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• Massive NSW gold mine ordered to act over 'unacceptable' levels of dust pollution

  21-06-2023 23:54 via abc.net.au
  
  One of the largest gold mines in the world has been told it must comply immediately with clean-air laws or risk further action, including licence suspension and court orders.
  
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• 'Much-beloved' in the Philippines, Manila mangoes are about to make their Australian comeback

  21-06-2023 23:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's first consignments in years of famously sweet carabao mangoes imported from the Philippines are reportedly due within weeks.
  
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• Are Australian consumers ready for imported 'Manila mangoes'?

  21-06-2023 23:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's first consignments of famously sweet carabao mangoes imported from the Philippines are reportedly due within weeks.
  
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• As the US writers' strike rolls on, many Australians in the industry fear the future of human creativity is on the line

  21-06-2023 22:34 via abc.net.au
  
  On the face of it, the focus of the writers' strike in the United States is pay, but at the heart of the dispute is the looming spectre of artificial intelligence.
  
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• Victorian government accused of 'hoarding' funds for sprawling communities on city fringes

  21-06-2023 22:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The Victorian government is accused of "hoarding" hundreds of millions of dollars for Melbourne's sprawling outer suburbs as communities in these areas struggle without basic amenities.
  
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• 'I have to make an excuse': How the lack of bus services in Pawan's area impacts her life and her job

  21-06-2023 22:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The Victorian government is accused of "hoarding" hundreds of millions of dollars for Melbourne's sprawling outer suburbs as communities in these areas struggle without basic amenities.
  
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• Most of the buildings on Janet's new property are illegal. She says she didn't know about them

  21-06-2023 21:32 via abc.net.au
  
  It's the biggest investment most people make, but in the "buyer beware" market, what you see is not always what you get, as these people found out.
  
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• Most of the buildings on Janet's new property are illegal. She says she didn't know

  21-06-2023 21:32 via abc.net.au
  
  It's the biggest investment most people make, but in the "buyer beware" market, what you see is not always what you get, as these people found out.
  
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• Jade says her 'five-star' house is so defective she considered demolishing it

  21-06-2023 21:32 via abc.net.au
  
  It's the biggest investment most people make, but in the "buyer beware" market, what you see is not always what you get, as these people found out.
  
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• Gas users say price controls have failed and the result is higher energy bills and pressure on interest rates

  21-06-2023 21:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government's gas price cap is now acting as a floor according to major customers, and that's not good for consumers. So what can it do next?
  
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• Gas price cap 'overwhelmed by suppliers' strike'. So where to now for the government to limit energy price rises?

  21-06-2023 21:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government's gas price cap is now acting as a floor according to major customers, and that's not good for consumers. So what can it do next?
  
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• 'The stress was incredible': Marina says her battle with Telstra proves the industry needs new rules

  21-06-2023 20:33 via abc.net.au
  
  An ombudsman report says too many telcos are failing to comply with the rules, and some of the rules are too soft, causing distress for phone and internet users.
  
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• Marina logged 52 hours trying to get her phone fixed. The ombudsman wants new rules

  21-06-2023 20:33 via abc.net.au
  
  An ombudsman report says too many telcos are failing to comply with the rules, and some of the rules are too soft, causing distress for phone and internet users.
  
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• Parliamentary report finds PwC engaged in 'calculated breach of trust', but won't release list of staff involved in tax leaks

  21-06-2023 11:43 via abc.net.au
  
  A parliamentary committee has described the actions of consulting firm PwC in monetising confidential federal government information as "a calculated breach of trust".
  
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• Inquiry to probe undergrounding of thousands of kilometres of renewable energy powerlines

  21-06-2023 11:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Regional communities want to know whether powerlines connecting renewables to the grid to power the state's transition can go underground — but the answer may not be so simple.
  
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• Ford set to axe 400 jobs, with Geelong workers facing biggest cuts

  21-06-2023 10:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Ford's planned job cuts will amount to about 22 per cent of its workforce in Australia, with the majority impacting Geelong workers in product development and design roles. 
  
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• Electro Ventures rescues Tiller Rides

  21-06-2023 10:10 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based Electro Ventures has become the major shareholder in e-bike startup Tiller Rides, adding to its portfolio of 12 businesses in the renewable energy and clean transport sectors.
  
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• Rio abandons South West exploration pursuits

  21-06-2023 09:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Rio Tinto has pulled the pin on exploring critical minerals within the state's jarrah forests, hot on the heels of Alcoa’s call to enact a ‘no mining zone’ around the town of Dwellingup.
  
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• At Close of Business June 21 2023

  21-06-2023 09:50 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Jack McGinn and Simone Grogan discuss the state of play for Asian engagement in Western Australia.
  
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• Freo townhouses refused again

  21-06-2023 09:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A planning pathway has been criticised after a $21.5 million townhouse development proposal was unanimously knocked back by an assessment panel for the second time.
  
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• Proposed development near entrance to Canberra could bring 5,000 new residents to city's inner-north

  21-06-2023 09:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Lyneham in Canberra's north could have an extra 5,000 residents in the coming years, following a new development application from the Yowani Country Club.
  
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• Australian shares drop ahead of Fed chair's testimony

  21-06-2023 08:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Australian share market has snapped its seven-day winning streak, with investors apparently apprehensive about Jerome Powell's testimony to the US Congress.
  
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• Credential creep devalues degrees

  21-06-2023 08:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Federal funding policies that encouraged universities to boost student numbers across all disciplines has led to skewed workforce expectations.
  
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• Ten per cent power price increase a 'massive blow' for struggling households

  21-06-2023 08:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Electricity prices in Tasmania are set to rise by almost 10 per cent next month in a move that's been described as a "massive blow" for people already struggling with cost-of-living pressures.
  
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• Probe CX makes 440 employees redundant

  21-06-2023 08:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A call centre and debt collection company says it has been forced to make 440 employees redundant after losing a contract with a federal government agency.
  
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• MinRes, Ellison push to suppress Pigozzo claim

  21-06-2023 08:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Chris Ellison’s lawyer has made another push to suppress updated claims in a new document recently lodged by Mineral Resources contracts manager Steven Pigozzo.
  
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• Auto repair chain fined $1m

  21-06-2023 07:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Car servicing retailer mycar Tyre & Auto, which has 25 shops in Perth, has been fined $1 million by the communications watchdog after the company breached Australian spam laws.
  
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• ACH laws lashed by pastoralist group

  21-06-2023 07:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Pastoralists & Graziers Association of WA president Tony Seabrook has warned the Premier will proceed at his own peril if the government pushes ahead with the planned July 1 rollout of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage laws.
  
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• Rio Tinto bows to community pressure, withdraws mining application for south-west forest

  21-06-2023 06:49 via abc.net.au
  
  The announcement follows a similar decision by US aluminium giant Alcoa, which vowed to not mine an 8,400-hectare zone around Dwellingup that environmentalists call "greenwashing".
  
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• NSW train line blocked as anti-coal protestor sits 9m above rail bridge

  21-06-2023 06:08 via abc.net.au
  
  A series of protests targeting rail lines leading to the Port of Newcastle this week have been causing ongoing disruptions. 
  
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• WA leads wages growth

  21-06-2023 05:40 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA’s mining sector employees experienced the largest drop in pay in April following a lavish month of bonuses but recorded the strongest wage growth for the year, according to new data.
  
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• BHP spending $US4bn to go green

  21-06-2023 05:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  BHP is planning to instal up to 500 megawatts of green energy in the Pilbara so it can switch its haul trucks from diesel to batteries.
  
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• Spate of 'significant' mining incidents, union calls for urgent meeting with minister

  21-06-2023 05:04 via abc.net.au
  
  With 54 "really concerning" mining incidents across Queensland since January, the union worries workers' lives are being put at risk.
  
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• Rio invests $733m in US copper mine

  21-06-2023 04:10 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Rio Tinto has given the green light on a more than $733 million investment to bump production at its copper mine in the United States.
  
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• Taylor Swift announces Australian tour dates, sells top VIP packages for $1,200

  21-06-2023 03:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Swifties waiting with bated breath have their prayers answered, with the US pop stafrfinally revealing the Australian dates on her Eras world concert tour.
  
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• WA finding its place in the world

  21-06-2023 02:53 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government’s enthusiastic embrace of its regional trade partners, in particular China, has been at odds with a more cautious approach taken federally.
  
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• Consumers keep cutting back as pressures mount

  21-06-2023 02:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The pullback in non-essential spending continues as households scrimp on nice-to-haves so they can meet higher mortgage repayments.
  
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• New local newspaper to launch three years after News Corp pulled print edition

  21-06-2023 00:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The new publication will mark the return of an Alice Springs-based newspaper after the Centralian Advocate ceased printing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Councils invited to fight for new hospital on Vic-NSW border

  21-06-2023 00:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Wodonga City Council mayor says political expediency is being prioritised over regional health, as he calls on surrounding councils to join the campaign for a new single-site hospital.
  
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