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• Happier staff and more profitable companies — can the four-day week fix burnout and labour shortages?

  19-03-2023 19:44 via abc.net.au
  
  A UK trial of the four-day week found it made companies more money and staff happier and healthier, while businesses in an Australian trial are already making it permanent.
  
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• Car excess insurer hit by cyber breach as 'threat actor' contacts customers

  06-01-2026 21:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Australians who have rented cars have been caught up in a cyber incident affecting excess insurer Prosura, with customers receiving modified invoices from a self-proclaimed "threat actor".
  
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• Young pilot's secret midnight mission to make history

  06-01-2026 19:30 via abc.net.au
  
  In 1931, a young pilot named Guy Menzies became the first person to fly solo across the Tasman. It was a secret midnight mission that secured his place in history.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast January 6 2026

  06-01-2026 08:34 via businessnews.com.au
  The latest on the campaign to overturn federal electoral funding laws; Arena's Wildcats acquisition; and Erben's $10m property buy.
  
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• Caratti, Bazzo lose interest rate claim in complex row with Reliance Capital

  06-01-2026 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  The state's Supreme Court has ruled over a cost dispute between land developer Allen Caratti and lender Reliance Capital, with the latter awarded about $16 million.
  
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• Banks lead Australian shares lower but miners lift

  06-01-2026 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  An early lift for Australia's share market has crumbled to a loss, after valuation concerns and portfolio rebalancing dragged on the heavyweight banking sector.
  
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• EPA waves through Synergy’s $4.5bn wind farm

  06-01-2026 07:18 via businessnews.com.au
  Synergy's $4.5 billion Tathra wind farm near Eneabba will not be subject to state environmental review, clearing another hurdle ahead of project development.
  
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• Regis Resources, South West Development Commission hit by ransomware group

  06-01-2026 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  Subiaco-based gold miner Regis Resources has confirmed it was among several WA organisations hit by Lynx Ransomware recently, but says the group did not manage to steal any data.
  
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• Opinion: Algorithm’s only as good as its inputs

  06-01-2026 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  OPINION: It's vital to ensure AI algorithms reflect the diverse nature of the human experience.
  
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• WA lifts December car market

  06-01-2026 06:40 via businessnews.com.au
  WA's new car market grew in December as hybrids surged and buyers' tastes shifted to bigger vehicles.
  
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• Viridis welcomes support for Colossus

  06-01-2026 06:35 via businessnews.com.au
  Shares in Viridis Mining & Minerals closed trade up 12 per cent to $1.39 on Tuesday, following news that the junior had achieved a key milestone in relation to its Colossus rare earth project in Brazil.
  
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• PM softens stance as pleas mount for royal commission

  06-01-2026 05:37 via businessnews.com.au
  The prime minister has opened the door to a royal commission into the deadly Bondi terror attack as calls for an inquiry rise from within his party.
  
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• Libraries have bounced back after COVID. Here's how they did it

  06-01-2026 05:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Public libraries in Australia are experimenting with inventive ways to attract new members — but a lack of funding means they must do more with less.
  
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• Arena completes fast-tracked Wildcats acquisition from Sports Entertainment Group

  06-01-2026 05:30 via businessnews.com.au
  Craig Hutchison-led Sports Entertainment Group has completed its divestment of the Perth Wildcats to Mark Arena.
  
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• More grant money on offer for decarbonisation projects

  06-01-2026 04:53 via businessnews.com.au
  Another $9 million is being offered to WA companies and organisations developing clean energy technology.
  
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• Curtin share in $40m defence funds

  06-01-2026 04:26 via businessnews.com.au
  Curtin University has been named the only WA institution to receive a share of $40 million in new contracts from Defence focused on emerging technologies and artificial intelligence.
  
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• Deposed Maduro defiantly declares innocence in US court

  06-01-2026 04:19 via businessnews.com.au
  The toppled president of Venezuela has defiantly declared his innocence in court after being seized by US military forces from the capital Caracas.
  
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• D’Orsogna Smallgoods grow east coast production

  06-01-2026 03:41 via businessnews.com.au
  Western Australia's largest smallgoods company is now producing more than half of its products in Victoria.
  
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• Venus pans takeover bid

  06-01-2026 03:18 via businessnews.com.au
  Venus Metals continues to say ‘no deal' to its Queensland suitor, arguing a 17-cent-per-share bid has undervalued its assets.
  
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• Erben buys $10m Perth land

  06-01-2026 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  The transaction paves the way for the developer's $230 million student accommodation project.
  
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• Climate 200 backs High Court challenge to electoral funding laws

  06-01-2026 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  A campaign to overturn federal electoral funding laws has begun as Climate 200 independent MPs call for public support.
  
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• BlueScope shares rocket higher on $13 billion Stokes bid

  06-01-2026 02:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Kerry Stokes-controlled firm SGH has launched a $13.2 billion takeover bid for BlueScope Steel, in partnership with a US steelmaker.
  
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• BlueScope’s global divisions ‘not strategically compatible’, Stokes' SGH argues

  06-01-2026 02:30 via businessnews.com.au
  Ryan Stokes-steered SGH would carve out BlueScope's larger North American division under its $13.2 billion takeover proposal, after labelling the target's global operations as not strategically compatible.
  
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• Monadelphous books $175m contract

  06-01-2026 02:07 via businessnews.com.au
  Zoran Bebic-led Monadelphous has extended its working relationship with iron ore major BHP, after securing another significant contract worth $175 million.
  
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• Climate 200 back High Court challenge to electoral funding laws

  06-01-2026 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  Campaign to overturn federal electoral funding laws has begun as Climate 200 independent MPs call for public support.
  
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• Historic Murray River bridge future uncertain as it nears its centenary

  06-01-2026 01:58 via abc.net.au
  
  South Australia's only vertical-lift bridge has been unable to rise for more than a week due to a mechanical malfunction, affecting holiday-makers and locals alike.
  
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• Dow record, energy stocks up after Venezuela strike

  06-01-2026 01:20 via businessnews.com.au
  Wall Street has ended higher, with surging financial shares helping lift the Dow Jones Industrial Average to an all-time peak, while energy firms jumped after a US ​military strike captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
  
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• Desalination site decision in WA's south delayed as community reacts

  05-01-2026 23:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Plans for a desalination plant in Western Australia's Great Southern are delayed as the clock ticks to secure a critical water source.
  
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• Desalination plans delay as search for location in WA's south continues

  05-01-2026 23:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Plans for a desalination plant in Western Australia's Great Southern are delayed as the clock ticks to secure a critical water source.
  
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• Live: ASX set to rise as oil price jumps after strike on Venezuela

  05-01-2026 21:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are set to jump as the price of oil makes a comeback. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.  
  
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