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Hair apparent: the Australians choosing a professional cut and colour or a home bathroom dye job

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 29-Sep-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 6.2 million Australians aged 14+ (32 per cent) paid for hairdressing in an average four-week period in the year to June 2015. The survey also shows that 4.1 million Australians (21 per cent) buy home hair colouring products in an average six months. Overall, 25 per cent of men and 38 per cent of women got a professional haircut, styling or colouring recently, while 11 per cent and 31 per cent respectively dyed their hair at home at least once in the last six months. Meanwhile, L’Oreal is purchased by 26 per cent of women dyeing their own hair and 16 per cent of men, making it the number one brand among both genders.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, L’OREAL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, CLAIROL, GARNIER, SCHWARZKOPF PTY LTD, NAPRO, DECORE, JUST FOR MEN

Qantas gives $2.75 million to secure Aussie artists exposure at Tate

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Original article by Primrose Riordan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 29-Sep-15

The Qantas Foundation has donated $A2.75 million to London’s Tate and Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA). The donation will be used by the two institutions to jointly buy works by Australian artists. The acquired works will be shown at the MCA in 2016, and later at the Tate in London.

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QANTAS FOUNDATION, TATE GALLERY OF MODERN ART, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART (NEW SOUTH WALES)

Stocks to buy in uncertain times

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Original article by Vanessa Desloires
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 33 : 29-Sep-15

John Conomos of Macquarie Securities says a number of Australian-listed stocks should perform well amid the current volatility and uncertainty in global financial markets. Telstra, ResMed and Aristocrat Leisure are deemed to have the lowest sensitivity to uncertainty, based on Macquarie’s metrics. Other stocks include TPG Telecom, CSL, Stockland, Federation Centres, Caltex, Wesfarmers and Bank of Queensland.

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MACQUARIE SECURITIES PTY LTD, RESMED INCORPORATED – ASX RMD, ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LIMITED – ASX ALL, TPG TELECOM LIMITED – ASX TPM, CL PLASTICS AND CONSULTANTS PTY LTD, STOCKLAND – ASX SGP, FEDERATION CENTRES – ASX FDC, CALTEX AUSTRALIA LIMITED – ASX CTX, WESFARMERS LIMITED – ASX WES, BANK OF QUEENSLAND LIMITED – ASX BOQ, UNITED STATES. FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB

Vocus and M2 merger to create $3b titan

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Original article by David Ramli
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15 & 20 : 29-Sep-15

Geoff Horth will become CEO of the merged M2 Group and Vocus Communications, which will rank as the fourth-biggest telco in Australia and the third-largest in New Zealand. Horth is currently CEO of M2, whose board has endorsed the $A3bn merger proposal. M2 owns the Dodo and iPrimus brands, which may allow Vocus to revive its plan to build its own fibre-to-basement service for apartment buildings. The merger is subject to approval by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission.

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M2 GROUP LIMITED – ASX MTU, VOCUS COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED – ASX VOC, DODO INTERNET PTY LTD, IPRIMUS, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION, TPG TELECOM LIMITED – ASX TPM, NBN CO LIMITED, IINET LIMITED – ASX IIN, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, COMMANDER COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED, AAPT LIMITED, CLSA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Nothing small about the small electrical market

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 28-Sep-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that Australians spend more than $A260m buying almost 1.7 million small electrical items in an average four weeks. The survey, which was carried out in the year to June 2015, also shows that Australian bought 233,500 small electrical goods from The Good Guys during an average four-week period, ahead of Harvey Norman (208,000). Meanwhile, more than one in 10 small electronic items are now purchased online (179,000 during an average four weeks). Of these, some 134,500 items are bought through online-only stores such as Appliances Online and Deals Direct. The remainder are purchased via the online sites of bricks-and-mortar retailers.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, THE GOOD GUYS, HARVEY NORMAN HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX HVN, APPLIANCES ONLINE PTY LTD, DEALSDIRECT.COM.AU PTY LTD, BIG W DISCOUNT STORES, KMART AUSTRALIA LIMITED, TARGET AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, TARGET COUNTRY, MYER HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX MYR, GODFREYS GROUP LIMITED – ASX GFY, ALDI STORES SUPERMARKETS PTY LTD, BING LEE ELECTRICS PTY LTD, JB HI-FI LIMITED – ASX JBH, EBAY AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND PTY LTD, BETTA ELECTRICAL PTY LTD, DICK SMITH HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX DSH, BUNNINGS GROUP LIMITED

Japanese Asahi buys Australian craft beer brewer Mountain Goat

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Original article by Jared Lynch
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 17 : 29-Sep-15

Japanese beverage company Asahi has acquired Australian boutique brewer Mountain Goat for an undisclosed sum. Mountain Goat was established by Cam Hines and David Bonighton in 1997. It employs about 25 full-time staff and 20 casual workers at breweries in Richmond and Laverton in Victoria.

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ASAHI BREWERIES LIMITED, MOUNTAIN GOAT BEER PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS, IBISWORLD PTY LTD, KIRIN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Inner-city suburbs risk mortgage default, says NAB

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Original article by Clancy Yeates
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 6 : 29-Sep-15

National Australia Bank has identified about 80 postcodes across Australia where it will restrict loan-to-valuation ratios due to concerns about the potential for home loan borrowers to default. Home buyers in some 40 postcodes are regarded as being particularly at risk of default, and home loan borrowers in these postcodes will require a minimum deposit of 30 per cent. While many of the postcodes are in mining areas, the list also includes 34 in Sydney and five in Melbourne, and the CBDs of all five major capital cities.

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NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, HOMELOANEXPERTS.COM.AU, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY

TV networks split on reform

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Original article by Dominic White
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 18 : 29-Sep-15

The issue of Australia’s cross-media ownership laws is again under scrutiny, with further dissent among major TV broadcasters. Nine Entertainment Company and Prime Media Group say they will support relaxing the rules governing sports broadcasts in return for changes to the ownership regime. However, Seven West Media and Ten Network oppose any move to reduce the number of sports on the anti-siphoning list. Communications Minister Mitch Fifield plans to review the list.

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NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, PRIME MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX PRT, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF COMMUNICATIONS, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, SOUTHERN CROSS AUSTEREO PTY LTD, SOUTHERN CROSS MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX SXL, FREE TV AUSTRALIA LIMITED, CROSBY TEXTOR RESEARCH STRATEGIES RESULTS PTY LTD, WIN CORPORATION PTY LTD, IMPARJA TELEVISION PTY LTD

PM calls back reform summit

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 29-Sep-15

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has organised a summit with key representations of the business and community sectors to discuss economic reforms. The summit will be held on 1 October 2015, and will include Australian Industry Group CEO Innes Willox, ACTU secretary Dave Oliver, Business Council of Australia Jennifer Westacott and Australian Council for Social Services CEO Cassandra Goldie. Issues such as superannuation tax breaks are likely to be on the agenda.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, THE AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY GROUP, ACTU, BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL FOR WOMEN, COUNCIL ON THE AGEING, AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, AUSTRALIAN YOUTH AFFAIRS COALITION INCORPORATED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FINANCE, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, SYDNEY INSTITUTE

Coalition looks to insurance rebate tweak

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 29-Sep-15

The Australian Government may consider changes to the private health insurance rebate. Health Minister Sussan Ley says feedback from consumers shows that the introduction of means-testing for the rebate has resulted in higher out-of-pocket costs and forced some consumers to downgrade their insurance coverage. Income-based means-testing for the 30 per cent rebate was introduced by the former Australian Labor Party government.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HEALTH, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES. MEDICARE AUSTRALIA