bearing ore from his company FMR Investments.
  
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• At Close of Business 14 March 2023

  14-03-2023 08:52 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Jordan Murray speaks with senior journalist Matt Mckenzie about what WA industry can expect from today's AUKUS announcement.
  
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• 'You failed in your duty to those horses': Convictions, fines for deaths of 16 polo ponies

  14-03-2023 08:35 via abc.net.au
  
  After more than half a decade, a Tasmanian ferry operator and a former Australian polo captain have been ordered to pay thousands of dollars in fines over the deaths of 16 polo ponies.
  
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• 'You failed in your duty to those horses': Convictions, fines after deaths of 16 polo ponies on ferry

  14-03-2023 08:35 via abc.net.au
  
  After more than half a decade, a Tasmanian ferry operator and a former Australian polo captain have been ordered to pay thousands of dollars in fines in relation to the deaths of 16 polo ponies.
  
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• 'Pure panic' as Australian market in the red for 2023

  14-03-2023 08:26 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The local share market finished down 1.4 per cent, although the ASX200 managed to close just slightly above the key 7,000 level.
  
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• Mark McGowan apologises after 'private and confidential' Perth Mint comment picked up on live mic

  14-03-2023 08:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Mark McGowan has apologised for swearing in WA Parliament after being asked a question about the Perth Mint controversy, which was picked up by a live microphone.
  
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• 'It's a storm in a f***ing teacup': WA premier caught on parliament mic responding to Perth Mint saga

  14-03-2023 08:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Mark McGowan has apologised for swearing in WA Parliament after being asked a question about the Perth Mint controversy, which was picked up by a live microphone.
  
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• Rutile miner hangs on for appeal outcome

  14-03-2023 08:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Sierra Rutile could be more than $6 million out of pocket after unsuccessful attempts to appeal a 2021 Sierra Leone High Court decision that found the ASX-lister allegedly damaged logistics equipment.
  
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• Geraldton boatbuilder wins $7.6m contract

  14-03-2023 08:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A Geraldton boatbuilder has won a $7.6 million contract to construct and supply two pilot vessels for Fremantle Ports.
  
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• Will the Reserve Bank of Australia end interest rate hikes after the collapse of two US banks?

  14-03-2023 08:00 via abc.net.au
  
  If the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) wanted an excuse to end interest rate hikes, the collapse of two US banks just gave it one.
  
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• Will the Reserve Bank end interest rate hikes after the collapse of two US banks?

  14-03-2023 08:00 via abc.net.au
  
  If the RBA wanted an excuse to end interest rate hikes, the collapse of two US banks just gave them one.
  
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• Delays hit Waterford student housing project

  14-03-2023 07:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Exal Group is seeking a two-year extension to start building its Waterford student accommodation after the collapse of FIRM Construction and costs escalation.
  
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• Hundreds of Curtin University staff walk off the job in fight for better pay and conditions

  14-03-2023 07:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Hundreds of academics at WA's biggest university are walking off the job this afternoon as part of a long-running industrial dispute centred on casualisation, increasing workloads, cost of living and advancement for First Nations staff.
  
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• Gas and electricity turnover cools

  14-03-2023 07:08 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Gas and electricity service providers recorded the largest drop in business turnover while iron ore and lithium miners drove revenue in the industry.
  
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• Farmers' market launches new 'click-and-collect' service to take on supermarket giants

  14-03-2023 07:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A popular Queensland farmers' market has hatched a plan to keep local growers competitive.
  
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• Pink Lake ain’t pink

  14-03-2023 06:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Pink Lake near Esperance may have lost its colour, but Hutt Lagoon in the Mid West is becoming an Instagram icon.
  
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• Baptist care providers merge

  14-03-2023 06:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Baptistcare WA and BaptistCare NSW & ACT have announced this morning they will merge to become one combined care provider with a workforce of more than 5,000 staff.
  
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• Newmont, Newcrest merger talks resurface

  14-03-2023 06:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Potential takeover talks could be back on the table between Newcrest Mining and Newmont Corporation after nearly a five-week-long stalemate.
  
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• Water deal for Frontier's renewable hydrogen project

  14-03-2023 05:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Frontier Energy’s renewable hydrogen venture near Waroona is one step closer to production after securing a 15-year water supply agreement.
  
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• Water deal for Frontier renewable hydrogen project

  14-03-2023 05:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Frontier Energy’s renewable hydrogen venture near Waroona is one step closer to production after securing a 15-year water supply agreement.
  
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• Conspiracy theorists put the 15-minute city concept in the spotlight

  14-03-2023 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Element WA chief executive James Curtis pens his thoughts on the "15-minute city" concept.
  
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• Beaconsfield mine reopening delayed as would-be copper thieves leave $1.5m trail of destruction

  14-03-2023 04:44 via abc.net.au
  
  An attempt to steal copper wire at the mine, which attracted global attention in 2006 after a deadly accident, will delay plans to resume operations, the "devastated" company says.
  
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• South Korea is proposing a 69-hour work week. How would it work and how does Australia compare?

  14-03-2023 04:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Work hard, play hard, right? Not in every country. South Korea's government wants to allow employees to work up to 69 hours a week — here's how it compares to Australia. 
  
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• South Korea is proposing a 69-hour work week. How does this compare to Australia and other Asian countries?

  14-03-2023 04:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Work hard, play hard, right? Not in every country. South Korea's government wants to allow employees to work up to 69 hours a week — here's how it compares to Australia. 
  
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• Are businesses unable to survive in this Queensland region?

  14-03-2023 03:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Four businesses have shut in as many months and one business owner says more support is needed on the Sunshine Coast.
  
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• Revival for $140m Burswood office tower

  14-03-2023 03:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A state development panel has made a 180-turn to approve a $140 million office tower proposal in Burswood, that had been knocked back multiple times.
  
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• Consumer confidence plunges to COVID lockdown lows

  14-03-2023 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Consumers are feeling wobbly after the Reserve Bank's tenth interest rate hike in a row and amid stubborn inflation.
  
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• 'Game-changer' deal sees Australian avocados to set sail for India

  14-03-2023 02:04 via abc.net.au
  
  A free-trade agreement and access to the Indian market of 1.5 billion people is being hailed as "the light at the end of the tunnel" for avocado growers following a recent avo "glut".
  
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• Australia to command eight nuclear subs in $368bn deal

  14-03-2023 01:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A new class of nuclear-powered submarines will be in Australia by the early 2040s under plans to acquire eight vessels in its largest-ever defence investment.
  
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• $8bn for WA but no subs until 2030s

  14-03-2023 01:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Billions of dollars will be ploughed into Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine program with WA to benefit from a significant chunk of the largesse.
  
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