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• Dutton promises $112m to duplicate congestion-plagued Shelley Bridge

  23-04-2025 06:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Opposition leader Peter Dutton has pledged $112 million to duplicate congestion-riddled Shelley Bridge, picking up the promise made by the the Liberal Party of WA ahead of the recent the state election.
  
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• 'Anything but that': Business leader begs Coalition not to reopen climate wars

  17-05-2025 01:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Innes Willox says another net zero debate would "hobble" the Australian economy and undermine investment decisions.
  
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• Why Australia's space exploration industry never really reached orbit

  16-05-2025 23:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia has historically played a supporting role in space exploration but experts say the country has a "natural advantage" in terms of its geography.
  
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• Potential closure of historic saleyards concerns farmers

  16-05-2025 22:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Farmers in north-west Victoria fight to keep a historical livestock saleyard open, despite a council report warning the facility could cost ratepayers millions to operate.
  
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• Historic saleyard operating at a loss faces closure

  16-05-2025 22:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Farmers in north-west Victoria fight to keep a historical livestock saleyard open, despite a council report warning the facility could cost ratepayers millions to operate.
  
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• Murray Watt heads to WA ahead of contentious Woodside gas decision this month

  16-05-2025 22:30 via abc.net.au
  
  With his feet just barely under the desk, newly installed Environment Minister Murray Watt will take to Western Australia to restart talks on contentious conservation reforms and a decision this month on whether to extend Woodside's Karratha gas facility beyond 2030.
  
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• Murray Watt confirms rewrite of environmental laws shelved by Albanese

  16-05-2025 22:30 via abc.net.au
  
  With his feet just barely under the desk, newly installed Environment Minister Murray Watt will take to Western Australia to restart talks on contentious conservation reforms and a decision this month on whether to extend Woodside's Karratha gas facility beyond 2030.
  
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• Ozempic-maker Novo Nordisk ousts CEO after shares plummet

  16-05-2025 18:45 via abc.net.au
  
  The CEO of Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, known for its blockbuster weight-loss drug Ozempic, will step down following a plunge in the company's share price, the drug maker said on Friday.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast May 16 2025

  16-05-2025 10:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Claire Tyrrell speaks to Kathy Skantzos about shifts in Perth’s property agencies.
  
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• Geoff Lewis recruits Adam Simpson for Stepchange IPO

  16-05-2025 09:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth dealmaker Geoff Lewis has once again tapped his football connections to help with business, signing up former Eagles coach Adam Simpson as a director of ASX-hopeful Stepchange Holdings.
  
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• Aussie shares hit three-month high as streak continues

  16-05-2025 09:42 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Australian share market has clocked its highest close in three months after eight straight sessions of gains.
  
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• Forrest's mining arm Wyloo takes major stake in rare earths project

  16-05-2025 09:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Forrest’s mining arm Wyloo has cemented its majority stake in the Yangibana rare earths project, a transaction which clears the debt owed by Hasting Technology Metals.
  
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• Mapleson pleads guilty over Beacon Minerals insider trading charge

  16-05-2025 09:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A former geological consultant to Beacon Minerals has pleaded guilty to insider trading, over almost 6.7 million shares, in the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
  
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• Mark My Words podcast May 16 2025

  16-05-2025 08:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss RAC's $1.35bn insurance sale; the Women's and Babies hospital; CEO moves; apartments; the Burswood precinct; industrial estates; and a mag preview.
  
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• Review: Nothing left to chance on iconic journey

  16-05-2025 08:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  REVIEW: Already offering a sophisticated rail experience, The Ghan, Indian Pacific and Great Southern will take it up a notch in 2026.
  
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• Opinion: Maintaining the free market

  16-05-2025 08:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: The market-driven system under which Australian farmers operate ensures efficiency and competitiveness, but with added risk.
  
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• Solar farm able to power 36,000 homes approved by NSW government

  16-05-2025 08:11 via abc.net.au
  
  The project is big enough to power a quarter of the homes in the NSW Northern Rivers, and it could be the first of three for the rural area where it will be based.
  
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• Real estate shifts driving change

  16-05-2025 08:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth’s property agencies are shaking up their operations to position themselves for growth.
  
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• Changes to 'broken' access cab system amid 'corruption' claims

  16-05-2025 08:02 via abc.net.au
  
  A ban on preferential bookings in a bid to ensure a fairer and more reliable access taxi system will come into effect next week.
  
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• Bin collection in jeopardy as NSW waste crisis looms, minister says

  16-05-2025 07:59 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW government has announced a plan to address a coming landfill crisis, but industry figures say it is only the first step.
  
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• Volunteers acknowledged at 2025 WA Volunteer of the Year Awards

  16-05-2025 07:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Volunteers from a range of industries were named winners at this year's annual WA Volunteer of the Year Awards.
  
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• Panel approves $15m ammonium nitrate project in Oakajee

  16-05-2025 06:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Blue Diamond Australia has secured planning approval to build a multi-million-dollar ammonium nitrate plant in the state’s Mid West.
  
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• Fortescue plans Pilbara wind farm

  16-05-2025 06:16 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Fortescue hopes to build as many as 200 wind turbines across almost 100,000 hectares in the East Pilbara to supply electricity to its mines in the region.
  
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• Motor trade opposes RAC’s $1.35bn insurance sale

  16-05-2025 05:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Motor Trades Association has called on the competition regulator to block the takeover of RAC Insurance and its counterparts in Queensland and South Australia by two industry giants.
  
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• European investor buys Augusta pub site

  16-05-2025 05:03 via businessnews.com.au
  A foreign entity with Australian roots has emerged as the buyer of Augusta’s pub in a deal which pushes the group’s acquisitions in the state’s southern tip above $30m in two years.
  
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• European Augusta pub site deal

  16-05-2025 05:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A foreign entity with Australian roots has emerged as the buyer of Augusta’s pub in a deal which pushes the group’s acquisitions in the state’s southern tip above $30 million in two years.
  
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• Likely sources of PFAS chemicals in Blue Mountains water catchment revealed

  16-05-2025 04:24 via abc.net.au
  
  WaterNSW hands down the findings of its seven-month initial investigation into the source of PFAS chemicals in the Adams Creek and Medlow catchments, which includes Medlow Dam and Greaves Creek Dam.
  
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• Panel defers $400m solar and battery project in Narrogin

  16-05-2025 04:18 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A development assessment panel has been unable to decide on a $400 million solar hybrid project in Narrogin, returning the proposal to the applicant for another month.
  
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• Victoria's coal-fired power plants ageing and unreliable, report says

  16-05-2025 04:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Victoria's coal-fired power stations recorded almost 40 breakdowns over the past summer, according to new analysis.
  
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• Monadelphous books contracts worth $180m

  16-05-2025 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Engineering firm Monadelphous has announced a series of new construction and maintenance-based contracts, valued around $180 million.
  
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