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Vic govt hits back over youth crime

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Original article by Jacqueline Le
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 5 : 2-Jan-18

Victoria’s shadow attorney-general John Pesutto contends federal action is needed to address what he contends is a growing gang culture in that state. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has accused Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews of lacking leadership over what Turnbull claims is increased lawlessness and gang violence in Victoria. However, acting Roads and Road Safety Minister Phillip Dalidakis claims Turnbull is playing "games", instead of offering to work with the Victorian government on the issue.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, VICTORIA. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, VICTORIA. DEPT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, JOBS, TRANSPORT AND RESOURCES

Mail model: PM suggests postal survey on republic

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Original article by Andrew Tillett
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 2-Jan-18

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has no intention of revisiting the idea of Australia becoming a republic while Queen Elizabeth remains monarch. However, Turnbull, who was head of the Australian Republic Movement before becoming an MP, says the method by which Australians would elect a president in the event it becomes a republic could be decided by a postal ballot, and this would be held before any referendum on the issue.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN REPUBLICAN MOVEMENT, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

PM confident no harm to relationship with Trump over Downer meeting

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Original article by Andrew Tillett, Alice Uribe
The Australian Financial Review – Page: Online : 2-Jan-18

It has been revealed that the FBI investigation into whether Russia possibly interfered with the US 2016 election was apparently sparked by a comment to Alexander Downer. An aide to Donald Trump told Downer, Australia’s High Commissioner to the UK, in May 2016 that Russia had "dirt" on Hillary Clinton, Trump’s presidential rival at the time. This information was subsequently passed onto US intelligence officials, which led to the FBI investigation, which also looked at whether the Trump camp was in collusion with Russia. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull does not think the revelations concerning Downer will have any impact on his relationship with Trump.

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UNITED STATES. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, AUSTRALIAN STRATEGIC POLICY INSTITUTE LIMITED

Slash tax or lose investors

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Original article by Simon Benson
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 21-Dec-17

A new analysis by the Treasury notes that since 2001 Australia has failed to respond to the global trend to reduce corporate tax rates. The Treasury briefing also cautions that Australian wages, investment, economic growth and the federal Budget will be adversely affected if federal parliament fails to reduce the company tax rate. The release of the Treasury analysis has coincided with the passage through both houses of Congress of US President Donald Trump’s tax package.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, REPUBLICAN PARTY (UNITED STATES), INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Shorten hit by dual faction fury

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Original article by Joe Kelly, Samantha Hutchinson
The Australian – Page: 1 & 2 : 21-Dec-17

There is growing unrest within factions of the Australian Labor Party, ahead of several likely by-elections in early 2018. The powerful NSW Right faction has expressed concern about the party’s treatment of former Labor Senator Sam Dastyari, as well as the involvement of Opposition Leader Bill Shorten in negotiations with the Industrial Left faction in Victoria. A member of Labor’s Victorian Right faction says the deal for unions aligned with the Industrial Left to support the Centre Unity faction would not have proceeded without Shorten’s backing.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY UNION OF AUSTRALIA, MARITIME UNION OF AUSTRALIA, TRANSPORT WORKERS’ UNION

Cash fails in bid to have AWU raid subpoenas thrown out

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Original article by David Marin-Guzman
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 5 : 21-Dec-17

The Federal Court has ruled that Employment Minister Michaelia Cash must provide the Australian Workers’ Union with access to documents relating to a police raid on its offices in October. The AWU had sought access to communications between Cash’s office and the Registered Organisations Commission, which had authorised the raids as part of its investigation into an AWU donation to activist group GetUp.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT, AUSTRALIAN WORKERS’ UNION-FEDERATION OF INDUSTRIAL, MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING EMPLOYEES, AUSTRALIA. REGISTERED ORGANISATIONS COMMISSION, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE, AUSTRALIA. FAIR WORK OMBUDSMAN

Nationals’ split widens amid reshuffle fallout

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Original article by Laura Tingle
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 8 : 21-Dec-17

The Federal Government’s cabinet reshuffle has prompted disunity within the ranks of the National Party. Some members of the junior Coalition partner are displeased with the decision to drop Nationals MP Darren Chester from the infrastructure portfolio and Liberal-National Party MP Keith Pitt from his role as the assistant trade minister. There has been speculation that Pitt may seek to establish a separate Nationals party room or resign from the party and join the crossbench.

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NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, LIBERAL-NATIONAL PARTY OF QUEENSLAND

Australia’s emissions rise 5pc in two years

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Original article by Ben Potter
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 9 : 20-Dec-17

Australia will find it hard to meet its commitments under the Paris climate agreement, based on the latest figures on greenhouse gas emissions. Emissions have risen five per cent in the last two years, and are currently at 554 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per annum. This is tipped to rise to 570 million tonnes per annum by 2030 if measures such as new emission standards for cars and the federal government’s national energy guarantee are not imposed with suitable rigour. The farming and transport sectors are tipped to contribute the biggest increase in emissions in coming years, while the electricity sector is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Shorten seats for union support deal

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Original article by Staff reporters
The Australian – Page: 4 : 20-Dec-17

Unions linked to the Australian Labor Party’s Industrial Left faction are understood to have done a deal with Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and his ­Centre Unity faction. The deal is said to include increased pre-selection of candidates belonging to the IL faction for seats at upcoming elections, in return for the IL agreeing to support Shorten remaining as Labor leader. Unions belonging to the IL faction include the Maritime Union of Australia, the ­Finance Sector Union and the Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, MARITIME UNION OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN RAIL, TRAM AND BUS INDUSTRY UNION, FINANCE SECTOR UNION, CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY UNION OF AUSTRALIA, HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES UNION

Boost for conservatives as PM resets his team

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Original article by Joe Kelly
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 20-Dec-17

The Federal Government’s new cabinet includes five women, with Employment Minister Michaelia Cash taking on the new super portfolio of jobs and innovation. Dan Tehan will replace Christian Porter as Social Services Minister, while Porter will succeed George Brandis as Attorney-General. Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce will take over the infrastructure and transport portfolio from Victorian MP Darren Chester, who has been relegated to the backbench after declining the offer of becoming an assistant minister. Meanwhile, backbencher David Littleproud will take on Joyce’s former portfolio of agriculture.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, AUSTRALIA. ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPT, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FINANCE, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE, AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION, AUSTRALIAN BORDER FORCE, AUSTRALIAN CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE COMMISSION, AUSTRALIA. ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPT. AUSTRALIAN TRANSACTION REPORTS AND ANALYSIS CENTRE, AUSTRALIA. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY, AUSTRALIA. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL SECURITY LEGISLATION MONITOR