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Land tax plan to reboot market

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Original article by David Crowe, Mark Coultan
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 26-Oct-16

New South Wales Finance Minister Dominic Perrottet has suggested that housing affordability could be improved if states replaced stamp duties with a land tax regime. He argues that phasing out stamp duty would encourage more people to sell their homes, particularly so-called empty nesters. It is estimated that stamp duty revenue in NSW will top $A8.7bn in 2016. However, the land tax proposal has been rejected by several other state treasurers. The issue of housing affordability is also on the Federal Government’s agenda.

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NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPT OF FINANCE, SERVICES AND INNOVATION, NEW SOUTH WALES. THE TREASURY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE, QUEENSLAND. TREASURY, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPT OF PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT, DELOITTE ACCESS ECONOMICS PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HOUSING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, THE CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT STUDIES LIMITED

Hell’s bells: Hell Pizza claims crown in New Zealand Customer Satisfaction Awards

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 25-Oct-16

Roy Morgan Research has announced the winners of its New Zealand Customer Satisfaction Awards for June 2016. The awards cover the finance, retail, telecommunications, travel and tourism, automotive and utilities sectors, and are based on data from the Roy Morgan Consumer Single Source survey. Hell Pizza has won the award in the Quick Service Restaurant category, with a customer satisfaction rating of 92 per cent in the year to June. It has toppled Burger Fuel, which has won the last three annual awards in this category. Other winners in June include Kiwibank, Robert Harris, Trustpower, Air New Zealand, Powershop, Hannahs and Hyundai.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, HELL PIZZA DELIVERIES, BURGER FUEL LIMITED, KIWIBANK LIMITED, ROBERT HARRIS, TRUSTPOWER LIMITED, AIR NEW ZEALAND LIMITED – ASX AIZ, POWERSHOP NEW ZEALAND LIMITED, R HANNAH AND COMPANY LIMITED, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED, TSB BANK LIMITED, MILLERS, BALLANTYNES, SMITHS CITY, MITRE 10 (NEW ZEALAND) LIMITED, TAKE NOTE, SUPER CHEAP AUTO, KATHMANDU HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX KMD, NEW WORLD LIMITED, APPLE INCORPORATED, ORCON, SKINNY MOBILE, SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED, ONGAS, PITA PIT, SUBWAY INCORPORATED, DOMINO’S PIZZA NEW ZEALAND LIMITED, PIZZA HUT NEW ZEALAND, NANDO’S NEW ZEALAND LIMITED, BURGER KING CORPORATION, CARL’S JNR, KFC, McDONALD’S RESTAURANTS (NEW ZEALAND) LIMITED, WENDY’S RESTAURANTS (NEW ZEALAND) LIMITED

Supermarket weep: Woolies’ share continues to fall and Coles and Aldi split the proceeds

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 25-Oct-16

The latest quarterly Supermarket Currency report from Roy Morgan Research shows that Australia’s grocery buyers spent $A89.8bn at supermarkets during the 12 months to September 2016. This represents 87 per cent of the $A103bn spent on groceries overall. Roy Morgan Research estimates that Australians spent $A32.6bn at Woolworths in the past 12 months – 36.3 per cent of all supermarket expenditure nationally. This is down $A825m compared with the previous year, representing a decline in market share of 1.4 percentage points. Meanwhile, grocery shoppers spent $A29.8bn at Coles in the last year, $A1.1bn more than the year before. Coles gained 0.9 percentage points in market share, to 33.2 per cent. Aldi took in 12.5 per cent of Australia’s supermarket dollars ($A11.2bn), ahead of IGA with 9.8 per cent ($A8.8bn).

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, COLES SUPERMARKETS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, IGA, ALDI STORES SUPERMARKETS PTY LTD

Content the future for telcos: media bosses

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 11 & 14 : 25-Oct-16

Seven West Media CEO Tim Worner says A&T’s proposed acquisition of Time Warner has major implications for both telcos and media companies. He believes that more deals of this nature are possible, noting the growing importance of content to telcos. Southern Cross Media Group CEO Grant Blackley says such deals could occur in Australia, and points out that under current media ownership laws his company could be acquired by Telstra but it could not merge with Fairfax Media.

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SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, TIME WARNER INCORPORATED, AT&T CORPORATION, SOUTHERN CROSS MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX SXL, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, PRIME MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX PRT, SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED, ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, FOX SPORTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, BEIN SPORTS, THE A LEAGUE PTY LTD, CRICKET AUSTRALIA, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION, TPG TELECOM LIMITED – ASX TPM, VODAFONE AUSTRALIA LIMITED

Majority of Australians support Muslim & Asylum seeker immigration; and 58% want Australia’s population kept under 35 million

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 25-Oct-16

A special Roy Morgan telephone survey conducted over the three nights of 18-20 October 2016 shows that 58 per cent of Australians support Muslim immigration, while 33 per cent oppose it. Support for Muslim immigration is down 7 per cent from a year ago (65 per cent support in October 2015), although it is up 4 per cent from July 2010 (54 per cent support). Meanwhile, 40 per cent (up 3 per cent) of Australians support immigration remaining about the same and a further 21 per cent (down 11 per cent) want to see immigration levels increased, while 34 per cent (up 2 per cent) want a population under 30 million in 2046, and only 24 per cent (down 6 per cent) want a population of 35 million or more.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, ONE NATION PARTY

Gary Morgan’s comment on Australian views on Muslim Immigration

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 25-Oct-16

Today’s special Roy Morgan survey conducted over three nights last week shows a clear majority of Australians (58%) support Muslim immigration compared to only 33% that oppose. Importantly, majorities of supporters of Australia’s major political parties support Muslim immigration as well – 51% of L-NP supporters (cf. 36% oppose); 67% of ALP supporters (cf. 25% oppose); 88% of Greens supporters (cf. 5% oppose). Only supporters of a resurgent One Nation party are strongly opposed to Muslim immigration – 87% opposed cf. 4% support. Previous Roy Morgan surveys have consistently showed a majority of Australians support Muslim immigration: A year ago in October 2015 65% of Australians supported Muslim immigration cf. 28% opposed; and in July 2010 54% of Australians supported Muslim immigration cf. 35% opposed. However, across a number of questions relating to immigration, and the ideal size for Australia, there has been a shift away from supporting growth and immigration over the last year. This is not back to the levels recorded in 2010 but does give a clear sense that Australians are becoming less open to immigration.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, ONE NATION PARTY

Hanson to back building watchdog

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Original article by Ean Higgins
The Australian – Page: 4 : 25-Oct-16

One Nation’s caucus will decide whether to support legislation to reinstate the Australian Building & Construction Commission on 7 November 2016. Party leader Pauline Hanson has given indications that One Nation is likely to back the legislation, which has already been passed by the lower house. Hanson says many business owners have expressed concern about the bullying tactics used by unions. Hanson also supports allowing the Adler shotgun to be legally imported.

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ONE NATION PARTY, AUSTRALIAN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION, LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN GREENS

Santos sells last Victorian asset

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Original article by Matt Chambers
The Australian – Page: 32 : 25-Oct-16

Australian-listed Cooper Energy will assume full ownership of the Sole gas project in the Gippsland Basin after securing a deal to acquire Santos’s 50 per cent stake for $A82m. Cooper Energy will undertake a $A63m capital raising to help finance the deal, and it will then seek a joint venture partner for the project. Santos has now offloaded all of its assets in Victoria. Its shares closed $A0.11 lower at $A3.73 on 24 October 2016.

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SANTOS LIMITED – ASX STO, COOPER ENERGY LIMITED – ASX COE

Turnbull moves to shut court doors on anti-coal activists

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Original article by Dennis Shanahan
The Australian – Page: 1 & 6 : 25-Oct-16

The Australian Government has flagged action to crack down on environmental activists’ use of the court system to block resources projects. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has raised the possibility of reviving legislation aimed at curbing vexatious litigation by environmental groups. The mooted crackdown follows warnings from India’s Power Minister Piyush Goyal that opposition to Adani’s Carmichael coal mine could affect his nation’s future investment in Australia. The campaign against Carmichael has received funding from at least one US organisation that has links to John Podesta, who is heading the presidential election campaign of Hillary Clinton.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND SCIENCE, ADANI MINING PTY LTD, INDIA. MINISTRY OF POWER, DEMOCRATIC PARTY (UNITED STATES), GREENPEACE, AUSTRALIA. ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPT, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, SANTOS LIMITED – ASX STO, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FINANCE, SUNRISE PROJECT, SANDLER FOUNDATION

Time Warner is Murdoch’s lost chance

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Original article by Neil Chenoweth
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 10 : 25-Oct-16

Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox had the opportunity to acquire Time Warner in 2014 and create a media giant worth $US160bn. Time Warner rejected the $US80bn bid and sought a higher offer, but this would have required 21st Century Fox CEO Chase Carey to remain at the helm at a time when Murdoch was preparing his sons to succeed him. James and Lachlan Murdoch were subsequently appointed CEO and co-executive chairman respectively. The proposed $US85bn ($A112bn) acquisition of Time Warner by AT&T may prompt other mega mergers, but the Murdochs may not be able to pursue such deals without relinquishing control of their media empire.

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21ST CENTURY FOX INCORPORATED, TIME WARNER INCORPORATED, AT&T CORPORATION, FOX NEWS, SKY PLC, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, SKY ITALIA SPA, SKY DEUTSCHLAND AG