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• Coalition pressed for detail on key housing pledge

  18-03-2025 22:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal opposition is being pressed for more detail on one of its key housing projects, with both Labor and some housing economists questioning whether it can meet its ambitions.
  
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• Australian shares snap three-day winning streak over US uncertainty — as it happened

  18-03-2025 21:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market closed lower on Wednesday, ending a three-day winning streak after gloomy investor sentiment returned in the US, while Myer's profit tumbled in the first half of the financial year. 
  
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• 'It's a scam': As solar feed-in tariffs plunge, battery demand surges

  18-03-2025 19:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Once as high as 60 cents per kilowatt hour, solar feed-in tariffs are now as low as just a few cents for some. While 4 million households have rooftop solar, home battery storage systems sit at around 320,000 — but take-up has surged as the economics improve.
  
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• Mine argues NSW town 'not a nice place to live' in landmark court case

  18-03-2025 19:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Three of Australia's coal powerhouses have challenged a Fair Work Commission ruling forcing them to engage in multi-employer bargaining in a case that could affect thousands of workers.
  
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• How Cadbury factory caused a 'muddy water' environmental emergency

  18-03-2025 19:19 via abc.net.au
  
  A growing "effluent plume" near the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) was far from ideal a week before Christmas. Emails and reports show how the environmental emergency at a nearby Cadbury factory developed.
  
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• Tasmania's government releases redacted map of intended logging areas

  18-03-2025 19:07 via abc.net.au
  
  The state government has identified five parcels of land for logging, but redacted their location. It has left some Tasmanians "shocked that in 2025 that we're actually having to fight for our native forests".
  
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• Nearly 10,000ha undisclosed forest set for logging, sleuthing shows us where

  18-03-2025 19:07 via abc.net.au
  
  The state government has identified five parcels of land for logging, but redacted their location. It has left some Tasmanians "shocked that in 2025 that we're actually having to fight for our native forests".
  
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• German MPs back fiscal 'bazooka' to boost defence spending

  18-03-2025 18:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The colossal spending package for defence and infrastructure came amid concerns about the extent of US support for European security.
  
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• Dutton vows fast-track approval for Woodside's gas behemoth

  18-03-2025 12:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The opposition leader would move to facilitate approval for the WA gas expansion within 30 days, and crack down on appeals against approval decisions.
  
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• Whyalla steelworks in 'state of disrepair' as blast furnace faces new shutdown

  18-03-2025 10:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Administrators of the Whyalla steelworks say they do not have enough funding to keep it running for 12 months, with the troubled industrial plant set to endure another blast furnace shutdown. 
  
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• Australian shares trim gains as Gaza airstrikes resume

  18-03-2025 08:34 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australian shares pared early gains to finish only slightly higher, as US futures slumped on escalating conflict in the Middle East.
  
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• Dutton doubles down on WA prospects

  18-03-2025 08:21 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Federal opposition leader Peter Dutton knocked back suggestions that the party would do poorly in the state, off the back of Labor's success in the Western Australian election.
  
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• US meat exports to China get last-minute extension, but beef in limbo

  18-03-2025 07:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Hundreds of abattoirs in the United States appear to have had their export licences to China extended in a last-minute update by China customs. But questions remain for the beef trade.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast March 18 2025

  18-03-2025 07:52 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Tom Zaunmayr and Mark Pownall discuss Griffin Marine and its opportunity to capitalise on growth in defence sector spending.
  
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• State agreements on the wane

  18-03-2025 07:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Premier Roger Cook has signalled a shift away from state agreements as the government looks to more ‘sophisticated’ policy levers to regulate and stimulate the resources sector.
  
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• Prime Minister visits Hervey Bay after ex-Cyclone Alfred flooding

  18-03-2025 07:22 via abc.net.au
  
  As flood-ravaged communities across the east coast of Australia continue to mop up after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, Anthony Albanese visits Hervey Bay, north of Brisbane.
  
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• SA's last drive-in repaired over scorching summer in time for tourist season

  18-03-2025 07:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The community of Coober Pedy has banded together to reopen the outback town's outdoor cinema which draws in tourists during the cooler months.
  
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• Maligning mining not so mirthful

  18-03-2025 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: The difference between environmental despoliation and cultural icon seems to depend on where you live, or more accurately, which side of the country.
  
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• Business support has a public price

  18-03-2025 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: The taxpayer bailout of Whyalla’s steel mill shows governments should stay out of business.
  
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• Cash-poor Norwood lands Optus deal

  18-03-2025 06:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Norwood plans to overhaul Optus’ voicemail technology and strengthen its bank balance through the $2.98 million deal.
  
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• South Perth $190m apartments scrapped

  18-03-2025 06:42 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The developer of The Pearl is in liquidation, deposits are being returned to buyers and the site is on the market.
  
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• Perth Mint appointed global referee

  18-03-2025 05:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Perth Mint has been appointed as a refinery referee by an international authority on gold, making a comeback from the controversy that surrounded the organisation.
  
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• Global role for Perth Mint

  18-03-2025 05:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Perth Mint has been appointed as a refinery referee by an international authority on gold, making a comeback from the controversy that surrounded the organisation.
  
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• 'Lie factory': Chinese state media welcomes cuts to US-backed media

  18-03-2025 05:30 via abc.net.au
  
  A former Chinese state media editor is "delighted" and an ex-Cambodian PM appreciates the Trump administration's decision to slash funding to US-backed media, including Voice of America and Radio Free Asia.
  
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• Perth Airport numbers on the rise

  18-03-2025 05:21 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth has bucked the trend among several major airports across the country, being the only one to recover its passenger numbers to pre-pandemic levels.
  
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• South Korea plane fire traced to power bank, airlines enforce new rules

  18-03-2025 04:51 via abc.net.au
  
  A fire that destroyed a South Korean plane prompts closer examination of lithium-ion battery safety, with some airlines starting to change their rules.
  
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• South Korea plane fire likely caused by battery pack, now airlines changing rules

  18-03-2025 04:51 via abc.net.au
  
  A fire that destroyed a South Korean plane prompts closer examination of lithium-ion battery safety, with some airlines starting to change their rules.
  
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• Singapore regulatory approval for Orthocell

  18-03-2025 04:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Singapore’s Health Science Authority has granted regulatory approval for John Van Der Wielen-chaired Orthocell for use of its dental membrane project, Striate+.
  
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• Sweeping changes to Cook’s new cabinet

  18-03-2025 03:52 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia’s health portfolio has been split in two and regional ministers have been introduced to premier Roger Cook’s inaugural third-term cabinet.
  
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• Not giving away the farm: Wong

  18-03-2025 03:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong used a Business News breakfast event to double down on the importance of Southeast Asia in Australia’s path navigating the fallout of US tariffs.
  
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• New World adds to management team

  18-03-2025 03:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  US-focused New World Resources has added to its management team, as it moves closer to a potential final investment decision at its Antler copper project in Arizona.
  
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• Perth falls in land price ranking

  18-03-2025 03:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth is no longer the most affordable capital city in Australia with the average land price increasing 34 per cent in 2024, a recent industry report shows.
  
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• Gold Road forewarns lower quarterly production

  18-03-2025 01:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Gold Road Resources has forewarned of likely reduced production at its Gruyere gold mine during the March 2025 quarter, citing multiple factors.
  
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• Functional folks buoy Griffin growth

  18-03-2025 01:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Yangebup-based operation is poised to take advantage of the significant growth in defence sector spending.
  
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• Foreign ship operator fined by court over banned bulk carrier

  18-03-2025 00:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The owner of a Liberian bulk ship banned from Australian waters has been fined $63,000 for failing to comply with a safety direction from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.
  
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• US stocks gain as gold rises

  18-03-2025 00:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Wall Street stocks ended higher overnight and gold held near $3,000 per ounce.
  
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• RBA watching US economy as Macquarie warns of potential share crash

  18-03-2025 00:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The Reserve Bank's chief economist says current economic uncertainty, especially around US tariffs, makes forecasting and rate setting more difficult, as Macquarie Bank warns Donald Trump's economic policies run the risk of sparking a stock market crash.
  
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