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• Fertility services are paying social media influencers to promote egg freezing — but is that legal?

  23-02-2024 21:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Testimonial promotion of regulated health services is illegal under Australia's advertising laws, but paid partnerships with influencers about egg freezing continue to appear on social media feeds, with the health regulator saying it is a "complex" legal area. 
  
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• These horror stories show how transport systems 'fail' Australians with disability

  23-02-2024 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The ABC has recently heard hundreds of stories from Australians with disability about their experiences with transport across the country. Advocates say systems are failing them.
  
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• Neal was trapped on a plane for hours because of his disability. Things got even worse at baggage claim

  23-02-2024 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The ABC has recently heard hundreds of stories from Australians with disability about their experiences with transport across the country. Advocates say systems are failing them.
  
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• Does the 'drug dealer defence' still hold up in climate law cases?

  23-02-2024 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  As Queensland environmentalists continue to fight looming coal mine approvals, Australia's Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek is relying on arguments that have come under increasing scrutiny in climate litigation.
  
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• The unofficial Eras tour: How unlucky Swifties took matters into their own hands

  23-02-2024 19:00 via abc.net.au
  
  For thousands of unlucky Swifties who couldn’t land tickets to the Eras tour, just being near their idol was — nearly — enough.
  
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• The unofficial Eras tour: How unlucky Swifities took matters into their own hands

  23-02-2024 19:00 via abc.net.au
  
  For thousands of unlucky Swifties who couldn’t land tickets to the Eras tour, just being near their idol was enough.
  
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• Warning issued to hundreds of thousands of Swifties amid concerns about Eras Tour wristbands

  23-02-2024 09:25 via abc.net.au
  
  A mother who lost her child under tragic circumstances has raised concerns about the LED wristbands given to fans attending Taylor Swift's concerts.
  
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• Tim Marney to be approvals czar

  23-02-2024 09:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Experienced policy adviser Tim Marney has been appointed the state government's new Coordinator General, focused on reforming the environmental approvals process.
  
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• Paladin profit up 1,383pc

  23-02-2024 08:59 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Paladin Energy recorded a net profit after tax of $61.4 million in the first six months to December 31 2023, up from a $4.8 million loss during the prior corresponding period.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast February 23 2024

  23-02-2024 08:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Nadia Budihardjo and Claire Tyrrell discuss the uptick of home renovations amid a struggling housing market.
  
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• New commercial food factory unveiled

  23-02-2024 08:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A new food and beverage manufacturing facility has been unveiled within the Food Innovation Precinct of WA for businesses to develop and produce products on a commercial scale.
  
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• Cygnet West backs PropTech group

  23-02-2024 08:32 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Real estate company Cygnet West has signed a three-year deal to sponsor Proptech Hub WA.
  
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• Global Uranium raises $6.15m for exploration

  23-02-2024 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Global Uranium and Enrichment has announced it will raise $6.15 million in order to fund drilling programs at its Maybell and Tallahassee uranium projects in the US.
  
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• Tech tops as international surge bypasses local market

  23-02-2024 08:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Australian share market finished 0.4 per cent higher on Friday, following double-digit gains for Block, Aussie Broadband, Brainchip and Appen.
  
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• Pilot strike looms at Network Aviation

  23-02-2024 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A planned 24-hour pilot strike at Qantas subsidiary Network Aviation is back on the cards after being called off over cyclone risk in the state’s north.
  
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• Onslow port dispute heats up

  23-02-2024 07:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Shire of Ashburton has stepped up its legal battle with Onslow Marine Supply Base, issuing three new stop work notices to halt decommissioning work for Chevron.
  
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• Milne Agrigroup, Inghams in stock feed row

  23-02-2024 07:26 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A legal dispute between Milne Agrigroup and Inghams over animal feed pricing continues to brew in the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
  
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• Outback rail journeys all class

  23-02-2024 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The romance of the rails has stood the test of time, and in the Indian Pacific and The Ghan, we have two beauties.
  
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• Newmont puts Telfer up for sale

  23-02-2024 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Newmont Corporation has announced it will divest six of its non-core assets, including its Telfer gold mine in the Pilbara, with Andrew Forrest-backed Greatland Gold the likely buyer. 
  
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• Ambition versus costs in high-wire Act

  23-02-2024 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The new Aged Care Act is a welcome departure from its predecessor but lacks detail.
  
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• Mark My Words February 23 2024

  23-02-2024 06:42 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss the prime minister’s trip to Perth; naval shipbuilding; the update on nickel; profit reports; domestic gas policy; offshore wind; and a magazine preview.
  
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• New rail sidings to slash grain loading time

  23-02-2024 06:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Two international firms have won contracts with WA’s largest grain handler to build new grain rail sidings under plans by CBH Group to be exporting three million tonnes per month by 2033.
  
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• Gold Road's profit up 81.7pc

  23-02-2024 06:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Gold Road Resources' full year net profit after tax rose by 81.7 per cent for the 2023 financial year, from $63.7 million to $115.7 million.
  
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• Gold Road profit up 81.7pc

  23-02-2024 06:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Gold Road Resources' full-year net profit after tax rose by 81.7 per cent for the 2023 financial year, from $63.7 million to $115.7 million.
  
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• 'They are literally printing money on silicon': AI sends Nvidia's market value soaring higher than Australia's GDP

  23-02-2024 05:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Chipmaker Nvidia has just recorded the biggest one-day gain by any company in Wall Street history. But could the AI boom be just another dot-com-style bubble?
  
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• Train companies admit safety failures in deadly derailment near Melbourne

  23-02-2024 05:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Train companies plead guilty to breaching rail safety laws in wake of fatal train crash north of Melbourne.
  
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• Vulcan poised for $825m European fund

  23-02-2024 04:50 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Vulcan Energy Resources is set to secure $825 million from European Investment Bank, to finance the first phase of its zero carbon lithium project.
  
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• Sandfire records half-year loss

  23-02-2024 04:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Sandfire Resources has recorded a loss after tax of $U53.9 million, equivalent to $A82.1 million, with the $U1.9 billion acquisition of the Matsa mine cited as the primary reason.
  
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• Mining drives Duratec profit uptick

  23-02-2024 04:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Diversified Perth-based contractor Duratec says it is well positioned for further growth after reporting a 56 per cent net profit increase for the first half of the 2024 financial year.
  
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• Network Ten exec needed almost an hour and help to download 10Play app

  23-02-2024 03:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Speaking about the difficulty of finding Australian networks on smart TVs, Network Ten's chief content officer said despite being tech savvy, it took her almost an hour with an engineer's help to get her own company's app downloaded on her television.
  
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• BHP defers Kalgoorlie nickel workers camp

  23-02-2024 02:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  BHP has pushed back plans to build a 1152-person camp to house nickel workers as the miner mulls the viability of a $750 million upgrade of its Kalgoorlie nickel smelter
  
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• BHP axes Kalgoorlie nickel workers camp

  23-02-2024 02:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  BHP has withdrawn plans to build a 1152-person camp to house nickel workers in the surest sign yet the miner is reconsidering a $750 million upgrade of its Kalgoorlie nickel smelter.
  
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• Austal lauds certainty as revenue drops

  23-02-2024 02:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Defence shipbuilder Austal believes a turnaround in its long-term order book will help it attract workers across from the battery minerals sector and into its Henderson shipyard.
  
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• Singaporean fund eyes WA medical inventions

  23-02-2024 01:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A Singaporean investment vehicle is scouring Western Australia’s nascent biotechnology industry for new projects worth backing to bring onto the world stage.
  
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• Prime Minister says something 'going wrong' on supermarket pricing, but won't break up Coles and Woolworths duopoly

  23-02-2024 01:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Coles and Woolworths "clearly have excessive market power", but he won't forcibly break up the supermarket duopoly. 
  
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• Reno loans up in tight market

  23-02-2024 01:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A shortage of existing housing stock is one reason behind the uptick in renovation activity.
  
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