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• 'They all thought I was joking': Chinese travellers surprised at Australian tourist visa refusals

  05-05-2023 22:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Chinese holiday-makers say they want to come to Australia, but some travellers are having their tourist visa applications rejected.
  
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• 'Only Australia said no': Chinese tourists head elsewhere amid frustration over visa refusals

  05-05-2023 22:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Chinese holiday-makers say they want to come to Australia, but some travellers are having their tourist visa applications rejected.
  
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• Would you watch Succession if it was written by artificial intelligence? Hollywood fears an AI future

  05-05-2023 21:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Writers created Tony Soprano, Don Draper and Shiv Roy. Now they've walked off the job, partly because they fear something fundamental will be lost if Hollywood allows itself to become a wasteland of AI-generated stories.
  
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• Hollywood writers are on strike over an AI threat that some are warning is coming for you next

  05-05-2023 21:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Writers created Tony Soprano, Don Draper and Shiv Roy. Now they've walked off the job, partly because they fear something fundamental will be lost if Hollywood allows itself to become a wasteland of AI-generated stories.
  
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• Hollywood writers are on strike over an AI threat some are warning is coming for you next

  05-05-2023 21:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Writers created Tony Soprano, Don Draper and Shiv Roy. Now they've walked off the job, partly because they fear something fundamental will be lost if Hollywood allows itself to become a wasteland of AI-generated stories.
  
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• Matera wins first place at 40u40 awards

  05-05-2023 17:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Maali Group managing director Mitchell Matera was announced as First Amongst Equals at the 40under40 Awards for 2023, taking the top spot ahead of a varied cohort of Western Australia’s young business and community leaders.
  
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• US gas company welcomes Northern Territory fracking approval, amid local groundwater concerns

  05-05-2023 10:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A US gas company with the biggest stake in the Beetaloo Basin has welcomed the approval of a full-scale fracking industry, while some locals say they are "devastated". 
  
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• Carnarvon liquor restrictions 'tougher than what's in Alice Springs,' WA Premier says

  05-05-2023 10:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Mark McGowan says alcohol limits imposed in the coastal town are necessary to prevent crime and ensure children are kept safer — and he makes "no apologies for that".
  
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• Carnarvon liquor restrictions tougher than those in Alice Springs, WA Premier says

  05-05-2023 10:09 via abc.net.au
  
  WA Premier Mark McGowan says alcohol restrictions imposed in the coastal town are necessary to prevent crime and ensure children are kept safer — and he makes "no apologies for that".
  
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• Mark My Words 5 May 2023

  05-05-2023 09:40 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss interest rates, house prices, Albemarle’s expansion, Alinta Energy and Tattarang.
  
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• Federal Energy minister announces new authority to guide coal communities to net zero

  05-05-2023 09:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The new government-led agency — the Net Zero Authority — will help reskill workers in mining and coal-fired generation and provide more funding for renewable energy.
  
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• Perilya miners play waiting game ahead of flagged job cuts, restructure in Broken Hill

  05-05-2023 09:30 via abc.net.au
  
  It may be another week before workers at Broken Hill's largest mining company find out how many jobs will be lost as part of an ongoing restructure of operations, a union says.
  
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• State drops Anthonisz charges

  05-05-2023 09:19 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state has dropped charges against a physiotherapist accused of involvement in WA's biggest public sector corruption scandal, citing communication breakdowns and a lack of investigation continuity.
  
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• Ripper calls out affordable housing policy

  05-05-2023 09:18 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The former state treasurer has labelled policies that make housing more affordable as politically unpopular.
  
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• Australian shares holding up against US bank scares

  05-05-2023 08:50 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The local share market is standing up on its own despite concerns resurfacing over regional banking issues in the United States.
  
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• Sports bar franchise expands to Floreat

  05-05-2023 08:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Sporting Globe Bar & Grill, owned by Signature Hospitality Group, has announced it’s opening a new venue at the Floreat Forum shopping centre.
  
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• At Close of Business May 5 2023

  05-05-2023 08:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Journalists Jack McGinn and Claire Tyrrell discuss the $80.5 million Carillon City deal.
  
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• Adam was surprised when his insurance was cancelled, but advisors say more cases will come

  05-05-2023 08:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Adam Mintz's shack was inundated during the River Murray flood event but it was a shock when his insurer wouldn't renew his policy. Academics warn more cancellations should be expected. 
  
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• Adam was surprised when his insurance was cancelled, but advisers say more cases will come

  05-05-2023 08:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Adam Mintz's shack was inundated during the River Murray flood event but it was a shock when his insurer wouldn't renew his policy. Academics warn more cancellations should be expected. 
  
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• Argonaut recruits lead for new Sydney office

  05-05-2023 08:20 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth broker Argonaut has brought in former Goldman Sachs executive Ben Clifford to helm the firm’s nascent gold fund and a new office in Sydney.
  
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• 'The game is on': Officials looking into investors targeting big US banks to make 'easy money'

  05-05-2023 08:13 via abc.net.au
  
  US authorities are looking into whether big investment firms are targeting, or attacking, otherwise healthy banks to make a profit.
  
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• 'Every US regional bank has a target on its head' as US banking crisis evolves

  05-05-2023 08:13 via abc.net.au
  
  US authorities are looking into whether big investment firms are targeting, or attacking, otherwise healthy banks to make a profit.
  
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• Ventura Homes in dispute over Wembley house

  05-05-2023 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A dispute over alleged toxic interior inside a Wembley house built by Ventura Homes has escalated to the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
  
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• Cyclowest readies WA’s first private cyclotron

  05-05-2023 07:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia is expected to have its first private sector cyclotron operating by the end of the year following the opening of new facility to produce radioisotopes for medicine in Bayswater.
  
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• Sydney construction company involved in partial house collapse loses building licence

  05-05-2023 06:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Three people had a "lucky escape" from a six-to-12-month-old home at Condell Park in the early hours of Good Friday when one corner of the house above the garage collapsed.
  
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• Stausholm frank on emissions targets

  05-05-2023 06:09 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Rio Tinto chief executive Jakob Stausholm has spoken candidly about the miner’s pledge to reduce emissions, saying he regrets setting a target for as soon as 2025 in hindsight.
  
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• Reserve Bank expects sharper hit to economic growth

  05-05-2023 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The RBA expects growth to ease by more than earlier predictions as cost of living pressures and higher interest rates weigh on disposable incomes.
  
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• Enel submits $200m wind farm plan

  05-05-2023 05:42 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The first stage of Flat Rocks Wind Farm project, to be operated by Enel Green Power, is estimated to cost $200 million and expected to start by February.
  
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• Galena emerges from production delays

  05-05-2023 05:07 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Base metals producer Galena Mining has resumed production at its Abra mine in the Gascoyne region after it was impacted by weather induced delays.
  
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• Farmer among growing group ditching diesel-run machinery for electric vehicles

  05-05-2023 05:04 via abc.net.au
  
  When farmer Rob McCreath braves the autumn frosts, jumps on his motorbike and heads out to tend to his cows each morning, he can still hear the birds sing.
  
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• Man who pocketed nearly $500k from ATO fraud jailed for nine years

  05-05-2023 04:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Patrick Willmott is one of five people who have been found guilty over the Plutus Payroll tax fraud which saw the ATO lose $105 million.
  
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• 'Big loss' as Australia's largest stockpile of buffalo semen accidentally destroyed

  05-05-2023 04:44 via abc.net.au
  
  An administration error by a third party has caused more than 2,300 straws of buffalo semen to be destroyed.
  
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• National body to ease shock of clean energy transition

  05-05-2023 04:20 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The federal budget will fund a national authority to manage the job losses and opportunities in switching from coal-fired power to widespread renewable energy.
  
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• Farmers embrace WA's latest trend in agritourism — eco tiny cabins

  05-05-2023 04:12 via abc.net.au
  
  A new kind of agritourism is being welcomed by producers and planning experts as farmers look to diversify their income streams without making more work for themselves.
  
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• Queensland coal projects cancelled over failure to detail environmental impact

  05-05-2023 03:52 via abc.net.au
  
  The Federal Environment Minister cancelled two projects over the failure of proponents to provide information on environmental impacts, which was requested over many years.
  
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• Treasurer insists nation's most vulnerable will benefit from federal budget

  05-05-2023 03:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he has not forgotten the nation's most needy as he prepares to hand down next week's budget which is expected to have a strong focus on cost of living support.
  
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• Shepherd to chair Synergy

  05-05-2023 03:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Former Commissioner of the Australian Energy Market Commission Michelle Shepherd has been appointed chairperson of WA’s gas and electricity supplier Synergy.
  
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• Michelle Shepherd to chair Synergy

  05-05-2023 03:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Former Commissioner of the Australian Energy Market Commission Michelle Shepard has been appointed chairperson of WA’s gas and electricity supplier Synergy.
  
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• Biden outlines expectations on AI safety to tech giants

  05-05-2023 03:37 via abc.net.au
  
  US President Joe Biden meets with CEOs of top artificial-intelligence companies including Microsoft and Google, making clear they must ensure their products are safe before they are deployed.
  
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• Lawyers allege Medibank failed to take reasonable steps to protect highly sensitive health data

  05-05-2023 03:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Law firm Slater and Gordon launches legal proceedings on behalf of nearly 10 million current and former Medibank customers caught up in a data breach.
  
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• ANZ's profit soars but CEO warns challenges ahead

  05-05-2023 02:26 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia's third-largest bank has delivered a strong performance for the six months to March but warned of a difficult six months ahead.
  
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• Flexibility, facilities and a fair go

  05-05-2023 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Structural and cultural issues need addressing to provide better balance.
  
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• 'I appreciate you trawling through my records': Federal MP apologises for failing to declare luxury outback staycation

  05-05-2023 00:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Following questioning from the ABC, federal MP Warren Entsch said "an oversight" was to blame for his failure to declare thousands of dollars in gifted travel.
  
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• Federal Liberal MP apologises for failing to declare stay in luxury outback lodge

  05-05-2023 00:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Following questioning from the ABC, federal MP Warren Entsch said "an oversight" was to blame for his failure to declare thousands of dollars in gifted travel.
  
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• Rent seekers are profiting big time and it's hurting Australian living standards, top economist says

  05-05-2023 00:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Pointing to big changes that have greatly affected Australia's capacity to deliver rising standards of living, top economist Ross Garnaut calls for a major policy overhaul.
  
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• RBA rate hikes creating inflation, top economist says, calling for radical policy overhaul

  05-05-2023 00:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Pointing to big changes that have greatly affected Australia's capacity to deliver rising standards of living, top economist Garnaut calls for a major policy overhaul.
  
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