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• Farmers race to get chickpeas from Australian paddocks to India as tariff deadline looms

  23-10-2024 23:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Pressure is mounting to get Australia's chickpea harvest into India before taxes that could cost exporters more than half their profit kick back in.
  
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• 'Profoundly offensive': MP hits out at Perth Airport wi-fi terms, but airport says they are 'standard'

  23-10-2024 23:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Liberal MP David Honey is raising the alarm about Perth Airport's free wi-fi policy, saying it's an invasion of privacy — and a digital rights expert agrees. But the airport says the terms and conditions are standard.  
  
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• 'Profoundly offensive': MP hits out at Perth Airport wi-fi terms, but airport says its 'standard'

  23-10-2024 23:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Liberal MP David Honey is raising the alarm about Perth Airport's free wi-fi policy, saying it's an invasion of privacy — and a digital rights expert agrees. But the airport says the terms and conditions are standard.  
  
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• Perth Airport's free wi-fi allows it to exploit customers' data 'by any means' — and this MP says it's an 'absolute disgrace'

  23-10-2024 23:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Liberal MP David Honey is raising the alarm about Perth Airport's free wi-fi policy, saying it's an invasion of privacy — and a digital rights expert agrees. But the airport says the terms and conditions are standard.  
  
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• Live: Succession fears for WiseTech, McDonald's hit by deadly E. coli outbreak, Tesla promising cheaper cars

  23-10-2024 22:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Wall Street has suffered losses overnight, as worries that interest rates will stay higher for longer weigh on investors. Australian shares might follow with muted trade. 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: Higher interest rate worries weigh on US stocks, with Australian share market muted

  23-10-2024 22:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Wall Street has suffered losses overnight, as worries that interest rates will stay higher for longer weigh on investors. Australian share might follow with muted trade. 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: Australia's bank lobby says home loan buffer could be 'more flexible' for first home buyers

  23-10-2024 22:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are trading lower after losses on Wall Street overnight over concerns interest rates may stay higher for longer, while Australia's bank lobby says the current home loan buffer could be "more flexible". Follow live.
  
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• ASX closes lower, Senate committee into lowering home loan buffer wraps up — as it happened

  23-10-2024 22:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares have closed lower after losses on Wall Street overnight over concerns interest rates may stay higher for longer, while a Senate committee looking at the home loan buffer wraps up with equal arguments for and against lowering it.
  
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• Train services back to normal in NSW after industrial action caused delays for commuters

  23-10-2024 21:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Transport for NSW confirmed that trains across the state were impacted this morning, effecting 14 lines.
  
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• Commuters warned to expect delays across NSW following industrial action on Sydney trains

  23-10-2024 21:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Transport for NSW confirmed that trains across the state are impacted, effecting 14 lines.
  
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• 'Urgent review' launched amid concerns parking apps used by NSW councils could breach rules

  23-10-2024 21:19 via abc.net.au
  
  An increasing number of state councils are now using certain apps to collect parking fees. But some could be in breach of regulations.
  
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• Concerns NSW councils' parking service fees via third-party apps could be against state government rules

  23-10-2024 21:19 via abc.net.au
  
  An increasing number of state councils are now using certain apps to collect parking fees. But some could be in breach of regulations.
  
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• An independent review into the Victorian Building Authority finds it failed to protect homeowners trying to fix defects

  23-10-2024 21:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The state's building regulator has been exposed for failing to hold builders to account, prompting the government to replace the VBA with a new regulator with greater powers.
  
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• A new watchdog with greater powers will replace the Victorian Building Authority following a damning review

  23-10-2024 21:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The state's building regulator has been exposed for failing to hold builders to account, prompting the government to replace the VBA with a new regulator with greater powers.
  
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• How artificial intelligence is helping decide who can get a home loan

  23-10-2024 20:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's big four banks are ramping up their use of artificial intelligence to answer customer calls and assess loan applications. How long before a machine rather than a human writes your home loan? 
  
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• 'Don't have a machine making final decisions': Warnings as banks ramp up AI push

  23-10-2024 20:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's big four banks are ramping up their use of artificial intelligence to answer customer calls and assess loan applications. How long before a machine rather than a human writes your home loan? 
  
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• At Close of Business podcast October 23 2024

  23-10-2024 09:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Nadia Budihardjo and Claire Tyrrell dicuss WA's residential building sector.
  
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• Chaney laments rise of spin doctors

  23-10-2024 09:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Politicians are losing control of policy levers and lack the willpower to enact sweeping tax and policy reforms , according to WA businessman Michael Chaney.
  
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• Fortescue pulls $3bn Canadian hydrogen plan

  23-10-2024 09:50 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Fortescue says it remains committed to hydrogen, after formally withdrawing a proposed $3 billion project from Canada’s environmental approvals process.
  
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• Aussie share market rises slightly after big selloff

  23-10-2024 09:42 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The ASX200 finished 0.1 per cent higher, recouping just a fraction of Tuesday's 1.7 per cent drop, its worst performance since early September.
  
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• GenusPlus finalises CommTel acquisition

  23-10-2024 09:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Infrastructure provider GenusPlus Group has finalised its acquisition of CommTel Network Solutions, following the effectuation of a deed of company arrangement.
  
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• Panel approves Lancelin motel, pub

  23-10-2024 09:24 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A multi-million-dollar motel and tavern project in Lancelin has been greenlit, despite the site identified to likely be flooded or eroded in the short to medium term.
  
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• Coles and Woolworths fight consumer watchdog over alleged misleading pricing tactics

  23-10-2024 08:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Both supermarket giants claim the legal cases against them are misconceived and deny allegations they tricked customers with fake discounts. The consumer watchdog claims both companies violated consumer law by using price drop tactics to mislead shoppers. 
  
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• Properties with greatest exposure of bushfire risk across Greater Hobart mapped

  23-10-2024 08:31 via abc.net.au
  
  A tool by which people can enter their Hobart address to see how their residence has been assessed for bushfire threat has been updated for the coming Tasmanian season — with one suburb home to 1,727 buildings considered in the most at-risk categories.
  
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• Greater Hobart residents can check risk level on their home as bushfire index expanded

  23-10-2024 08:31 via abc.net.au
  
  A tool by which people can enter their Hobart address to see how their residence has been assessed for bushfire threat has been updated for the coming Tasmanian season — with one suburb home to 1,727 buildings considered in the most at-risk categories.
  
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• Greater Hobart residents can check risk level on their home after bushfire index expanded

  23-10-2024 08:31 via abc.net.au
  
  A tool by which people can enter their Hobart address to see how their residence has been assessed for bushfire threat has been updated for the coming Tasmanian season — with one suburb home to 1,727 buildings considered in the most at-risk categories.
  
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• WorkSafe investigates plumber death

  23-10-2024 08:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state’s workplace safety regulator has launched an investigation into the death of a 71-year-old roof plumber in Malaga.
  
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• IT investment, leave demand drove loss: St John chief

  23-10-2024 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia now accounts for more than two thirds of St John of God Healthcare revenue, up nine per cent this year alone to see total revenue hit $2.2 billion.
  
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• IT investment, leave demand drive loss: St John

  23-10-2024 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia now accounts for more than two thirds of St John of God Health Care revenue, up nine per cent this year alone to see total revenue hit $2.2 billion.
  
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• Go out and get your hands dirty

  23-10-2024 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: Real-world work experience outside a student’s field of study is highly valued by businesses.
  
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• Winterbine departs as MWAS CEO

  23-10-2024 07:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Since 2017, experienced sport administrator and high-performance basketball coach Darren Winterbine has worked hard in helping Mid West athletes become the best they can be.
  
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• Sydney actor Andrea Solonge is the winner of the 12th Heath Ledger scholarship

  23-10-2024 07:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Sydney actor Andrea Solonge has been announced as the winner of the 12th Heath Ledger scholarship. Solonge has appeared in the Stan series Prosper and in Taika Waititi's Apple TV+ series Time Bandits.
  
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• From sourcing costumes in the $2 shop to custom-made gowns, Art Simone shares the money secrets of a drag queen

  23-10-2024 07:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Early in Art Simone's career she would source costumes from the $2 shop and perform in small clubs in Melbourne. Now she's performing on the world stage — but her passion still lies in promoting drag in Australia.
  
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• Ruah building named after Bennett

  23-10-2024 07:20 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The newly opened Ruah Community Services’ centre for women and children fleeing domestic violence will be named after one the state's most reclusive billionaires, Angela Bennett.
  
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• Big name locals back Viburnum launch

  23-10-2024 06:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  High profile mining players David Flanagan and Jimmy Wilson have joined a team advising Viburnum on its new private equity fund, backed to the tune of $20 million by a local family office.
  
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• McGowan’s tips to build clout, quell crises

  23-10-2024 06:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Former WA Premier Mark McGowan has told business leaders to be “relentless” in their pursuit of political influence and backed creation of a minister dedicated to the sector.
  
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• King a target in Minderoo plastic push

  23-10-2024 06:33 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation will use a video depicting a child vomiting up plastic to push its anti-plastic agenda to world leaders, including King Charles.
  
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• Funeral company buys Maylands land

  23-10-2024 06:08 via businessnews.com.au
  
  ASX-listed Propel Funeral Partners has purchased nine lots on Whatley Crescent for $7.01 million.
  
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• 'World's food barn': What does Indonesia's plan mean for Aussie farmers?

  23-10-2024 05:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Indonesia is one of Australia's biggest customers for wheat, red meat and live cattle but new president Prabowo Subianto wants the nation to be food self-sufficient within five years.
  
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• Ex-Fortescue staff challenge court costs

  23-10-2024 05:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Former Fortescue employees have flagged their intention to appeal the Federal Court’s decision to uphold search orders over their company’s Perth premises.
  
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• Woodside to upgrade Pluto Train 1

  23-10-2024 05:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Woodside Energy has received approval to upgrade its Pluto Train 1 plant in the Burrup peninsula, with the modifications estimated to cost $150 million.
  
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• Woodside clears hurdle in Pluto upgrade

  23-10-2024 05:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Woodside Energy has received approval to upgrade its Pluto Train 1 plant in the Burrup peninsula, with the modifications estimated to cost $150 million.
  
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• West African on course at Kiaka

  23-10-2024 04:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  West African Resources said it expects mining equipment to be assembled and commissioned at its Kiaka gold operation in Burkina Faso before the end of the year.
  
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• Days after standing behind Peter Dutton, the property lobby has rejected one of his key housing policies

  23-10-2024 04:48 via abc.net.au
  
  The disagreement is over a proposal to freeze changes to the national construction code for a decade.
  
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• Days after standing behind Peter Dutton, the property lobby has backed away from one of his housing policies

  23-10-2024 04:48 via abc.net.au
  
  The disagreement is over a proposal to freeze changes to the national construction code for a decade.
  
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• Lehrmann advances in court appeal

  23-10-2024 04:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Bruce Lehrmann has moved forward with his appeal while Network Ten failed to secure a guarantee over the court-ordered $2 million payment over his lost defamation action.
  
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• Service NSW customers allegedly charged $144 million in 'unlawful' fees

  23-10-2024 03:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Customers have been paying a surcharge on government transactions for eight years, despite repeated legal advice that the fee was 'unlawful'.
  
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• Millions of Service NSW customers may have been slugged with 'unlawful' fees over eight years

  23-10-2024 03:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Customers have been paying a surcharge on government transactions for eight years, despite repeated legal advice that the fee was 'unlawful'.
  
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• It's still unclear what's next for Collie coal workers, but Adrian isn't waiting around to find out

  23-10-2024 03:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Adrian Taylor will be out of a job by 2030 after the closure of the coal industry in his town. He's in the process of finding out what's next.
  
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• 'Oh my god, get out of the house': Residents evacuated after suspected 'ram raid' attack sparks dramatic blaze at tobacconist

  23-10-2024 02:41 via abc.net.au
  
  An evacuating resident has captured on video the moment fire engulfs a NSW tobacco shop after a suspected 'ram raid' attack in the early hours of the morning.
  
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