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How worsening job security impacts mental health: gradually for women but as one sharp shock for men

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 9-May-16

New data from Roy Morgan Research shows that employees who rate their job security as "very poor" are over 50 per cent more likely than those with a "very good" sense of job security to suffer anxiety, stress or depression. A study from 2013 to 2015 of over 20,000 Australians aged 14+ about their employment found that 33 per cent report suffering anxiety, stress, and/or depression within the past 12 months. Some 30 per cent of employees with "very good" or "good" job security suffered from one or more of these conditions, compared with 35 per cent of those who rated security as "fair", 41 per cent of those who rated it as "poor" and 46 per cent of employees with "very poor" job security.

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Eight weeks out, too close to call

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 2 : 9-May-16

The Coalition won the 2013 federal election by 53.5 per cent to the Australian Labor Party’s 46.5 per cent on a two-party preferred basis, and public opinion polls suggest that the 56-day double-dissolution election on 2 July 2016 will be very close. The Opposition will require a swing of more than four per cent to win the election and oust a federal government after just one term for the first time since 1931.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, IPSOS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL, AUSTRALIAN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION

Audi drivers are the most likely to be in the market for a new car

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 6-May-16

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 13 per cent of Australian motorists intend to buy a new car in the next four years. The survey, which was carried out in the year to February 2016, also shows that 28 per cent of Audi drivers intend to buy a new car in the next four years, ahead of Volkswagen (23 per cent), Skoda (21 per cent) and Jeep (20 per cent) drivers. In contrast, drivers of a Hyundai or Suzuki are spot-on average, with 13 per cent intending to buy a new car in the next four years.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUDI AG, VOLKSWAGEN AG, SKODA AUTOMOBILOVA AS, JEEP, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED, SUZUKI AUTO COMPANY, MERCEDES-BENZ AG, LAND ROVER, BMW AG, RENAULT AUTOMATION SA, VOLVO CAR CORPORATION, MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, SSANGYONG MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED, HONDA MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HOLDEN SPECIAL VEHICLES, LEXUS, PEUGEOT AUTOMOBILES AUSTRALIA, ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED, SAAB AUTOMOBILE AB, SUBARU

Turnbull supported as Liberal Leader by 41% (down 23%) while Plibersek (22%) and Albanese (20%) still well ahead of Shorten 14% (up 5%) for ALP

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Morgan Poll Update – Page: Online : 6-May-16

A special telephone Morgan Poll, which was carried out on 4-5 May 2016, has found that 41 per cent of Australian electors prefer Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as Liberal Party Leader, while 24 per cent prefer Deputy Leader Julie Bishop and seven per cent prefer former Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Meanwhile, 22 per cent of electors prefer Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek as Australian Labor Party Leader, ahead of Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Anthony Albanese (20 per cent) and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten (14 per cent). Roy Morgan Research executive chairman Gary Morgan says Labor’s best chance of a surprise victory in the upcoming Federal Election may be a last-minute leadership switch to Plibersek, as Labor did in 1983 when Bob Hawke replaced Bill Hayden as party Leader on the day Liberal Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser called an early Federal Election. Voting Intention telephone Morgan Poll conducted after Budget released Friday 6, 2016 – LNP 51% ALP 49%.

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MORGAN POLL, ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Aly collects big in Logies’ night of voter power

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Original article by Michael Bodey
The Australian – Page: 11 : 9-May-16

The Ten Network’s current affairs show "The Project" was among the big winners at the annual Logie awards. It took out the award for the best news, panel or current affairs program, while co-presenter Waleed Aly won both a Silver Logie and the covered Gold Logie. Noni Hazlehurst became just the second woman to be inducted into the Logies Hall of Fame.

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TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RADIO NATIONAL

Foxtel chief waves off Ten takeover talk

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Original article by Dominic White
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 29 : 9-May-16

Foxtel CEO Peter Tonagh has downplayed speculation that the pay-TV group could seek to acquire free-to-air broadcaster Ten Network if cross-media ownership rules are relaxed. He argues that the competition regulator could be expected to closely scrutinise such a deal, and notes that a merger with Ten would make it more difficult for Foxtel to enter commercial arrangements with other free-to-air networks. Foxtel bought a 13.8 per cent stake in Ten in 2015.

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FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, MULTI CHANNEL NETWORK PTY LTD, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, PRESTO ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE, FOX SPORTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NOVA ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION, WIN CORPORATION PTY LTD, SOUTHERN CROSS MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX SXL, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Turnbull 57% (but down 19%) still preferred Australian PM cf. Shorten 24% (up 10%) after Federal Budget handed down

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Morgan Poll Update – Page: Online : 6-May-16

A special telephone Morgan Poll, which was carried out on 4-5 May 2016, has found that 57 per cent of Australian electors rate Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as the "Better PM"’. This is 19 per cent lower than a telephone Morgan Poll in October 2015. In contrast, 24 per cent of electors rate Opposition Leader Bill Shorten as the "Better PM", an increase of 10 per cent. Meanwhile, the number of electors who approve of Turnbull’s handling of his job as PM has fallen by 23 per cent to 43 per cent, and the proportion of electors who approve of Shorten’s handling of his job as Opposition Leader has risen by nine per cent to 34 per cent. Voting Intention telephone Morgan Poll conducted after Budget released Friday 6, 2016 – LNP 51% ALP 49%.

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MORGAN POLL, ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Coal sector failing to overturn China’s import testing

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Original article by Amanda Saunders
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 20 : 9-May-16

Greg Evans of the Minerals Council of Australia says China should either abandon its policy of testing the quality of imported coal or allow shipments to be tested before they depart for China. He adds that the quality control tests contributed to a decline in Australia’s coal exports to China to just 71.2 million tonnes in 2015, compared with 93.4 million tonnes in 2014. The Australian Government has also lobbied China to drop the policy, which was introduced in early 2015.

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MINERALS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE

News Corp faces shareholder revolt after 2015 near miss

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 29 : 9-May-16

The Nathan Cummings Foundation is expected to use News Corporation’s 2016 AGM to renew its push for the media giant to abolish its dual-class share structure. Some 49.5 per cent of votes cast at the 2015 AGM supported a resolution to scrap the distinction between News Corporation’s voting and non-voting shares. The Murdoch family owns 39.4 per cent of the voting stock.

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NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, NATHAN CUMMINGS FOUNDATION, HERMES EQUITY OWNERSHIP SERVICES LIMITED, MURDOCH FAMILY TRUST, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD

It’s time to reignite growth

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Original article by Annabel Hepworth, David Swan
The Australian – Page: 19 & 22 : 9-May-16

Business leaders say workplace reform, corporate taxes and economic stimulus are among the issues that need to be addressed during the 56-day federal election campaign. Andrew Harding, the head of Rio Tinto’s iron ore division, has stressed the need for policies that will promote economic growth, a view shared by Virgin Australia Holdings CEO John Borghetti. Business Council of Australia CEO Jennifer Westacott also argues that measures to boost economic growth should be a priority, while the Australian Industry Group has emphasised the need for tax reform.

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RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, VIRGIN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX VAH, BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA, THE AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY GROUP, AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, OFX, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY