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• NBN to recruit 4,500 workers to speed up rollout

  03-08-2015 02:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull says the workforce for the National Broadband Network needs to double to ensure the project is completed by 2020.
  
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• Tolls to be lowered for multiple Sydney motorways but savings 'modest'

  03-08-2026 05:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Toll prices will be lowered on Sydney motorways including the Lane Cove Tunnel, M2, and Cross City Tunnel, but neither WestConnex nor NorthConnex will be included.
  
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• Toll prices cut for Sydney motorists except on two major motorways

  03-08-2026 05:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Toll prices will be lowered on Sydney motorways including the Lane Cove Tunnel, M2, and Cross City Tunnel, but neither WestConnex nor NorthConnex will be included.
  
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• Connect Staffing Group secures contract with Ramsay Health Care

  03-08-2026 05:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A Perth-based clinical workforce provider has secured a multi-million-dollar contract with ASX-listed Ramsay Health Care to provide clinical staffing services across hospital facilities in Western Australia and Victoria.
  
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• Hockey warns on ‘evil’ powers

  03-08-2026 05:16 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Joe Hockey has opened the Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum with dire warnings about Iran and Vladimir Putin, while talking up Australia's critical minerals importance.
  
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• Two seriously injured in inner-Sydney building collapse

  03-08-2026 05:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A man in his 60s and a man in his 30s were removed from the rubble and taken to hospital in a serious condition.
  
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• Two seriously injured in inner Sydney building collapse

  03-08-2026 05:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A man in his 60s and a man in his 30s were removed from the rubble and taken to hospital in a serious condition.
  
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• Medallion gets green light for Ravensthorpe development

  03-08-2026 04:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Medallion Metals boss Paul Bennett says development activities will now begin at its Ravensthorpe gold project, after securing full regulatory approval.
  
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• Lacaze joins Rinehart-backed lithium developer

  03-08-2026 04:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western rare earths pioneer Amanda Lacaze has picked up another board appointment, joining Gina Rinehart-backed lithium developer Vulcan Energy.
  
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• Element secures binding offtake with OM Materials

  03-08-2026 03:26 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shares in Osborne Park-based Element 25 rose on Monday morning, after securing a key deal for its flagship Butcherbird mine in WA.
  
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• Consumer goods prices to rise as fuel costs hit transport

  03-08-2026 02:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA's transport industry has warned consumers to brace for higher prices as rising fuel costs get passed on to businesses.The federal government's fuel excise introduced three months ago to ease price hikes caused by conflict in the Arab Gulf comes to an end on Monday.
  
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• Company wants to turn straw into fuel to ease reliance on Middle East

  03-08-2026 02:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Glas Energy is planning a $400 million renewable diesel refinery, south-east of Perth, which will turn thousands of tonnes of straw into millions of litres of fuel.
  
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• Teenager 'froze' after 'peck on the lips' by Alan Jones, court hears

  03-08-2026 01:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Veteran Sydney broadcaster Alan Jones arrives at court for the first day of his indecent assault and sexual touching trial.
  
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• Alan Jones arrives for indecent assault, sexual touching trial

  03-08-2026 01:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Veteran Sydney broadcaster Alan Jones arrives at court for the first day of his indecent assault and sexual touching trial.
  
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• Alan Jones allegedly kissed 17yo student at property, court told

  03-08-2026 01:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Veteran Sydney broadcaster Alan Jones arrives at court for the first day of his indecent assault and sexual touching trial.
  
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• Wall Street ends higher as Amazon soothes AI jitters

  03-08-2026 01:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Wall Street has ended higher, lifted ‌by Amazon as the tech heavyweight's strong quarterly report bolstered investor confidence in AI-related stocks, while Apple dropped after its results disappointed investors.
  
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• Geopolitical tensions at forefront of mining forum in WA outback city

  03-08-2026 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The struggle for control of the world's rare earths market will be front of mind as thousands of mining industry figures descend on Western Australia's Goldfields.
  
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• Cooperation critical for 'future growth' is key message at mining forum

  03-08-2026 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The struggle for control of the world's rare earths market will be front of mind as thousands of mining industry figures descend on Western Australia's Goldfields.
  
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• Bad intelligence to blame for Trump's drawn-out war, Joe Hockey says

  03-08-2026 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  With the struggle for control of the world's rare-earths market front of mind, Joe Hockey says ongoing disruption and conflict has fundamentally shifted Washington's approach to Australian mining.
  
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• Vehicle with 1 million kilometres on the clock hits the market

  03-08-2026 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A west Victorian stock agent lists his 2009 Toyota LandCruiser for sale, having driven it 300 metres shy of 1 million kilometres. 
  
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• Outback businesses blame Live Traffic NSW for customer downturn

  02-08-2026 23:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Small businesses in the outback say inaccuracies on Live Traffic NSW about whether roads are open or closed, or if they even exist, are causing confusion among travellers and a loss of vital income.
  
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• Single mum has front-row seat to first home buyer struggles

  02-08-2026 23:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Tess McKenna is an example of how hard it is to find an affordable home in Perth, saying it is not getting easier despite the market cooling.  
  
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• Growth slows in Perth housing market

  02-08-2026 23:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The pace of growth in Perth home values slowed dramatically in July, as national values continue to decline.
  
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• Child workers are the chocolate industry's 'dirty secret'

  02-08-2026 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  For decades, major chocolate companies have pledged to eradicate child labour. Four Corners discovered that in Ghana, the promises don't always match the reality. 
  
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• Child workers are the chocolate industry’s 'dirty secret'

  02-08-2026 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  For decades, major chocolate companies have pledged to eradicate child labour. Four Corners discovered that in Ghana, the promises don't always match the reality. 
  
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• 'Behind that treat is human suffering': The chocolate industry's 'dirty secret'

  02-08-2026 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  For decades, major chocolate companies have pledged to eradicate child labour. Four Corners discovered that in Ghana, the promises don't always match the reality. 
  
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• Property market downturn spreads beyond Sydney and Melbourne

  02-08-2026 16:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's housing downturn is spreading across the country, with the latest property price data showing previously resilient markets that had recently set record-high prices are now experiencing a decline in values.
  
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• Housing market seeing 'rapid deterioration' as property downturn deepens

  02-08-2026 16:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's housing downturn is spreading across the country, with the latest property price data showing previously resilient markets that had recently set record-high prices are now experiencing a decline in values.
  
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• Housing market seeing 'rapid deterioration' as downturn deepens

  02-08-2026 16:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's housing downturn is spreading across the country, with the latest property price data showing previously resilient markets that had recently set record-high prices are now experiencing a decline in values.
  
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• Drivers brace for petrol price hikes as fuel excise cut comes to end

  02-08-2026 07:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Prices are forecast to increase to about $2.20 a litre for unleaded and $2.60 a litre for diesel when the fuel excise returns to its normal rate.
  
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