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• US tariff exemption for Australian metal exports 'under consideration'

  10-02-2025 23:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he had a "constructive and warm" conversation with Donald Trump, after the president announced 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports to the United States. 
  
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• Tariff exemption for Australian steel and aluminium exports 'under consideration'

  10-02-2025 23:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he and US President Donald Trump agreed to work "constructively together" during a crucial phone call this morning.
  
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• 'Magical removal of coal' in WA prompts questions over what's next

  10-02-2025 22:17 via abc.net.au
  
  WA Labor has been talking up the clean energy transition ahead of the state election. But industry experts say a lack of transmission and generation is slowing progress.
  
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• 'Magical removal of coal' in WA prompts questions over what comes next

  10-02-2025 22:17 via abc.net.au
  
  WA Labor has been talking up the clean energy transition ahead of the state election. But industry experts say a lack of transmission and generation is slowing progress.
  
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• Doubts raised over WA's coal phase-out amid renewables lag

  10-02-2025 22:17 via abc.net.au
  
  WA Labor has been talking up the clean energy transition ahead of the state election. But industry experts say a lack of transmission and generation is slowing progress.
  
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• Indigenous business works to divert tonnes of food waste from tip

  10-02-2025 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Each year Australians waste more than seven million tonnes of food at a cost of $36.6 billion to the economy. A Darwin enterprise is doing its bit to change that.
  
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• Government 'should be ruling out' Star casino buyout by Chow Tai Fook

  10-02-2025 20:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Brisbane's Star casino is looking for a financial lifeline to stave off collapse but gambling reform campaigners say the Queensland government "should be ruling out" the prospect of Chow Tai Fook lifting its stake.
  
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• US congressman calls Trump tariffs an 'insult' to 'people of Australia'

  10-02-2025 20:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Congressman Joe Courtney tells the house the US president's looming tariffs on steel and aluminium are "completely needless" and "almost an insult to the people of Australia".
  
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• Trump signs executive order on steel and aluminium tariffs

  10-02-2025 20:32 via abc.net.au
  
  US President Donald Trump says there will be "no exemptions" to his 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, although he is considering one for Australia.
  
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• Major council vows to cut costs as it hires executive for new role

  10-02-2025 20:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Sunshine Coast Council, one of Australia's largest, has backed a major restructure to cut costs but not before creating a new high-powered executive role.
  
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• Auckland's housing crisis changed quickly. Australia could do the same

  10-02-2025 19:38 via abc.net.au
  
  However desperate the situation might seem, cities around the world have shown that a housing crisis can be solved quickly with sufficient political will.
  
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• A fix to the housing crisis could be close. Can politics deliver it?

  10-02-2025 19:38 via abc.net.au
  
  However desperate the situation might seem, cities around the world have shown that a housing crisis can be solved quickly with sufficient political will.
  
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• Parliament passes resources tax breaks

  10-02-2025 14:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Resources industry groups have welcomed the late-night passage of production tax credits, heaping praise on the legislation which will support critical minerals and hydrogen projects.
  
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• 'Economic nonsense': Turnbull takes aim at Trump over proposed tariffs

  10-02-2025 09:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull derides Donald Trump's mercantilist view of trade and issues a warning for Anthony Albanese that he must be strong.
  
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• 'Economic nonsense': Turnbull skewers Trump's views on trade

  10-02-2025 09:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull derides Donald Trump's mercantilist view of trade and issues a warning for Anthony Albanese that he must be strong.
  
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• In the bush, groceries can cost twice as much as in the city. Here's why

  10-02-2025 09:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Essential items in remote stores will be price-locked as part of a $50 million federal scheme to slash the cost of groceries in the bush, which can soar to double the price of what's available in capital cities.
  
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• Freight, maintenance and lack of competition — why remote food prices are so high

  10-02-2025 09:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Essential items in remote stores will be price-locked as part of a $50 million federal scheme to slash the cost of groceries in the bush, which can soar to double the price of what's available in capital cities.
  
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• WA slips in VC funding share

  10-02-2025 09:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Venture Capital investment in Western Australia has significantly slowed, falling from $140 million in 2023 to $80 million in 2024, according to a new report.
  
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• H-U flags Subi move

  10-02-2025 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Adrian Fini-led developer is set to share an office with MJA Studio, following the purchase the building that housed the Red Sea.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast February 10 2025

  10-02-2025 08:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Nadia Budihardjo and Mark Beyer discuss Japanese investments in Western Australia.
  
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• PYC’s kidney drug set for human trials

  10-02-2025 08:52 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Nedlands-based biotech company PYC Therapeutics has received approvals to start human trials over a drug candidate for kidney disease.
  
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• Patronus flags $33m Matsa takeover

  10-02-2025 08:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  West Perth-based Patronus Resources has made a move to acquire gold miner and explorer Matsa Resources, in a deal worth about $33 million.
  
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• Aussie shares dip as Trump vows to impose metal tariffs

  10-02-2025 07:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The ASX200 has fallen after US President Donald Trump said he would impose new levies on steel and aluminium imports.
  
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• Businesses adapt or shut as light rail construction closes London Circuit

  10-02-2025 07:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Businesses on the western side of London Circuit, now off-limits for vehicles between Northbourne and Edinburgh Avenues, face a choice of adapting or closing as light rail construction work sees customers decrease.
  
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• Taxpayer warning over oil sale plan

  10-02-2025 07:16 via businessnews.com.au
  
  An environmental group has accused ASX minnow Rey Resources of shirking its rehabilitation responsibilities in the Kimberley, as it prepares to sell an oil project in the area to a Chinese firm.
  
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• WA hits energy transition sweet spot

  10-02-2025 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state will benefit hugely from an energy transition based on renewables and backed by gas power.
  
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• Time for cap as unit rents track higher

  10-02-2025 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The relentless growth in rental costs in Perth and regional Western Australia over the past five years has been well documented.
  
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• Quiet fall for notorious lead mine

  10-02-2025 06:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Owners of a controversial WA lead mine which was once the largest in the world have gone into administration after a failed bid to fund a processing plant.
  
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• Cedar Woods revives $93m Subi apartments

  10-02-2025 06:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The ASX-listed developer has resurrected the apartment component of its Subiaco Incontro development, three and a half years on from when it was approved.
  
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• Cedar Woods launches $93m Subi apartments

  10-02-2025 06:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The ASX-listed developer has revived the apartment component of its Subiaco Incontro development, three and a half years on from when it was approved.
  
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• Climate activists shown less leniency after targeting Woodside boss's home

  10-02-2025 06:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Three climate activists have been fined for attempting to spray political messages on Woodside boss Meg O'Neill's home, after a Perth magistrate told the trio they had crossed a line by targeting her personally. 
  
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• Climate activists fined $2,000 for targeting home of Woodside boss

  10-02-2025 06:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Three climate activists have been fined for attempting to spray political messages on Woodside boss Meg O'Neill's home, after a Perth magistrate told the trio they had crossed a line by targeting her personally. 
  
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• Hoping for a rate cut? Share your story of coping with your mortgage

  10-02-2025 06:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Interest rate relief could be on its way. ABC News business reporters want to hear about how you've dealt with home loan stress and what a rate cut would mean to you.
  
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• Albo seeks Trump tariff exemptions

  10-02-2025 05:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has scheduled a meeting with US President Donald Trump to seek exemptions from global 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.
  
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• German family ties in Yallingup bakeries

  10-02-2025 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  SOUTH WEST: An unassuming bakery in the middle of Yallingup Beach Road carries with it the stories and business pursuits of a generation of bakers.
  
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• Whyalla steelworks' owner GFG owes about '$15 million' to SA Water

  10-02-2025 04:37 via abc.net.au
  
  As well as the debt to SA Water, GFG Alliance has not made any royalty payments to the government this financial year, according to a senior public servant who says there are "concerns around solvency" for the troubled industrial plant.
  
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• Whyalla steelworks' owner GFG owes $15 million to SA Water

  10-02-2025 04:37 via abc.net.au
  
  As well as the debt to SA Water, GFG Alliance has not made any royalty payments to the government this financial year, according to a senior public servant who says there are "concerns around solvency" for the troubled industrial plant.
  
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• More than one battery fire breaking out every day in NSW this month

  10-02-2025 03:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Fire and Rescue NSW has responded to 13 lithium-ion battery fires since February 2.
  
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• Tasmanian budget debt to hit $9.6 billion by 2027-28

  10-02-2025 03:51 via abc.net.au
  
  The Tasmanian government has released its revised budget estimates, showing a significant blowout in forecast debt, but the Treasurer has ruled making significant changes to its fiscal approach.
  
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• Tasmanian budget debt to hit $10 billion by 2027-28

  10-02-2025 03:51 via abc.net.au
  
  The Tasmanian government has released its revised budget estimates, showing a significant blowout in forecast debt, but the Treasurer has ruled making significant changes to its fiscal approach.
  
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• Woodside protesters avoid jail

  10-02-2025 03:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Activists who tried to graffiti Woodside Energy boss Meg O’Neill's house, in protest of the Burrup Hub development, have avoided jail but were fined a total of $6,500.
  
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• PM to speak with Trump after president flags steel tariffs

  10-02-2025 03:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has an urgent discussion scheduled with US President Donald Trump as he signals plans for sweeping 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.
  
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• Australia 'making the case' for carve out as Trump flags 25pc steel tariffs

  10-02-2025 03:19 via abc.net.au
  
  As US President Donald Trump signals heavy tariffs on steel and aluminium, the federal government says it is already arguing the case for Australia to be exempted.
  
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• Star casino executives accused of allowing 'illicit' activity to occur

  10-02-2025 02:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Day one of the corporate watchdog's case against Star Entertainment has begun in a Sydney court. Former directors and executives face allegations they enabled conduct including dodging security cameras, bringing in cash in esky bags, and hiding the use of Chinese debit cards from National Australia Bank at its Sydney and Brisbane casinos.
  
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• Is the great Australian dream broken beyond repair?

  10-02-2025 02:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The solution to Australia's housing crisis could be building out but government infrastructure can't keep up. It could also be building up but Nimbyism is looking to put a stop to that.
  
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• Inside the battle for Australia's housing future

  10-02-2025 02:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The solution to Australia's housing crisis could be building out but government infrastructure can't keep up. It could also be building up but Nimbyism is looking to put a stop to that.
  
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• How 'the missing middle' could help ease the housing crisis

  10-02-2025 02:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The solution to Australia's housing crisis could be building out but government infrastructure can't keep up. It could also be building up but Nimbyism is looking to put a stop to that.
  
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• Pilbara flags ~$70m half-year loss

  10-02-2025 01:52 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Lithium trailblazer Pilbara Minerals has flagged a statutory loss in the vicinity of $70 million for the half year, but has hit a key milestone with first ore from its P1000 expansion project.
  
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• Wall Street closes lower on trade war escalation

  10-02-2025 01:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  All three US stock indexes closed lower on Friday after President Donald Trump said he plans to announce reciprocal tariffs on many countries next week, following weak jobs and consumer sentiment data.
  
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• Japanese investors broaden focus

  10-02-2025 01:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Four major M&A deals last year highlighted Japan’s continued appetite for WA investments.
  
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