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• The mystery behind eight 'magnificent' portraits painted by one of WA's most influential artists

  25-07-2024 23:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Among dozens of artworks created by a prominent WA painter hang portraits of eight people whose identities remain unknown, and the artist's family want help to find out who they are.
  
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• Art mystery at the heart of belated recognition for woman who married into the Bunnings hardware empire

  25-07-2024 23:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Betty Bunning, who painted under the name Elizabeth Blair Barber, was a prolific WA artist whose brilliance was largely overlooked at the time — and it's led to a search for answers about eight mystery portraits.
  
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• With demand for power-hungry data centres set to 'skyrocket', where will the energy come from?

  25-07-2024 20:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The "cloud" that powers everything from sending an email to asking an AI chatbot a question needs massive amounts of power to run, and that's making energy experts nervous.
  
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• Power-hungry data centres scrambling to find enough electricity to meet demand

  25-07-2024 20:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The "cloud" that powers everything from sending an email to asking an AI chatbot a question needs massive amounts of power to run, and that's making energy experts nervous.
  
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• Submarine boss predicts AUKUS will be slow, expensive and suffer setbacks

  25-07-2024 12:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The head of the Australian Submarine Agency warns of a "long road ahead" with the trilateral security pact for nuclear submarines between Australia, the US and the UK.
  
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• Nicheliving in reputation repair talks

  25-07-2024 10:40 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A consultancy firm says its partnered with Nicheliving to "rebuild public trust" for the home building brand amid heightened scrutiny.
  
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• Journalists from The Age, SMH and other Nine Publishing mastheads announce strike on eve of Olympics

  25-07-2024 10:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Journalists from multiple major Australian newspapers have announced they will go on strike from Friday morning.
  
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• Rinehart ups stake in Lynas

  25-07-2024 10:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has upped her stake in Lynas Rare Earths, with her foothold in the critical minerals player now worth $404 million.
  
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• Aust shares slide to two-week low as tech drags

  25-07-2024 09:50 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Every sector of the Australian share market has lost ground as stock markets weaken worldwide on lacklustre earnings from US tech firms.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast July 25 2024

  25-07-2024 09:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Sam Jones and Nadia Budihardjo discuss a Perth company's innovative approach to producing on-demand green hydrogen.
  Plus all the test on the BGC Housing group class action; Two federal ministers to retire; and Fortescue's record iron ore shipments.
   
   
  
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• Appealing options for critical minerals

  25-07-2024 09:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A Sydney-based charity has set its sights on WA’s critical minerals potential.
  
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• Talent company in shares payout row

  25-07-2024 09:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Former Harrier Group shareholders, including the Bunnings family, have escalated a share payout dispute allegedly involving millions of dollars to the state’s highest court.
  
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• Harrier in shares payout row

  25-07-2024 09:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Former Harrier Group shareholders, including the Bunnings family, have escalated a share payout dispute allegedly involving millions of dollars to the state’s highest court.
  
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• Saffioti rules out tax review

  25-07-2024 09:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The treasurer told a property industry lunch she would not commit to an empty promise of reviewing property taxes.
  
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• Canadian lifeline for Kimberley Meat Co

  25-07-2024 08:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A mothballed Kimberley abattoir has been thrown a $56 million lifeline by a Canadian government-backed fund which would value the plant at a fraction of its former price
  
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• Former miner with 'black lung' disease awarded record $3.2 million in damages

  25-07-2024 08:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The Dust Diseases Tribunal found four companies failed in their duty of care to a coal miner who worked at sites in New South Wales and Queensland.
  
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• Newmont shines despite Telfer challenges

  25-07-2024 08:09 via businessnews.com.au
  
  High gold prices led Boddington goldmine owner Newmont Corporation to exceed its profit estimates last quarter, despite a production drop off linked to the Telfer project in WA.
  
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• Global investor buys Perth tech firm

  25-07-2024 07:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  US-based private equity firm Accel-KKR has become the majority owner of local technology company INX Software after buying out Tanarra Capital.
  
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• Parliaments need more political rebels

  25-07-2024 07:22 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Fatima Payman saga has laid bare a problematic policy infecting the nation’s political landscape.
  
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• Kerr Engineering grows its footprint

  25-07-2024 06:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Henderson-based company has acquired an additional workshop after outgrowing its current facility.
  
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• Strike's sights on key FID calls

  25-07-2024 05:59 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth Basin gas producer Strike Energy says it is closing in on a final investment decision at two key projects, including the West Erregulla resource owned in JV with Hancock Prospecting.
  
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• Watch the moment a Yellowstone hot spring shot steam, water and rock at dozens of tourists

  25-07-2024 05:49 via abc.net.au
  
  No injuries were reported, but the Biscuit Basin area was closed for visitor safety after the surprise eruption.
  
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• Sandfire increases production by 47pc

  25-07-2024 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Sandfire Resources increased its group copper equivalent production by 47 per cent during the 2024 financial year to 133,500 tonnes.
  
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• Burney, O’Connor retirement to spark reshuffle

  25-07-2024 04:53 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Two veteran federal ministers have announced they will retire from politics at the end of the current term, sparking an immediate reshuffle of cabinet by Anthony Albanese.
  
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• Australian dollar tumbles on fears of Chinese economic slowdown

  25-07-2024 04:47 via abc.net.au
  
  After climbing to a six-month high earlier this month, the value of the Australian dollar is tumbling as concerns grow about the health of the Chinese economy.
  
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• Australian dollar slides on fears of Chinese economic slowdown

  25-07-2024 04:47 via abc.net.au
  
  After climbing to a six-month high earlier this month, the value of the Australian dollar is tumbling as concerns grow about the health of the Chinese economy.
  
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• Bellevue Gold to raise $175m

  25-07-2024 04:21 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Bellevue Gold is tapping investors for more than $175 million to help pay down half of its debt, while announcing a five-year growth plan to accelerate exploration.
  
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• Cyan finalises $1b MMA acquisition

  25-07-2024 04:19 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Singapore-based Cyan Renewables has acquired Australian offshore marine services provider MMA Offshore for $1.1 billion.
  
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• Want to buy sustainable seafood? These tips can help

  25-07-2024 04:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Seafood provides an ideal package of nutrients, and there are ways to shop and eat it more sustainably. 
  
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• Two pilots die after helicopters collide during cattle muster in WA's Kimberley

  25-07-2024 04:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Two men die at a cattle station in Camballin in WA's Kimberley region, after the helicopters they were piloting collided, police confirm.
  
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• Helicopters crash in WA's far north Kimberley, pilots' fate unknown

  25-07-2024 04:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Emergency services are rushing to Camballin in WA's Kimberley region, where two helicopters have crashed.
  
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• Helicopters collide and crash shortly after take-off on WA cattle station, killing both pilots

  25-07-2024 04:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Two men die at a cattle station in Camballin in WA's Kimberley region, after the helicopters they were piloting collided, police confirm.
  
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• Fenix to build Mid West iron ore mine

  25-07-2024 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mid-tier miner Fenix Resources has flicked the switch on construction of a $26 million Mid West iron ore mine
  
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• How the largest council project in Australia almost sank a seaside community

  25-07-2024 03:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Blue Haven Bonaira was described as the largest council project in Australia when it was completed in 2019 but less than five years later, Kiama's local government has been forced to sell the business to repair the damage done to its bottom line.
  
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• Fortescue toasts record iron ore shipments

  25-07-2024 03:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Fortescue’s Pilbara ore exports have reached new highs but premiums for its high value Iron Bridge rocks have been squeezed by Chinese steel mills
  
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• Northern Star shines, Regis slides

  25-07-2024 02:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  GOLD WRAP: Kalgoorlie Super Pit owner Northern Star Resources generated gold production and cash flow records last financial year, but was impacted by constraints at its Yandal hub.
  
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• Could zero-alcohol beverages be drawing teens into 'harmful' drinking culture?

  25-07-2024 02:18 via abc.net.au
  
  World-first Australian research shows teenagers find zero-alcohol products appealing and they're drinking them to learn about the taste of alcohol, leading to a conditioning that has experts worried.
  
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• Could zero-alcohol beverages be drawing teens into a 'harmful' drinking culture?

  25-07-2024 02:18 via abc.net.au
  
  World-first Australian research shows teenagers find zero-alcohol products appealing and they're drinking them to learn about the taste of alcohol, leading to a conditioning that has experts worried.
  
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• Calls for restricted sale of zero-alcohol beverages amid concerns they draw teens into 'harmful' drinking culture

  25-07-2024 02:18 via abc.net.au
  
  World-first Australian research shows teenagers find zero-alcohol products appealing and they're drinking them to learn about the taste of alcohol, leading to a conditioning that has experts worried.
  
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• Changing the green energy landscape

  25-07-2024 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Vytas is cooking up an ambitious green hydrogen on-demand technology.
  
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• Liquidator for Clive Palmer's former company Queensland Nickel says $300m recovered for creditors

  25-07-2024 01:54 via abc.net.au
  
  After eight years of financial heartbreak and court battles, the liquidator of Clive Palmer's Queensland Nickel refinery says it has paid the company's former creditors in full. 
  
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• Live: ASX set to open lower following US markets

  25-07-2024 00:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX is expected to fall when it opens this morning, following US markets which saw their worst losses since late 2022. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• Live: ASX set to open lower following US market plunge

  25-07-2024 00:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX is expected to fall when it opens this morning, following US markets which saw their worst losses since late 2022. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• Live: ASX opens lower after Wall Street wipe-out led by tech stocks

  25-07-2024 00:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX has opened lower after US markets plunged in their worst day since late 2022. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• Live: ASX 1pc lower after Wall Street wipe-out led by tech stocks

  25-07-2024 00:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX has lost 1 per cent after US markets plunged in their worst day since late 2022. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• ASX 1.3pc into the red after Wall Street wipe-out led by tech stocks

  25-07-2024 00:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX lost 1.3 per cent after US markets plunged in their worst day since late 2022. All indices in Asia lost value today. Catch up on the day's events and insights with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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