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• Live: RBA says Australians back cash over digital alternative, Aldi fronts supermarket inquiry

  10-04-2024 23:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The bosses of Aldi are fronting a Senate inquiry examining supermarket prices and market power in Australia, while a fall on Wall Street has sent Australian stocks lower after data showed US consumer prices rose more than expected in March. Follow live.
  
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• Live: ASX to fall as hot US inflation erodes hopes for rate cuts

  10-04-2024 23:40 via abc.net.au
  
  A fall on Wall Street is likely to send Australian stocks lower after data showed US consumer prices rose more than expected in March, diminishing hopes for how much and how soon the Federal Reserve can cut interest rates. Follow the latest updates in our live blog.
  
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• Live: Aldi fronts Senate inquiry into supermarket prices, ASX to fall as hot US inflation erodes hopes for rate cuts

  10-04-2024 23:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The bosses of Aldi are fronting a Senate inquiry examining supermarket prices and market power in Australia, while a fall on Wall Street is likely to send Australian stocks lower after data showed US consumer prices rose more than expected in March. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Aldi fronts Senate inquiry into supermarket prices, ASX falls as hot US inflation erodes hopes for rate cuts

  10-04-2024 23:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The bosses of Aldi are fronting a Senate inquiry examining supermarket prices and market power in Australia, while a fall on Wall Street has sent Australian stocks lower after data showed US consumer prices rose more than expected in March. Follow live.
  
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• As it happened: RBA says Australians back cash over digital alternative, Aldi fronts supermarket inquiry

  10-04-2024 23:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The bosses of Aldi are fronting a Senate inquiry examining supermarket prices and market power in Australia, while a fall on Wall Street has sent Australian stocks lower after data showed US consumer prices rose more than expected in March.
  
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• 'Priced out of the market': Some lower income households have given up looking for a place to live

  10-04-2024 23:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian renters facing all-time high asking rents and record low vacancy rates across the country, but there could be relief in sight.
  
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• 'Never-ending run of rent rises' expected to hit a 'tipping point' later this year as population growth slows

  10-04-2024 23:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian renters facing all-time high asking rents and record low vacancy rates across the country, but there could be relief in sight.
  
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• Australian renters face all-time high rents and record low vacancy rates after prices jump in March quarter

  10-04-2024 23:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian renters facing all-time high asking rents and record low vacancy rates across the country, but there could be relief in sight.
  
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• Ecologists warn of second 'forest collapse' event in WA as record dry spell continues

  10-04-2024 23:20 via abc.net.au
  
  It's been likened to coral bleaching, but on land — and experts are fearful dry conditions have Western Australia on the brink of another devastating 'forest collapse' event. 
  
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• 'Dealing with a cult': Is Elon Musk hate hurting Tesla sales?

  10-04-2024 23:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Are you part of the Musk "cult"? Many Aussies have turned against the Tesla CEO even as the electric car-maker outsells the Toyota Hilux.
  
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• 'Off-grid living not for wimps': Are Australians ready for the great green transition?

  10-04-2024 22:04 via abc.net.au
  
  More and more Australians choose to live off-grid, but one electrical engineer warns it is expensive and "not for wimps".
  
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• Going off-grid becomes 'more mainstream' as concerns remain about the reliability of electricity on the east coast

  10-04-2024 22:04 via abc.net.au
  
  More and more Australians choose to live off-grid, but one electrical engineer warns it is expensive and "not for wimps".
  
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• Sewerage, snakes and gauging accusations: Inquiry hears about insurers' responses to 2022 floods

  10-04-2024 21:47 via abc.net.au
  
  More than two years on from the 2022 floods, this family occupies an unlockable "half a house" that's constantly damp and prone to vermin.
  
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• Queensland family lived in 'uninhabitable' home with backyard steeped in sewerage after 2022 floods

  10-04-2024 21:47 via abc.net.au
  
  More than two years on from the 2022 floods, this family occupies an unlockable "half a house" that's constantly damp and prone to vermin.
  
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• 'I knew something wasn't right': Workers sound alarm about unsafe conditions on solar farms

  10-04-2024 21:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Workers say they are being exposed to dangerous conditions on solar farms, including working near live cables in wet weather or being put at risk of electrocution. 
  
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• Cedar Woods buys Subi site

  10-04-2024 10:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The land developer intends to build more than 200 apartments on the $15.5 million site, acquired from the City of Subiaco.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast April 10 2024

  10-04-2024 09:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss the imminent reopening of the Yagan Square precinct.
  
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• Australian shares hit eight-day high, nudge record

  10-04-2024 09:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The ASX200 has finished 0.3 per cent higher, closing fewer than 50 points away from its record high in March.
  
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• Mettam lashes flammable hospital cladding delay

  10-04-2024 09:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam has slammed the state government for inaction on potentially flammable cladding at Fiona Stanley Hospital identified five years ago.
  
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• Veteran campaigner leads fresh push to halt NSW logging in future Great Koala National Park

  10-04-2024 09:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Businessman Geoff Cousins has been involved in many successful environmental campaigns and has now turned his attention to the logging of native forests on the Mid North Coast. 
  
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• WA records steady growth in construction costs

  10-04-2024 09:19 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Construction costs in the state remained steady at a 0.7 per cent growth while the national rate continues to stablise in the recent quarter, the latest data shows.
  
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• Bunbury development site sells for $5m

  10-04-2024 09:08 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The oceanfront property was acquired by Hong Kong’s Oriental Property.
  
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• Arafura appoints new COO

  10-04-2024 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Gina Rinehart-backed Arafura Rare Earths has appointed Dr Stuart MacNaughton as its chief operating officer, as the company aims to add further value to its flagship Nolans project in the Northern Territory.
  
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• Tenure spat mires ghost town’s regrowth plan

  10-04-2024 08:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The revitalisation of a Western Australian ghost town is once again in limbo following a breakdown in the relationship between the state government and traditional owners.
  
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• Pay Day with Annie Louey: 'I'm still holding onto the car my parents bought 20 years ago'

  10-04-2024 08:07 via abc.net.au
  
  It's Pay Day! Comedian Annie Louey explains how she spends 0 per cent of her income on rent or a mortgage, and why — despite growing up in a frugal home — she is in the habit of paying the bill instead of splitting it when she eats out.
  
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• Comedian Annie Louey makes more money now than when she was working nine to five — but it took a minute to get there

  10-04-2024 08:07 via abc.net.au
  
  It's Pay Day! Comedian Annie Louey explains how she spends 0 per cent of her income on rent or a mortgage, and why — despite growing up in a frugal home — she is in the habit of paying the bill instead of splitting it when she eats out.
  
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• HMDs give new meaning to ‘face time’

  10-04-2024 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  It may be some time before head-mounted devices are in common use, but opportunities are emerging in industrial and resources settings.
  
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• PNG's mega Porgera gold mine just reopened — so why is the government sending in police and military forces?

  10-04-2024 07:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Papua New Guinea's government approves a joint military and police operation to crack down on illegal mining and remove "squatters" at Porgera gold mine, just months after the site's grand reopening.
  
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• Energy chief questions pursuit of nuclear 'unicorns' as transition challenges pile up

  10-04-2024 07:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Jeff Dimery, the straight-talking boss of major energy firm Alinta, pours cold water on the immediate prospects of nuclear in Australia as he's warned on prices.
  
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• State spends up to for start-up accelerator

  10-04-2024 07:14 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Premier Roger Cook hopes a $7.2 million spend to attract a UK start-up accelerator to Perth will help the state diversify its economy by fostering expertise in biodiversity technology.
  
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• Yagan Square’s $14m fix nears completion

  10-04-2024 07:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The multi-million-dollar bid to revive the failed Yagan Square precinct will soon pay off as operator Nokturnl gears up to open the first restaurant from the hub's line-up of hospitality offerings.
  
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• Great Southern to raise $1.8m

  10-04-2024 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mineral exploration company Great Southern Mining will raise $1.8 million in a bid to enhance its gold resource base across both Western Australia and Queensland.
  
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• Housing starts near record lows

  10-04-2024 06:16 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA has reported its second lowest dwelling starts since records began in 1969, but housing completions are improving.
  
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• Dentistry, diving win Collie govt spend

  10-04-2024 06:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state’s latest efforts to diversify the economy of the historic coal mining town of Collie will include spend on commercial diving, dentistry, energy storage and support for tourism.
  
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• Northern Star acquires Solstice licence

  10-04-2024 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shares in mining exploration company Solstice Minerals rose by 50 per cent on Tuesday, following news it will divest an 80 per cent stake in its Hobbes exploration licence to Northern Star Resources.
  
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• How do you know if extra-virgin olive oil is really extra-virgin?

  10-04-2024 05:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia relaunches an olive oil monitoring program amid concerns consumers are purchasing inferior or fraudulent products.
  
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• VRX taps investors for $3.1m

  10-04-2024 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shares in VRX Silica fell early on Wednesday, following news that the company will raise $3.14 million to further project activities across its vast Western Australian portfolio.
  
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• Dairy decline continues with another regional factory set to close

  10-04-2024 04:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Multinational company Lactalis announces it will close its Echuca dairy factory with up to 70 jobs lost in northern Victoria.
  
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• Bruce Lehrmann's 'silence was deafening' in response to new evidence, Taylor Auerbach's lawyer says

  10-04-2024 04:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Former Seven Network producer Taylor Auerbach's lawyer has made further submissions to the court in Bruce Lehrmann's defamation trial.
  
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• Toasting 20 years of Taste Great Southern

  10-04-2024 02:52 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Food and wine festival Taste Great Southern has showcased the fresh produce of the region for two decades, capturing the attention of visitors across the world.
  
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• Jobs bonanza from ‘energy superpower’ era for industry

  10-04-2024 02:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A new workforce, financial incentives and protection for local content in solar panels, electric trucks and wind towers are part of a "superpower" blueprint.
  
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• Mergers reform to increase deal scrutiny

  10-04-2024 02:42 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The nation’s consumer watchdog has welcomed a proposed reform of the nation’s merger laws, to be announced by Treasurer Jim Chalmers today.
  
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• Queensland premier defends agreement that delivers union tradies pay rises of more than $10 per hour

  10-04-2024 02:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland's premier has defended a deal brokered with construction unions that includes pay rises of more than $10 an hour over the next four years.
  
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• Disabled people need path to workforce

  10-04-2024 02:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Two reports have detailed shortcomings in engaging people with disabilities in workplaces across WA and the nation.
  
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• Former miner steps up to retrain and tackle mental health services gap in outback town

  10-04-2024 01:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Melinda Haig says she identified a need for better mental health support in her critically under-served region and decided to do something about it. TAFE figures show that she is not the only one.
  
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