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• WA-backed Arose misses $42m Lunar contract

  17-12-2024 03:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The WA government backed AROSE consortium has missed out on the chance to build Australia’s first lunar rover, with the $42 million contract going to eastern states based ELO2.
  
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• ACCC blocks Coles’ new Kalgoorlie supermarket development

  01-07-2026 05:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The competition umpire has blocked Coles' bid to establish a new Kalgoorlie supermarket and liquor store citing the development would impact local retailers.
  
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• How Pattaya tried to shed its sex tourism hub reputation

  01-07-2026 05:27 via abc.net.au
  
  It has become the centre of international attention after an Australian allegedly murdered a teenage girl, but Pattaya City has had an international reputation for decades.
  
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• LGC buys traffic peer for $10m

  01-07-2026 05:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  LGC Traffic Management has taken control of regional peer CB Traffic Solutions, expanding its operational footprint in a deal worth nearly $10 million.
  
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• Patrons farewell historical pub in outback town amid spate of closures

  01-07-2026 05:00 via abc.net.au
  
  There used to be more than 70 pubs in Broken Hill, but now only a handful remain. The Australian Hotels Association warns hotels in remote locations need to diversify their business model in order to survive a rapidly changing hospitality landscape.
  
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• Boag's beer brand not for sale, but owner open to offers

  01-07-2026 05:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The union representing Boag's brewery workers in Launceston wants its owner, Lion Australia, to sell the brand along with the brewery. But the company's response has left workers confused. 
  
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• Lamont’s, Fini Group to open Nedlands restaurant and wine store

  01-07-2026 04:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Lamont's and Fini Group have joined forces to open a restaurant and wine store in Nedlands, which will be chef Kate Lamont's first new venue in more than a decade.
  
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• Newton to replace Drummond at EY helm

  01-07-2026 04:17 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Jemma Newton will take the reins at WA's second-largest professional services firm, replacing outgoing managing partner Fiona Drummond at the helm of EY.
  
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• 'Chance to shine' for Australian seafood under new labelling laws

  01-07-2026 04:16 via abc.net.au
  
  New labelling laws for hospitality venues serving seafood should help diners know exactly what they are eating.
  
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• Monadelphous secures $200m contract suite

  01-07-2026 03:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Monadelphous has landed $200 million in new contracts, including work for iron ore giant Fortescue on its wind farm project and across its Pilbara operations.
  
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• Alcoa to buy South32's WA bauxite mine in $8b deal

  01-07-2026 03:08 via abc.net.au
  
  American mining giant Alcoa is set to buy $8 billion worth of assets from Australia's South32.
  
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• 'Recurring issues' uncovered following surveillance of chopper sector

  01-07-2026 02:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's aviation watchdog has warned that cutting corners on maintenance and certification requirements could create a "real safety risk".
  
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• Aviation watchdog flags ‘safety risk’ following NT chopper sector surveillance

  01-07-2026 02:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's aviation watchdog has warned that cutting corners on maintenance and certification requirements could create a "real safety risk".
  
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• Uncertainty surrounds university merger plans

  01-07-2026 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  There's a noticeable lack of detail from the state government about the likelihood of a tertiary tie-up.
  
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• Farm charities deliver $1.2m benefit to Esperance community and beyond

  01-07-2026 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Three influential charities are giving back in spades to local communities and beyond.
  
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• Stocks end quarter with big gains as oil tumbles

  01-07-2026 01:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Stocks across the globe have posted their largest quarterly ‌percentage increase in six years, while Brent oil had its largest quarterly drop since 2020.
  
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• Breaking: ACCC knocks back Coles supermarket as consumer watchdog flexes new powers

  01-07-2026 01:13 via abc.net.au
  
  In an unprecedented move, Australia's consumer watchdog has exercised new powers to block the opening of a Coles supermarket, on the grounds it could knock out smaller competitors in the surrounding region.
  
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• ACCC knocks back Coles supermarket as watchdog flexes new powers

  01-07-2026 01:13 via abc.net.au
  
  In an unprecedented move, Australia's consumer watchdog has exercised new powers to block the opening of a Coles supermarket, on the grounds it could knock out smaller competitors in the surrounding region.
  
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• ACCC knocks back Coles supermarket as consumer watchdog flexes new powers

  01-07-2026 01:13 via abc.net.au
  
  In an unprecedented move, Australia's consumer watchdog has exercised new powers to block the opening of a Coles supermarket, on the grounds it could knock out smaller competitors in the surrounding region.
  
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• ACCC blocks Coles supermarket to protect regional city's independents

  01-07-2026 01:13 via abc.net.au
  
  In an unprecedented move, Australia's consumer watchdog has exercised new powers to block the opening of a Coles supermarket, on the grounds it could knock out smaller competitors in the surrounding region.
  
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• Alcoa buys Worsley in $8b South32 deal

  01-07-2026 00:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Alcoa will assume ownership of South32's Boddington mine and Worsley alumina refinery, as part of a global $8 billion deal for its alumina and aluminium assets.
  
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• Iconic Gloucester Tree reopens after three-year closure

  01-07-2026 00:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Tourism operators are celebrating the reopening of the southern WA landmark, the Gloucester Tree, with visitors making the 37-metre climb to its peak for the first time since its closure three years ago.
   
  
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• 'Hyperscale' data centre planned for remote NT

  30-06-2026 23:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The proposed 19,150-hectare 'Project Ares' would be built by Energy North on Murranji Station in the Barkly Region, as up to 12 proponents eye the NT for data centres.
  
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• When working more hours might mean you lose your home

  30-06-2026 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Fremantle resident Trish Owen could lose the tenancy on her government-provided home if she works more hours — and a new study suggests many people are in the same situation.
  
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• Perth housing market continues to slow

  30-06-2026 23:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Recent data shows that Perth is outperforming the other major states in house price growth, but its rate of increase has declined.
  
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• Relief for home owners in limbo after property acquisition backflip

  30-06-2026 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Dozens of homes on the Sunshine Coast have been spared after the Queensland government decided they were no longer required for a massive new public transport project.
  
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• NDIS providers and families on edge as registration 'cyclone' looms

  30-06-2026 20:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Uncertainty and confusion are sweeping across the NDIS provider sector with mandatory registration for two categories of providers starting today.
  
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• 'Fear and panic' as more NDIS registration rules loom

  30-06-2026 20:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Uncertainty and confusion are sweeping across the NDIS provider sector with mandatory registration for two categories of providers starting today.
  
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• 'Not fair and honest': Accounting firms face split after KPMG scandal

  30-06-2026 20:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Accounting firms could be asked to split their lucrative consulting services from their audit functions and individual firm partners could face far greater scrutiny and penalties for legal breaches, under a shake up of the industry being consulted on by the federal government.
  
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• Accounting firms could be split post KPMG audit scandal

  30-06-2026 20:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Accounting firms could be asked to split their lucrative consulting services from their audit functions and individual firm partners could face far greater scrutiny and penalties for legal breaches, under a shake up of the industry being consulted on by the federal government.
  
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