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• Legendary patriarch of iconic country department store dies

  21-02-2025 21:45 via abc.net.au
  
  He was just a teenager when he started managing his family's Toowoomba store, and now John Hanna is remembered for his decades of kindness behind the counter.
   
  
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• This is no ordinary ferry. What's inside could transform shipping

  21-02-2025 20:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Over the centuries ferries have evolved from using paddles to steam engines, to burning diesel and gas. Can the humble ferry go all electric?
  
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• Losses deepen for shares while Australian dollar gains

  21-02-2025 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Australian share market has suffered its worst weekly loss in more than two years after giving up ground each day, while the local currency has climbed to a two-month high.
  
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• Wind farms boosts guidance for Boom

  21-02-2025 08:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Growth in wind farm projects has buoyed Boom Logistics first half results, with net profit now up 32 per cent on the same period last year.
  
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• First principles for Australian industrial relations

  21-02-2025 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Opinion: Economist Dr Nicholas Blain casts an eye over the state of play for Australian industrial relations, ahead of the 2025 federal election.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast February 21 2025

  21-02-2025 08:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Isabel Vieira and Liv Declerck discuss Perth Symphony Orchestra's push into the regions.
  
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• Nats in $1bn regional housing pledge

  21-02-2025 07:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Nationals WA have pledged $1 billion to regional housing over the decade ahead, if voted into government on March 8.
  
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• Investors sought for deepwater port

  21-02-2025 07:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Proponents of a $400 million Exmouth deepwater port have reduced its footprint and begun rattling the tin to bring investors on to progress the project.
  
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• No concession from Mettam's Liberals

  21-02-2025 07:24 via businessnews.com.au
  
  ANALYSIS: WA Liberal Leader Libby Mettam is aware of the mountain her party has to climb at the March 8 federal election, but two weeks out, she has no plan to throw in the towel.
  
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• New salmon debris washes ashore as EPA says it has results from 'chunks'

  21-02-2025 07:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The Environmental Protection Authority says it has preliminary test results for the chunks that washed up on a southern Tasmanian beach last weekend, as activists share new photos of fish debris on a different beach.
  
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• Short stays a battleground for locals

  21-02-2025 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Visitors flock to tourist hotspots but spare a thought for the impacts on those communities.
  
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• Approvals delays a risk to more than miners

  21-02-2025 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  While much of the talk around green and red tape focuses on big business, it is worth considering what impact it has on the next rung down.
  
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• Silverleaf among Welshpool buyers

  21-02-2025 06:34 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Several properties have sold in the key industrial corridor for a combined $20 million in recent months.
  
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• Container deposit inquiry announced in Qld as state falls behind goals

  21-02-2025 06:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The government has established a container deposit scheme in 2018, but the new state environment minister says it is not meeting its goal of 85 per cent recovery rate. 
  
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• Making music for many across WA

  21-02-2025 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth Symphony Orchestra’s push into the regions has struck a chord but it targets a long-term funding model to support future planning.
  
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• The RBA didn't want to start cutting rates too late, governor Bullock says

  21-02-2025 05:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The RBA was too slow to lift rates, and it didn't want to make the same mistake when cutting them, the central bank's governor has told a parliamentary committee.
  
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• Wellard sinks US$2.3m loss

  21-02-2025 05:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shipping business Wellard has posted a US$2.3 million (A$3.6 million) loss as it prepares to wind up its dwindling livestock carrier business.
  
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• Amazon takes control of James Bond franchise

  21-02-2025 05:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Amazon takes full creative control of the James Bond franchise after decades of Broccoli family leadership. 
  
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• Whyalla businesses relieved and 'stunned' by $2.4b steelworks deal

  21-02-2025 04:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Whyalla has been no stranger to emotional rollercoasters in recent years, and while some locals are wary of false dawns and keen to avoid past mistakes, the mood among the steelmaking city's business operators has been buoyed by news of the joint state and federal $2.4 billion support package.
  
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• Whyalla businesses relieved and 'stunned' by $2.4 billion steelworks support deal

  21-02-2025 04:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Whyalla has been no stranger to emotional rollercoasters in recent years, and while some locals are wary of false dawns and keen to avoid past mistakes, the mood among the steelmaking city's business operators has been buoyed by news of the joint state and federal $2.4 billion support package.
  
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• Monadelphous books contracts worth $400m

  21-02-2025 04:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Days after announcing a series of strong half-year results, engineering firm Monadelphous has secured a series of new contracts, valued at around $400 million.
  
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• Mark My Words February 21 2025

  21-02-2025 04:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mark Beyer and Tom Zaunmayr, filling in for Mark Pownall, discuss the biggest news stories of the week, including falling iron ore profits; Yindjibarndi-Fortescue dispute and more.
  
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• AustralianSuper slapped with $27m fine

  21-02-2025 04:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The trustee of Australia’s largest superannuation fund has been hit with a $27 million fine for failing to merge multiple member accounts, resulting in duplicate fees.
  
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• Gold Road coy on De Grey plans

  21-02-2025 04:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Windfall from Northern Star Resources’ move for De Grey Mining has pushed the value of Gold Road Resources’ listed investments to around $870,000.
  
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• Perth Airport notches record numbers

  21-02-2025 03:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth Airport is smashing records with more than 1.56 million passengers travelling through its terminals in January, delivering the airport’s busiest month ever in terms of passenger numbers.
  
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• Watt 'prepared to intervene' in retail IR spat

  21-02-2025 03:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A proposal by the peak retail lobby group to allow employers to buy out retail workers' penalty rates and overtime via a 25 per cent pay rise has been rubbished by the Federal Government.
  
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• High grades deliver for Ramelius

  21-02-2025 02:10 via businessnews.com.au
  
  High grades delivered Ramelius Resources a profit record in the first half of the financial year, with the company delivering 19 per cent more gold despite mining significantly less ore.
  
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• New homes to be built around 171 NSW transport hubs under housing reforms

  21-02-2025 01:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Changes to planning controls will allow more terraces, townhouses, and residential flats to be built around 171 town centres and stations across the state, the NSW government announced.
  
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• The little puzzle engine that could

  21-02-2025 01:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  SOUTH WEST: A jigsaw gallery has a major role in making Bridgetown an international tourism destination.
  
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• Brisbane bus drivers flag peak hour strike after negotiation breakdown

  21-02-2025 00:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The union has flagged a two-hour stoppage in peak hour next Wednesday after industrial action earlier this week. 
  
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• Austal half-year profit up 108.9pc

  21-02-2025 00:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Austal increased its net profit after tax by $13.1 million to $25.1 million during the first six months of the 2025 financial year.
  
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• Wall Street ends lower amid consumer demand worries

  21-02-2025 00:40 via businessnews.com.au
  
  US stocks have sold off overnight as ongoing tariff jitters and a downbeat forecast from Walmart dampened investor risk appetite.
  
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