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• Future-proofing a land where water is as precious as gold

  29-05-2023 23:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Decade-old plans for a desalination plant will be dusted off as a new working group investigates future water security in WA's mineral-rich Goldfields-Esperance region.
  
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• Live: Treasury officials grilled about PwC scandal, Crown fined for money laundering breach, ASX opens flat

  29-05-2023 23:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Treasury officials are fronting Senate Estimates to answer questions about why action was not taken any earlier against PwC for leaking confidential information, while the Australian share market has begun its day relatively flat.
  
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• Live: Treasury officials grilled about PwC scandal, ASX opens flat

  29-05-2023 23:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Treasury officials are fronting Senate Estimates to answer questions about why action was not taken any earlier against PwC for leaking confidential information, while the Australian share market has begun its day relatively flat.
  
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• Live: Historic bust facing building sector after 'profitless boom' as approvals hit weakest level in 11 years

  29-05-2023 23:34 via abc.net.au
  
  April's building approvals data shows 11,594 homes were approved for construction last month — down 24.1 per cent on the previous year. Meanwhile Treasury officials are fronting Senate Estimates to answer questions about PwC. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Australian shares likely to slip as markets assess US debt ceiling deal

  29-05-2023 23:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is likely to start its day lower, following a quiet session on global markets as investors assess the tentative deal reached by US politicians to raise the nation's debt ceiling and avert a default.
  
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• Historic bust facing building sector after 'profitless boom' as approvals hit weakest level in 11 years

  29-05-2023 23:34 via abc.net.au
  
  April's building approvals data shows 11,594 homes were approved for construction last month — down 24.1 per cent on the previous year. Meanwhile Treasury officials fronted Senate Estimates to answer questions about PwC. Follow live.
  
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• As a ban on new pokies comes to an end in Alice Springs, punters say their 'town doesn't need any more'

  29-05-2023 23:04 via abc.net.au
  
  A No New Pokies Mparntwe survey of more than 1,000 people reveals 98 per cent are opposed to any more pokies.
  
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• CCTV footage shows Melbourne recycling crushed with rubbish to be dumped in landfill

  29-05-2023 22:16 via abc.net.au
  
  There are calls for the waste collection industry to be overhauled, after the ABC obtains CCTV footage of a private company collecting recycling and waste from a Melbourne apartment building in the same truck.
  
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• Psychic scams have reached Australia. They follow a specific pattern — and it all starts with a 'curse'

  29-05-2023 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Psychic scam artists are extorting hundreds of thousands of dollars from vulnerable Australians who realise too late they've been duped. Now, a former cop-turned-psychic-fraud fighter is calling for the criminal justice system to take it seriously.
  
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• At Close of Business May 29 2023

  29-05-2023 10:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Jack McGinn and senior editor Mark Beyer discuss the historic resignation of Premier Mark McGowan and the candidates most likely to replace him.
  
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• Qantas adds more flights between Whyalla and Adelaide as Rex Airlines cancels route

  29-05-2023 10:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Weeks after Rex Airlines announced it would end its services to the town, Qantas has moved to fill the gap by adding eight extra flights a week between Whyalla and Adelaide.
  
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• Industry reacts to shock McGowan exit

  29-05-2023 10:21 via businessnews.com.au
  
  From the prime minister to mining leaders, the resignation of Mark McGowan has drawn broad praise for the outgoing premier’s leadership during his six years at the helm of WA.
  
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• Australian shares rally on US deal to avoid default

  29-05-2023 10:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The local share market has had its best day since April 11, climbing 0.9 per cent on a possible resolution to the US debt ceiling drama.
  
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• Tjiwarl signs Develop partnership

  29-05-2023 10:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Aboriginal owned Tjiwarl Contracting Services (TCS) is poised for rapid growth after signing a second joint venture agreement with a major mining services company.
  
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• Three-way contest to succeed McGowan

  29-05-2023 09:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  ANALYSIS: Roger Cook, Rita Saffioti and Amber-Jade Sanderson are the contenders to become WA’s next premier, with Labor’s powerful Left faction set to play a key role.
  
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• Tech not yet done with agriculture

  29-05-2023 09:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Technology has changed agriculture to a significant extent in recent decades.
  
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• Van Der Wielen to chair Orthocell

  29-05-2023 09:07 via businessnews.com.au
  
  John Van Der Wielen will chair Murdoch-based biotechnology company Orthocell as it prepares to scale up manufacturing with a new facility.
  
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• Woodside investigates Pluto LNG incident

  29-05-2023 09:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Woodside is investigating the cause of an incident that resulted in an “audible release” and dark smoke from its Pluto LNG plant near Karratha.
  
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• Matrix awarded $4m contract

  29-05-2023 08:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Matrix Composites & Engineering has won a contract with offshore drilling company TransOcean for work on a drilling rig.
  
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• Remote Arafura oysters flown to mainland for first taste test

  29-05-2023 07:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Elder Bunug Galaminda raised his hands in triumph and declared "this is the moment" to a crowd of seafood lovers as an oyster farming project finally came to fruition.
  
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• Synergy’s $650m battery approved

  29-05-2023 07:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Kwinana development will quadruple Synergy’s existing energy storage capacity at the site.
  
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• Premier Mark McGowan to step down

  29-05-2023 06:50 via businessnews.com.au
  
  In a bombshell announcement, Premier Mark McGowan has said he will step down as the Premier of Western Australia.
  
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• Uber mistakenly charged customers toll despite Go Between Bridge being free for the weekend

  29-05-2023 06:48 via abc.net.au
  
  The $3.55 toll had been waived for travel on the bridge between Milton and South Brisbane from last Friday to Monday morning to "minimise disruption" from the closure of the nearby William Jolly Bridge for maintenance. 
  
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• Uber charged customers toll despite Go Between Bridge being free for the weekend

  29-05-2023 06:48 via abc.net.au
  
  The $3.55 toll had been waived for travel on the bridge between Milton and South Brisbane from last Friday to Monday morning to "minimise disruption" from the closure of the nearby William Jolly Bridge for maintenance. 
  
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• Sandy Anghie launches Perth lord mayoral bid

  29-05-2023 06:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Architect and City of Perth Councillor Sandy Anghie has confirmed she will challenge incumbent Basil Zempilas to become Perth's lord mayor at the election this October.
  
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• Sandy Anghie launches Perth Lord Mayor campaign

  29-05-2023 06:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Architect and City of Perth councillor Sandy Anghie has confirmed she will challenge incumbent Basil Zempilas to become Perth's Lord Mayor at the election this October.
  
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• ARTS REVIEW: Fisch’s big gamble richly rewarding

  29-05-2023 06:33 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The orchestra is huge and so is the music. Bourby Webster revels in the masterful direction of two of opera’s greatest composers and welcomes the next generation to the stage.
  
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• Haya shares a room with her partner and two children. She is facing extreme rental stress

  29-05-2023 06:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A new report from ANZ and CoreLogic shows since the pandemic rental prices have increased dramatically, and low-income earners would need to spend more than half their pay to secure a rental property.
  
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• Haya shares a room with her partner and two children. Her family can't afford to rent a house

  29-05-2023 06:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A new report from ANZ and CoreLogic shows since the pandemic rental prices have increased dramatically, and low-income earners would need to spend more than half their pay to secure a rental property.
  
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• Green light for $77m Joondalup hospital expansion

  29-05-2023 06:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Ramsay Health Care’s proposed revamp of the private hospital has received unanimous approved by planning authorities.
  
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• Budget airline Bonza eyes expansion, says no 'imminent' route cuts

  29-05-2023 05:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Four months after launching, the low-cost carrier is preparing to grow its network with one expert nominating Newcastle as a potential new base.
  
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• Bonza considers expanding to third base, with budget carrier's CEO citing strong demand

  29-05-2023 05:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Four months after launching, the low-cost carrier is preparing to grow its network with one expert nominating Newcastle as a potential new base.
  
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• Barnett takes stock of WA politics

  29-05-2023 04:52 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA’s 29th premier reflects on how politics and public debate have evolved over the past 30 years.
  
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• PwC orders nine partners to go on leave amid tax scandal fallout

  29-05-2023 04:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Under-fire accounting and consultancy firm PwC directs nine of its partners to take leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation into the leaking of confidential Australian government tax information.
  
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• Conservationists push for logging ban in future koala park

  29-05-2023 04:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Conservation groups fear a further decline of the koala populations on the NSW north coast if logging doesn't stop within an area that could become protected habitat.
  
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• PwC orders nine partners to take leave

  29-05-2023 04:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  PwC Australia has directed nine partners to go on leave, effective immediately, but has resisted calls from the prime minister to name all partners involved in its tax scandal.
  
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• Workers 'very shaken up' following incident at one of nation's largest gas plants

  29-05-2023 03:04 via abc.net.au
  
  According to the union, there was a "mighty bang" during a flare tower incident at Karratha Gas Plant on Friday night that left some workers unable to hear for "quite a few hours".
  
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• Woodside workers shaken after gas plant incident in WA's north, union says

  29-05-2023 03:04 via abc.net.au
  
  According to the union, there was a "mighty bang" during a flare tower incident at Karratha Gas Plant on Friday night that left some workers unable to hear for "quite a few hours".
  
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• Woodside gas plant incident leaves some workers shaken and unable to hear for hours

  29-05-2023 03:04 via abc.net.au
  
  According to the union, there was a "mighty bang" during a flare tower incident at Karratha Gas Plant on Friday night that left some workers unable to hear for "quite a few hours".
  
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• Rents to income levels shoot up to near decade highs

  29-05-2023 02:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Rental demand is fast outrunning supply and low-income households are bearing the brunt of the rental affordability crisis, analysis shows.
  
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• Regions play to resources’ strengths

  29-05-2023 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA’s north-west generates enormous wealth for the country but not so much for local communities.
  
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• PwC admits 'failure of leadership and governance' over tax scandal, ASX gains on US debt ceiling deal optimism — as it happened

  29-05-2023 00:54 via abc.net.au
  
  After posting a weekly fall, the Australian share market has jumped at the start of trading, ahead of inflation data and the RBA governor speaking this week. Look back on the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News markets blog.
  
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• Live: PwC stands down nine partners, chairman exits over tax scandal, ASX gains on US debt ceiling deal optimism

  29-05-2023 00:54 via abc.net.au
  
  After posting a weekly fall, the Australian share market has jumped at the start of trading, ahead of inflation data and the RBA governor speaking this week. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• Live: PwC admits 'failure of leadership and governance' over tax scandal, ASX gains on US debt ceiling deal optimism

  29-05-2023 00:54 via abc.net.au
  
  After posting a weekly fall, the Australian share market has jumped at the start of trading, ahead of inflation data and the RBA governor speaking this week. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• Live: Gains across ASX on US debt ceiling deal optimism

  29-05-2023 00:54 via abc.net.au
  
  After posting a weekly fall, the Australian share market has jumped at the start of trading, ahead of inflation data and the RBA governor speaking this week. 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 rebound on US debt ceiling deal

  29-05-2023 00:54 via abc.net.au
  
  After posting a weekly fall, the Australian share market is poised to jump at the start of trade, ahead of inflation data and the RBA governor speaking this week. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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