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A future without holidays? So say 3.6 million Aussies

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 24-Mar-16

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 14.1 million Australians aged 14+ (or 72.4 per cent of the population) intend to travel in the next 12 months. The survey, which was carried out in the year to December 2015, also shows that nearly 50 per cent intend to travel within the next three months, while almost 20 per cent intend to do so within 3-5 months. However, 18.3 per cent reported that they have "no trip intention". Some 31.4 per cent of Australians aged 65+ do not have any holiday plans; nor do 27.3 per cent of single parents and 35.2 per cent of people from the lowest socio-economic quintile.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED

Voters missing full picture on ABCC

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Original article by Ewin Hannan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 8 : 24-Mar-16

Voters are confused about the Federal Government’s plans to reinstate the Australian Building & Construction Commission. The Australian Labor Party opposes the creation of the ABCC, whose role would be limited to monitoring one industry sector. Yet when Labor was in power, former prime minister Julia Gillard argued at the ACTU Congress in Brisbane in 2009 that such a body was necessary. Her government subsequently established the Fair Work Building & Construction inspectorate.

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AUSTRALIAN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, FAIR WORK BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION, AUSTRALIA. OFFICE OF THE FAIR WORK BUILDING INDUSTRY INSPECTORATE, CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY UNION OF AUSTRALIA, ACTU, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION

Coles boss wants enterprise law ‘rethink’

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Original article by Catie Low
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 63 : 24-Mar-16

A leading retail executive says Australia’s workplace laws are too complex and outdated. Coles MD John Durkan told an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia event on 23 March 2016 that the company’s latest enterprise agreement was hijacked by a casual worker who challenged it in court, despite overwhelming support for the agreement among Coles workers.

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COLES GROUP LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. FAIR WORK COMMISSION, ALDI STORES SUPERMARKETS PTY LTD, AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN AUSTRALIA, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, AMAZON.COM INCORPORATED, BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA

Greens’ Brown praises Turnbull’s energy shift

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Original article by Rachel Baxendale
The Australian – Page: 1 & 7 : 24-Mar-16

The Australian Greens’ former leader Bob Brown has welcomed the decision of the Federal Government to retain the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. The current leader of the party, Richard Di Natale, is not impressed. He described Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s move as a "con job". The Australian Labor Party stressed that Turnbull has cut funding to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency by $A1.3 billion.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, AUSTRALIA. CLEAN ENERGY FINANCE CORPORATION, CLEAN ENERGY INNOVATION FUND, AUSTRALIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Roy Morgan partners with Medibank to monitor Australia’s health

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 23-Mar-16

Powered by Roy Morgan Research’s Single Source survey of over 50,000 Australians a year, the new Medibank Better Health Index is Australia’s most up-to-date and comprehensive quarterly health monitor. Based on interviews with approximately 1,000 Australians each week since 2007, the Index offers an in-depth look into the state of the nation’s health and how it is changing. The Medibank Better Health Index is centred on seven health indicators: Nutrition, Fitness, Body Mass, Medical Health, Mental Health, Smoking and Alcohol. Combined, these make up an overall Health Index Score, which tracks how Australia’s health is faring over time. The Health Index Score started from a base of 100 in 2007, and has since increased to 102.12. This higher score represents an overall improvement in the nation’s Health, taking into account better scores in our Fitness, Nutrition, Medical Health, Smoking and Alcohol, but some declines in BMI and Mental Health over the period.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, MEDIBANK PRIVATE LIMITED – ASX MPL

More Aussies now watching A-League than Premier League on TV

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 23-Mar-16

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 2.1 million Australians aged 14+ (or 11 per cent of the population) reported watching A-League football on TV either regularly or occasionally in the year to December 2015. This compares with 1.4 million viewers (7.6 per cent of the population) in 2011. The growth in the A-League’s TV audience can be seen across both genders, with increased proportions of men and women tuning in: 16 per cent of men and 6.2 per cent of women watched it in 2015 (up from 11.3 per cent and four per cent respectively in 2011). Over the same period, viewership of the English Premier League remained relatively unchanged, with its audience hovering around the 1.8 million viewer (9.5 per cent) mark since 2011.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, THE A LEAGUE PTY LTD, ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE, FOX SPORTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS), SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD

Show of force as Aussies fly for Easter

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Original article by Paul Maley
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 24-Mar-16

Australian airport security staff have cancelled proposed strike action in the wake of the Muslim terrorist attacks in Brussels. Australian Federal Police will ramp up security at the nation’s airports during the Easter long weekend, which is traditionally a popular time for Australians to travel by air. Meanwhile, Homeland Security Asia-Pacific director Roger Henning has warned that Sydney Airport’s design is almost identical to Zaventem airport in Brussels, which was targeted by the Islamic extremists.

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AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE, HOMELAND SECURITY PTY LTD, SYDNEY AIRPORT – ASX SYD, BRUSSELS AIRPORT, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION, AUSTRALIA. ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPT, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION

Rio’s long game in copper hunt

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Original article by Amanda Saunders
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 59-60 : 24-Mar-16

Expectations of a looming global undersupply of copper has prompted renewed interest in the red metal among the world’s biggest mining companies. Jean-Sebastien Jacques, the head of Rio Tinto’s copper division and the group’s incoming CEO, forecasts that global copper supply will go into deficit in 2018-19. He says Rio would consider buying any so-called tier one copper assets that are put on the market, but notes that even tier two and tier three copper assets are expensive now.

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RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, UBS HOLDINGS PTY LTD, ANTOFAGASTA PLC, SUMITOMO CORPORATION, INTERNATIONAL COPPER STUDY GROUP

Seven warns of ‘piecemeal’ threat

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 21 : 24-Mar-16

Seven West Media’s submission to a Senate inquiry into proposed changes to cross-media ownership laws argues that the reforms should be broader. The Australian Government proposes to abolish the "reach rule" and the "two-out-three rule", but Seven says other media ownership rules should also be reviewed. Seven has also called for the TV drama tax offset to be increased and Australia’s TV broadcasting licence fees to be reviewed.

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SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS AUSTRALIA (INTERNATIONAL) PTY LTD

Woodside shelves $50bn Browse

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Original article by Matt Chambers
The Australian – Page: 19 & 22 : 24-Mar-16

Woodside Petroleum and its partners will not proceed with the Browse floating LNG project due to the downturn in the crude oil price, which is currently trading at around $US40 a barrel. It is estimated that the project would cost $A50bn to develop, and Woodside CEO Peter Coleman says crude oil would have to be trading at between $US50 to $US60 per barrel for Browse to break even. Coleman adds that other options will be considered for developing the Browse project.

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WOODSIDE PETROLEUM LIMITED – ASX WPL, ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC, BP PLC, MITSUBISHI CORPORATION, MITSUI AND COMPANY LIMITED, PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED, ALLAN GRAY AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP