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Oil and gas giant Inpex has launched proceedings with the Fair Work Commission seeking urgent orders to stop strike action at its Ichthys LNG facility in Darwin. Source link

Supermarket giant Woolworths will begin consultations with potentially affected staff today after announcing plans to shift some operations offshore. Source link

The federal, Tasmanian and South Australian governments have contributed to a new funding package for Nyrstar’s Hobart and Port Pirie smelters, including money for feasibility studies into modernising and expanding their operations. Source link

Today’s ACT budget will deliver measures to make the territory the first Australian jurisdiction to remove stamp duty for all first home buyers, the government says. Source link

Drums and containers of chemical and hazardous materials have been leaking at an abandoned central Queensland premises, flowing into stormwater drains. Source link

The Australian share market is likely to open slightly higher, despite the United States launching missile strikes against Iran. The strikes were in response to Iran shooting down a US Apache helicopter and raises doubts about how close both nations are to reaching a peace deal. Follow live. Source link

The Iran war and the oil supply squeeze are supercharging business investment in renewables. Source link

After 15 years of planning, seven years of construction and a year of testing, Western Sydney International Airport has confirmed its opening date for passengers. Source link

Iron ore mining company Nathan River Resources has gone into voluntary administration owing at least $300 million in debt, unpaid wages and royalties. Source link

It will shut its 62 company-owned stores in the coming weeks and working through “transitional arrangements” with 27 stores owned by franchises, with hundreds of staff facing redundancy. Source link