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• Sparkies say 'serious funding' needed to meet housing and energy targets

  04-03-2025 23:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The electrical sector says urgent funding is needed for vocational training to meet national housing and emissions reduction targets.
  
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• Electrician shortage threatens housing and energy targets, sector warns

  04-03-2025 23:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The electrical sector says urgent funding is needed for vocational training to meet national housing and emissions reduction targets.
  
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• ASX records lowest close of the year on Trump tariff concerns — as it happened

  04-03-2025 21:54 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market has ended sharply lower to record its worst close of the year so far, with growing uncertainty about the impact of Donald Trump's escalating trade war.
  
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• Tech giants accuse government of 'preferential treatment' for YouTube

  04-03-2025 20:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government has been accused of making a "sweetheart deal" to exempt YouTube from the teen social media ban, as YouTube's competitors kick off a co-ordinated public campaign against the move.
  
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• Government accused of making 'sweetheart deal' to exempt YouTube from social media ban

  04-03-2025 20:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government has been accused of making a "sweetheart deal" to exempt YouTube from the teen social media ban, as YouTube's competitors kick off a co-ordinated public campaign against the move.
  
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• 'Banning soft drink and exempting Coke': YouTube's rivals slam draft ban

  04-03-2025 20:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government has been accused of making a "sweetheart deal" to exempt YouTube from the teen social media ban, as YouTube's competitors kick off a co-ordinated public campaign against the move.
  
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• Star close to collapse with casino group set to run out of cash by Friday

  04-03-2025 20:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Troubled casino operator Star Entertainment has barely enough cash to last until the weekend, increasing the likelihood of the company entering administration as early as Wednesday. 
  
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• Water shortages leave Adelaide Hills farmers and householders 'at breaking point'

  04-03-2025 20:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Adelaide Hills resident Jodie Burr usually buys one tank of water a year. Since November, she's bought 10 and will have to wait eight weeks for her next delivery.
  
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• Arguing against WFH, Hume cites research that supports hybrid work

  04-03-2025 19:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Shadow Finance Minister Jane Hume pointed to Stanford Research when arguing that working from home hurt productivity. That same research found working from home part-time actually saw productivity gains.
  
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• 'Not sustainable': The heavy price your 6c tea bag is exacting on others

  04-03-2025 19:41 via abc.net.au
  
  An ABC investigation in Sri Lanka has found popular certification schemes are failing to live up to their ethical promises.
  
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• Do ethical tea labels stack up? We went to Sri Lanka to see firsthand

  04-03-2025 19:41 via abc.net.au
  
  An ABC investigation in Sri Lanka has found popular certification schemes are failing to live up to their ethical promises.
  
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• Clarion call for PM to ditch plans to protect Tasmanian salmon

  04-03-2025 19:22 via abc.net.au
  
  As the Tasmanian salmon industry battles to control the fallout from dead fish washing up on local beaches and revelations the state's environmental watchdog is clueless as to how many fish have died, a joint letter to the PM has called for a tightening of regulations for foreign-owned aquaculture companies.
   
  
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• Questions swirl around collapse of major international student agency

  04-03-2025 19:09 via abc.net.au
  
  It's still not known how many students have been caught up in the business failure, whether they've lost their savings or if they can still come to Australia.
  
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• 'Everything was crumbling': Inside international student agency's collapse

  04-03-2025 19:09 via abc.net.au
  
  It's still not known how many students have been caught up in the business failure, whether they've lost their savings or if they can still come to Australia.
  
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• Canadian PM accuses Trump of using tariffs to make annexation 'easier'

  04-03-2025 18:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Justin Trudeau says further tariffs against American products will be introduced in coming weeks, labelling the trade war launched by Donald Trump as "dumb".
  
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• Rough sleepers unsure of where to go as cyclone approaches Queensland

  04-03-2025 12:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Holiday-makers and people sleeping rough have been advised to leave the path of the cyclone before it's too late.
  
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• MinRes falls 10pc after BlackRock sales

  04-03-2025 08:53 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mineral Resources closed at its lowest point since 2020 today, after American investment giant BlackRock was revealed to have sold off shares in the company last week.
  
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• Customers waiting years for homes discover builder has government contract

  04-03-2025 08:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Inspired Homes customers in WA say watching progress being made on taxpayer-funded projects is a "very hard pill to swallow".
  
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• RAC 'sale' process advances

  04-03-2025 08:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The possibility of RAC’s lucrative insurance business being sold has moved closer after industry heavyweights IAG and Allianz brought in advisers to help them pitch a deal.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast March 4 2025

  04-03-2025 08:40 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Sam Jones and Tom Zaunmayr discuss the upcoming state election, and which seats to watch.
  
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• Land sales reach record highs

  04-03-2025 08:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  New data from the Urban Development Institute shows that Perth’s demand for house and land in isn’t fading.
  
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• Australia’s largest sheep station sold

  04-03-2025 08:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Pastoral giant Consolidated Pastoral Company has bought the 1-million-hectare Rawlinna Station on Western Australia’s south coast, five months after Andrew Forrest withdrew his interest.
  
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• Shares slip as US tariffs take hold, trade war looms

  04-03-2025 08:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Australian share market has closed lower as US tariffs on its biggest trading partners and plans to cut military aid to Ukraine generate uncertainty.
  
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• Yeeda Pastoral sale hits snag

  04-03-2025 08:14 via businessnews.com.au
  
  An issue over shares transfer has caused a delay in the $56 million sale of Yeeda Pastoral Company, a deal that would save the Kimberley business from being wound up.
  
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• Richtek fined over non-compliance

  04-03-2025 07:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Former electrical contractor Per Melbourne Pty Ltd, trading as Richtek Perth, has received a $50,000 fine after being convicted of 15 offences under WA’s electricity licensing regulations.
  
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• Emergency water intervention as Adelaide Hills and Fleurieu run dry

  04-03-2025 07:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Demands for water carting services in the Adelaide Hills and Fleurieu regions "significantly exceed supply", the state government says, prompting an emergency response.
  
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• Cook apologetic over pole fire outages

  04-03-2025 07:25 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Premier Roger Cook says the government will work with the business community around potential support for those impacted by a spate of power outages across the state today.
  
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• Rottnest developments offer island style

  04-03-2025 06:59 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: Mark Pownall was surprised by two new venues that enhanced the state's premier tourist destination.
  
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• Models to help make the informed calls

  04-03-2025 06:59 via businessnews.com.au
  
  ANALYSIS: Accounting for variations big and small, these indicators remain essential tools for strategic planning and market analysis.
  
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• Belingbak buys Exmouth resort

  04-03-2025 06:53 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The $27.85 million transaction adds to the company’s hospitality assets in Dunsborough, Denmark and Fremantle.
  
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• No taxpayer funds for potential NRL franchise

  04-03-2025 06:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The emotional rollercoaster for WA rugby league diehards continued on Tuesday, following comments from premier Roger Cook.
  
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• NT calls for 'certainty' from federal government over Darwin Port future

  04-03-2025 06:45 via abc.net.au
  
  High-level discussions between the Northern Territory and federal governments are set to take place this week over the future of the Darwin Port, as the NT treasurer calls for certainty about Commonwealth plans for the facility.
  
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• Tasmanian salmon companies 'on notice', Premier says

  04-03-2025 06:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmania's premier has faced questioning on the opening day of state parliament over the government's silence over issuing public health warnings for the recent salmon mass mortality that saw fish carcasses washed up on beaches.
  
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• Sale of state-owned assets possible to bring down Tasmanian debt

  04-03-2025 06:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmania's government will consider selling off government businesses and assets to reduce the state's spiralling debt levels, Premier Jeremy Rockliff has announced.
  
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• Karratha progresses housing plan

  04-03-2025 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  City of Karratha Mayor Dan Scott has urged the state government to help with the housing “heavy lifting” as the local government mulls a $21-million apartment proposal.
  
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• WA will ‘shove’ Feds at times: Premier

  04-03-2025 05:25 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Premier Roger Cook insists WA will push back against its federal counterpart if needed, with the North West Shelf project being the latest subject the two governments disagreed on.
  
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• Antipa secures complete ownership of Wilki

  04-03-2025 05:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  West Perth-based junior Antipa Minerals has announced plans to proceed with drill testing at the Wilki gold project in Western Australia’s north.
  
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• Taking Aboriginal stories on the road

  04-03-2025 04:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A growing archive preserving First Nations history, which has been progressing for more than a decade, has made great strides.
  
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• The seats to watch this Saturday

  04-03-2025 04:22 via businessnews.com.au
  
  With five days to go until sandgropers head to the polls at this weekend’s state election the question on most residents’ minds is not who will win, rather how big the margin will remain.
  
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• Cosmetic clients urged to get tested after 'concerning' find at Sydney clinic

  04-03-2025 03:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The South Eastern Sydney Local Health District is urging anyone who has had infusions, injections or underwent any invasive procedures at the Ketthip Clinic in Sydney to get tested.
  
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• Clients possibly exposed to HIV, hepatitis at Sydney cosmetic clinic

  04-03-2025 03:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The South Eastern Sydney Local Health District is urging anyone who has had infusions, injections or underwent any invasive procedures at the Ketthip Clinic in Sydney to get tested.
  
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• Trump tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China could spark global trade war

  04-03-2025 02:45 via abc.net.au
  
  The US has confirmed he will enforce 25 per cent tariffs on goods, and financial experts say the impacts of a North American trade war could rebound across the globe. 
  
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• China retaliates as Trump's long-threatened tariffs threaten trade war

  04-03-2025 02:45 via abc.net.au
  
  China has retaliated with tariffs of its own after the US confirmed it would enforce 25 per cent tariffs on goods, with financial experts saying this could be the start of a trade war.
  
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• China retaliates as Trump's long-threatened tariffs risk trade war

  04-03-2025 02:45 via abc.net.au
  
  China has retaliated with tariffs of its own after the US confirmed it would enforce 25 per cent tariffs on goods, with financial experts saying this could be the start of a trade war.
  
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• Return to office order wouldn't disadvantage women, Dutton says

  04-03-2025 02:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says women looking for flexible work can find job-sharing arrangements, defending a Coalition promise to order public servants to return to the office five days a week.
  
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• Cook commits $60m renewable support

  04-03-2025 01:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Premier Roger Cook has announced a further $60 million commitment for the renewable energy sector as an election promise, days before polls close.
  
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• State needs to go up a weight division

  04-03-2025 01:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The political class remains slow to act in offering real-world support for the burgeoning sector.
  
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• Newmont divests projects for $US1.7bn

  04-03-2025 01:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Citing a desire to enhance its balance sheet and optimise its portfolio, Newmont Corporation has sold three of its non-core projects for $US1.7 billion, or $2.7 billion.
  
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• Newmont divests projects for $US1.7 billion

  04-03-2025 01:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Citing a desire to enhance its balance sheet and optimise its portfolio, Newmont Corporation has sold three of its non-core projects for $US1.7 billion, or $2.7 billion.
  
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• Wall St ends lower as Trump sets tariffs

  04-03-2025 00:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Wall Street's main stock indexes closed sharply lower overnight after US president Donald Trump announced the start of 25 per cent tariffs on Canada and Mexico.
  
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