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• PM will 'consult widely' on nature positive

  31-03-2025 06:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Anthony Albanese has confirmed, if re-elected, he would revamp controversial nature positive laws, introducing an independent environment watchdog and overhauling approvals processes.
  
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• ASX Runners of the Week: X2M, Discovery Alaska, Metal Hawk & Bapcor

  28-08-2026 08:50 via smh.com.au
  
  The Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is X2M Connect, which rocketed after securing its first-ever agreement to design and deliver a $250 million-plus AI data centre package in Australia.
  
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• WorkSafe chases companies over deaths

  28-08-2026 08:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WorkSafe has started legal action against six companies over incidents that involved several workers' deaths in Western Australia.
  
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• WWE partnership extended until 2028

  28-08-2026 08:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government has announced it has locked in a three-year deal with WWE without divulging the price tag, as questions over event spending transparency continue to swirl.
  
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• Civmec net profit up 22pc

  28-08-2026 08:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Civmec boss Pat Tallon says the company's diverse range of work has played a key role in a successful FY26.
  
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• Childcare in upheaval as losses, closures, and plunging revenue mount

  28-08-2026 07:59 via smh.com.au
  
  Commercial childcare operators are scrambling to remain viable. Children and carers are paying the price.
  
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• Contractors picked for $700m Kwinana Fwy upgrades

  28-08-2026 07:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A consortium of major contractors has been selected to deliver the $700 million Kwinana Freeway upgrade, which will increase capacity along the southern suburbs stretch.
  
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• Opinion: Census imperfect, benefits believable

  28-08-2026 07:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: Hopefully most Australians recognise the benefits that come with providing accurate census information.
  
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• Gateway adds huge 7km-long gold trend to existing WA gold zone

  28-08-2026 07:06 via smh.com.au
  
  Aircore drilling by Gateway Mining at the Ward prospect in its WA Yandal gold project has defined a 7-kilometre-long gold anomaly, with hits up to 4m at 4g/t gold.
  
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• Opinion: Rubber meets road for bus flows

  28-08-2026 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: First-person data recorded over the past year shows how inefficient Perth's inner-city public transport is.
  
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• Mark My Words August 28 2026

  28-08-2026 06:24 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Isabel Vieira speaks toGary Adshead, Claire Tyrrell, Jack McGinn, Sam Jones and Jayde Andrews about the big events of the week in WA business and politics.
  
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• Oceania continues Perth spend

  28-08-2026 06:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Indonesian-backed group has completed its $5 million revamp of its St Georges Terrace lobby as it moves on to its Hay Street asset.
  
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• 'Kick in the guts': Woolworths confirms it will no longer buy Tasmanian beef

  28-08-2026 05:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Woolworths confirms it will no longer sell Tasmanian beef in the state or the mainland from 2027, a move cattle farmers say is a "kick in the guts".
  
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• Bowen says 'no carve-outs' after Queensland claims data centre win

  28-08-2026 05:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland and the Northern Territory will not have control over how data centres are powered, the federal government insists, declaring there will be "no exceptions and no carve-outs" under its renewables plan.
  
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• Embattled travel giant repaying tens of millions to overcharged clients

  28-08-2026 05:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Corporate Travel Management is refunding clients after it was revealed the company had failed to pass on margins and rebates relating to suppliers including hotels and airlines.
  
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• Embattled travel giant repaying tens of millions of dollars to overcharged clients

  28-08-2026 05:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Corporate Travel Management is refunding clients after it was revealed the company had failed to pass on margins and rebates relating to suppliers including hotels and airlines.
  
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• Mineral Resources seeks $158k rates refund for Pilbara FIFO camp

  28-08-2026 04:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A Pilbara shire will have to stump up $158,000 to repay Mineral Resources rates levied on a fly-in, fly-out camp which the state government ruled un-rateable.
  
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• ‘Strategy is working’: Virgin profits jump with fuel hedging, new planes

  28-08-2026 04:18 via smh.com.au
  
  The airline took delivery of 17 planes in the fiscal year, including 13 Boeing 787-8 Max aircraft with engines that burn less fuel.
  
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• Chevron, Raelene Cooper at odds over court timeline in Gorgon legal dispute

  28-08-2026 04:10 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Chevron's legal counsel has pushed against Mardudunera woman Raelene Cooper's bid for a time extension in a Federal Court dispute, with the oil and gas giant projecting a significant financial loss if the case drags on.
  
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• Private credit stress deepens as CVS Lane suspends investor redemptions

  28-08-2026 03:59 via abc.net.au
  
  A private lender with significant loans to collapsed developer Bathla is the latest private credit firm to limit "investor redemptions".
  
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• Major private credit fund suspends investor redemptions

  28-08-2026 03:59 via abc.net.au
  
  A private lender with significant loans to collapsed developer Bathla is the latest private credit firm to limit "investor redemptions".
  
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• ASX edges higher as tech stocks jump; Virgin surges

  28-08-2026 03:06 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket has advanced at the open after a solid night on Wall Street, with US stocks jumping as Nvidia, Salesforce and others reported fatter profits than expected.
  
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• Unemployed and unpaid: what the fate of sacked Qantas workers tells us

  28-08-2026 03:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Big sophisticated companies, organisations or legal minds would not tolerate what sacked Qantas workers have gone through.
  
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• Perth manufacturer Arbortech plots US growth

  28-08-2026 03:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Malaga-based Arbortech is gearing up for rapid growth in North America after attracting an unprecedented response to the launch of a new range of power tools.
  
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• Maurice Blackburn sued Qantas for millions, but it hasn’t landed the plane

  28-08-2026 03:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Big sophisticated companies, organisations or legal minds would not tolerate what sacked Qantas workers have gone through.
  
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• PM call to keep refugee numbers 'not a backflip'

  28-08-2026 02:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The prime minister has confirmed Australia's refugee intake will remain at current levels, despite reports it would be cut by one-third.
  
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• ASX edges higher in early trade; Virgin, Harvey Norman results

  28-08-2026 02:16 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket has advanced at the open after a solid night on Wall Street, with US stocks jumping as Nvidia, Salesforce and others reported fatter profits than expected.
  
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• Wall Street gains as investors cheer Nvidia's forecast

  28-08-2026 02:07 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The technology-heavy Nasdaq has outperformed peers at the close of trade after chip maker ‌Nvidia's bumper revenue forecast reaffirmed the strength of the AI boom and fuelled gains in technology stocks.
  
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• Wedding stationers not standing still

  28-08-2026 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Stationery vendors are adapting to a changing market driven by tech and cost-of-living pressures.
  
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• Virgin Australia boosted by new planes, fuel strategy

  28-08-2026 01:40 via smh.com.au
  
  While the aviation industry has faced a fuel price shock in March, Virgin hedged both crude oil and the more volatile jet fuel refining margins.
  
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