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Australians report donating almost $8 billion to charity annually

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 15-Oct-25

Data from Roy Morgan shows that 58% of Australians aged 14+ (an estimated 13.2 million people) donated an average of $594 to charity in the year to 30 June 2025, contributing approximately $7.9 billion in total. Donations have followed a steady upward trend since June 2015, with a few slight dips in recent periods over the last decade, including during the last year as cost-of-living concerns became prevalent, even as official inflation decelerated rapidly over the last two-and-a-half years. Over the last decade the average size of charitable donations made by Australians has grown significantly. In 2015-16 the average charitable donation per donor was $334; this increased by $166 (+50%) in the next five years to an average of $500 in 2020-21. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the growth in the size of the average charitable donation has continued, but at a slower pace, up by $94 (+19%) over the last four years to $594 in 2024-25.

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Scramble for super CGT clarity

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Original article by John Kehoe
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 15-Oct-25

The federal government’s decision to abandon a proposal to tax the unrealised capital gains of large superannuation accounts has been welcomed by financial advisers. The government will now only tax the realised capital gains of super accounts with balances of more than $3m, with the tax rate to be doubled to 30 per cent; super accounts with more than $10m will be taxed at 40 per cent. The reforms are slated to take effect from mid-2026, but financial advisers and their clients want Treasurer Jim Chalmers to clarify whether the higher tax rates will apply to gains that are accrued before this date.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY

Growing majority of Australians believe AI creates more problems than it solves

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 15-Oct-25

Research from Roy Morgan shows that Australians are increasingly concerned about artificial intelligence, with 65% (up 8% points since 2023) believing that "overall, AI creates more problems than it solves"; just 35% (down 8% points) now say AI "solves more problems than it creates". Meanwhile, 25% of Australians believe that AI presents a risk of human extinction in the next twenty years, up from 20% in 2023. Women are more sceptical about AI than men, with 69% of women compared to 61% of men believing that overall, AI creates more problems than it solves. By age, Australians aged 35-49 are the least sceptical, with 62% saying AI creates more problems, while older Australians aged 65+ are the most sceptical at 68%.

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ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence down 2.1pts to 83.0 – down for a second straight week after RBA leaves rates unchanged

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 15-Oct-25

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence fell 2.1pts to 83.0 in the week to 12 October. Consumer Confidence is now at its lowest for over a year, but it is virtually unchanged on the same week a year ago (83.4) and 3.7pts below the 2025 weekly average of 86.7. Analysis by State shows mixed results, with declines in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia being only partially offset by small increases in Queensland and Western Australia. Now 20% of Australians (unchanged) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 45% (up 4ppts) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 25% (down 1ppt) of respondents expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 32% (up 1ppt) expect to be ‘worse off’. Meanwhile, just 9% (unchanged) of respondents expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 32% (up 2ppts) expect ‘bad times’. Only 23% (up 1ppt) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 35% (up 1ppt) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ

US interested in critical minerals deal

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 5 : 15-Oct-25

Trade Minister Don Farrell recently met with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Malaysia; he says Greer indicated that the US is interested in striking a deal with Australia regarding critical minerals. The issue is set to be a key issue on the agenda when Prime Minister Anthony Albanese holds talks with President Donald Trump at the White House next week. The federal government remains hopeful that it can use critical minerals as ‘leverage’ in tariff negotiations. The US has imposed a 50 per cent tariffs on Australia’s aluminium and steel imports, and the baseline tariff of 10 per cent on other imports.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, UNITED STATES. DEPT OF COMMERCE

Warning to Aussies over new Russian weapon

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Original article by James King
Herald Sun – Page: Online : 15-Oct-25

The US Studies Centre will host a forum on Russian disinformation and foreign influence campaigns in Sydney on Thursday. The speakers include Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia, Vasyl Myroshnychenko; he will warn that Russia is targeting Australia with fake narratives that it could ‘weaponise’ against local communities in the event of conflict. He will emphasise the need to counter such disinformation before it spreads and becomes "too powerful". Former Ukrainian diplomat Natalia Solieva will in turn argue that unlike war on a battlefield, disinformation has no geographical borders, and it can emerge during elections or when society is most divided and vulnerable.

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UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY. UNITED STATES STUDIES CENTRE

Sydney FC is again the most widely supported A-League club ahead of the new 2025-26 A-League season

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 15-Oct-25

Research from Roy Morgan shows Sydney FC topping the 2025 Roy Morgan A-League club supporter ladder with 686,000 fans; this is over 100,000 more fans than any other club in the league. Sydney FC has been the most successful club in the A-League Men, winning 5 Championships and 4 Premiers Plates since the league began in 2005. There is a close contest for second place between the Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory. The Roar has 556,000 supporters, just ahead of the Melbourne Victory with 531,000 supporters. In fourth place overall are Adelaide United with 404,000 supporters, followed by Perth Glory with 360,000 supporters and current A-League Men’s Champions Melbourne City with 292,000 supporters. Meanwhile, 16.1% of Australians (3.7 million people), now support an A-League club, and 6.8% (almost 1.6 million) watch the A-League on TV. However, a much larger 5.6 million (24.5%) Australian have watched any soccer match on TV, which includes overseas leagues and international tournaments.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED, THE A LEAGUE PTY LTD, SYDNEY FOOTBALL CLUB, BRISBANE ROAR FOOTBALL CLUB PTY LTD, MELBOURNE VICTORY FOOTBALL CLUB PTY LTD, ADELAIDE UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB PTY LTD, PERTH GLORY SOCCER CLUB PTY LTD, MELBOURNE CITY FOOTBALL CLUB

Echoes of lithium boom as rare earth stocks soar

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Original article by Alex Gluyas
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 27 : 15-Oct-25

Shares in rare earths producers have rallied due to factors such as rising demand for the critical minerals and concerns over supply amid renewed trade tensions between the US and China. Lynas Rare Earths has risen by 227 per cent so far in 2025, while Australian Strategic Materials is up 272 per cent. US-based MP Materials has in turn rise by 480 per cent in the year-to-date. However, Macquarie analysts now consider shares in both Lynas and Iluka Resources to be fully priced, contending that these stocks have outpaced gains in underlying rare earths prices. The firm has an ‘outperform’ rating on Meteoric Resources, whose shares rose 17.1 per cent to $0.24 on Tuesday.

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LYNAS RARE EARTHS LIMITED – ASX LYC, AUSTRALIAN STRATEGIC MATERIALS LIMITED – ASX ASM, MP MATERIALS CORPORATION, MACQUARIE EQUITIES LIMITED, ILUKA RESOURCES LIMITED – ASX ILU, METEORIC RESOURCES NL – ASX MEI

Bunnings, Kmart and Samsung are the Most Trusted Brands in Retail and Consumer Products for 2025

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 15-Oct-25

Roy Morgan has presented the Roy Morgan Trusted Brand Awards for 2025 for Retail and Consumer Products industries. The broader Retail category (not including Supermarkets) was again topped by leading home hardware brand Bunnings, with a seventh consecutive victory as the ‘Most Trusted Retail Brand’ in Australia. Bunnings recorded a clean sweep at the awards, picking up the ‘Best of the Best’ Most Trusted Brand in Australia award for a second straight year. The ‘Most Trusted Brand in Department & Discount Department Stores’ award has been won by Kmart for the seventh year in a row. The winner of the ‘Most Trusted Consumer Products Brand’ was South Korea-based Samsung, also for a seventh straight year. Meanwhile, Apple is the ‘Most Trusted Technology Brand’ for a fifth consecutive year, and Aldi has retained the title of the ‘Most Trusted Supermarket Brand’ for 2025.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED, BUNNINGS GROUP LIMITED, KMART AUSTRALIA LIMITED, SAMSUNG CORPORATION, APPLE PTY LTD, ALDI STORES SUPERMARKETS PTY LTD

US, China trade tensions driving iron ore price surge: Rio Tinto

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Original article by Peter Ker
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 17 : 15-Oct-25

Data from S&P Global Platts shows that the price of iron ore with 62 per cent iron content has risen to its highest level since 21 February; the price of benchmark iron ore has also risen by 18 per cent since 25 June. Rio Tinto says demand for iron ore is holding up despite the trade tensions between the US and China. Rio Tinto shipped 84.3 million tonnes of Pilbara iron ore in the September quarter, putting it back on track to achieve its full-year target of 323 million tonnes following storm disruptions in early 2025; however, Rio Tinto will need to ship 88 million tonnes in the December quarter.

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RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, S&P GLOBAL PLATTS