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Bauer pins its success on print

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Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 21 : 27-Sep-16

Germany’s Bauer Media Group has reported sales of sales of EUR2.316bn ($A3.422bn) for calendar 2015, with its operations outside its home market contributing 66 per cent of group revenue. The magazine’s publisher’s print operations had global revenue of EUR1.689bn. This is 2.5 per cent lower than previously, but global CEO Yvonne Bauer is upbeat about the print business. Bauer’s Australian division has discontinued several titles since it was bought from Nine Entertainment Company in 2012.

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BAUER MEDIA KG, BAUER MEDIA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM

Hazelwood closure set to push up prices

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Original article by Mark Ludlow
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 26-Sep-16

France-based Engie could make a final decision on the mooted closure of Victoria’s Hazelwood coal-fired power station in October 2016. Some media reports have suggested that the power plant could be shut down in April 2017, but Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio says no decision has been made. Tony Wood of the Grattan Institute says the brown coal plant’s closure would result in higher electricity prices, while Federal Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg has questioned the need for states to have their own renewable energy targets.

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ENGIE SA, VICTORIA. DEPT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, JOBS, TRANSPORT AND RESOURCES, GRATTAN INSTITUTE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND SCIENCE, COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENTS, AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY. CENTRE FOR CLIMATE ECONOMICS AND POLICY

Euthanasia reform: ‘Go softly or law will fail’

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Original article by Paige Taylor, Greg Brown
The Australian – Page: 5 : 26-Sep-16

The Victorian Government may seek to legalise physician-assisted suicide, but Health Minister Jill Hennessy stresses that any such laws must reflect the views of the general public rather than euthanasia activists. A parliamentary committee has recommended that euthanasia should be restricted to people with terminal and incurable medical conditions.

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VICTORIA. DEPT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, AUSTRALIAN SEX PARTY, DOCTORS FOR VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA CHOICE

Spreading the joy: Australia’s growing taste for butter

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 26-Sep-16

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 54.7 per cent of Australian grocery buyers aged 14+ purchased butter in an average four-week period during the year to June 2016. This compares with 47.2 per cent in the year to June 2012. Meanwhile, 44.6 per cent of grocery buyers bought margarine, down from 56.0 per cent in 2012, while 30.4 per cent purchased dairy spreads/butter blends (down from 30.1 per cent). The survey also shows that supermarket brands are the most popular in the margarine and butter categories, while Devondale Dairy Soft is the most popular brand of butter-blend/dairy-spread.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED

Unis need big shakeup: Labor elder

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Original article by Tim Dodd
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 8 : 26-Sep-16

Former federal education minister John Dawkins says his 1987 higher education reforms are no longer relevant and the sector needs a new reform process. Amongst other things, Dawkins has proposed the deregulation of fees, arguing that universities should not have to charge the same fees for courses that are not comparable. He has also urged greater competition in the sector and urged the Australian Labor Party to co-operate with the Coalition on higher education reform.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, THE GROUP OF EIGHT LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Dentsu hit by overcharging claims in Japan

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 23 : 26-Sep-16

Executives at the Australian division of Dentsu Aegis have stressed that it is not affected by the billing scandal that has engulfed its parent company in Japan. Dentsu Aegis has admitted that more than 110 of its Japanese clients were overcharged for digital advertising, and it has commenced discussions with about 1,800 clients in the wake of the scandal. Media buying agencies have come under scrutiny in the wake of a report which revealed that dubious practices were widespread in the US industry.

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DENTSU AEGIS MEDIA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, DENTSU AEGIS NETWORK, DENTSU INCORPORATED, CARAT AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, ISOBAR, ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ADVERTISERS INCORPORATED, WPP GROUP PLC, K2 INTELLIGENCE, EBIQUITY, MITCHELL AND PARTNERS PTY LTD, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED

BHP faces US minimum wage dispute

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Original article by Peter Ker
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 18 : 26-Sep-16

BHP Billiton has been accused of underpaying security personnel in the US. A former employee of BHP contractor Chapa Gate Guard Service has claimed that the two companies did not pay the minimum wage or the correct amount of overtime pay to staff who worked at BHP’s shale sites in Texas. The woman has filed a class action and is seeking the payment of all entitlements and damages. Chesapeake Energy and Chapa Gate Guard Services are also the subject of such legal action.

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BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, CHAPA GATE GUARD SERVICES, CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION

Welfare crackdown tipped for frontline

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Original article by Rick Morton, Sarah Martin
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 26-Sep-16

The Australian Government is examining a range of options for welfare reform, including giving people who run approved unemployment programs the power to suspend the payments of participants who lack a valid reason for non-attendance. Meanwhile, the Nick Xenophon Team has yet to decide whether it will support the Government’s plan to impose a four-week waiting period before some people below the age of 25 are eligible to receive Newstart. The support of NXT may be crucial in passing the proposed reform.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES, NICK XENOPHON TEAM, ONE NATION PARTY, BROTHERHOOD OF ST LAURENCE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES. CENTRELINK, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN GREENS

TPG Telecom set to launch Fetch TV

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 29 : 26-Sep-16

TPG Telecom will join a number of other telcos – including its own iiNet subsidiary – in offering Fetch TV to its broadband customers. TPG CEO David Teoh says the pay-TV service will be available in coming months. TPG boasts 885,000 broadband customers, while iiNet has 983,000 broadband customers. There is a growing trend for telcos to bundle products such as broadband, pay-TV and telephone services as part of their strategy to retain customers.

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TPG TELECOM LIMITED – ASX TPM, FETCHTV PTY LTD, IINET LIMITED, DODO AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, M2 GROUP LIMITED, IPRIMUS, VOCUS COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED – ASX VOC, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, ASTRO MALAYSIA, AT&T CORPORATION, DIRECTV INCORPORATED, SKY NETWORK TELEVISION LIMITED – ASX SKT, VODAFONE NEW ZEALAND LIMITED, SKY PLC, 21ST CENTURY FOX INCORPORATED, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE, AUSTRALIAN RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION, CRICKET AUSTRALIA, FOX SPORTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC

Grand finals fever delivers TV networks ad bonanza

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Original article by Darren Davidson, Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 23 & 25 : 26-Sep-16

New figures show that the Seven Network’s coverage of the 2016 Australian Football League finals has attracted an average audience of 1.14 million per match, with some 443,000 tuning in to Fox Sports’ coverage. The Nine Network also enjoyed strong ratings for its coverage of the National Rugby League preliminary finals. The grand finals of the two codes are expected to boast bumper ratings and advertising revenue for the host broadcasters, with a 30-second ad tipped to cost up to $A100,000.

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SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, FOX SPORTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE, WESTERN BULLDOGS FOOTBALL CLUB, SYDNEY SWANS FOOTBALL CLUB, MELBOURNE STORM RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB LIMITED, CRONULLA SHARKS, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION AUSTRALIA LIMITED, VIRGIN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX VAH, AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED MOTOR INSURERS LIMITED, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, McDONALD’S AUSTRALIA LIMITED, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY FOOTBALL CLUB, GEELONG FOOTBALL CLUB, BUNNINGS GROUP LIMITED, SPORTSBET AUSTRALIA, JIM BEAM BRANDS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, KFC, NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS, CANBERRA RAIDERS