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• ASX rises, Bitcoin hits fresh high — as it happened

  22-05-2025 23:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Local shares have gained on Friday as US government bond yields eased off early highs. Bitcoin reached a fresh peak. Look back on the trading day with the ABC business and markets blog.
  
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• Residents continue fight as developer reduces capacity of cemetery

  22-05-2025 23:47 via abc.net.au
  
  The developer behind a nearly decade-old plan to build the Douglas Park cemetery outside Sydney has reduced the number of burial plots by tens of thousands.
  
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• Retirees enter millennial crypto domain to chase life-changing gains

  22-05-2025 21:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Research shows baby boomers are the fastest-growing demographic of cryptocurrency investors, but experts say it's risky business for retirees.
  
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• Fast-growing areas to keep expanding through Hobart growth boundary extension

  22-05-2025 21:35 via abc.net.au
  
  It's "not going to happen overnight", but some areas near Hobart can expect substantial development in coming decades after the growth boundary was changed. And one area has caused concern for a council.
  
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• RBA deputy says China knew it had a 'strong hand' in trade war with US

  22-05-2025 13:10 via abc.net.au
  
  RBA deputy governor Andrew Hauser says he witnessed first-hand China's willingness to fight a US trade war.
  
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• Rio Tinto chief executive Jakob Stausholm steps down

  22-05-2025 11:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining giant Rio Tinto has announced chief executive Jakob Stausholm will step down, more than four years since he took over following global criticism of the company for its destruction of ancient rock shelters in WA.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast May 22 2025

  22-05-2025 09:59 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Nadia Budihardjo speaks to Claire Tyrrell about a new barristers chambers in the Perth CBD.
  
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• Woodside dodges NWS enviro appeals

  22-05-2025 09:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Woodside Energy has dodged appeals against its North West Shelf project extension request, setting the scene for an imminent decision on the project by Environment Minister Murray Watt.
  
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• Wesfarmers flags lithium losses

  22-05-2025 09:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Wesfarmers has disclosed an expected loss of $60 million this year from its half share of the Covalent Lithium joint venture and a bigger loss next financial year.
  
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• Aussie shares fall as US bond market jitters persist

  22-05-2025 09:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australian shares have slipped as dwindling confidence in the US economy pushes investors towards safe havens and profit-taking.
  
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• Rio announces CEO departure

  22-05-2025 09:22 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Rio Tinto’s global chief executive Jakob Stausholm will leave the mining giant by the end of the year, in a move which will shake up management at WA’s largest iron ore producer.
  
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• Infinite Green Energy avoids liquidation

  22-05-2025 08:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Infinite Green Energy has temporarily avoided liquidation after the Supreme Court of Western Australia adjourned a bid to wind up the company.
  
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• Watt clears path for Woodside decision, rejecting green group concerns

  22-05-2025 08:49 via abc.net.au
  
  The path has been cleared for a final decision on Woodside's proposal to extend the life of its North West Shelf gas project to 2070, with Environment Minister Murray Watt formally rejecting challenges by environment groups over the gas facility. 
  
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• Veolia buys Henderson engineering firm Orontide

  22-05-2025 08:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  French multinational Veolia has expanded its presence in WA with the acquisition of privately owned engineering and asset maintenance firm Orontide and its 250 staff.
  
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• Opinion: Trade turmoil drives protectionist push

  22-05-2025 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: The US-China trade war will return commerce to a time when government ownership of factories was the norm, despite gross inefficiencies.
  
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• Opinion: Roger Cook on tightrope over emissions call

  22-05-2025 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: The premier is at odds with his federal counterparts and his side’s platform for climate action.
  
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• Why this viral podcast clip sparked a debate on gender norms

  22-05-2025 06:03 via abc.net.au
  
  An Australian podcaster's desire for a partner who does not "complain" about her workday and instead offers "peace and love" to support his ambitions has sparked discussions about the resurgence of traditional gender norms.
  
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• Contract awarded for $14m Health Innovation Hub

  22-05-2025 05:49 via businessnews.com.au
  A New South Wales-based Indigenous business has been awarded the contract to deliver the state government’s Health Innovation Hub.
  
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• Holiday region slammed after scrapping NYE fireworks — again

  22-05-2025 05:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Sunshine Coast Council angers businesses after again voting not to hold midnight fireworks on New Year's Eve, which reportedly would have cost 36 cents per resident. 
  
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• Brisbane council announces review into low-to-medium density housing

  22-05-2025 04:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner says car parking requirements, building heights, lot sizes and "red tape reduction" will form part of the review.
  
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• Conflict of interest allegation hovers over WA cotton venture

  22-05-2025 00:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A legal expert says hard questions must be asked after a conflict of interest in the award of a lucrative cotton farming contract.
  
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