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• Macadamia production expected to double despite price struggles

  26-02-2025 23:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Three years ago Australian macadamia growers had their backs to the wall. Now the industry's fortunes have changed considerably.
  
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• Lawyers say traditional owners' $1.8b compensation request 'excessive'

  26-02-2025 22:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Lawyers for Fortescue Metals Group say a $1.8 billion compensation request for cultural loss levelled by Pilbara traditional owners is based on "exaggerated" claims.
   
  
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• Publisher guarantees stronger coverage ahead of country paper mergers

  26-02-2025 21:46 via abc.net.au
  
  The Horsham Times and Ararat Advertiser newspapers will print their final editions tomorrow before merging with other local papers.
  
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• Country Victorian paper first published in 1857 to print last edition

  26-02-2025 21:46 via abc.net.au
  
  The Horsham Times and Ararat Advertiser newspapers will print their final editions tomorrow before merging with other local papers.
  
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• Nvidia posts strong results, treasurer approves Qatar-Virgin deal, ASX closes higher — as it happened

  26-02-2025 21:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX closed higher in Thursday as Treasurer Jim Chalmers approved Qatar's 25 per cent stake in Virgin with strict conditions, while tech giant Nvidia reported strong fourth-quarter results. 
  
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• Live: ASX to open lower, federal treasurer approves Qatar Airways takeover of Virgin

  26-02-2025 21:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The Aussie share market is likely to open lower after a broad sell-off on Wall Street. Treasurer Jim Chalmers approves Qatar's takeover of Virgin with strict conditions. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX to open lower, federal treasurer approves Qatar Airways 25pc acquisition of Virgin

  26-02-2025 21:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The Aussie share market is likely to open lower after a broad sell-off on Wall Street. Treasurer Jim Chalmers approves Qatar's 25pc stake in Virgin with strict conditions. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Copper thieves risk shock 'akin to a lightning strike' in live wire hack

  26-02-2025 21:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Ergon Energy repair crews were called to fix axe-hacked live wires and replace the missing copper in an incident they say has become common. 
  
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• Axes used to hack copper wire from Queensland power poles

  26-02-2025 21:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Ergon Energy repair crews were called to fix axe-hacked live wires and replace the missing copper in an incident they say has become common. 
  
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• Migrant exploitation experts call for more services to help certify visa claims

  26-02-2025 20:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Migrant worker experts say the federal government needs to expand the number of community organisations accredited to process Workplace Justice Visa claims to reduce pressure on existing providers.
  
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• Exploitation experts call for more services to help certify visa claims

  26-02-2025 20:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Migrant worker experts say the federal government needs to expand the number of community organisations accredited to process Workplace Justice Visa claims to reduce pressure on existing providers.
  
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• South Australians deal with rising insurance premiums following floods and fires

  26-02-2025 20:20 via abc.net.au
  
  After rebuilding their Riverland caravan park in the wake of a devastating flood, Barbara and Geoff Calvert are facing a new challenge — surging insurance premiums. 
  
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• Outback residents use a year's worth of electricity in single summer 

  26-02-2025 19:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Outback residents have been forced to fork out four times the average power bill in one summer.
  
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• Outback residents hit with $1,800 power bills over scorching summer

  26-02-2025 19:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Outback residents have been forced to fork out four times the average power bill in one summer.
  
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• Housing experts want more apartments in Australia's regional cities

  26-02-2025 19:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Experts say there's a cultural shift underway in Australia — more people are wanting to live in smaller, more central homes — but they say the housing industry and regulators aren't keeping up.
  
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• Australia is in the midst of a culture change to smaller homes, experts say

  26-02-2025 19:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's housing industry and regulators aren't keeping up with the desire to build smaller, denser housing in cities around the country, including regional centres, experts say.
  
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• Cost of living, health, energy, among key voter concerns this federal election

  26-02-2025 19:51 via abc.net.au
  
  What are the key issues on your mind this federal election? We want to know.
  
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• Houses move further out of reach for first-home buyers compared to units

  26-02-2025 14:00 via abc.net.au
  
  It's about 20 months quicker to save for an entry-priced unit than a house, new data shows, with the difference even greater in Sydney and Canberra. A Domain report shows mortgage stress now affects couples aged 25 to 34 paying off a house in all capital cities except Darwin. 
  
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• Entry-priced units give first-home buyers 20-month headstart over houses

  26-02-2025 14:00 via abc.net.au
  
  It's about 20 months quicker to save for an entry-priced unit than a house, new data shows, with the difference even greater in Sydney and Canberra. A Domain report shows mortgage stress now affects couples aged 25 to 34 paying off a house in all capital cities except Darwin. 
  
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• BP slashes global renewable spend

  26-02-2025 13:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The scale of BP’s shift away from renewables has been revealed, with the company announcing a plan to slash new energy spend by $US5 billion globally per year and ramp up oil and gas investment.
  
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• Here's how much your private health insurance is going up by

  26-02-2025 10:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Private health insurance premiums will rise by an average of 3.73 per cent from April, after multiple rounds of negotiations between the federal government and insurers. 
  
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• Minderoo pledges further $5m to Ukraine

  26-02-2025 09:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Minderoo has donated an additional $5 million to Ukraine, building on over $20 million of aid delivered to the country since the start of the war.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast February 26 2025

  26-02-2025 08:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mark Beyer and Sam Jones discuss some of WA's largest private companies, including Hancock, Tattarang and Laurence Escalante's VGW Holdings.
  
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• Australian shares dip again, hitting six-week low

  26-02-2025 08:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The ASX has fallen for a seventh day of losses out of the last eight sessions, even as domestic monthly inflation figures came in slightly under expectations, bolstering expectations for another domestic rate cut.
  
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• Yindjibarndi, Fortescue lawyers wrap up

  26-02-2025 08:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Lawyers have wrapped up their arguments in the $1.8 billion compensation dispute between Yindjibarndi and Fortescue, with the latter claiming only $8 million was owed.
  
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• West Aussies feeling inflation pinch

  26-02-2025 08:33 via businessnews.com.au
  
  New research from CoreData suggests more WA households are dipping into their savings to escape the cost of living crisis.
  
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• Report into strata firm Netstrata finds conflicts and excessive fees

  26-02-2025 08:27 via abc.net.au
  
  The review into Netstrata began last year after the ABC found the company had been regularly using its wholly owned insurance arm to charge apartment owners exorbitant insurance brokerage fees, and had been taking kickbacks from its contractors and suppliers.
  
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• 'Disturbing' report finds top strata firm potentially broke the law

  26-02-2025 08:27 via abc.net.au
  
  The review into Netstrata began last year after the ABC found the company had been regularly using its wholly owned insurance arm to charge apartment owners exorbitant insurance brokerage fees, and had been taking kickbacks from its contractors and suppliers.
  
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• Bus depots to sell for $20m

  26-02-2025 08:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Transport provider Kelsian Group has entered into binding agreements to sell and lease back bus depots in Welshpool, Landsale and South Bunbury.
  
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• Battered Alice Springs tourism operators say a bit of help will go a long way

  26-02-2025 07:35 via abc.net.au
  
  A caravan park owner says he wants acknowledgement of the challenges his industry has faced while navigating damage to Alice Springs' reputation.
  
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• Senate committee backs Starlink to help people affected by 3G shutdown

  26-02-2025 07:03 via abc.net.au
  
  A Senate committee has criticised the handling of the 3G network shutdown and recommended support for those who have lost mobile phone coverage.
  
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• Embrace international students’ overall contribution

  26-02-2025 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: The cohort faces many challenges in Australia and has reported a range of concerns over inclusivity, isolation and safety.
  
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• Green fuel trial slashes Rio emissions

  26-02-2025 06:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A renewable fuel trial at Rio Tinto’s iron ore operations has cut direct emissions in the Pilbara by 10 per cent over a four-week period.
  
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• Inflation holds steady, but rate cuts in question

  26-02-2025 06:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia’s consumer price index – a key measure of inflation – held steady at 2.5 per cent over January.
  
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• Cook makes EV bus building pitch

  26-02-2025 06:09 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A new electrified bus fleet would be rolled out in Western Australia by 2050 under a WA Labor plan to phase out Transperth’s diesel buses.
  
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• Lynas profit slumps on weak prices

  26-02-2025 06:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Lynas Rare Earths' profit has plummeted 85 per cent as challenging market conditions for the China-dominated critical mineral continue to weigh on the producer and processor.
  
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• Emerald net profit hits $59.6m

  26-02-2025 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Boosted by solid production at its flagship mine, gold miner Emerald Resources increased its half-year net profit by 45 per cent from the prior corresponding period.
  
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• Drake has cancelled his remaining Australian shows

  26-02-2025 05:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The hip hop star has made an unexpected early exit with a string of Australian and New Zealand shows remaining.
  
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• Paladin keen to capitalise on portfolio

  26-02-2025 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Paladin Energy chief executive Ian Purdy says the uranium producer is ideally placed to become patiently become a major producer in the sector.
  
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• US sub checks in at HMAS Stirling

  26-02-2025 03:52 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A US Virginia-class nuclear submarine has checked into port at Garden Island off Rockingham, as the Australian Navy prepares to welcome nuclear vessels on rotation from late 2027.
  
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• Hancock poised to get even bigger

  26-02-2025 03:16 via businessnews.com.au
  
  There have been big shifts in the ranking of WA’s largest, and most profitable, private companies over the past year.
  
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• Uncertainty surrounds oilseed plants

  26-02-2025 03:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Graincorp and Cargill are both planning crushing plants in WA, but BP's move to defer its biorefinery has raised questions about the industry
  
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• Woolworths feels profit pressure as customers shop around

  26-02-2025 03:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Supermarket giant Woolworths disappoints investors with its half-year result, which shows the hit from strike action and customers increasingly cross-shopping to secure value.
  
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• FBR eyes shipbuilding with Samsung

  26-02-2025 03:09 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based construction tech company FBR is mulling a pivot into the shipbuilding industry, after a successful demonstration of its technology to Samsung Heavy Industries.
  
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• FBR eye shipbuilding with Samsung

  26-02-2025 03:09 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based construction tech company FBR is mulling a pivot into the shipbuilding industry, after a successful demonstration of its technology to Samsung Heavy Industries.
  
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• 'Customers not responding': Woolworths reduce products to save on costs

  26-02-2025 03:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Supermarket giant Woolworths disappoints investors with its half-year result, which shows the hit from strike action and customers increasingly cross-shopping to secure value.
  
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• Pentanet shares down despite EBITDA-positive half

  26-02-2025 03:07 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Pentanet’s first EBITDA-positive half has failed to keep its shares out of the red following an earnings report on Wednesday.
  
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• Commercial plane aborts landing to avoid collision with private jet in US

  26-02-2025 02:23 via abc.net.au
  
  The near-miss follows a series of air incidents and crashes at US airports in recent months. 
  
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• Headline inflation remained at 2.5pc in January but core inflation rose slightly

  26-02-2025 01:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Annual headline inflation remained at 2.5 per cent in January, but core inflation picked up slightly
  
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• Breaking: Headline inflation remained at 2.5pc in January but core inflation rose slightly

  26-02-2025 01:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Annual headline inflation remained at 2.5 per cent in January, but core inflation picked up slightly
  
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