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• Inside the PayID scam that's netted at least $260,000 from Australians online

  22-08-2023 23:27 via abc.net.au
  
  All you wanted was to sell your sofa online. So why are so many "buyers" suddenly insisting on using your PayID? Cassandra Cross explains how you can avoid falling prey to the latest scam.
  
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• Woolworths reports $1.62b profit on food inflation, ASX and Australian dollar driven higher by iron ore prices — as it happened

  22-08-2023 23:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Grocery giant Woolworths says high inflation has seen its annual profit rise to $1.62 billion, and warns food inflation is set to continue. The ASX and Australian dollar gain thanks to stronger commodity prices. 
  
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• Live: Woolworths to report annual profit, US stocks mixed as interest rate fears weigh on sentiment

  22-08-2023 23:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Grocery giant Woolworths is set to report its annual earnings, and Wall Street ends mixed as investors worry the US central bank will keep interest rates higher for longer. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: Woolworths reports annual profit, US stocks mixed as interest rate fears weigh on sentiment

  22-08-2023 23:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Grocery giant Woolworths reports its annual earnings, and Wall Street ends mixed as investors worry the US central bank will keep interest rates higher for longer. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: Woolworths reports $1.62b profit on higher prices, ASX and Australian dollar driven higher by iron ore prices

  22-08-2023 23:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Grocery giant Woolworths says high inflation has seen its annual profit rise to $1.62 billion, and warns food inflation is set to continue. The ASX and Australian dollar gain thanks to stronger commodity prices. 
  
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• Live: Woolworths reports $1.62 billion profit, US stocks mixed as interest rate fears weigh on sentiment, ASX opens flat

  22-08-2023 23:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Grocery giant Woolworths reports its annual earnings, and Wall Street ends mixed as investors worry the US central bank will keep interest rates higher for longer. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Staff shortages forcing more Queensland hospitals into birthing bypass as midwives protest 'dangerous' workloads

  22-08-2023 22:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Hundreds of pages of documents released under right-to-information laws reveal a number of rural Queensland hospitals suspended birthing services, sometimes for several days.
  
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• Internal documents reveal more Queensland hospitals suspended birthing services

  22-08-2023 22:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Hundreds of pages of documents released under right-to-information laws reveal a number of rural Queensland hospitals suspended birthing services, sometimes for several days.
  
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• Range anxiety should no longer be a problem — so why aren't more people buying EVs in the regions?

  22-08-2023 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  One regional electric vehicle owner says it takes "planning" to reduce range anxiety, while another isn't quite ready to make the long-distance leap.
  
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• Fresh debate surrounding banning gas in new Sydney buildings — what does this mean for you?

  22-08-2023 21:27 via abc.net.au
  
  City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore says the ban will help address global warming, but the premier has previously ruled out a statewide ban on gas in new homes.
  
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• Australia's transition to a cashless society is underway — but not everyone wins when we get rid of cash

  22-08-2023 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Phasing out cash has serious implications for privacy, safety and financial exclusion among marginalised communities.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast August 22 2023

  22-08-2023 10:14 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss two Army veterans applying a fresh approach to business insurance.
  
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• Alcoa JV plunges to loss

  22-08-2023 10:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  ASX company Alumina Ltd has revealed the financial woes facing its partner Alcoa, with their joint venture suffering a $US67 million loss as they battle regulatory issues in WA.
  
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• Cook fighting for more skilled migration

  22-08-2023 10:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Premier Roger Cook has called on his federal counterparts to sort out resourcing issues as the state fights to bolster its overseas workforce.
  
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• Imdex secures robotics centre deal

  22-08-2023 09:50 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mining tech company Imdex has struck a deal with the state government to become the first industry partner of the recently built Australian Automation and Robotics Precinct.
  
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• Monadelphous bullish on project pipeline

  22-08-2023 09:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The long-standing Western Australian contractor books a higher profit while anticipating projects in commodities both old and new will continue to provide a significant pipeline of prospects.
  
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• Australian shares edge higher as tech firms soar

  22-08-2023 09:19 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Australian share market has finished up 0.1 per cent with the tech sector enjoying a stellar day thanks in part to Altium and Megaport.
  
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• Aust shares edge higher as tech firms soar

  22-08-2023 09:19 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Australian share market has finished up 0.1 per cent with the tech sector enjoying a stellar day thanks in part to Altium and Megaport.
  
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• Caratti fails in costs appeal bid

  22-08-2023 09:16 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A John Caratti-controlled company has failed to quash a costs order to pay some of major grain farmer Giovanni ‘John’ Nicoletti’s legal fees in the federal court.
  
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• Project plight highlights hydrogen’s challenge

  22-08-2023 09:14 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Even significant federal funding could not get a moderate concept off the drawing board without state intervention.
  
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• Macmahon, Perenti record steady growth

  22-08-2023 08:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mining contractors Macmahon and Perenti have both recorded growth in their underlying earnings and remain positive despite persistent inflationary and labour pressures.
  
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• Stan Grant leaves ABC for position with Monash University

  22-08-2023 08:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The veteran journalist will be taking up a new position with Monash University to lead a conversation "about how media can foster a more constructive and kinder discourse".
  
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• Stan Grant leaves ABC after being subjected to 'relentless' racial abuse

  22-08-2023 08:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The ABC has announced that the veteran journalist will be taking up a new position with Monash University to lead a conversation "about how media can foster a more constructive and kinder discourse".
  
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• Calm in a crisis, EI saves the day

  22-08-2023 07:17 via businessnews.com.au
  
  People still make the difference in business, particularly during a “moment of truth,” a study has found.
  
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• Education awards $88m software contract

  22-08-2023 06:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  East coast companies Compass Education and TechnologyOne have won contracts to supply school management software to more than 800 public schools in Western Australia.
  
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• Education awards $88m in software contracts

  22-08-2023 06:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  East coast companies Compass Education and TechnologyOne have won contracts to supply school management software to more than 800 public schools in Western Australia.
  
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• Hobart bus operator looks to permanently cut services amid 'extreme' cancellations, union says

  22-08-2023 06:48 via abc.net.au
  
  More than 150 daily bus services in Hobart could be slashed as public transport company Metro Tasmania continues to be plagued by cancellations, a union warns.
  
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• BHP profit dives by $US7.9bn

  22-08-2023 06:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A year of rising costs and weaker commodity prices makes a dent in the Big Australian’s bottom line as a cloud of uncertainty hangs over China's appetite for iron ore in the medium term.
  
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• Albemarle awards Compass $70m contract

  22-08-2023 05:26 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Albemarle Corporation has appointed Compass Group to operate its $140 million Paris Grove workers village in Australind, awarding a contract worth $70 million.
  
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• Australian MPs preparing for trip to Taiwan, with visit to be closely watched by Beijing

  22-08-2023 05:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Ten Australian MPs are set to arrive in Taiwan late next month as part of a cross-party delegation for talks expected to largely focus on trade, with Beijing keeping a close eye on the visit.
  
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• WA community faces 'scary' future as last remaining bank, 24-hour ATM leaves town

  22-08-2023 05:07 via abc.net.au
  
  The town of Waroona on WA's South West Highway, the commercial centre of a sprawling shire of 835 square kilometres, will soon be left with no bricks-and-mortar bank, nor 24-hour cash machine, with NAB set to close its branch in November.
  
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• Qube’s Bullsbrook play

  22-08-2023 04:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The property developer is set to develop an estate on 491 hectares in the area.
  
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• Market research mystery for farmers cold called about controversial transmission line

  22-08-2023 04:35 via abc.net.au
  
  A Victorian farmer says someone purporting to be doing market research for the federal government seemed to be trying to elicit positive response about the VNI West transmission line.
  
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• 'Right chair for the right time': Ita's ABC term to end

  22-08-2023 04:20 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The ABC will get a new chairperson in 2024 with Ita Buttrose confirming she won't seek a second term as head of the public broadcaster.
  
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• Woodside reels in HY profit record

  22-08-2023 04:14 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Woodside Energy has unveiled record half year profit of $US1.74 billion ($2.71 billion), as chief executive Meg O’Neill backed handling of negotiations with Offshore Alliance with potential strike action looming.
  
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• Country needs to plan for ageing population: PM

  22-08-2023 04:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Anthony Albanese says the country needs to "collectively plan'' for an ageing demographic, as the government prepares to release the Intergenerational Report.
  
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• Wall Street up as investors look toward Jackson Hole

  22-08-2023 02:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  US stocks have closed mostly higher as investors await comments from a meeting of central bankers at Jackson Hole later this week.
  
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• Army vets bring new risk focus

  22-08-2023 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Two special forces veterans have teamed up to bring a fresh approach to risk management for business.
  
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