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79 year olds have the best mental health

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 20-Aug-19

New data from Roy Morgan shows that over 7.9 million Australians aged 14+ (38.4%) now suffer from a Mental Health condition, compared with 5.4 million (30.7%) in 2009. The most common Mental Health conditions are Stress (which is experienced by 5.8 million Australians, or 28%), Anxiety (suffered by over 4.3 million, or 21.1%), Depression (which afflicts over 3.3 million, or 16.1%) and the nearly 1.3 million (6.2%) who have Panic Attacks. Analysis shows that the number of Australians who experience Anxiety has increased by 108.3% since 2011, from nearly 2.3 million to over 4.3 million. Stress has increased by 1.6 million (+38.2%), Depression has increased by almost 1 million (+41.2%) and Panic Attacks are up by over half a million (+73.7%). The latest Roy Morgan health research is based on a program of research that now spans over a decade into illnesses and medical conditions and derived from detailed in-depth interviews with over 50,000 Australians each year as part of the Roy Morgan Single Source survey.

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Disney+ to launch in Australia

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 20-Aug-19

US media giant Walt Disney Company has confirmed the Australian launch date and pricing for its video streaming service. Disney+ will cost $8.99 per month or $89.99 a year when it is launched in Australia on 19 November. Australia and New Zealand will be among the first markets in the world to gain access to Disney+, which will be launched in the US, Canada and the Netherlands on 12 November. Disney+ will include content from the Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars franchises.

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WALT DISNEY COMPANY, DISNEY+, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, STAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY LTD, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, HULU LLC

BHP grade issues at Pilbara mines cloud the outlook for iron ore

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Original article by Nick Toscano
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: Online : 19-Aug-19

BHP recently advised that the iron content of its ‘Jimblebar Fines’ iron ore product will fall from 61 per cent to 59.5 per cent during 2019-20. Jimblebar Fines accounts for around 15 per cent of BHP’s iron ore sales from Western Australia, with most of its Pilbara output being exported to China. Industry observers indicate that the iron content downgrade is partly the result of problems with BHP’s fleet of autonomous trucks, which has required it to mine in pits with lower-quality ore.

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BHP GROUP LIMITED – ASX BHP, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO

Crust Pizza slices up competition for second straight month

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 20-Aug-19

Crust Pizza has won back-to-back Roy Morgan Quick Service Restaurant of the Month Awards, with a customer satisfaction rating of 93% in July 2019. Crust Pizza was followed by Noodle Box (92%), Grill’d (89%), Oporto (89%) and Guzman y Gomez (88%). Four of the top five outlets recorded strong ratings growth when compared with July 2018, except for Grill’d, which declined slightly. Noodle Box’s satisfaction rating has increased by 13% in the last year, and by 2% in the past three months, whereas ratings leader Crust Pizza has remained stable. These are the latest findings from the Roy Morgan Single Source survey, which is derived from in-depth face-to-face interviews with 1,000 Australians each week and over 50,000 each year.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED, CRUST GOURMET PIZZA BAR PTY LTD, THE NOODLE BOX PTY LTD, OPORTO PTY LTD, GUZMAN Y GOMEZ PTY LTD

Rising numbers of Australians looking at Electric and Hybrid vehicles for their next set of wheels

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 20-Aug-19

New data from Roy Morgan shows that 1,174,000 Australians aged 14+ are looking to buy a hybrid vehicle, and 438,000 intend to buy an electric vehicle as their next car purchase, either new or used. The number of Australians looking to buy a hybrid car as their next vehicle has increased by 553,000 since June 2018, and the number of consumers intending to buy an electric vehicle has increased by 200,000. When looking specifically at those intending to purchase an electric vehicle within the next four years, some 61,000 Australians intend to purchase a used electric vehicle, up from 28,000 as of June 2018. However, the opposite trend is apparent for those looking to purchase a new electric vehicle within four years. As of June 2019, a total of 37,000 Australians were looking to buy a new electric vehicle, compared with 45,000 as of June 2018. These are the latest findings from the Roy Morgan Single Source survey, derived from in-depth face-to-face interviews with 1,000 Australians each week and over 50,000 each year.

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Baby Boomers put squeeze on the young

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Original article by John Kehoe
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 8 : 19-Aug-19

The Grattan Institute contends that people aged 40 contribute twice as much in tax to support older Australians than Baby Boomers did at the same age, after adjusting for inflation. The percentage of households over the age of 65 that pay tax has fallen from 27 per cent in the mid-1990s to 17 per cent, while the Grattan Institute notes that the wealth of households under the age of 35 has barely changed since 2004. It puts forward a number of suggestions to address this intergenerational divide, including taxing superannuation earnings in retirement at 15 per cent and lifting the pension age.

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GRATTAN INSTITUTE, AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE, AUSTRALIA. PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION, KPMG AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

BHP only local to make global top 100 list

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Original article by Damon Kitney
The Australian – Page: 19 : 19-Aug-19

BHP is ranked 63rd in PwC’s latest list of the Global Top 100 companies by market value. BHP’s market capitalisation was estimated to be $US131bn at the end of March, according to the PwC report. The resources giant is the only Australian company to have made the latest list, with the Commonwealth Bank falling out of the top 100. Microsoft has topped the list with a market capitalisation of $US905bn ($1.33trn). The US accounts for 54 companies in the list, while 15 are based in China.

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BHP GROUP LIMITED – ASX BHP, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, MICROSOFT CORPORATION, APPLE INCORPORATED, THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCORPORATED, GRUPO SANTANDER, JP MORGAN AND COMPANY INCORPORATED, EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION, RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED, TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES, SALESFORCE.COM, ELI LILLY AND COMPANY

ASIC to sue big banks in weeks

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Original article by John Durie
The Australian – Page: 17 : 19-Aug-19

The Australian Securities & Investments Commission’s deputy chairman Daniel Crennan says it will shortly commence legal action against the four major banks, plus AMP and Macquarie Group. He adds that ASIC is still working on 13 matters that were referred to it by the Hayne royal commission, as well as a further 39 matters that were examined by the inquiry. Meanwhile, ASIC’s latest enforcement update shows that it accepted just one court-enforceable undertaking in the first half of 2019, compared with nine in the second half of 2018. ASIC’s reluctance to pursue litigation came under scrutiny by royal commissioner Kenneth Hayne.

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AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION, AMP LIMITED – ASX AMP, MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG, AUSTRALIA. ROYAL COMMISSION INTO MISCONDUCT IN THE BANKING, SUPERANNUATION AND FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY

China threat: bolster Top End

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Original article by Geoff Chambers
The Australian – Page: 1 & 2 : 19-Aug-19

A report to be released by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute on 19 August suggests that there is a growing gap between Australia’s strategic policy and its military assets in the northern part of the nation. The report’s release, which calls for a boost to defence capacity in that part of the country, will coincide with the release of a separate report from the United States Studies Centre that will argue that the US no longer "enjoys military primacy in the Indo-Pacific". The release of the two reports comes as China seeks to expand its defence and strategic presence in the region.

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AUSTRALIAN STRATEGIC POLICY INSTITUTE LIMITED, UNITED STATES STUDIES CENTRE

Seven set for tough result as ratings flop

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Original article by Zoe Samios, Leo Shanahan
The Australian – Page: 23 : 19-Aug-19

Tribeca Investment Partners’ Jun Bei Liu expects Seven West Media to announce weak earnings and writedowns when its 2018-19 financial results are released on 20 August. The media group had issued a profit warning in May, and the Seven Network’s audience share is currently 2.4 per cent lower year-on-year. In contrast, the Nine Network’s audience share has risen by 3.4 per cent. New Seven West CEO James Warburton has noted that the Seven Network has some "ageing formats"; data from OzTAM shows that ‘My Kitchen Rules’ and ‘House Rules’ in particular have lost significant audience share in recent years.

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SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED, TRIBECA INVESTMENT PARTNERS PTY LTD, OZTAM PTY LTD