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• More Australians are retrofitting their homes to be natural disaster 'proof'. Here's what they're doing

  21-10-2024 22:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Rebuilding a home exactly as it was doesn't always make sense for those impacted by natural disasters. Queensland is helping home owners retrofit to be more resilient.
  
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• 'Basically invisible': Pub's lengthy battle to be listed on Google

  21-10-2024 21:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Darren Brown says he has gone to "every length" to get the hotel he runs properly listed on Google, and that without the visibility the losses to the business have been "immeasurable".
  
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• 'When dams fail people die': The race to save thousands from potential disaster

  21-10-2024 21:07 via abc.net.au
  
  It's one of Australia's worst infrastructure failures, a time bomb counting down to catastrophe for a city and farming community unaware of the threat until one man's alarming discovery.
  
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• Qantas saved $580m by sacking hundreds of ground crew. They won't get anything close to that in compensation

  21-10-2024 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  After Qantas was ordered by the Federal Court to compensate 1,700 former workers, an industrial relations lawyer says the airline will still have saved millions of dollars once it pays its legal bills, ex-employees, and any extra penalties.
  
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• 'Qantas are going to come out ahead': Why a potential $350m compensation bill won't hurt the airline's bottom line

  21-10-2024 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  After Qantas was ordered by the Federal Court to compensate 1,700 former workers, an industrial relations lawyer says the airline will still have saved millions of dollars once it pays its legal bills, ex-employees, and any extra penalties.
  
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• Unhappy customer overturns 60 per cent insurance hike, prompting calls for others to take on insurers

  21-10-2024 20:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Insurance giant Suncorp has been ordered to ditch a whopping 60 per cent hike of a home insurance premium following a complaint from a disgruntled customer. Consumer advocates say more people need to do the same.
  
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• A customer took a home insurer to the ombudsman over a 60 per cent premium increase, and won

  21-10-2024 20:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Insurance giant Suncorp has been ordered to ditch a whopping 60 per cent hike of a home insurance premium following a complaint from a disgruntled customer. Consumer advocates say more people need to do the same.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast October 21 2024

  21-10-2024 09:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Tom Zaunmayr speaks to Nadia Budihardjo about GeoMoby's invention to improve underground mining operations.
  
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• Toro urges ‘immediate’ uranium ban end

  21-10-2024 09:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A prospective WA uranium developer has called for a ban on mining to be overturned so the state can provide green energy for the US’ power-hungry tech giants.
  
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• Sporting events benefit WA economy

  21-10-2024 09:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A series of sporting events backed by the state government over the past year have added value to Western Australia’s economy.
  
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• WorkSafe sues WA miners over deaths

  21-10-2024 09:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state’s workplace safety regulator has initiated legal action against mining companies over work fatalities, under new laws which increased the maximum penalty to $3.5 million.
  
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• Aussie shares gain ground but Wisetech, MinRes tank

  21-10-2024 08:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The ASX200 has closed 0.7 per cent higher, overcoming double-digit losses for both Wisetech Global and Mineral Resources.
  
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• EPA opens Saracen’s Gnarabup plan

  21-10-2024 08:14 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Saracen Properties’ Gnarabup resort proposal is out for another public consultation, almost three years after the environmental watchdog assessed the $118 million plan.
  
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• State govt receives new NRL request

  21-10-2024 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government says it will continue to support the National Rugby League regarding new plans for a proposed Perth-based franchise from 2027. 
  
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• State government receives new NRL request

  21-10-2024 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government says it will continue to support the National Rugby League regarding new plans for a proposed Perth-based franchise from 2027. 
  
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• It’s time for Australia to cut rates

  21-10-2024 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Recent interest rate cuts in some jurisdictions globally beg the question: why has Australia not followed suit?
  
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• Woodside inks hydrogen offtake deal

  21-10-2024 07:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Woodside has inked an early-stage deal to supply liquid hydrogen from its proposed facilities, including H2Perth, to a Singaporean company to power its data centres.
  
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• Qantas apologises to jettisoned staff amid $200m threat

  21-10-2024 07:10 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Qantas has apologised for its unlawful pandemic retrenching of 1,700 workers as the transport union pursues the national airline for compensation and fines.
  
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• Banks give people access to their own money. What happens when they don't work?

  21-10-2024 06:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Thousands of bank customers were affected by Westpac and St George app and internet bank outages and a Commonwealth Bank duplicate transaction error, leading a finance expert to advise Australians to bank with at least two different institutions to mitigate risk.
  
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• Harvey to depart as Rincon MD

  21-10-2024 06:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  West Perth-based junior Rincon Resources has announced that Gary Harvey will depart as the company’s managing director, in order to pursue technical consultant interests.
  
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• Rebranded BGC unit wins $43m contract

  21-10-2024 05:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Atlas Building, a rebrand of BGC Construction, has booked a $43 million contract to build the state government’s Mandurah Common Ground project.
  
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• BGC rebrand wins $43m contract

  21-10-2024 05:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Atlas Building, a rebrand of BGC Construction, has booked a $43 million contract to build the state government’s Mandurah Common Ground project.
  
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• Largest rodeo in southern hemisphere enters voluntary administration

  21-10-2024 05:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The cost of living and a downturn in ticket sales have led to the collapse of the board that runs the famed Mount Isa rodeo.
  
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• Cost of living blamed as largest rodeo in the southern hemisphere enters voluntary administration

  21-10-2024 05:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The cost of living and a downturn in ticket sales have led to the collapse of the board that runs the famed Mount Isa rodeo.
  
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• Bellevue up on quarterly results

  21-10-2024 04:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Bellevue Gold reported softer production but remains on track to meet its full year target during what its managing director described as a “pivotal quarter” for the goldminer.
  
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• Site damage report in Fortescue, Yindjibarndi row

  21-10-2024 04:26 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Nearly 250 sites were destroyed within the Solomon Hub mine footprint, experts told the Federal Court in the legal dispute between Fortescue and the Yindjibarndi people.
  
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• Experts report site damage in Fortescue, Yindjibarndi row

  21-10-2024 04:26 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Nearly 250 sites were destroyed within the Solomon Hub mine footprint, experts told the court in the legal dispute between Fortescue and the Yindjibarndi people.
  
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• IperionX taps investors for $100m

  21-10-2024 04:18 via businessnews.com.au
  
  US-focused IperionX has announced plans to raise $100 million, or $US67 million, in order to accelerate progression at its new titanium production campus in Virigina.
  
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• MinRes shares slide on tax evasion reports

  21-10-2024 03:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mineral Resources shares have crumbled about 12 per cent this morning after reports emerged its chief Chris Ellison evaded tax for years through an offshore scheme.
  
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• ‘Eyes in the dark’ invention makes its mark

  21-10-2024 03:34 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A small green box which can monitor personnel and equipment in real time without the need for internet has gained a foothold in the Goldfields mining industry.
  
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• 'This is the spirit of Australia': Sacked Qantas workers rejoice as airline faces multi-million-dollar compensation bill

  21-10-2024 02:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Qantas is facing a multi-million-dollar compensation bill after it illegally sacked hundreds of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Federal Court ordering three former employees will receive a share of $170,000.
  
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• Sacked Qantas workers rejoice after airline ordered to pay compensation to hundreds of former staff

  21-10-2024 02:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Qantas is facing a multi-million-dollar compensation bill after it illegally sacked hundreds of workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Federal Court ordering three former employees will receive a share of $170,000.
  
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• Qantas ordered to pay $170,000 in compensation to three illegally sacked workers by Federal Court

  21-10-2024 02:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The Federal Court has ordered Qantas must pay $170,000 in compensation to three workers who were illegally sacked by the airline during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Netflix earnings and tech boost US markets

  21-10-2024 01:43 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ended higher on Friday (Saturday morning WST), boosted by an earnings-driven jump in Netflix shares and broader gains across technology stocks.
  
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• Young teen charged after boy, 5, hit by rock on tourist train

  21-10-2024 01:29 via abc.net.au
  
  A 14-year-old boy has been charged after the child, who was visiting Australia from Japan with his family, was struck with a rock on the Kuranda Scenic Railway train on Saturday.
  
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• Police scouring CCTV for suspects after boy, 5, hit by rock on tourist train

  21-10-2024 01:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The child, who was visiting Australia from Japan with his family, was struck with the rock as the Kuranda Scenic Railway train neared its destination in Northern Queensland.
  
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