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• Australian Defence Force MRH-90 Taipan helicopters involved in fatal crash retired early

  28-09-2023 23:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian Defence Force's MRH-90 Taipan helicopters, which were involved in the fatal military training exercise in the Whitsundays, have been retired early.
  
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• Major banks donate $7.75m to Yes campaign, US regulator sues Tesla for 'racial harassment' — as it happened

  28-09-2023 23:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's share market traded in positive territory on a Friday when Victoria was off on a public holiday for the footy, and other eastern states were looking forward to one on Monday. See how the day unfolded on our business blog.
  
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• Live: US regulator sues Tesla for 'racial harassment and retaliation', while Chinese property giant Evergrande's shares halted

  28-09-2023 23:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The US version of FairWork has launched a lawsuit against Elon Musk's Tesla, alleging "widespread and ongoing racial harassment of its Black employees". Meanwhile, the founder of Evergrande is under police watch, stoking fears the Chinese property giant is about to tank. Read all about today's business news on our live blog.
  
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• Live: Major banks donate $7.75m to Yes campaign, US regulator sues Tesla for 'racial harassment and retaliation'

  28-09-2023 23:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The US version of FairWork has launched a lawsuit against Elon Musk's Tesla, alleging "widespread and ongoing racial harassment of its Black employees". Meanwhile, the founder of Evergrande is under police watch, stoking fears the Chinese property giant is about to tank. Read all about today's business news on our live blog.
  
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• Live: Australian markets to rise, as US regulator sues Tesla for 'racial harassment and retaliation'

  28-09-2023 23:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The US version of Fair Work has launched a lawsuit against Elon Musk's Tesla, accusing the electric car and battery giant of "widespread and ongoing racial harassment of its Black employees". Read all about today's business news on our live blog.
  
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• Something's been wrong. It's Melbourne's Flinders Street clock

  28-09-2023 23:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Recently found yourself five minutes late? Consider blaming it on a historic clock at Flinders Street Station.
  
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• Nobody had noticed when the ABC asked why the Flinders Street Station clock was running slow

  28-09-2023 23:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Recently found yourself five minutes late? Consider blaming it on a historic clock at Flinders Street Station.
  
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• Farmers warn pausing plans for Australia's longest tunnel will affect food prices

  28-09-2023 21:26 via abc.net.au
  
  The 11km tunnel would ease transport costs, saving trucks from traffic lights, congestion and frequent crashes, farmers say.
  
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• Farmers say shelving a road tunnel through the Blue Mountains could lead to higher food prices

  28-09-2023 21:26 via abc.net.au
  
  The 11km tunnel would ease transport costs, saving trucks from traffic lights, congestion and frequent crashes, farmers say.
  
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• So you want an electric car, but will you be able to charge it?

  28-09-2023 21:21 via abc.net.au
  
  As Australia's electric vehicle market is set to expand rapidly in the coming years, but experts fear that access to power for their EVs won't be simple for everyone.
  
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• WAIS boss steps down

  28-09-2023 10:53 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The WA Institute of Sport will commence a national search for a new boss after its long-serving chief executive stepped down following discussions with the new board.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast September 28 2023

  28-09-2023 10:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Jack McGinn and Mark Pownall discuss an innovative startup looking to connect EV drivers with chargers.
  
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• Deal talk sends Lithium Power shares flying

  28-09-2023 09:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Confirmation from ASX-listed explorer Lithium Power International that it has been in talks with Chilean copper giant Codelco lifted its share price 35 per cent.
  
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• China removes tariffs on Aussie hay

  28-09-2023 09:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  China will lift tariffs on Australian hay imports in the latest sign relationships between Canberra and Beijing are on the mend.
  
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• China warns Australia to think twice before sending MPs to Taiwan

  28-09-2023 09:38 via abc.net.au
  
  China's ambassador lashes out at Australian politicians who have recently visited Taiwan, saying the MPs are being manipulated by separatist forces inside the self-governed territory. 
  
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• Australian politicians warned not to undermine Chinese relations by travelling to Taiwan

  28-09-2023 09:38 via abc.net.au
  
  China's ambassador lashes out at Australian politicians who have recently visited Taiwan, saying the MPs are being manipulated by separatist forces inside the self-governed territory. 
  
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• WA debt falls despite record spend

  28-09-2023 09:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Public sector net debt fell for a fourth consecutive year last financial year, despite the state reporting a 30 per cent increase in infrastructure spend to a record $9.2 billion.
  
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• Aust shares tick lower as bond yields weigh on markets

  28-09-2023 09:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The ASX has finished 0.1 per cent lower amid weaker-than-expected domestic retail sales data and rising US bond yields that are pressuring equities.
  
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• Isolation a positive for electric vehicle app

  28-09-2023 09:28 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth has been a proving ground for Wevolt’s Airbnb-style service, matching EV owners and charging stations.
  
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• Juniper acquires Wheatbelt asset

  28-09-2023 09:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Major WA aged care provider Juniper has acquired Wheatbelt aged care facility Waratah Lodge, adding to its portfolio of regional investments.
  
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• China launches high-speed rail line to travel near Taiwan Strait

  28-09-2023 09:23 via abc.net.au
  
  The bullet trains are set to reach speeds of 350 kilometres per hour.
  
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• Lithium explorer makes ASX debut

  28-09-2023 09:07 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Pioneer Lithium has joined fellow Canadian-focused explorers after debuting on the Australian Stock Exchange following an oversubscribed initial public offering.
  
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• De Grey plots 3-year pathway to first Hemi gold

  28-09-2023 08:42 via businessnews.com.au
  
  De Grey has launched a $300 million capital raising to start making a mine out of its Hemi deposit, while the inevitable sting of inflation lifts build costs to $1.3 billion.
  
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• Taskforce charged with fixing Sydney's bus woes looks to Pacific Islands to fill driver vacancies

  28-09-2023 08:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Recruitment efforts have reduced vacancies after the city was short of 800 drivers earlier this year, but with nearly 400 drivers still required, a taskforce chairman says a lack of unskilled migration is contributing to the problem.
  
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• ASIC secures $700k in fines

  28-09-2023 08:28 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The corporate watchdog has issued fines totaling more than $700,000, within six months, against companies that failed to comply with financial reporting requirements.
  
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• ASIC issues $700k in fines

  28-09-2023 08:28 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The corporate watchdog has issued fines totaling more than $700,000, within six months, against companies that failed to comply with financial reporting requirements.
  
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• Fabulous wines for tight budgets

  28-09-2023 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  An award-winning shiraz and two white wines are well-priced and primed for drinking as the weather warms.
  
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• Senator claims former Qantas boss Alan Joyce could face jail if he avoids airline inquiry

  28-09-2023 07:50 via abc.net.au
  
  A parliamentary committee investigating the government's rejection of extra Qatar Airways flights is increasing its rhetoric in a bid to land high-profile witnesses.
  
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• Former Qantas boss Alan Joyce faces jail threat over Senate airline inquiry

  28-09-2023 07:50 via abc.net.au
  
  A parliamentary committee investigating the government's rejection of extra Qatar Airways flights is increasing its rhetoric in a bid to land high-profile witnesses.
  
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• Department heads face grilling at Senate airline inquiry, transport minister asked to appear

  28-09-2023 07:50 via abc.net.au
  
  A parliamentary committee investigating the government's rejection of extra Qatar Airways flights is increasing its rhetoric in a bid to land high-profile witnesses.
  
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• 'Enormous tragedy': Calls for construction overhaul after death of 17-year-old Brisbane apprentice

  28-09-2023 07:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Tyler Whitton, 17, was placed in an induced coma after he fell and sustained a serious head injury at the West End site. The CFMEU says he died the next day.
  
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• NEC brings Danish data success story to Perth

  28-09-2023 07:10 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Operators of a digital platform which could one day end onerous ID checks for government services say Perth will be the first step in a nationwide rollout.
  
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• Green light for $350m timber tower

  28-09-2023 06:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A proposal to build the world's tallest $350 million hybrid timber tower in South Perth has been approved.
  
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• Adelaide housing crisis a sobering warning of what's ahead for other capital cities, experts warn

  28-09-2023 05:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Adelaide has the lowest vacancy rates in Australia and not enough homes are being built to fix the problem.
  
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• Lamp takes helm of CSBP

  28-09-2023 05:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  CSBP has appointed Ryan Lamp as general manager to replace Mark Scatena, who is moving on to the fertiliser firm’s parent company Wesfarmers.
  
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• Childcare workers could be set for a substantial pay rise as multi-employer bargaining begins

  28-09-2023 05:25 via abc.net.au
  
  A new kind of pay negotiation is underway between childcare workers and their employers, as unions seek 25 per cent pay bump.
  
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• More than 1,000 sets of stolen bank details found in Sydney home as part of alleged card skimming network

  28-09-2023 05:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Two men are charged after police find more than 1,000 sets of allegedly stolen bank details and pin codes, believed to be connected to a Romanian card skimming network.
  
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• GDI set to build $150m CBD tower

  28-09-2023 04:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  GDI Property Group has received approval to build a 19-storey residential and office building on the multi-level carpark site at the corner of Pier and Wellington Streets.
  
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• GDI set to build $150m CBD project

  28-09-2023 04:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  GDI Property Group has received approval to build a 19-storey residential and office building on the multi-level carpark site at the corner of Pier and Wellington Streets.
  
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• Woodside's Scarborough gas project dealt blow with part of its environmental plan ruled invalid

  28-09-2023 03:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Woodside's massive Scarborough gas development suffers a major blow, with the Federal Court finding an environmental plan for part of the project was not legally approved and was therefore invalid. 
  
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• Woodside's Scarborough gas development suffers blow with part of its environmental plan ruled invalid

  28-09-2023 03:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Woodside's massive Scarborough gas development is dealt a major blow, with the Federal Court finding an environmental plan for part of the project was not legally approved and was therefore invalid. 
  
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• Woodside seismic approval ruled unlawful

  28-09-2023 03:10 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Federal Court has found conditional approval of planned seismic testing by Woodside Energy off the North West coast was granted outside the regulator's statutory power.
  
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• The NSW government is in talks to keep Eraring open beyond 2025 – but at what cost?

  28-09-2023 03:10 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW government is currently in talks with Origin about using taxpayer subsidies to extend the life of the plant in the state's Hunter region. It follows a review that found the state should discuss delaying the plant's closure to help prevent blackouts due to the slow building of renewables.
  
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• '$1.7b in damages a year': The estimated cost of keeping Australia's largest coal-fired power plant running

  28-09-2023 03:10 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW government is currently in talks with Origin about using taxpayer subsidies to extend the life of the plant in the state's Hunter region. It follows a review that found the state should discuss delaying the plant's closure to help prevent blackouts due to the slow building of renewables.
  
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• This builder has avoided liquidation — but its customers will pay more to finish their homes

  28-09-2023 02:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Harmac Homes customers face an increase in their contract prices, as part of efforts to stop the financially pressured company from going under in Victoria.
  
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• Senior officials to face grilling over blocked flights

  28-09-2023 02:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A parliamentary committee examining the Albanese government's blocking of additional Qatar Airways flights will grill senior bureaucrats about what they knew.
  
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• Women breaking glass ceilings in the world of heavy metal

  28-09-2023 02:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Women who came up against barriers when breaking into the heavy metal music scene are celebrating their resilience as they continue their push for change.
  
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• Emma was told she could never be a heavy metal singer. She proved the doubters wrong

  28-09-2023 02:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Women who came up against barriers when breaking into the heavy metal music scene are celebrating their resilience as they continue their push for change.
  
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• Retail spending continues to enjoy Matildas boost, but ASX slips again — as it happened

  28-09-2023 00:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Retail spending was again boosted by the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, the latest figures show, but the local share market had a lacklustre day — as it happened.
  
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• Live: Retail spending continues to enjoy Matildas boost as ASX recovers from early losses

  28-09-2023 00:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Retail spending was again boosted by the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, the latest figures show. 
  
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