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Jetty Road reopens after businesses hit hard by roadworks
Traders along one of Adelaide’s most popular beachside dining and retail strips have welcomed the reopening of roads to traffic, but say recovery will take time. Source link
Japan prepares to restart world's biggest nuclear plant, 15 years after Fukushima
Japan has taken the final step to allow the world’s largest nuclear power plant to resume operations with a regional vote in Niigata prefecture. Source link
City Beach fined $14m over 'pervasive' button battery safety failures
The Federal Court orders the fashion retailer to pay $14 million in fines after it was taken to court by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Source link
Is buying vinyl records bad for the environment?
Artists like Stella Donnelly are searching for ways to cut waste and make production of their albums environmentally friendly. Source link
Pickers 'living in squalor' claim their end-of-season bonus was unfairly withheld
Ten pickers who worked at Hallmark Cherries’ orchard in NSW complain about poorly maintained accommodation and failure to pay an end-of-season bonus. Source link
Federal government announces 2027 gas reservation scheme, ASX rallies — as it happened
The federal government announced its intention to start a gas reservation scheme from 2027. The ASX made a strong start to the shortened trading week. Source link
Childcare company's bid to more than double in size alarms safety experts
Embark Education launches a takeover bid for rival early childcare company Mayfield Education, alarming experts who say providers that fail to meet baseline safety standards are being allowed to expand without oversight. Source link
Business facing 'tighter margins' may skip Christmas bonuses
It could be a ham, or it could be a voucher and some are fortunate to receive some extra cash. But does the Christmas bonus have a place in the Australian workforce? Source link
Long-awaited mandatory wine code of conduct arrives too late for growers
After 20 years, three senate inquiries and an independent review, the sale of wine grapes will be regulated by a mandatory code of conduct, but growers say it might be too late. Source link
Insolvent firm run by ex-AFL star wipes millions in debt via 'legal phoenixing'
A digital marketing agency run by a former AFL star has wiped its millions in debt through an insolvency process, only to open under a new ABN days later. Former staff were left without a job and almost $450,000 in unpaid entitlements, but it’s within the bounds of the law and leaves taxpayers footing the […]