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• Is Ozempic obesity’s magic solution or magic illusion?

  04-05-2024 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Two days after injecting himself with Ozempic, writer Johann Hari woke up feeling something he'd never felt before — not hungry. But is the diabetes drug the magic cure for obesity some people think it is? 
  
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• Wool price jumps ahead of industry-first Chinese New Year break

  14-02-2026 03:31 via abc.net.au
  As wool growers enjoy their best prices since 2019, the market will now pause to respect China's request for a week off to celebrate Lunar New Year. 
  
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• New Ningaloo campsite booking system under review after website crashes

  14-02-2026 03:13 via abc.net.au
  
  A West Australian department is working to refine its new campsite booking system for a World Heritage area after its website crashed during the first week of the trial.
  
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• Australia and EU on the cusp of signing landmark free trade agreement

  14-02-2026 01:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia and the European Union are on the cusp of finally reaching a free trade agreement after years of sometimes fraught negotiations.
  
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• Perth set to 'come alive' as inner-city university opens

  14-02-2026 01:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Thousands of students will inject vibrancy and life into Perth's CBD with the opening of the new Edith Cowan University. But how will the city cope with influx of people? 
   
  
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• Business, housing concerns as new Edith Cowan University city campus opens

  14-02-2026 01:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Thousands of students will inject vibrancy and life into Perth's CBD with the opening of the new Edith Cowan University. But how will the city cope with influx of people? 
   
  
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• Australia marks 60 years since switching to decimal currency

  13-02-2026 22:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Six decades ago, Australia swapped its old currency for dollars and cents. A catchy jingle sung by a cartoon character named Dollar Bill helped the country adapt.
  
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• Anti-dumping activist fed up with illegal tyre stockpiles

  13-02-2026 22:06 via abc.net.au
  
  When anti-dumping activist Dave Dudley goes bush he often stumbles across dumped tyres. It's an environmental risk he says the government needs to address.  
  
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• Traders 'excited for the future' after lengthy Jetty Road disruptions

  13-02-2026 21:33 via abc.net.au
  
  After a difficult time for many traders in Glenelg, an air of optimism is starting to emerge as the impact of major construction projects eases and the algal bloom has all but vanished from metropolitan beaches. But some businesses along Jetty Road are still hurting from the disruptions.
  
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• 'Holiday in a can': Why Japanese beer is suddenly everywhere

  13-02-2026 20:22 via abc.net.au
  
  As record numbers of Australians continue to visit Japan, Japanese brewers have come to dominate our domestic beer market.
  
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• Australian craft brewers hop on 'clean and easy' Japanese lagers

  13-02-2026 20:22 via abc.net.au
  
  As record numbers of Australians continue to visit Japan, Japanese brewers have come to dominate our domestic beer market.
  
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• Fremantle council votes to curb rise in illegal tobacco, vape shops

  13-02-2026 08:34 via businessnews.com.au
  New laws to clamp down on the illegal tobacco trade are expected to be unveiled by the state government this weekend, as a local council takes matters into its own hands.
  
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• WA ‘dragging the chain’ on density: Lawless

  13-02-2026 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  The head of research at the nation's leading real estate data groups says there are not enough apartments being built in this state.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast February 13 2026

  13-02-2026 08:27 via businessnews.com.au
  Nadia Budihardjo and Claire Tyrrell discuss updates to major south west property developments.
  
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• Albemarle chief calls for West-China cost gap to be addressed

  13-02-2026 08:12 via businessnews.com.au
  Albemarle's chief Kent Masters says higher operating costs in the West must be addressed if non-China supply chains are going to be solidified, after idling the Kemerton lithium plant.
  
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• Aussie shares end week higher despite late sell-off

  13-02-2026 08:04 via businessnews.com.au
  Australia's share market has had its best week in nine months, despite a bleak final session as jitters around artificial intelligence disruption hit risk sentiment.
  
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• Mark My Words February 13 2026

  13-02-2026 06:52 via businessnews.com.au
  Mark Pownall, Gary Adshead and Isabel Vieira discuss Albemarle's Kemerton shut down;, Liberal Party leadership shake up, WA's IPO landscape and major property deals.
  
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• 'World first' bill aims to revitilise Sydney's music scene

  13-02-2026 06:41 via abc.net.au
  
  The state government introduces what it describes as a "world first" bill to support the live music scene.
  
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• 'World first' bill aims to revitalise Sydney's music scene

  13-02-2026 06:41 via abc.net.au
  
  The state government introduces what it describes as a "world first" bill to support the live music scene.
  
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• Sweeping reforms to boost Sydney's live music scene

  13-02-2026 06:41 via abc.net.au
  
  The state government introduces what it describes as a "world first" bill to support the live music scene.
  
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• Grain record confirmed as WA crop production tops 27m

  13-02-2026 06:30 via businessnews.com.au
  Western Australia's broadacre farmers have delivered another record crop, topping more 27.3 million tonnes.
  
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• Opinion: Tension, tariffs fuel uncertainty

  13-02-2026 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  OPINION: Grain growers will be watching with interest as unrest in Iran spreads to global markets for inputs including urea.
  
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• Staff retention and facilities key for sport sector

  13-02-2026 05:35 via businessnews.com.au
  SportWest chief executive Troy Kirkham says those within the sport and recreation industry in WA are doing all they can to retain quality staff and maximise facility rationalisation.
  
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• Cocaine ship heads towards Sydney after being stripped of cargo

  13-02-2026 05:33 via abc.net.au
  
  A ship caught carrying five tonnes of cocaine is making its way towards Sydney after being stripped of its cargo.
  
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• Maugean skate's endangered status not changing, environment minister says

  13-02-2026 05:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Environment Minister Murray Watt says his decision to keep the status of a rare Tasmanian skate species as endangered rather than change it to critically endangered is based on scientific advice.
  
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• Changing demographics propel WA racing

  13-02-2026 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  ANALYSIS: Despite plenty of on-track action over the past few months, Perth Racing chief executive James Oldring is equally pleased about another new trend.
  
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• Rox calls on MACA for gold plant

  13-02-2026 04:37 via businessnews.com.au
  Rox Resources has engaged MACA to build a processing plant for ore from the Youanmi gold project, as it inches closer to a final investment decision at the historic site.
  
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• Freehills, WA Inc twist in Tronox injunction fight as judge stands aside

  13-02-2026 04:34 via businessnews.com.au
  Supreme Court judge Gary Cobby stood aside from an injunction battle after a self-styled whistleblower pointed to his work three decades ago with law firm Freehills and its connections to WA Inc.
  
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• Barbaro to leave Western Power

  13-02-2026 04:24 via businessnews.com.au
  Western Power chief executive officer Sam Barbaro has revealed he will leave the organisation after four years in the role.
  
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• 'Change or die, and I chose change': Taylor

  13-02-2026 03:40 via businessnews.com.au
  Angus Taylor said the message from the Liberal Party had been made clear by recent polls, and that the party was at a 'change or die' point in its history.
  
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