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  Aust energy 100% renewable 'within decades': Flannery
Chief climate commissioner Tim Flannery believes Australia will be generating 100 per cent of its energy from renewable ...

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  Financial difficulty among firms increasing: ombudsman
A growing number of Australians are struggling to repay home loans, credit cards and personal loans, the Financial Ombudsman ...

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  Government seeks to treat guest workers fairly: Shorten
The Australian economy will always need guest workers, says Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten.

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  Govt scheme urges firms to give mature workers 'fair go'
Unemployed people aged over 55 in NSW are forced to stay out of work for 95 weeks on average — twice as long as younger ...

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  'Impenetrable packaging' the woe of many consumers
Frustrated consumers are using hammers, saws, kitchen knives, teeth and even angle-grinders to extract some products from ...

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  Companies doing more with less risk 'worker burn-out'
Many companies are improving productivity by making greater demands on workers without providing additional resources, a ...

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  Firms changing management of credit accounts: report
Businesses have adopted stricter lending and credit policies during the tough economic climate of the past year — but a ...

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