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• One of China's biggest decisions was a secret from the West. Then David Attenborough asked one question

  01-09-2023 21:25 via abc.net.au
  
  When David Attenborough was touring China in 1979, he asked a question about population control. Transcripts show it was one of the first mentions of the One Child Policy to Western media.
  
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• Only 13pc of Australians can afford to buy a property, report finds

  01-09-2023 21:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Skyrocketing house prices and mortgage rate increases have dragged housing affordability to its lowest level in three decades, according to new data from real estate analysts PropTrack.
  
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• Housing affordability at lowest level in 30 years, data shows

  01-09-2023 21:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Skyrocketing house prices and mortgage rate increases have dragged housing affordability to its lowest level in three decades, according to new data from real estate analysts PropTrack.
  
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• Perth to Vietnam direct flight unveiled

  01-09-2023 10:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Vietnam Airlines has announced it will offer non-stop flights between Perth and Ho Chi Minh by the end of the year.
  
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• 'In a headlock': Dad-to-be fuming after insurer's bid to raise premium to level of his mortgage payment

  01-09-2023 09:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Daniel Buckley's wife will give birth in four weeks and they are still living in a shed after last year's floods. With an insurance premium seven times what it used to be, they will be "queuing up to have a say" as part of a federal inquiry into the sector.
  
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• WA1 chases $15m for West Arunta

  01-09-2023 09:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Institutional and domestic shareholders have backed WA1 Resources to raise $15 million to fund drilling and development activities at its West Arunta project.
  
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• Immigration minister scraps pandemic visa for international students

  01-09-2023 09:49 via abc.net.au
  
  A COVID-era visa that allowed more than 20,000 international students to work an unlimited amount of hours is being phased out, the federal government has said.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast September 1 2023

  01-09-2023 09:43 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss the big changes taking place at West Australian Ballet and Ingrid Puzey's plans for the organisation's future.
  
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• Aust shares fall for first time this week

  01-09-2023 09:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The local share market has finished 0.4 per cent lower, snapping its four-day winning streak on profit-taking ahead of an key monthly US jobs report.
  
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• MH370 report points to resting place

  01-09-2023 09:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Researchers have published a report on MH370, finding a possible location for the missing aircraft to be about 1,500 kilometres west of Perth.
  
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• MMA wins another contract

  01-09-2023 09:26 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Marine services supplier MMA Offshore has notched two contracts worth $12 million to provide liquefied natural gas field support.
  
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• Primero settles legacy contract dispute

  01-09-2023 09:21 via businessnews.com.au
  
  NRW will be forced to fork out $25 million to cover the costs of a legal dispute it inherited as part of its acquisition of Primero Group in 2021.
  
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• Phil and Michelle waited 10 years for findings into their son's death. They got told 'this is the justice system'

  01-09-2023 09:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The parents of a young man who was killed while working on a gas drilling rig 10 years ago say waiting to get answers has been like torture.
  
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• Gareth was crushed to death in a drilling rig tragedy. His parents had to wait a decade for answers

  01-09-2023 09:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The parents of a young man who was killed while working on a gas drilling rig 10 years ago say waiting to get answers has been like torture.
  
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• Gareth died in a drilling rig tragedy. His parents had to wait a decade for answers.

  01-09-2023 09:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The parents of a young man who was killed while working on a gas drilling rig 10 years ago say waiting to get answers has been like torture.
  
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• Delays around $2.5m study into proposed rail realignment case of 'bureaucracy gone crazy'

  01-09-2023 09:13 via abc.net.au
  
  A WA MP and Kalgoorlie-Boulder mayor have criticised the state government for dragging its feet on a feasibility study to realign rail around the Super Pit gold mine, which could lead to the development of an intermodal freight facility.   
  
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• Chevron offer rejected as strike looms

  01-09-2023 09:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A proposed enterprise agreement covering Chevron’s Gorgon and Wheatstone gas plants has been emphatically rejected as the oil and gas giant’s workers veer closer toward a strike.
  
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• Hotel prospect for waterfront site

  01-09-2023 09:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A hotel, retail precinct and more than 300 dwellings could be on the cards for a 16-hectare waterfront site situated on the state’s south coast.
  
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• ASIC fails in second court attempt

  01-09-2023 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state’s highest court has dismissed the corporate watchdog’s bid to reverse payments made to insolvency experts Martin Jones and Andrew Smith.
  
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• Ballet chair outlines vision

  01-09-2023 08:59 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Ingrid Puzey talks about the big changes at West Australian Ballet and her plans for its future.
  
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• Forrest tests market’s faith

  01-09-2023 08:43 via businessnews.com.au
  
  ANALYSIS: This week’s departure of three senior people from Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group highlights just how different the Perth company is from its ASX peers.
  
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• Mark My Words September 1 2023

  01-09-2023 08:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  In this podcast Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Fortescue's revolving door, Qantas, Perth house prices, renewable deal, Frank Wilson, Federal IR changes and the Dowerin Field Days. 
  
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• Push to green hitting headwinds

  01-09-2023 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The imposition of high-cost power supply changes in pursuit of zero emissions may start to bite at the ballot box.
  
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• TMH posts profit despite panel challenges

  01-09-2023 07:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  HotCopper and Gumtree owner The Market Herald says a return to profitability is testament to strategy endorsed by its board and management team, amid a tumultuous period for the company.
  
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• New pharmacy rules come into effect today. Here's how they will impact shoppers

  01-09-2023 07:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Changes to the PBS that come into effect today could save people with chronic health conditions a lot of time and money. Here's why
  
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• New pharmacy rules come into effect today. Here's how it'll impact shoppers

  01-09-2023 07:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Changes to the PBS that come into effect today could save people with chronic health conditions a lot of time and money. Here's why
  
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• New pharmacy rules come into effect today. Here's how it will impact shoppers

  01-09-2023 07:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Changes to the PBS that come into effect today could save people with chronic health conditions a lot of time and money. Here's why
  
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• Dire Straits' former guitarist Jack Sonni dead at 68

  01-09-2023 06:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Band members and fans express their heartbreak over the loss of the guitarist, famously known for playing at the Brothers in Arms tour in 1985.
  
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• Fitzroy floods business chaos laid bare

  01-09-2023 05:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The East Kimberley Chamber of Commerce and Industry has detailed the extreme impact to business and residents of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River floods.
  
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• Dempsey unveils $80m Scarborough plan

  01-09-2023 05:21 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Gary Dempsey has submitted a proposal for a 12-storey apartment building in Scarborough, with an expected end value of $80 million.
  
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• Exodus at Andrew Forrest's FMG continues as third top executive departs in a week

  01-09-2023 05:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Billionaire mining magnate Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group loses another of its top executives, as former Reserve Bank deputy governor Guy Debelle quits after 18 months at the company.
  
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• Land clearing fine for major NT station labelled 'a slap on the wrist'

  01-09-2023 04:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Tarwoo Station, where a major cotton gin is due to open this year, will be fined more than $7,000 after it was found to have committed land clearing offences. 
  
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• Sheep exporters upset at latest footage of animal welfare breaches but question activists' tactics

  01-09-2023 04:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Producers say a video purporting to show Australian sheep cruelly treated in Oman does not represent the reality for the vast majority of animals exported live.
  
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• Plastic bans in place with election bunting next

  01-09-2023 03:53 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Stage two plastic bans begin in Western Australia today, with election bunting soon to follow.
  
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• Watchdog seeks record fine for Qantas cancelled flights

  01-09-2023 03:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The head of the consumer watchdog wants Qantas to face a fine of $250 million if a cancelled tickets case against it is successful.
  
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• Allowing Qatar to add flights to compete with Qantas would have reduced airfares, says competition watchdog

  01-09-2023 03:49 via abc.net.au
  
  The government's decision to block Qatar Airways from adding more weekly flights prevented airfares from being made cheaper, says the boss of the competition watchdog, as Labor's president backs a review of the government's decision. 
  
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• Greens threaten to block superannuation changes, demanding super be added to paid parental leave

  01-09-2023 02:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The Greens say the government must pay superannuation on top of government-funded paid parental leave if it wants planned changes to superannuation to pass the Senate.
  
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• Debelle joins Fortescue exits

  01-09-2023 02:20 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Guy Debelle has become the third person to resign from a senior role at Fortescue Metals Group in the space of a week, after CEO Fiona Hick and CFO Christine Morris.
  
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• Neil Mitchell to end three-decade stint as Melbourne radio host

  01-09-2023 02:06 via abc.net.au
  
  After a broadcast career spanning more than 30 years, broadcaster Neil Mitchell announces he will step down as 3AW morning show host in December.
  
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• Melbourne talkback king Neil Mitchell fires parting shot at Andrews as he calls time on radio career

  01-09-2023 02:06 via abc.net.au
  
  After a broadcast career spanning more than 30 years, broadcaster Neil Mitchell announces he will step down as 3AW morning show host in December.
  
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• Perth outpaces national home price growth

  01-09-2023 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The city’s home value index has grown by 0.9 per cent, exceeding national growth of 0.8 per cent in August.
  
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• China’s sub-prime moment approaches

  01-09-2023 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Another debt-laden Chinese property developer is on the brink, with potential repercussions for Australia and the world.
  
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• Raf Epstein moves to Mornings in major ABC Radio Melbourne line-up shuffle after Trioli announcement

  01-09-2023 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The award-winning journalist says he'll uphold the program's "fearless" standards set by Virginia Trioli, who is returning to TV, while a familiar voice will take on the station's Drive program.
  
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• Live: Guy Debelle quits Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Future Industries, ASX down in early trade

  01-09-2023 00:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's share market opens down as Fortescue sees another high profile resignation. Follow the day's business news with our live blog.
  
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• Live: ASX tipped to open lower, new housing finance figures set to be released

  01-09-2023 00:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's share market is expected to lose ground this morning after losses on Wall Street overnight, and new housing finance figures are out this morning. Follow the day's business news with our live blog.
  
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• Guy Debelle quits Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Future Industries, ASX loses ground on Friday

  01-09-2023 00:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's share market lost ground on Friday as Fortescue saw another high profile resignation. Catch the day's business news on our live blog — as it happened.
  
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