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Barefoot Investor:The $10k mistake you should avoid making

More than 1.8 million Australians have seized on the chance to dip into their superannuation. But the Barefoot Investor says those not in desperate need of the cash are exploiting the system, and it could have dire consequences.

Scott Pape, The Barefoot Investor

Jobs winData firm to create 650 new jobs in Adelaide’s south

Cornavirus has hammered parts of the SA economy, but one hi-tech data company is looking to expand and says it will offer new career opportunities to people who are out of work.

Daniel Wills

MININGMiner’s last call as Jabiru uranium mine deadline looms

The company behind a contentious uranium mine in Jabiru has held its final AGM before production grinds to a halt, telling shareholders its focus is now on rehabilitating the site.

MADURA MCCORMACK

PANDEMIC HITHundreds of apprenticeships lost in NT as skills shortage looms

The NT is staring down the barrel of a critical skills shortage as the coronavirus-induced recession forces hundreds of apprentices out of work. Modelling shows the training decline will last years.

MADURA MCCORMACK, madura.mccormack@news.com.au

TRADIE SCHEMEHome Improvement Scheme rollout getting better data shows

The NT Government’s sluggish Home Improvement Scheme appears to have finally kicked into gear, with new figures showing a surge in application approvals. VIEW IT IN CHART FORM:

MADURA MCCORMACK

TourismQueensland, it’s time to put your best foot forward

With a relaxation in travel restrictions on the horizon, bush tourism centres are well and truly ready to welcome back visitors.

Jeremy Pierce

Border wars$20m a day for border torture

Southeast Queensland’s tourist hotspots are being robbed of $20 million a day and 50,000 people are being kept out of work because of the state’s border blockade.

NATASHA BITA

WeatherWill the big freeze bring on the big wet?

With the weather bureau forecasting a wetter-than-average winter, Queensland farmers are optimistic of much-needed drought relief. Goondiwindi Mayor Lawrence Springborg says drought is still a threat i

Michael Madigan

Spirit in the skyAfter more than 50 years Qantas retires 747

Qantas is finally retiring the 747, a plane Bill Gates called ‘the world first worldwide web’ as it brought mass travel to the world with its economics.

Geoffrey Thomas

Economic alertAustralia’s ‘fiscal cliff’ warning unless JobKeeper extended

Millions of Australians will face tough economic times in October when the JobKeeper subsidy ends according to experts, unless they get more support.

Sophie Elsworth

Terry McCrannWhy economic curve ball is so hard to pick

The next three months will be critical for providing answers on what the future holds for our economy and the market because if we do get a second wave of the virus, it will be cataclysmic, writes Terry McCrann.

Terry McCrann

DEVELOPMENTCharles Darwin Uni CBD campus design plans revealed

Charles Darwin University’s controversial CBD campus will be eight storeys tall, have two underground carparks and feature a historic boab tree as its centre documents have revealed.

MADURA MCCORMACK

How much?!Federer’s whopping $150m pay tops Forbes list

Roger Federer has become the first tennis player in history to top Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid athletes.

Border restrictionsNT caravan parks back in demand as grey nomads warm to travel

CARAVAN parks are getting ready to welcome back grey nomads and interstate travellers as the Northern Territory’s strict border controls look set to loosen

NATASHA EMECK, natasha.emeck@news.com.au

Bid quashedFortescue under pressure to negotiate indigenous deal

After Andrew Forrest-led miner loses High Court bid to challenge ruling of exclusive native title over Pilbara land that includes its Solomon Hub iron ore operation.

Stuart McKinnon

Fun times aheadPubs, playgrounds, gyms and Rottnest open next week

WA will take a giant leap towards normal life next weekend when the State charts its own course back from the coronavirus crisis. Here’s what you’ll be able to do.

Peter Law, Josh Zimmerman and Peter de Kruijff

Grain painMaltsters leery of long game

Australian maltsters fear Chinese tariffs on barley could create issues for their business down the track.

Jenne Brammer

Work safeRio staff returning to work must be screened

Perth-based staff to undergo same rapid coronavirus screening process as their fly-in, fly-out colleagues before they return to the office on Tuesday.

Stuart McKinnon

SPINIFEXOut of Africa, Apollo has new romance with Rebecca

Apollo Consolidated is continuing to drill out the 1Moz resource at its flagship project east of Kalgoorlie.

Stuart McKinnon SPINIFEX

Big jobLong-planned maintenance moves on for Chevron

Multi-million dollar turnaround begins at US oil and gas giant’s Gorgon LNG project off NW Coast.

Stuart McKinnon

DUBIOUS CASEBehind the scene of Marco’s alleged $10m Ponzi scheme

Interim receivers have been appointed to the assets of Chris Marco’s AMS Holdings companies. Sean Smith traces the twists and turns of the unlikely major money management player.

Sean Smith

Trash to TreasureWA emerges as renewable energy leader

The construction of a half-a-billion dollar waste-to-energy project is underway in Rockingham, which is set to establish Western Australia as an industry leader in the field.

Kate Purnell