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• Call for cash reserves to fund mitigation

  21-01-2025 23:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A consumer lobby group wants to see a reinsurance pool’s cash reserves used to beef up mitigation and reduce insurance premiums in northern Australia.
  
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• Sydney's train dispute to recommence today at Fair Work Commission

  21-01-2025 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The next stage in the dispute disrupting Sydney's train network is set to recommence today at a Fair Work Commission hearing between the rail unions and the NSW government. 
  
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• Rail unions withdraw industrial action on Sydney train network

  21-01-2025 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The unions withdraw all notified industrial action, except for things like wearing badges, as the dispute that's disrupted Sydney's train network heads to the Fair Work Commission. This is where the stand-off is at and what could happen next.
  
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• Rail union won't rule out long weekend Sydney train disruption

  21-01-2025 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The next stage in the dispute disrupting Sydney's train network is set to recommence today at a Fair Work Commission hearing between the rail unions and the NSW government. This is where the stand-off is at and what could happen next.
  
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• NSW government drops Fair Work Commission bid against train unions

  21-01-2025 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The unions withdrew all notified industrial action, except for things like wearing badges, while the government also ended its legal bid to block protected industrial action. This is where the stand-off is at and what could happen next.
  
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• Live: Australian shares gain as Woodside slides on weaker revenue update

  21-01-2025 21:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is trading higher on Wednesday, following off the back of Wall Street's gains overnight in response to Donald Trump's inauguration. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Australian shares gain as Woodside slides, Nine axes Darwin news bulletin

  21-01-2025 21:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is trading higher on Wednesday, while Nine has confirmed it has axed its nightly TV news bulletin in Darwin, effective immediately. Follow live.
  
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• Live: ASX to open higher, Trump overhauls crypto policy

  21-01-2025 21:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Wall Street saw record gains overnight after Donald Trump did not introduce blanket tariffs. The US government creates a taskforce to regulate cryptocurrencies. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX higher, Trump announces $500b AI fund, Netflix subscribers rise

  21-01-2025 21:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The Aussie share market has opened higher off the back of six-week highs on Wall Street after Donald Trump did not introduce blanket tariffs as expected. Follow live.
  
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• ASX ends higher, miners face sell-off after Trump's China tariff remark — as it happened

  21-01-2025 21:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market finished higher on Wednesday, despite a late sell-off of mining stocks after US President Donald Trump floated imposing a 10 per cent tariff on China on February 1.
  
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• 'Where does it stop?': Home insurance premiums continue to rise in NT

  21-01-2025 21:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Data from the Australian Competition Consumer Commission shows home and strata insurance in north Australia is "much more expensive" compared to the rest of the country.
  
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• Mum saved $350 a month after losing her job

  21-01-2025 19:52 via abc.net.au
  
  When Nicole Sherwin lost her job, she found fiscal inspiration in unique places. She has saved a bunch, but not everyone is convinced she found it at the best source.  
  
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• Experts urge caution as more people search online for financial advice

  21-01-2025 19:52 via abc.net.au
  
  When Nicole Sherwin lost her job, she found fiscal inspiration in unique places. She has saved a bunch, but not everyone is convinced she found it at the best source.  
  
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• Trump found Xi's 'Made in China' plan 'insulting' but it worked anyway

  21-01-2025 19:46 via abc.net.au
  
  A decade ago the Chinese government announced plans to transform the country from "a low-cost manufacturing base into a high-tech superpower". Did it work?
  
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• China wanted to become a 'high-tech superpower'. Did it succeed?

  21-01-2025 19:46 via abc.net.au
  
  A decade ago the Chinese government announced plans to transform the country from "a low-cost manufacturing base into a high-tech superpower". Did it work?
  
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• 'Significant risk to the public' after oil spill in Tasmanian lake

  21-01-2025 19:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Authorities warn there is a "significant risk to the public" after 5,000 litres of oil spilt from an old tank into a popular lake on Tasmania's west coast earlier this month.
  
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• Holiday-makers warned off man-made lake as oil spill clean-up continues

  21-01-2025 19:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Authorities warn there is a "significant risk to the public" after 5,000 litres of oil spilt from an old tank into a popular lake on Tasmania's west coast earlier this month.
  
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• Horseracing club accuses Kalgoorlie council of 680pc hike in water costs

  21-01-2025 10:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The first race of the Kalgoorlie racing season looks certain to be rescheduled to Esperance, after a breakdown in negotiations between the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and Racing WA.
  
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• Climate activists admit attempted trespass at Perth home of Woodside boss

  21-01-2025 09:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Four climate activists arrested outside the home of Woodside CEO Meg O'Neill plead guilty to downgraded charges in a Perth court relating to the 2023 incident.
  
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• Perth hotel occupancy rates surge

  21-01-2025 08:59 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The local branch of the Australian Hotels Association has attributed increased occupancy rates to more major events and aviation routes in the state.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast January 21 2025

  21-01-2025 08:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Claire Tyrrell and Liv Declerck discuss Emma Cole being appointed to the WA Planning Commission.Fini-backed Human submits $110m Wool Stores plan; Wesfarmers to shut down Catch; and WA Labor pledge $16m for Wildcats new home.
  
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• Bromage keen for new era at Sharks

  21-01-2025 08:42 via businessnews.com.au
  
  East Fremantle Football Club chief executive Adrian Bromage is confident good times will return to Moss Street.
  
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• Cole's pathway to planning hot seat

  21-01-2025 08:16 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The WAPC chair's appointment has drawn criticism from a cohort of the planning industry.
  
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• McGowan firm Bondi lobbying for Alcoa

  21-01-2025 08:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A consultancy firm which employs former Premier Mark McGowan as a strategic advisor is lobbying on behalf of Alcoa ahead of the 2025 state election.
  
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• Palmer joins Supreme Court bench

  21-01-2025 08:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  District Court judge Terence 'Terry' Palmer will join the Supreme Court of Western Australia bench later this month.
  
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• Aussie shares rally, dollar gains as Trump takes office

  21-01-2025 07:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The ASX200 rose 0.7 per cent to finish at a six-week high, while the Aussie dollar climbed to its highest level in two weeks against the greenback.
  
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• Chinese IoT devices need scrutiny: CyberCX

  21-01-2025 07:50 via businessnews.com.au
  
  CyberCX is calling for consumer protections on Chinese smart devices, following an investigation into a hacked doorbell in an Australian house, which allowed an attacker to monitor video feeds.
  
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• 'Unfettered power': Former ambassadors to US issue Trump warning

  21-01-2025 07:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A lack of understanding of how trade tariffs work could come back to haunt Donald Trump but Australia's ambassadors who served during his first term warn that may not matter as he looks set to wield tremendous power.
  
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• Trump's misunderstanding of tariffs could be his downfall, former ambassador says

  21-01-2025 07:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A lack of understanding of how trade tariffs work could come back to haunt Donald Trump but Australia's ambassadors who served during his first term warn that may not matter as he looks set to wield tremendous power.
  
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• New home for Wildcats and Lynx

  21-01-2025 05:42 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government has pledged $16 million to towards a new state-of-the-art basketball headquarters for the Perth Wildcats and Perth Lynx in Warwick.
  
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• AI integration boosts Qoria results

  21-01-2025 05:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Qoria has posted bumper half-year results, buoyed by the innovative integration of AI products for child cyber safety, resulting in a 30 per cent growth in ARR in the US and Oceanic markets.
  
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• ETM refutes Greenland PM’s claims

  21-01-2025 05:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Energy Transition Minerals is pushing back against claims of Chinese ownership as it seeks to progress its Greenlandic Kvanefjeld rare earth project and completes a $9.35 million capital raise.
  
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• Wesfarmers shuts down Catch

  21-01-2025 02:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Wesfarmers has scrapped its plan to build a stand-alone e-commerce business, with the group announcing one-off costs of up to $60 million from the wind down of Catch.
  
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• Lawrance pulls out of South Perth

  21-01-2025 02:21 via businessnews.com.au
  
  South Perth independent candidate Hayley Lawrance has pulled the pin on a short-lived independent campaign for the state seat of South Perth, citing personal reasons.
  
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• H-U submits $110m Elders Wool Stores plan

  21-01-2025 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Adrian Fini-led Human Urban has lodged a $110 million proposal to redevelop the heritage-listed Elders Wool Stores building in Fremantle into a residential and hospitality project.
  
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• H-U submits $110m Elders proposal

  21-01-2025 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Adrian Fini-led Human Urban has lodged a $110 million to redevelop the heritage-listed Elders Wool Stores building in Fremantle.
  
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• Santos defers Dorado again

  21-01-2025 01:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Santos has again deferred a final investment decision at the Dorado joint venture project off the Western Australian coast, with no timeline given for a revised investment decision.
  
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• Liontown shares up following update

  21-01-2025 01:10 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Liontown Resources boss Tony Ottaviano says the company’s ramp up of its Kathleen Valley operation is “proceeding to schedule” following an impressive December 2024 quarter.
  
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• Liontown production and cash builds

  21-01-2025 01:10 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Liontown Resources boss Tony Ottaviano says the company’s ramp up of its Kathleen Valley operation is “proceeding to schedule” following an impressive December 2024 quarter.
  
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• Australia-US economic relationship still strong

  21-01-2025 00:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia and the US maintain a strong economic relationship, the foreign minister says, as Donald Trump retakes office as president and spikes concerns about trade tariffs.
  
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• ‘Approval hinged’ Hemi delayed again

  21-01-2025 00:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Northern Star Resources remains tight-lipped on its $5 billion move for De Grey Mining’s Hemi gold project, which has experienced another timeline setback in its bid for federal government approvals.
  
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• Exports up, price down at BHP

  21-01-2025 00:09 via businessnews.com.au
  
  BHP's efforts to bolster capacity at its Pilbara port operations are paying off, but the price paid for its ore has fallen sharply.
  
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