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• Anger over new fees for Barrack Square boat operators in Perth

  31-07-2015 10:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Operators of passenger boats at Perth's Barrack Square express outrage at a WA Government plan to slug them with a new fee, with some claiming the charge will add thousands of dollars each year to their fuel costs.
  
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• Salmon farm releasing nutrients, but EPA says it's not causing algae

  04-08-2026 08:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The waters around Tassal's Long Bay fish farm near Port Arthur have signs of excess nutrients — including nuisance algae and seagrass loss. But the EPA has questioned if the fish farm is responsible, and extended its licence for two years.
  
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• Tom Holland and Zendaya become most bankable box office couple in Hollywood

  04-08-2026 08:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Real-life Hollywood couple Tom Holland and Zendaya are celebrating simultaneous box office success stories in Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey – smash hit movies they both star in.
  
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• AMU optimistic about Lo Herma progression

  04-08-2026 08:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  American Uranium chief executive Bruce Lane says the company's Lo Herma project in the US is heading in the right direction.
  
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• Mine's ex-bosses forced into bankruptcy over allegedly misappropriated funds

  04-08-2026 08:08 via abc.net.au
  
  The former bosses of Hellyer mine, in Tasmania's north-west, have been ordered to repay a combined $8.5 million in allegedly misappropriated funds after failing to set aside a bankruptcy ruling in the federal court.
  
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• Opinion: New wave takes on tech monoculture

  04-08-2026 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: A growing global movement of fashionable, subversive and inclusive tech is emerging.
  
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• Sacked for fighting crime, Wendy 'The Enforcer' wins bottle-o job back

  04-08-2026 07:44 via abc.net.au
  
  A Tasmanian bottle shop worker who earned the nickname The Enforcer after she used a roller door to deter would-be thieves was sacked by her employer, BWS. But now, Wendy is back in business.
  
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• Household spending increases in June, powered by EV sales

  04-08-2026 07:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian household spending rose for a second month in June as consumers splashed out on electric vehicles amid rising fuel costs.
  
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• Opinion: Measure of a minister is what remains

  04-08-2026 07:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: Paul Papalia brought genuine experience and passion to his role in the defence community.
  
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• Unions to hold Hedland BHP strike despite 'productive' Fair Work meeting

  04-08-2026 07:20 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Three unions involved in ongoing negotiations with BHP over conditions at its Port Hedland operations have confimed 48-hours of planned strike action will go ahead, despite a "productive" meeting with Fair Work and BHP today.
  
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• Green light for Costco’s $80m warehouse in Alkimos

  04-08-2026 06:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Costco has cleared a planning hurdle to build its next warehouse in Perth's north, estimated to cost $80 million.
  
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• Govt moves spark development options

  04-08-2026 06:19 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Surplus government land in the western suburbs is attracting developers' attention.
  
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• Swan Taxis complete U-turn with $2m profit

  04-08-2026 06:14 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state's largest taxi operator, Swan Taxis, has completed a multi-year financial turnaround, bouncing back from heavily multi-million-dollar losses to record a $2 million profit for the year.
  
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• Infinity to consider options for Spanish project

  04-08-2026 04:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Infinity Metals shares fell by more than 10 per cent on Tuesday, following a hurdle relating to its San Jose lithium project in Spain.
  
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• Infinity Metals hit with regulatory hurdle

  04-08-2026 04:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Infinity Metals shares fell by more than 10 per cent on Tuesday after being hit with another hurdle at its San Jose lithium project in Spain.
  
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• Beau Waters appointed to lead Wen family's Hawaiian

  04-08-2026 04:22 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Major family office Hawaiian has appointed former footballer Beau Waters as chief executive, filling the recent vacancy left by Richard Kilbane's unexpected departure due to a health scare.
  
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• Alan Jones told 17yo 'there are no rules' at his home, court hears

  04-08-2026 04:18 via abc.net.au
  
  A man accusing Alan Jones of indecently assaulting him has detailed in court a night at the broadcaster's farm, where he said Mr Jones demanded he have a shower and come out wearing "a robe and nothing else".
  
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• Engineering demand flies on gold plant squeeze

  04-08-2026 04:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A flurry of gold expansions across Western Australia is driving engineering costs higher, according to Ramelius Resources boss Mark Zeptner.
  
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• Engineering demand flies on gold plant glut

  04-08-2026 04:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A glut of gold expansions across Western Australia is driving engineering costs higher, according to Ramelius Resources boss Mark Zeptner.
  
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• Barbeques Galore's IP, brands acquired

  04-08-2026 03:52 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Barbeques Galore's intellectual property, portfolio of brands and inventory has been acquired after the receivers closed the last of the 67 company-owned stores.
  
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• Small businesses under pressure from soaring costs

  04-08-2026 02:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Key costs for Australian small businesses have climbed by 24.6 per cent since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research by AMP Bank Go.
  
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• Wall St rallies, Dow closes at record on Iran optimism

  04-08-2026 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  US stocks have kicked off August on a strong note to send the Dow Industrials to a closing record high as signs of de-escalating US-Iran tensions ‌pulled down oil prices and Treasury yields in a busy week for earnings and economic data.
  
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• WA's Mid West faces hurdles to hosting Australia's newest oil refinery

  04-08-2026 01:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's first new oil refinery in decades is touted for WA. A site under consideration in the state's Mid West faces a big hurdle in connecting to power. 
  
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• WA's Mid West faces hurdles to becoming Australia's newest oil refinery

  04-08-2026 01:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's first new oil refinery in decades is touted for WA. A site under consideration in the state's Mid West faces a big hurdle in connecting to power. 
  
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• Melbourne public hospital doctors to strike next week

  04-08-2026 00:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Doctors at some of Melbourne's biggest public hospitals will walk off the job next week as part of a pay and conditions dispute with the state government.
  
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• Hens moved indoors but free-range label still allowed

  03-08-2026 23:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The consumer watchdog has relaxed rules on free-range labelling as egg producers move their hens indoors to prevent the spread of bird flu.
  
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• Live: ASX to open higher as Wall Street rallies

  03-08-2026 23:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The Aussie share market is set to open higher as Wall Street rallies. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.  
  
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• Live: ASX opens higher as Wall Street rallies

  03-08-2026 23:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The Aussie share market opens higher as Wall Street rallies. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• Neil the seal merch site taken down after questions about donation claim

  03-08-2026 21:21 via abc.net.au
  
  The website claimed to donate a percentage of its profits to marine wildlife conservation, but the listed organisations say no partnership exists. The website also advertised artwork designed by "a talented local Tasmanian artist" which OpenAI detected was actually AI generated.
  
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• Australians warned prediction markets could cost them, with little protection

  03-08-2026 21:02 via abc.net.au
  
  As Australians engage with billion-dollar prediction markets, betting on anything from war, weather to pop culture, the corporate watchdog is forced to step in.
  
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