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• A Sydney developer is selling apartments 'in the heart of Parramatta'. They're actually in a different suburb

  17-03-2023 22:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A developer is lobbying to officially change the boundary between two western Sydney suburbs to offer potential buyers a more sought-after — and expensive — address.
  
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• It started with a pool of water, then came the mould. Now Jenna and Sean are fighting to save their home

  17-03-2023 21:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Construction experts warn leaky buildings that have been constructed with improper waterproofing are reaching "pandemic proportions" in what some fear could take a catastrophic building collapse before the government improves building practices. 
  
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• How a pool of water in the spare room became a 'long and costly fight' for a Melbourne couple

  17-03-2023 21:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Construction experts warn leaky buildings that have been constructed with improper waterproofing are reaching "pandemic proportions" in what some fear could take a catastrophic building collapse before the government improves building practices. 
  
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• Courtney has landed the data-breach trifecta: she is furious and wants companies to do more to protect her personal information

  17-03-2023 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  As well as being a Latitude Financial customer, Courtney was also caught out by the Medibank and Optus cyber-attacks. She says companies need to do more than send generic emails and platitudes.
  
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• Another company has been hacked and Australian customers are furious that not enough is being done to protect data

  17-03-2023 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  As well as being a Latitude Financial customer, Courtney was also caught out by the Medibank and Optus cyber-attacks. She says companies need to do more than send generic emails and platitudes.
  
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• Another company has been hacked and Australian customers are furious that not enough is being done

  17-03-2023 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  As well as being a Latitude Financial customer, Courtney was also caught out by the Medibank and Optus cyber-attacks. She says companies need to do more than send generic emails and platitudes.
  
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• Elon Musk's Starlink brought the internet to Brazil's Amazon — and criminals love it

  17-03-2023 20:51 via abc.net.au
  
  As Brazil cracks down on illegal mining in Indigenous territory in the Amazon, criminal groups have a potent new tool: satellite communication gear that is reliable, fast and can be installed and relocated without special training.
  
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• 'Sweetheart, you've probably got about five years': How Cate Blanchett proved her husband wrong

  17-03-2023 20:32 via abc.net.au
  
  From ethereal elven queen to abusive orchestra conductor, and everything in between, our Cate has impressed in many, many roles — and she has the Oscar wins to prove it.
  
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• Slovakia will join Poland in sending fighter jets to Ukraine, as Russia decorates pilots who downed US drone

  17-03-2023 13:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Slovakia on Friday became the second of Ukraine's allies to say it will provide Ukraine with MiG-29 fighter jets, which Kyiv believes are crucial to repel Russia's year-long invasion.
  
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• Russia threatens to destroy fighter jets given to Ukraine by it's allies, as Russia decorates pilots who downed US drone

  17-03-2023 13:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Russia threatens to destroy any fighter jets given to Ukraine by it's allies, as Slovakia and Poland promise to send MiG-29 jets, which Kyiv believes are crucial to repel Russia's year-long invasion.
  
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• Wesley College flags $32m sports centre

  17-03-2023 08:28 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A South Perth private school has submitted plans for a new sports centre and gym revamp, estimated to cost $32 million, as part of its centenary celebrations.
  
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• Wesley College flags $32m sport centre

  17-03-2023 08:28 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A South Perth private school has submitted plans for a new sports centre and gym revamp, estimated to cost $32 million, as part of its centenary celebrations.
  
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• At Close of Business 17 March 2023

  17-03-2023 08:21 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Jordan Murray and Matt Mckenzie discuss the Kids Future Fund, cashless gaming, the GST wars, and what WA can learn from the NSW state election.
  
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• Mark My Words 17 March 2023

  17-03-2023 08:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Jordan Murray and Simone Grogan discuss Silicon Valley Bank, AUKUS, AOG Energy, Crown Resorts and BHP.
  
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• Murray Princess returns to South Australia's Murray River in a positive sign after flooding

  17-03-2023 08:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The Murray Princess paddle wheeler is back on the water in a sign of a return to normalcy after flooding. 
  
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• Calls to 'boycott the button battery' as one-year-old Mackay girl wakes from coma after surgery

  17-03-2023 08:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A one-year-old who survived swallowing a burning button battery has woken from a coma, but her story has left others horrified it could happen again, including a mother whose daughter died after swallowing one in 2015.
  
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• A 'crazy week' that was worst for ASX since September

  17-03-2023 07:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The ASX has finished higher for the day but dropped more than two per cent for the week after suffering its longest streak of weekly losses since the GFC.
  
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• Carbon Neutral appoints new CEO

  17-03-2023 07:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  New leadership is in store for Perth-based reforestation company Carbon Neutral after its decade-long chief executive Ray Wilson stepped down form the role.
  
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• Truro bypass delayed as business owners look to a future that may have less traffic

  17-03-2023 07:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Residents and government officials say more funding is needed to make the bypass into a dual carriageway.
  
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• Power outage affects 24,000 Geraldton homes and businesses for second time in a week

  17-03-2023 06:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Geraldton residents and businesses are becoming increasingly fed up with Western Power after suffering their second power outage in a week this morning, which coincided with the docking of the Princess Coral cruise ship and the arrival of thousands of visitors.
  
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• Boatbuilding facility opened in Geraldton

  17-03-2023 06:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Ports Minister Rita Saffioti has officially opened a new boat building facility in Geraldton, which will house the boatbuilder that won a $7.6 million contact from Fremantle Ports.
  
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• Possible mortgage relief in sight as banking crisis spreads

  17-03-2023 06:35 via abc.net.au
  
  First Republic is the fourth bank in a week to show signs of financial distress. What does this mean for Australian interest rates – and mortgages?
  
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• BHP sets steps to bump iron ore production

  17-03-2023 05:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  BHP WA iron ore asset president Brandon Craig remained tight-lipped on costs but has outlined the company's plan to increase production in the state, at a Business News Success and Leadership breakfast this morning.
  
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• More economists predicting RBA will pause rate hikes

  17-03-2023 05:28 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Westpac, St. George, HSBC, JP Morgan and AMP now expect the Reserve Bank won't raise rates in April - but ANZ and CBA still forecast a rate hike.
  
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• Federal government rejects appeal to reconsider Coomera Connector as clock starts 'ticking' on final approval

  17-03-2023 05:25 via abc.net.au
  
  A small group of residents worried about how a new highway between south Brisbane and the Gold Coast will impact koalas has been rejected in its last-minute bid to have the project reconsidered.
  
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• CBH opens fertiliser facility

  17-03-2023 05:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  CBH has officially opened its new fertiliser plant in Kwinana with CBH chair Simon Stead and Agriculture and Food Minister Jackie Jarvis unveiling the facility this morning.
  
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• Slight drop in WA housing affordability

  17-03-2023 05:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia’s housing affordability has dropped marginally while remaining among the most affordable states or territories to buy and rent.
  
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• Brisbane the only Australian city in Time Magazine's annual list of 'world's greatest places' 

  17-03-2023 03:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Brisbane is named as one of the "greatest places" in the world in a list of 50 extraordinary destinations that includes Budapest, and Barcelona.
  
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• Australians are spending an average of $580 a year on bottled water, making us the second-biggest consumer globally

  17-03-2023 03:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Australians are among the top consumers of bottled water globally and we are paying the most for it, a new UN report shows.
  
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• Making the market work for all

  17-03-2023 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The treasurer might be onto something with his belief in values-based capitalism.
  
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• Treasurer flags more work needed to boost productivity

  17-03-2023 01:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A review into Australia's woeful productivity performance is expected to contain 71 reform recommendations to lift pay packets and boost national prosperity.
  
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• Young people hit hardest by cost of living crisis

  17-03-2023 01:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Younger generations are bearing the brunt of high prices but some say the cost of living crisis may have passed its peak.
  
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• Influential TV executive credited with saving Neighbours dies aged 67

  17-03-2023 01:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Brian Walsh is remembered by Hollywood actor Guy Pearce as a "mate" and "mentor" after a career that spanned almost five decades.
  
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• Processing push loses power

  17-03-2023 01:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA’s high-cost environment may put the kibosh on plans for a lithium-processing sector.
  
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