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Shorten super win for casual uni staff

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Original article by Ewin Hannan
The Australian – Page: 8 : 7-Oct-26

A new enterprise agreement for the University of Canberra’s employees includes an increase in the superannuation contribution of casual staff from 12 per cent to 17 per cent. This will be progressively phased in over the life of the four-year wage deal; the university’s permanent employees already have a super rate of 17 per cent, and vice-chancellor Professor Bill Shorten says the increase for casuals is an "overdue correction". The new enterprise agreement also includes annual pay rises of 3.625 per cent over four years, increased working-from-home rights and access to reproductive and defence service leave.

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Roy Morgan New Zealand Poll: In September National-led Government increases lead over Labour-led Parliamentary Opposition (52% vs. 41.5%)

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 7-Oct-26

Roy Morgan’s New Zealand Poll for September 2026 shows that support for the National-led Government (National, ACT & NZ First) is up 3% to 52%, increasing its clear lead over the Labour-Greens-Maori Party Parliamentary Opposition (virtually unchanged at 41.5%). This is the largest lead for the National-led Government since September 2024. Amongst the Government support for National was unchanged at 31%, support for ACT was up 0.5% to 11%, and support for New Zealand First was up 2.5% to 10%. For the Parliamentary Opposition, support for Labour was down 0.5% to 23.5%, support for the Greens was up 0.5% to 16%, and support for the Maori Party rose 0.5% to 2%. A further 6.5% (down 3.5%) of electors supported a minor party outside Parliament. The survey results for September would lead to the National-led Government winning 62 seats (down six seats from the election) and the Labour-led Parliamentary Opposition would win 50 seats (down five seats). This latest New Zealand Roy Morgan Poll on voting intention was conducted by telephone – both landline and mobile – with a New Zealand-wide cross-section of 859 electors from 31 August to 27 September. Meanwhile, the Roy Morgan Government Confidence Rating rose 4 points to 85.5 in September.

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ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence down 3.4pts to 67.1 – lowest since May after RBA raises interest rates to 15-year high

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 7-Oct-26

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence fell 3.4pts to 67.1 in the week to 4 October, which is its lowest rating since late May. Consumer Confidence is now 18pts lower than a year ago (85.1), and 5.1pts below the 2026 weekly average of 72.2. Analysis by State shows that Consumer Confidence has decreased in the four largest States of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia, but is up slightly in South Australia. Now 15% of Australians (down 2ppts) say their families are ‘better off’ financially than this time last year, while 56% (up 6ppts) say their families are ‘worse off’. Looking forward, 20% (unchanged) of respondents expect their family to be ‘better off’ financially this time next year, while 45% (up 2ppts) expect to be ‘worse off’. Only 5% (down 1ppt) of respondents expect ‘good times’ for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, while 46% (up 2ppts) expect ‘bad times’. Meanwhile, just 14% (down 2ppts) of Australians say now is a ‘good time to buy’ major household items, while 47% (up 3ppts) say now is a ‘bad time to buy’.

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China weighs in on Labor’s gas intervention

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Original article by Tom Rabe
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 2 : 7-Oct-26

China’s embassy in Australia has expressed concern about the federal government’s proposed domestic gas reservation scheme. The embassy has used its submission to the scheme’s exposure draft to caution Labor against too much intervention in the gas market. China is a major importer of LNG from Australia, while the nation also holds stakes in several major gas projects in Queensland and Western Australia. Other Asian buyers of Australia’s LNG have previously raised concerns about the proposed scheme.

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$60bn a year to comply on tax

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Original article by Matthew Cranston
The Australian – Page: 4 : 7-Oct-26

CPA Australia estimates that the nation’s taxpayers spend about $13 complying with the tax system for every dollar that governments spend administering it. CPA Australia’s tax lead Jenny Wong says these compliance costs total about $60bn a year, which is about 50 per cent higher than a decade ago. Wong has urged the federal government to set a measurable target of reducing tax compliance costs by 10 per cent by 2030. She adds that Labor should publish the Board of Taxation’s review of red tape, which Treasury Jim Chalmers received at the end of June.

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Coalition’s migration plan risks breaching India free trade agreement and damaging economy, advocates warn

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Original article by Krishani Dhanji
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 7-Oct-26

The number of temporary graduate visas would be reduced from 271,200 to just 10,000 by 2031-32 under the Coalition’s migration policy. Shadow home affairs minister Jonno Duniam has indicated that there will be a four-year transitional phase before the temporary graduate visa is abolished. The International Education Association of Australia’s CEO Phil Honeywood contends that the Coalition’s policy could breach Australia’s free-trade agreement with India, which allows Indian students to stay and work in Australia for up to four years after completing their studies. Universities Australia CEO Luke Sheehy adds that scrapping temporary graduate visas could make Australia less attractive to international students.

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Labor in knots as Hamas rearms

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Original article by Rosie Lewis, Richard Ferguson
The Australian – Page: 5 : 7-Oct-26

The Israel Security Agency’s director David Zini recently warned that Hamas is rearming and considering another major terrorist attack or the kidnapping of soldiers on the nation’s borders. Zini has told Israel’s Security & Diplomatic Council that Hamas is preparing to stage such an attack during or after the nation’s upcoming elections. Meanwhile, Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong has marked the third anniversary of the 7 October attack on Israel by stating that the nation is "unequivocal" in its condemnation of Hamas and its ongoing acts of terror. Th the Executive Council of Australian Jewry’s co-CEO Alex Ryvchin in turn says Labor’s recognition of Palestinian statehood had been a "windfall" for Hamas.

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ISRAEL SECURITY AGENCY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIAN JEWRY

Taylor denies immigration cut will hit economy

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 7-Oct-26

Opposition leader Angus Taylor has announced that net overseas migration would be reduced to 100,000 annually during the first two years of a Coalition government, before progressively rising to 160,000 during its fourth year in office. Other key features of the Coalition’s migration policy – which Taylor has described as the biggest cut to immigration in Australia’s history – include reducing the number of temporary visa holders by 650,000 during its first term in office and increasing the number of visa for high-value skilled migrants by more than 100,000. Taylor says the Coalition’s proposed immigration reforms would boost the federal budget by about $260m over four years.

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Ousted Greens MP’s grenade sparks leadership chaos

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Original article by Jessica Wang
Herald Sun – Page: Online : 30-Sep-26

Australian Greens senators Sarah Hanson-Young and Mehreen Faruqi have confirmed that they will contest the party’s leadership. Faruqi will run on a joint ticket with Nick McKim, who will replace her as deputy leader if they win the upcoming ballot. Meanwhile, former Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather has called for all members of the Greens to vote on the new leader, rather than just the party-room; he contends that this would would boost the party’s membership. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he has wished outgoing Greens leader Larissa Waters "all the very best"; she will remain in parliament will dealing with health issues.

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‘Fill the gap’: Australia’s plan to swoop on Trump’s trade war with Canada

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Original article by Michael Koziol
The Age – Page: Online : 30-Sep-26

The federal government will seek to capitalise on the growing trade war between the US and Canada. Trade Minister Don Farrell will push for Australian wines and spirits to have increased access to the Canadian market when he attends the G20 Trade Ministerial Meeting in Milwaukee this week. Farrell says Australia can "fill the gap" left by the US ban on alcohol imports from Canada, which has been imposed in retaliation for a similar ban by Canada in 2025. Farrell will also urge the US to refrain from imposing new tariffs on Australian lamb imports; he will contend that such a move would be counter-productive, as it would result in higher costs for US consumers.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, GROUP OF TWENTY (G-20)