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Victoria to set life terms for kids as young as 14

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Original article by Anthony Galloway
The Australian – Page: 3 : 12-Nov-25

The Victorian government has belatedly responded to the state’s youth crime crisis by announcing plans to implement ‘adult crime, adult time’ laws. Premier Jacinta Allan is set to announce that children aged 14+ who commit a range of offences will automatically have their case heard by the Country Court rather than the Children’s Court; these offences include aggravated home invasion and aggravated carjacking. The County Court can presently impose a maximum penalty of 25 years for aggravated home invasion and aggravated carjacking; however, the government will legislate to increase the maximum penalty to life imprisonment for offenders aged 14+.

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VICTORIA. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, COUNTY COURT OF VICTORIA, CHILDREN’S COURT

Victoria hits back at worst for business ranking

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Original article by Marcus de Blonk Smith
The Australian – Page: 4 : 12-Nov-25

The Victorian government has responded to the Business Council of Australia’s finding that the state is the nation’s worst place to do business for a second consecutive year. The government contends that investment in Victoria has been "the strongest among all states" over the last decade, growing by 53 per cent over this period. A government spokesman also contends that Victoria continues to rank first in terms of home approvals and home completions, adding that the government has also reduced or scrapped taxes 65 times. The BCA has again ranked South Australia as the best place to do business.

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BHP Christmas work order penalty

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Original article by Ewin Hannan
The Australian – Page: 7 : 12-Nov-25

The Federal Court has ordered BHP’s Operation Services labour firm to compensate 85 miners who were directed to work at the Daunia coal mine in Queensland on Christmas Day and Boxing Day in 2019. Operation Services will be required to pay a total of $83,700 in compensation, plus a penalty of $15,000. The Mining and Energy Union’s Queensland president Mitch Hughes says the workers had been directed to work on the public holidays with no consultation or agreement. The workers will be each be paid between $800 and $2,400 each. BHP sold the Daunia mine to Whitehaven Coal in 2024.

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BHP GROUP LIMITED – ASX BHP, OPERATION SERVICES, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA, WHITEHAVEN COAL LIMITED – ASX WHC

States attack federal Labor’s tobacco policy

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Original article by Mohammad Alfares, Lachlan Leeming
The Australian – Page: 6 : 12-Nov-25

The federal government is attracting growing criticism over its tobacco policy, including its refusal to reduce excise tax in order to combat the burgeoning black market. Tasmania’s Police Minister Felix Ellis says the federal government’s response to the illegal tobacco trade has been one of the "worst public policy disasters" in the world at present. He adds that Tasmania intends to crack down on the illicit trade, but warns that the issue needs to be addressed at federal level. NSW Health Minister Ryan Park says federal counterpart Mark Butler has ignored his call to reduce the excise tax.

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TASMANIA. DEPT OF JUSTICE, NEW SOUTH WALES. MINISTRY OF HEALTH, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HEALTH, DISABILITY AND AGEING

Roy Morgan Business Confidence virtually unchanged at 101.7 after the RBA leaves interest rates at 3.6%

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 12-Nov-25

In October 2025, Roy Morgan Business Confidence was virtually unchanged at 101.7. The result followed the Reserve Bank’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged in late September at 3.6%. Business Confidence is now 8.2pts below the long-term average of 109.9, and down 5pts from October 2024. Now 30.6% (down 2.8ppts) of businesses says their business is ‘better off’ financially than this time a year ago, while 34.1% (down 0.5ppts) say the business is ‘worse off’. Meanwhile, 42.2% (up 2.6ppts) of respondents expect the business will be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 22.3% (up 2.3ppts) expect the business will be ‘worse off’. Some 37.4% (down 1.9ppts) respondents say the next 12 months will be a ‘good time to invest’ in growing the business, while 34.9% (up 5.4ppts) say it will be a ‘bad time to invest’.

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ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence drops 1pt to 83.5 after higher-than-expected ABS CPI for September quarter and in the week the RBA left interest rates unchanged

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 12-Nov-25

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence fell 1pt to 83.5 in the week to 9 November; it is now 3.2pts lower than a year ago (86.7), and 3pts below the 2025 weekly average of 86.5. Analysis by State shows mixed results, with Consumer Confidence down in New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia, but up in Victoria and Western Australia. Now 21% of Australians (down 1ppt) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 44% (up 2ppts) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 28% (up 2ppts) of respondents expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 31% (down 2ppts) expect to be ‘worse off’. Meanwhile, 8% (down 2ppts) of respondents expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 30% (down 2ppts) expect ‘bad times’. Only 20% (down 1ppt) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 37% (up 2ppts) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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Dire defence warning to PM, at eleventh hour

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Original article by Jamie Walker
The Australian – Page: 1 & 5 : 12-Nov-25

Retired army major-general Greg Melick has used a Remembrance Day speech at the Australian War Memorial to criticise the federal government’s spending on defence. Melick contended that Australia needs a "grand strategy" to be prepared for war amid the deteriorating security situation in the Indo-Pacific region; he warned of the risk that defence spending may become a "matter of what we can afford and not what we need". The nation’s defence budget is slated to rise from about two per cent of GDP at present to 2.33 per cent over the next decade. Melick is also the outgoing national president of the RSL.

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Network Ten eyes NRL bid even as losses balloon

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Original article by Sam Buckingham-Jones
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15 : 12-Nov-25

The Ten Network’s latest corporate filings show that it posted a loss of $162m in 2024, which followed a loss of $322m for the previous year. The disappointing financial results have been attributed to factors such as low ratings and weak advertising revenue. Ten Network’s president Beverley McGarvey says it will consider bidding for the National Rugby League’s next broadcasting rights deal, noting that new US parent company Paramount Skydance is heavily investing in sports content. Media analyst Steve Allen says Ten needs the rights to some tier-one sports, noting that they remain popular with viewers despite the growing shift to streaming platforms.

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Australia’s Most Trusted and Distrusted Brands + The Retail Landscape – Webinar Invitation

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 12-Nov-25

Join Roy Morgan CEO Michele Levine at 11:00am on 28 November to discover Australia’s most Trusted and Distrusted brands; how traditional retail brands are being impacted by Temu, Shein, and AliExpress; how the dramatic shift to low prices is affecting discount department stores like Kmart and Big W; whether Amazon has finally become the digital category killer, impacting Myer, JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman; whether Coles and Woolworths are finally showing real signs of reputational recovery; and whether the retail sector seeing a rise in distrust amid all the upheaval. Register now and we will send you a link immediately prior to the start of the webinar.

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Trust in banking and finance industries – including all big four banks – increases significantly over the last 12 months

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 12-Nov-25

Roy Morgan measures trust and distrust across 27 industries and over 200 key Australian brands on an ongoing basis. A special deep dive into trust and distrust in the banking and finance industry shows a remarkable recovery in levels of trust and a reduction in distrust for the industry over the last 12 months. The Banking industry itself is now the 14th most trusted industry in Australia, up 10 spots from a year ago, lifted higher by rising trust and decreasing distrust in the big four banks. In addition, the Insurance industry is up five spots and is now the 12th most trusted industry. The Payments, Cards and Loans industry is up three places to 7th and the Superannuation and Wealth Management industry is up three positions to 6th overall. These four industries have improved more than any other sectors over the last 12 months.

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