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• Dozens of builders face Melbourne court over alleged bribery scheme

  30-01-2025 22:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Court documents have revealed Victorian Building Authority employees were offered bribes to progress building registration applications. Dozens of builders have now been charged. 
  
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• Rising Aussie star's 'unreal' second tour with country hero Luke Combs

  30-01-2025 22:35 via abc.net.au
  
  From humble beginnings in outback Queensland to the roar of eager fans at sold-out stadium performances, Lane Pittman is on an adventure that keeps gaining pace.
  
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• No internet fix until Christmas for regional town

  30-01-2025 22:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Retailers in a small New South Wales town need to walk customers "down the street" to get connection for their EFTPOS machines, and a solution could be almost a year away.
  
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• No internet fix until Christmas for Gilgandra shops taking payments to the street

  30-01-2025 22:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Retailers in a small New South Wales town need to walk customers "down the street" to get connection for their EFTPOS machines, and a solution could be almost a year away.
   
  
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• Live: Inflation indicator out as market nears record highs

  30-01-2025 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  A new inflation indicator could add weight to the case about falling inflation — and the potential for interest rate cuts — when it is revealed this morning. Follow live.
  
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• Live: ASX hits new all-time high, Apple beats profit forecasts

  30-01-2025 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares climbs to a fresh record in early trade. Tech giant Apple beats Wall Street's expectations with its latest earnings despite falling iPhone sales. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: Apple beats profit forecasts, ASX set to rise to fresh record

  30-01-2025 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are expected to rise at the open. Tech giant Apple beat Wall Street's expectations with its latest earnings despite falling iPhone sales. Follow live. 
  
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• ASX hits new all-time high, Apple beats profit forecasts — as it happened

  30-01-2025 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares climb to a fresh record as the market bets on a much-awaited rate cut next month. Tech giant Apple beats Wall Street's expectations with its latest earnings despite falling iPhone sales.
  
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• Visa rule change could spark backpacker 'hierarchy', amid record numbers

  30-01-2025 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  The number of Britons in Australia on working holiday visas is at an all-time high after the eligibility was broadened, but experts warn the relaxing of rules is "discriminatory".
  
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• Bar owner fears pokies in all Queensland venues within 10 years

  30-01-2025 20:51 via abc.net.au
  
  A Townsville business owner worries that it may soon be impossible for late-night venues to break even without gaming machines, as a panel tasked with finding ways to boost Queensland's night-life economy prepares to meet.
  
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• Ancient signs of lead pollution point to Roman takeover of Greece

  30-01-2025 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The expansion of the Roman empire to Greece 2,100 years ago coincided with a rise in lead pollution as a by-product of an increased demand for metals, according to some of the earliest traces of of lead still detectable in the ocean today.
  
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• A mystery illness is wiping out millions of Tasmanian oysters

  30-01-2025 19:21 via abc.net.au
  
  A mystery illness has wiped out millions of dollars of pacific oysters from one of Tasmania's largest oyster-growing areas, leading to veteran growers leaving the industry.
  
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• Minderoo cuts spending and staff

  30-01-2025 14:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s philanthropic foundation has revealed extensive job cuts and spending cutbacks implemented last year as part of a planned restructure.
  
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• Hamilton Island staff back-paid $28m after Fair Work investigation

  30-01-2025 10:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland's iconic tourism haven Hamilton Island has short-changed its staff to the tune of nearly $30m, the ombudsman has found.
  
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• WA's Pastoralists and Graziers Association enters administration

  30-01-2025 10:21 via abc.net.au
  
  The Pastoralists and Graziers Association of Western Australia (PGA) enters voluntary administration, a week after it suspended operations following the uncovering of "financial misconduct" within the organisation.
  
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• PGA WA enters administration

  30-01-2025 09:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Pastoralists & Graziers Association of WA has entered voluntary administration after discovering ‘serious financial misconduct’ last week.
  
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• Labor wants $150m Kal vanadium battery

  30-01-2025 09:10 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA Labor says it will spend $150 million a vanadium battery to support the at-times fragile Kalgoorlie power network, if it retains government at the March state election.
  
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• At Close of Business Podcast January 30 2025

  30-01-2025 09:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Jack McGinn and Ray Jordan discuss the state of play in the wine industry.
  
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• Aussie shares hit record high as rate-cut hopes grow

  30-01-2025 08:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The ASX200 has hit a new high in intraday trading and finished just under its all-time closing record amid optimism the RBA will cut rates at its next meeting.
  
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• NT Indigenous business' collapse leaves locals 'gutted', projects uncertain

  30-01-2025 07:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Prominent Katherine Indigenous construction business Jawoyn Contracting has "ceased trading", leaving about 30 workers redundant. 
  
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• Dozens of jobs lost as NT Indigenous construction business collapses

  30-01-2025 07:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Prominent Katherine Indigenous construction business Jawoyn Contracting has "ceased trading", leaving about 30 workers redundant. 
  
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• Spartan eying drill success at Dalgaranga

  30-01-2025 07:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  On the back of its $220 million capital raise last month, Spartan Resources has hit the ground running in 2025 at its Dalgaranga gold project.
  
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• Wine producers staring down the barrel

  30-01-2025 07:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The wine industry has been one of the great success stories, but it confronts major challenges that mean business as usual is no longer an option.
  
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• WA economy tipped to hold top spot

  30-01-2025 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: The powerhouse state may get there by default in 2025 as other states struggle to grow amid tightening conditions.
  
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• Major cash injection for Whyalla foreshore development and airport

  30-01-2025 05:57 via abc.net.au
  
  The state and federal governments today announced they will dedicate a combined $30 million to the Whyalla airport, in addition to $3.14 million from the federal government to kick start the long-awaited foreshore development.
  
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• MinRes confident as debt grows

  30-01-2025 05:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mineral Resources remains upbeat about its financial position as market forces and the fallout from founder Chris Ellison’s tax affairs weigh on the business.
  
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• Matsa rattles tin for Devon gold play

  30-01-2025 05:08 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Matsa Resources has added $3 million to its bank balance as it works to fast-track a mine restart in the WA Goldfields.
  
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• Rendezvous Perth Central sold for $18.5m

  30-01-2025 04:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA investor Chesterfield Property Group is exploring alternative uses for the 103-room hotel.
  
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• Perth confirmed host city for RWC27

  30-01-2025 03:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth has been announced as one of seven host cities for the 2027 men’s Rugby World Cup.
  
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• IGO financials slide in 'challenging' quarter

  30-01-2025 03:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  An impending impairment against IGO’s ailing Kwinana refinery and end of mine life challenges at its last standing nickel asset took the shine off the critical minerals miner’s financials.
  
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• ARENA injects $20m into solar grid plan

  30-01-2025 03:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Power will get a $20.8 million cash injection from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, as part of its major push to integrate household generation into the state’s grid.
  
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• Penguin factor in Defence base works

  30-01-2025 02:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Department of Defence has sought to assure the WA public of its environmental credentials, as consultation opens on major work expected to disrupt wildlife near Rockingham.
  
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• Penguin factor in Defence base plan

  30-01-2025 02:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Department of Defence has sought to assure the WA public of its environmental credentials, as consultation opens on major work expected to disrupt wildlife near Rockingham.
  
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• Bruce Highway intersection upgrades confirmed after fiery triple fatal

  30-01-2025 02:41 via abc.net.au
  
  The Maryborough intersection has been the site of many deadly crashes, including a triple fatal last year.
  
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• Barminco books $180m contract extension

  30-01-2025 01:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Underground mining services contractor Barminco has secured a contract extension with Regis Resources, valued at approximately $180 million.
  
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• US stocks close trade lower overnight

  30-01-2025 00:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  US stocks ended lower overnight, but off their lows of the day, with the Federal Reserve holding interest rates steady as expected.
  
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