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Emma Elsworthy is Climate Editor at Crikey, SmartCompany, and The Mandarin, and writes daily morning newsletter the Worm. Before joining Crikey in 2021, Emma was a breaking news reporter in ABC’s Sydney newsroom, a journalist at BBC Australia, and a journalist in Fairfax Media’s regional network. She was part of a team awarded a Walkley for coverage of the 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfire crisis, and won the Australian Press Council prize in 2013.

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A Valentine’s Day crisis: Is the flower industry the latest pandemic casualty?

Around 1500 tonnes of fresh flowers are being dumped every week overseas while the local industry grapples with a widespread flower shortage, the Australian Flower Traders Association says.

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Three vaccines now needed to be ‘up to date’, as states and territories eye sector mandates

“Fully vaccinated” should mean three doses of a vaccine, according to ATAGI, which has advised leaders to refer to it as “up to date” instead.

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Remote workers will holiday twice as much as office workers, report says

Will you be a laptop lugger or a disconnector? How you work will determine how often you holiday, a new report from Deloitte suggests.

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Small businesses are losing thousands because of Victoria’s ‘no dancing’ rules

Under current restrictions in Victoria, indoor dancefloors within hospitality and entertainment venues are not allowed — but the restriction doesn’t apply to weddings.

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Peloton fires nearly 3000 staff, some by removing Slack access

As a parting gesture, Peloton told the former employees they would get a "meaningful" severance package, which included a free Peloton membership — for one year, valued at $468.

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Australia Post to pay couple $3100 after refusing to deliver packages

A couple running a home business engaged in a standoff with an Australia Post worker that saw the postal service demand they walk to the post office to receive their parcels.

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‘Increasingly stupid’: Coalition’s reluctance to cash in on EVs slammed by Labor

A new report from the Carmichael Centre suggests Australia faces an enormous manufacturing opportunity in reviving the car industry with EVs.

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Canberra’s leaky pipes beg the question: Is it illegal to release text messages?

Parliament has not yet resumed but explosive accusations have already flown in Canberra after two separate leaked text messages scandals caused the Coalition a major headache.

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Two things business should know now that RATs are FBT exempt

Australians can claim RATs when they do their tax, and businesses will be excused from the fringe benefits tax as the tests emerge as a key battleground ahead of the federal election.

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Why Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest is taking Facebook to court

Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest is suing the social media giant over his name and likeness being used in clickbait ads.

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Wings on wings: KFC and Roll’d launch drone deliveries

KFC has joined Roll'd in partnering with Wing Australia to offer deliveries via on-demand drone in Queensland and the ACT.

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The definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ looks set to change. Here’s what we know

Australia ranks nearly last from 70 countries on our booster rate, but the new normal could soon be either three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine or you're not fully vaccinated.

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