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• Analysis shows price of spag bol has risen 60 per cent in 15 years

  22-01-2025 23:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Yasmin Baira says feeding her family is more challenging than ever as the cost of some grocery items has more than doubled over the past 15 years.
  
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• Rivers to shut down completely, ASX snaps three-day winning streak — as it happened

  22-01-2025 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Retailer Rivers will be closed down after a sale of the chain was "not able to be achieved", while the ASX has snapped a three-day streak to close lower on Thursday.
  
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• Live: Rivers to shut down completely with 650 jobs axed, Rex receives lifeline

  22-01-2025 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Retailer Rivers will be closed down after a sale of the chain was 'not able to be achieved' as Myer shareholders have voted in favour of a merger with Premier's Apparel Brands. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen.
  
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• Live: Retailer Rivers to shut down completely with 650 jobs axed

  22-01-2025 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Retailer Rivers will be closed down after a sale of the chain was 'not able to be achieved' as Myer shareholders have voted in favour of a merger with Premier's Apparel Brands. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen.
  
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• Live: Myer votes on fashion merger, S&P500 approaches record high

  22-01-2025 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  S&P500 approaches record high, while Myer investors prepare to vote on Premier merger. 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: Myer shareholders vote to support merger, S&P500 approaches record high

  22-01-2025 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Myer shareholders have voted in favour of a merger with Premier's Apparel Brands. S&P500 reached a record high. 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: Myer shareholders vote to support merger, S&P 500 near a record high

  22-01-2025 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Myer shareholders have voted in favour of a merger with Premier's Apparel Brands, while Wall Street's benchmark index, the S&P 500, briefly touched a fresh record high. 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 down and federal government throws Rex Airlines a lifeline

  22-01-2025 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The Albanese government has thrown Rex Airlines another lifeline and Myer shareholders have voted in favour of a merger with Premier's Apparel Brands. Wall Street's benchmark index, the S&P 500, briefly touched a fresh record high. 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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• The hidden cost of cheap asparagus as grower leaves crop to rot

  22-01-2025 21:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Ed Fagan's family has been growing asparagus in the NSW central west since the 1950s, but he says supermarket prices and a tight labour market have forced him to abandon the crop.
  
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• Inside investigation into top strata firm accused of rorting apartment owners

  22-01-2025 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  A top strata management firm under investigation for charging clients excessive fees is arguing for a raft of changes to the draft findings of an independent review into its business practices, before the final report is made public.
  
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• Queensland's debt tipped to exceed $210b

  22-01-2025 20:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland's budget will plunge deep into the red, with surpluses previously forecast by the former Labor government wiped out and the state's debt marching to more than $210 billion, according to the treasurer. 
  
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• Queensland treasurer says 'coal royalty windfall' era is over

  22-01-2025 20:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland's royalty revenue is forecast to fall by more than $400 million as the new LNP government promises to reveal hidden cost blowouts.
  
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• Persistence helps home owner avoid insurance 'loyalty tax'

  22-01-2025 20:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The motto "persistence pays" has come true for Henri van Riet who shaved off more than $2,500 by refusing to take no for an answer.
  
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• Trump's return is bad news for climate, but US will feel the pinch

  22-01-2025 19:53 via abc.net.au
  
  President Donald Trump has wasted no time dismantling climate policies and promising a new era of fossil-fuel dominance, withdrawing the US from the Paris Agreement on his first day back in office.
  
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• Trump wants to 'drill, baby, drill', but how much climate damage can he do?

  22-01-2025 19:53 via abc.net.au
  
  President Donald Trump has wasted no time dismantling climate policies and promising a new era of fossil-fuel dominance, withdrawing the US from the Paris Agreement on his first day back in office.
  
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• The confusing, costly business of buying a school laptop for your kid

  22-01-2025 19:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Access to a laptop is increasingly important for education. But, figuring out what you need to purchase and what your state's or territory's device requirement is can be expensive and confusing.
  
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• Greens pledge WA bauxite ban

  22-01-2025 09:09 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA has defended bauxite mining in the state, after the Greens WA vowed to ban the practice if given a balance of power by local voters.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast January 22 2025

  22-01-2025 09:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Nadia Budihardjo and Jack McGinn discuss the annual risks to WA feature.
  
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• Sirona revives South Perth apartment plan

  22-01-2025 08:59 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Property developer Sirona Urban is seeking to bring back its plan to build an apartment tower in South Perth after previously shelving the project due to soaring construction costs.
  
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• The best tech fest is in the west

  22-01-2025 08:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Record-breaking West Tech Fest is the longest-running tech festival in the country.
  
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• Completions stronger, but lagging

  22-01-2025 08:28 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA’s increase in new home completions is leading the nation but is still 500 homes short of the National Housing Accord Target, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
  
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• Furious residents accuse government of 'reckless misconduct' at PFAS inquiry

  22-01-2025 08:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Today's hearing in Western Sydney saw governments again accused of endangering communities by failing to act on warnings about PFAS chemicals.
  
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• Australian shares rise again as Trump fuels optimism

  22-01-2025 08:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Optimism about the Trump presidency's implications for markets and the economy has driven Australian shares to further gains as the ASX200 rises 0.4 per cent.
  
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• Butcherbirds are go at E25’s manganese play

  22-01-2025 08:09 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Element 25 is angling for a new beginning at the Butcherbird manganese project – only this time with a much greater production capacity.
  
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• Search for a state of certainty

  22-01-2025 07:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Political caution underpins WA’s recent budget surplus run, and the headline figures do not always reflect the risks facing those driving the state’s economy.
  
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• ‘Turning point’ buoys Pentanet shares

  22-01-2025 07:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shares in Perth high-speed internet provider Pentanet have soared, up 66 per cent, after it delivered its first EBITDA positive quarter.
  
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• Whitby urges fed North West Shelf call

  22-01-2025 07:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Environment minister Reece Whitby has called for the federal government to make a decision on Woodside Energy’s request to extend the life of its North West Shelf gas plant by 50 years.
  
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• WA producers brace for impact of targeted tariffs promised by Trump

  22-01-2025 07:17 via abc.net.au
  
  WA producers recovering from years of Chinese levies are waiting anxiously to see what impact Donald Trump's international trade agenda will have on them.
  
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• Monadelphous fined over Kalgoorlie incident

  22-01-2025 07:08 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Monadelphous will be more than $700,000 out of pocket after being fined over a workplace death at its Kalgoorlie facility.
  
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• Channel Nine axes Darwin TV news bulletin

  22-01-2025 06:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Channel Nine has suddenly axed its Darwin television news bulletin, with staff told on Wednesday morning the local service was being cancelled immediately.
  
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• 'A very sad day': Channel Nine axes Darwin TV news bulletin

  22-01-2025 06:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Channel Nine has suddenly axed its Darwin television news bulletin, with staff told on Wednesday morning the local service was being cancelled immediately.
  
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• PwC recruits Kerryl Bradshaw

  22-01-2025 06:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  PwC has made its first lateral partner hire in Perth in two years with the appointment of Kerryl Bradshaw to its advisory practice.
  
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• Delay for $490m GreenX payout

  22-01-2025 06:32 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The mammoth $490 million compensation payout to ASX-listed GreenX Metals Limited from Poland could be delayed, with the nation applying for a set-aside motion.
  
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• Cook commits $350m to freeway upgrade

  22-01-2025 05:25 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA Labor has committed to put $350 million toward an expansion of the Kwinana Freeway between Roe Highway and Mortimer Road, as part of a road-focused election promise.
  
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• Chalice in project leadership changes

  22-01-2025 05:24 via businessnews.com.au
  
  One of Chalice Mining’s key project development managers has resigned as the developer strives to progress its pre-final investment decision asset amid market challenges.
  
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• What we need from our politicians in 2025

  22-01-2025 04:18 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: Curbs on power, leadership certainty and hard resets will be front-and-centre after the March state poll.
  
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• Waitsia JV targets June quarter

  22-01-2025 03:52 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A bushfire in the Mid West temporarily delayed work at Beach Energy and Mitsui & Co’s Waitsia stage two gas plant in December, while first sales are now expected in the June quarter.
  
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• Orthocell to accelerate global push

  22-01-2025 03:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Kim Beazley-backed medtech company Orthocell has flagged an expedited expansion into several jurisdictions after strong early sales of its Remplir nerve repair technology.
  
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• Suvo extends Pittong kaolin deal

  22-01-2025 03:32 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Suvo Strategic Minerals has extended its kaolin supply deal with one of the world’s largest paper mills, tacking another three years onto its existing agreement.
  
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• Woodside hits annual output record

  22-01-2025 02:18 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Woodside Energy delivered record annual production last year and remains on track to deliver gas from the Scarborough field next year, but uncertainty clouds two US-based energy projects.
  
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• Iluka to cull 130 roles

  22-01-2025 02:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shares in mineral sands miner Iluka slid eight per cent after the company revealed it would be culling 130 jobs in a bid to preserve cash ahead of progressing its major project.
  
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• Queensland is considering a visitor's tax to help pay for infrastructure. But could it drive tourists away?

  22-01-2025 01:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland's tourism minister says he will consider introducing a visitor tax as part of a new 20-year tourism strategy for the state.
   
  
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• Queensland considers tourism tax but some fear it may deter visitors

  22-01-2025 01:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland's tourism minister says he will consider introducing a visitor tax as part of a new 20-year tourism strategy for the state.
   
  
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• Delays would scupper Pilbara iron plant

  22-01-2025 01:09 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Backers of a proposed $4 billion Pilbara iron plant have warned approval delays would likely see the project built in another country.
  
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