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• For the average income earner, Sydney's west is the last remaining option to buy a house

  01-10-2024 23:39 via abc.net.au
  
  As property prices continue to rise, real estate agents say they are seeing a large appetite for smaller, cheaper properties in Sydney. 
  
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• For the average income earner, Sydney's west is the last remaining option to buy a home

  01-10-2024 23:39 via abc.net.au
  
  As property prices continue to rise, real estate agents say they are seeing a large appetite for smaller, cheaper properties in Sydney. 
  
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• Data shows vast majority of Sydney's affordable homes are in city's west

  01-10-2024 23:39 via abc.net.au
  
  As property prices continue to rise, real estate agents say they are seeing a large appetite for smaller, cheaper properties in Sydney. 
  
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• Live: Oil prices up as Middle East conflict intensifies, while ASX to modestly rise

  01-10-2024 23:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Fears of an all out war in the Middle East are impacting financial markets, with the price of crude oil rising as Iran strikes Israel. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen on the live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX flat as Middle East conflict intensifies, while oil prices rise on the crisis

  01-10-2024 23:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Fears of an all out war in the Middle East are impacting financial markets.The Australian share market is flat with gains in mining and energy offset by losses in technology. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen on the live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX and Wall Street down as Middle East conflict intensifies, while oil prices rise on the crisis

  01-10-2024 23:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Fears of an all out war in the Middle East are impacting financial markets, with the price of crude oil rising as Iran strikes Israel. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen on the live markets blog. 
  
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• ASX finishes down as Middle East conflict intensifies, while oil prices rise on the crisis

  01-10-2024 23:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Fears of an all out war in the Middle East impacted financial markets.The Australian share market finished the day down, with gains in mining and energy nearly offsetting losses in technology. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen on the live markets blog. 
  
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• Fraud allegations involving Tara bushfire and Cyclone Jasper disaster funding referred to police

  01-10-2024 23:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Two cases of alleged fraud have been referred to police after one employee was suspended and seven contract staff were terminated at a Queensland government agency responsible for distributing disaster funding.
  
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• Why the weekly shop for many Australians could be impacted by a US dock worker strike

  01-10-2024 23:07 via abc.net.au
  
  A US dock workers' strike reaching from New York to Texas is throwing global supply chains into disarray. And Australians' weekly shop will not be immune.
  
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• US dockworker strike could cause spike in global shipping costs

  01-10-2024 23:07 via abc.net.au
  
  A US dock workers' strike reaching from New York to Texas is throwing global supply chains into disarray.
  
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• This part of WA holds some of the state's biggest tourist attractions. So why is it so hard to get there?

  01-10-2024 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Tourist numbers in WA's north are dropping back to pre-pandemic levels, which operators blame partly on a delay to upgrades at a key airport that would open the way to more direct flights.
  
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• Airport expansion delays keep tourists away from WA's 'bucket-list' sites

  01-10-2024 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Tourist numbers in WA's north are dropping back to pre-pandemic levels, which operators blame partly on a delay to upgrades at a key airport that would open the way to more direct flights.
  
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• 'Telstra has got away with it': Widow's 'unforgivable' ordeal over her dead husband's account

  01-10-2024 20:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Consumers and industry stakeholders are calling for better regulation of phone companies after family members of deceased customers are repeatedly contacted – in some cases for years after a person's death.
  
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• Jenny and other grieving families put through Monty-Python style farce but Telstra won't be penalised

  01-10-2024 20:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Consumers and industry stakeholders are calling for better regulation of phone companies after family members of deceased customers are repeatedly contacted – in some cases for years after a person's death.
  
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• Albemarle eyes workers’ village sale

  01-10-2024 18:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Albemarle is mulling a sale of its Australind workers' village after the lithium giant scaled back its $2 billion expansion plan at Kemerton amid ongoing depressed prices.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast October 1 2024

  01-10-2024 10:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Isabel Vieira and Nadia Budihardjo talk about AMA WA's nursing diploma program.
  
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• Telstra mobile, internet outage leaves southern WA residents without services for more than a week

  01-10-2024 09:56 via abc.net.au
  
  With an outage leaving internet and mobile services cut for more than a week, locals have been commuting to nearby towns to complete work calls and emails.
  
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• Index ranks African countries

  01-10-2024 09:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Morocco is the best-ranked country while Zimbabwe is the worst in the latest Africa Risk Reward Index produced by consulting firm Control Risks and Oxford Economics.
  
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• Aussie shares fail to extend winning streak into Q4

  01-10-2024 09:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The ASX200 dropped 0.7 per cent, snapping a three-day win streak after Fed chairman Jerome Powell said the US central bank was in no rush to cut interest rates.
  
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• Aurecon tapped for Pilbara clean energy centre

  01-10-2024 09:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government has progressed its plans to establish a hydrogen and clean energy workforce training centre in the Pilbara, after awarding a design contract to Aurecon.
  
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• Omnia pushes ahead at Ord Basin

  01-10-2024 09:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Omnia Metals will begin on-ground exploration activities at its Ord Basin project in the Kimberley, while the company remains suspended from trading on the Australian Securities Exchange.
  
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• Wyloo makes green nickel market pitch

  01-10-2024 09:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Wyloo is planning to sell its nickel products through Metalshub in a bid to fetch a green premium once its restarts its shuttered Kambalda operation.
  
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• Rydges’ Freo pod hotel plan in limbo

  01-10-2024 09:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Rydges Hotels' plan to build a four-storey pod accommodation in Fremantle failed to clear a planning hurdle after an assessment panel was unable to decide on the $8 million proposal.
  
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• Hits and misses in AEMO's SWIS vision

  01-10-2024 08:40 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Analysis: Incentives from the Australian Energy Market Operator to stimulate growth of the state’s battery storage capacity may have dented a renewable project’s production vision.
  
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• ACCC gains $30m for supermarket sector probes

  01-10-2024 08:26 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The national competition watchdog has received an extra $30 million from the federal government towards its supermarket and retail sector investigations.
  
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• Sheep ban yet to deliver unity

  01-10-2024 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: Opposition to ending the live sheep trade is growing, but it doesn’t mean all in the sector agree.
  
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• EPA to look at NW seabed export plan

  01-10-2024 07:20 via businessnews.com.au
  
  An ambitious plan to source 70 million cubic metres of sand from the seabed off the Wyndham coast for sale into Asia has been put before the state’s Environmental Protection Authority.
  
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• Walsh to chair EPA

  01-10-2024 06:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Darren Walsh has been appointed to lead the Environmental Protection Authority, after joining the board less than a year ago.
  
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• ClearVue wins Enex100 contract

  01-10-2024 06:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  ClearVue Technologies’ global chief executive officer Martin Deil has described a contract win at the prominent Enex100 building in Perth as a ‘pivotal moment’ for the company.
  
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• Property tax break changes predicted to have minimal hit to house prices but some investors would consider selling

  01-10-2024 06:33 via abc.net.au
  
  With negative gearing and capital gains tax back on the national agenda, experts say such reforms would be unlikely to lead to a major fall in property prices. But some investors say they could be forced to sell if there are changes to property tax breaks and that could force rents higher. 
  
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• ‘It's going to be very uncertain for us’: Investors weigh in on negative gearing debate

  01-10-2024 06:33 via abc.net.au
  
  With negative gearing and capital gains tax back on the national agenda, experts say such reforms would be unlikely to lead to a major fall in property prices. But some investors say they could be forced to sell if there are changes to property tax breaks and that could force rents higher. 
  
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• 'It's going to be very uncertain for us': Investors weigh in on negative gearing debate

  01-10-2024 06:33 via abc.net.au
  
  With negative gearing and capital gains tax back on the national agenda, experts say such reforms would be unlikely to lead to a major fall in property prices. But some investors say they could be forced to sell if there are changes to property tax breaks and that could force rents higher. 
  
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• Louis Dreyfus lifts Namoi Cotton stake

  01-10-2024 06:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Louis Dreyfus Commodities has increased its stake and takeover bid in Namoi Cotton, the company behind the construction of Western Australia’s first cotton processing gin.
  
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• Troubled Perth builder launches property sales rebrand as hundreds of homes lie unfinished

  01-10-2024 05:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Perth property developer Nicheliving, which is currently fighting to retain its building registration after failing to complete hundreds of homes, launches a new brand to sell homes.
  
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• Cronin to lead advanced manufacturing program

  01-10-2024 04:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Former Water Corporation executive Matthew Cronin will oversee an $8 million state government program designed to boost the local manufacture of wind farm components.
  
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• Force view business benefits from fixture

  01-10-2024 04:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  An opportunity to further enhance community and gameday experiences is eagerly being awaited by the Western Force.
  
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• AEMO tick for Strike’s power play

  01-10-2024 03:59 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Australian Energy Market Operator has given Strike Energy’s proposed South Erregulla peaking power plant a leg up, granting it credits to contribute to the electricity grid in 2026.
  
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• Qatar's bid for Virgin opens door to lower fares, ASX

  01-10-2024 03:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Qatar Airways intends to acquire a quarter stake in Virgin Australia in a partnership the local airline calls a "missing piece" of its long-term strategy.
  
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• Qatar’s bid for Virgin opens door to lower fares

  01-10-2024 03:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Qatar Airways intends to acquire a quarter stake in Virgin Australia in a partnership the local airline calls a "missing piece" of its long-term strategy.
  
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• Growth plans for nurse training program

  01-10-2024 03:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A WA nursing school has welcomed its first set of graduates and is gearing up to expand its student pool.
  
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• Northern policy refresh misses mark

  01-10-2024 03:18 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Federal government updates to the 2015 Northern Australia white paper have failed to convince critics it has what it takes to drive the region forward.
  
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• Frontier shares flop on grid snub

  01-10-2024 03:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mark McGowan-chaired Frontier Energy shares have plummeted more than 50 per cent, after its Waroona solar project was snubbed by the operator of the state’s electricity grid.
  
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• This couple could have made millions from renewables, but one major issue stopped them

  01-10-2024 02:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Fiona and Rob Duff say rejecting the potential cash flow from wind turbines is not an ideological decision about climate change or energy.
  
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• Couple turns down wind turbines worth millions due to decommissioning concerns

  01-10-2024 02:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Fiona and Rob Duff say rejecting the potential cash flow from wind turbines is not an ideological decision about climate change or energy.
  
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• Perth’s median home value nears $800k

  01-10-2024 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  House prices in the capital continue to outpace other states, after overtaking Melbourne last month.
  
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• S&P 500 posts record closing high

  01-10-2024 01:42 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The S&P 500 has sputtered to a record high close, rebounding from a brief setback after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said the US central bank is in no hurry to implement further interest rate cuts.
  
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• Bike thefts frustrate Adelaide cyclists as councillor warns of 'theft-to-second-hand-market' pipeline

  01-10-2024 01:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The high number of bike thefts across Adelaide's CBD is frustrating students and commuters, as Bike Adelaide warns of a maturing stolen goods industry that may see your favourite treadly nicked and shipped interstate to be sold.
  
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