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[Link] Australian energy giant Woodside withdraws from Myanmar almost one year after military coup
Read: 27/1/2022 www.abc.net.au
Australian energy giant Woodside has announced it is withdrawing from Myanmar, almost one year after the military seized power in an illegal coup.
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[Link] Australia puts fossil fuel company front and centre at Cop26
Read: 4/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
The Australian government has been criticised for prominently hosting a fossil fuel company at its pavilion at the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow.
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[Link] How the nation’s newest billionaire built a software giant
Read: 27/10/2021 www.afr.com
Tony Walls, the founder of software company Objective Corp, has quietly added $20 million a week to his wealth pile over the past five months.
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[Link] Techies demand top dollar as skills shortages bite
Read: 27/10/2021 www.afr.com
Australian tech companies are turning down new business because soaring pay rates being charged by workers with in-demand skills are making projects unprofitable, instead turning to training and other non-financial strategies to try to lure and retain staff.
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[Link] China’s infant formula golden days are gone, says Bega
Read: 26/10/2021 www.afr.com
Bega Cheese chairman Barry Irvin has warned that infant formula markets in China are unlikely to recover to pre-COVID-19 levels, but on a brighter note, said the company gained a bargain in last year’s acquisition of the Lion portfolio of milk and flavoured milk brands.
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[Link] Attorney general’s department advised Coalition Toondah Harbour development could breach wetlands convention
Read: 9/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
The Coalition government decided a controversial apartment complex and marina proposed for Queensland’s Moreton Bay should proceed to the next stage of the assessment process, despite legal advice from the federal attorney general’s department warning it was unacceptable because of the risk it p
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[Link] Unique potatoes, dedicated farmers behind one of Australia's longest running chip snacks
Read: 8/8/2021 www.abc.net.au
It takes 120 days from planting to harvesting to create a product that can be consumed within minutes, but the journey of these spuds stretches back even further.
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[Link] Square to buy ‘buy now, pay later’ giant Afterpay in $29B deal
Read: 6/8/2021 techcrunch.com
In a blockbuster deal that rocks the fintech world, Square announced today that it is acquiring Australian buy now, pay later giant Afterpay in a $29 billion all stock deal. The purchase price is based on the closing price of Square common stock on July 30, which was $247.26.
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[Link] SPC makes COVID vaccination mandatory for workforce, becoming Australian test case
Read: 5/8/2021 www.abc.net.au
Fruit and vegetable processor SPC has become the first Australian company to mandate vaccines for all onsite staff and visitors. The Shepparton-based cannery wants all its 450 onsite workers to be fully vaccinated by November, in what could be a legal test-case for the country.
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[Link] Lachlan Murdoch’s Nova boosts earnings with $10.6m JobKeeper payment
Read: 3/8/2021 www.smh.com.au
Lachlan Murdoch’s privately owned radio group, Nova Entertainment, boosted its earnings last year while receiving $10.6 million worth of JobKeeper payments. Nova reported a 28 per cent lift in net profit to $16.88 million despite revenue plunging to $161.
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