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| UpdatedThe Federal Government denies its decision to lease the 38-hectare Anzac Rifle Range on prime Sydney waterfront land for around $510 a week is a quid pro quo deal with Liberal Democratic senator David Leyonhjelm.
Topics: government-and-politics, housing-industry, business-economics-and-finance, industry, sydney-2000, malabar-2036
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| UpdatedThe Government says transport infrastructure is one of its top priorities, but the Opposition says it has figures to show that is not the case.
Topics: transport, industry, business-economics-and-finance, regional-development, urban-development-and-planning, australia
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| UpdatedThe National Retail Association predicts Australians will spend up to $2.8 billion at Boxing Day sales — nearly 5 per cent up from last year.
Topics: retail, industry, business-economics-and-finance, australia
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| UpdatedThe era of mining on Stradbroke Island off Brisbane is about to come to an end, causing a massive change to the economy of a well-loved tourist destination.
Topics: mining-industry, regional, activism-and-lobbying, tourism, industry, business-economics-and-finance, local-government, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, dunwich-4183, qld, australia
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| UpdatedTechnology, now undergoing trials, is being touted as a way of reducing a massive road toll, but it simultaneously threatens to strip many truck drivers of their livelihoods — in an already struggling economy.
Topics: industry, road-transport, transport, business-economics-and-finance, science-and-technology, united-states
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| UpdatedA snapshot of energy prices in six states and territories shows South Australians are paying the most for their electricity bills, while those in Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory are paying the least.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, industry, electricity-energy-and-utilities, environment, sa, australia
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| UpdatedIndia releases a new power plan promoting a dramatic increase in renewable energy, raising doubts about the Indian-owned Adani Group's massive coal mine in Queensland.
Topics: coal, industry, business-economics-and-finance, environment, mining-industry, government-and-politics, alternative-energy, environmental-policy, environmental-management, australia
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| UpdatedDash cam video shows a self-driving Uber running a red light, on the same day the company launched its pilot program with several Volvo SUVs and met privately with Californian officials.
Topics: science-and-technology, industry, transport, business-economics-and-finance
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High-profile Australian companies and their investors learn the hard way this year that the Chinese market is not all it is cracked up to be.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, markets, industry, australia, china
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| UpdatedNAB apologises after accidentally sending the account details belonging to 60,000 overseas customers to an incorrect email address.
Topics: banking, business-economics-and-finance, industry, consumer-finance, consumer-protection, australia
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| UpdatedEconomic analysts warn Australia has a one-in-two chance of having its credit rating downgraded next week, but the Federal Treasury has not modelled the potential impact of that happening.
Topics: building-and-construction, industry, government-and-politics, federal-government, australia
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The chairperson of Australian mining company Kingsgate says he will seek compensation from Thailand's military Government over its decision to shut down their gold mine.
Topics: mining-industry, business-economics-and-finance, industry, takeovers, foreign-affairs, thailand, asia, australia
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| UpdatedAn Australian expert on Chinese investment in the Pacific says little is known about a four billion US dollar project which is to be built in Papua New Guinea.
Topics: industry, pacific, papua-new-guinea
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| UpdatedA planned 24-hour strike at Victoria's Loy Yang A power station over the Christmas and New Year period has been called off by the union.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, industry, industrial-relations, work, morwell-3840, sale-3850, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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| UpdatedThe South Australian Government will spend an extra $20 million to buy more trams as well as building a new 100-metre line from North Terrace to the Festival Centre.
Topics: rail-transport, industry, business-economics-and-finance, states-and-territories, parliament, government-and-politics, adelaide-5000, sa
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The US Federal Reserve is raising a key interest rate for the first time in a year, reflecting a resilient US economy and expectations of higher inflation.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, industry, banking, government-and-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedInterest rates in the United States are increased for the first time in a year and only the second time in a decade, and the Federal Reserve foresees three rate hikes in 2017.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, industry, banking, government-and-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedChina has agreed to spend almost US $4 billion dollars to build two giant industrial parks in West Sepik province in Papua New Guinea.
Topics: industry, pacific, papua-new-guinea
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Whitehaven Coal is trying to stop the release of annual pollution reports from its north-west NSW coal mines, despite the state's Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) deciding the information is in the public interest.
Topics: mining-environmental-issues, industry, coal, business-economics-and-finance, environment, environmental-management, environmental-policy, narrabri-2390, nsw, australia
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| UpdatedIncreased investment in renewable energy is leading to the closure of coal-fired power stations and contributing to rising electricity prices, the Australian Energy Market Commission says.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, industry, business-economics-and-finance, coal, wind-energy, alternative-energy, emissions-trading, australia
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| UpdatedTreasurer Curtis Pitt hands down a better-than-expected budget forecast, with this financial year's forecasted surplus up by nearly $1.2 billion.
Topics: government-and-politics, budget, mining-industry, industry, business-economics-and-finance, state-parliament, qld
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| UpdatedThe South Australian Government's mid-year budget review will contain $31 million over two years to help large businesses manage their electricity bills, the Treasurer says.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, industry, states-and-territories, federal---state-issues, government-and-politics, sa
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Already elevated petrol prices are tipped to spike in the week leading up to Christmas after oil-producing countries agreed to production cuts.
Topics: oil-and-gas, industry, business-economics-and-finance, australia, russian-federation, canada, saudi-arabia
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| UpdatedSouth Australia's renewables-heavy power mix was a factor in the statewide blackout in September, a new report by the Australian Energy Market Operator confirms.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, industry, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, federal---state-issues, weather, storm-event, sa, australia