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ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence edges higher, but details remain soft

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 2-Nov-16

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence edged 0.4% higher in the week ending 30 October 2016, after a sharp fall in the previous week. Consumers’ views towards their future finances bounced a solid 4.3%, but that only partially offset the sharp drop the previous week. Meanwhile, views towards finances compared to a year ago declined for the fifth week in a row, down 1.1%. Households’ view on the economic conditions over the next 12 months dipped a sharp 3.2%, while views towards economic conditions over the next 5 years fell 1.6%.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ

5.6 million will watch 2016 Melbourne Cup

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 1-Nov-16

Today’s Melbourne Cup will be one of the most-watched sporting events of the year, with 5.6 million Australians 14+ (29%) expected to tune in to watch the race on TV, new research from Roy Morgan shows – but the audience has flipped over the past decade from being mostly under 50 to mostly over 50. The Melbourne Cup’s audience has declined by almost a million Australians over the last decade from 6.5 million (39%) in 2006. However the horse race on the first Tuesday every November remains among the most-watched sporting events in the country: just behind the AFL Grand Final (6.4 million) and State of Origin matches (6.0 million) – and ahead of the NRL Grand Final (5.3 million).

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, THE EMIRATES MELBOURNE CUP

Power bill shock as RET helps big firms

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Original article by Kylar Loussikian, Sid Maher
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 1-Nov-16

Australian Industry Group CEO Innes Willox warns that a sharp rise in the spot price of large-scale generation certificates could result in a 1-2 per cent increase in electricity bills for households and businesses. He attributes the rise in the spot price to concern that growth in renewable energy supply will not be sufficient to meet the Federal Government’s Renewable Energy Target. This requires the proportion of electricity generated by renewables to rise from 12.75 per cent at present to 23.5 per cent by 2020. Some states have more aggressive renewable energy targets.

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THE AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY GROUP, AGL ENERGY LIMITED – ASX AGL, ORIGIN ENERGY LIMITED – ASX ORG, ENERGYAUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG, AUSTRALIA. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SCIENTIST, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, GREEN ENERGY MARKETS PTY LTD, GRATTAN INSTITUTE, AUSTRALIA. CLEAN ENERGY REGULATOR, CLEAN ENERGY COUNCIL LIMITED

Welfare pays more than work

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Original article by Sarah Martin
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 28-Oct-16

Data from the Australian National University shows that the nation’s median overall wage was $A46,500 in 2014-15, or $A39,841 after tax. In contrast, Federal Government data shows that some 43,000 welfare recipients who are also paid family allowances received more than $A45,000 in tax-free government payments in 2014-15. Social Services Minister Christian Porter has stressed the need for policies aimed at ending welfare dependency and encouraging parents to enter the workforce.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, NATIONAL PRESS CLUB (AUSTRALIA)

Widening wage gap blamed on bias

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Original article by Ewin Hannan
The Australian – Page: 5 : 28-Oct-16

KPMG Australia has released a report which concludes that gender discrimination accounted for 38 per cent of the gap between the wages of men and women in 2014. This compares with 35 per cent in 2007. The report also notes that 30 per cent of the pay gap is due to the fact that more men tend to work in certain industries, in which the wages are typically higher than those for industries where women are over-represented. Workplace Gender Equality Agency director Libby Lyons stresses the need for action to address the gender pay gap.

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KPMG AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA. WORKPLACE GENDER EQUALITY AGENCY

Michele Levine, CEO, Roy Morgan Research: Australian opposition to Muslim immigration exaggerated

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Original article by Michele Levine, Roy Morgan Research
Morgan Poll Update – Page: Online : 26-Oct-16

In stark contrast to the widely reported Essential Research Poll in mid-September that claimed Australians opposed Muslim Immigration 49% cf. 40%, independent research by Roy Morgan shows Australians continue to support Muslim immigration (58% cf. 33%) as well as Asylum Seeker Immigration (66% to 25%). Five weeks ago, Australians were bombarded with the news that we, as a nation, or the majority of us, did not want Muslims coming into the country – based on a poll by Essential Research. I said at the time, in several interviews (Listen to radio interview with 2SER), that we believed it was highly unlikely that these results were true. Roy Morgan surveys over several years from 2010 to 2015, showed majority support for Muslims, refugees and others immigrating to Australia. We believed it highly unlikely that sentiment would have changed so dramatically. The latest Roy Morgan Research showed indeed Australians continue to support Muslim Immigration, albeit with a reduced majority. It is crucial that public opinion surveys on such important issues as this are independent and conducted with a sample which is truly representative of the Australian population.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, ESSENTIAL RESEARCH

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence drops 3.6% to 113.6

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 26-Oct-16

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence fell 0.3 per cent to 113.6 in the week ended 23 October 2016. The fall was largely driven by a deterioration in consumers’ views toward future financial and economic conditions. Consumers’ views towards their current finances edged down 0.2 per cent, while views towards finances over the next 12 months dropped 7.1 per cent. Households’ views of current economic conditions fell 2.7 per cent, while views towards economic conditions over the next five years fell 4.9 per cent.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ

Miners demand Fair Work overhaul

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Original article by Ewin Hannan
The Australian – Page: 6 : 26-Oct-16

Australian Mines & Metals Association CEO Steve Knott has called for Employment Minister Michaelia Cash to implement an independent review of the Fair Work Commission. Knott has accused the FWC of being "highly dysfunctional" and politicised, and says several senior members of the FWC have told him that they intend to retire early for these reasons. Knott has also urged the Federal Government to pursue industrial relations reforms such as changes to unfair dismissal laws and restricting unions’ right to access workplaces.

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AUSTRALIA. FAIR WORK COMMISSION, AUSTRALIAN MINES AND METALS ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED), AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT, AUSTRALIA. PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION, GROCON PTY LTD, VICTORIA. COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY

ScoMo takes tax fight to Xenophon

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Original article by Phillip Coorey, Simon Evans
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 26-Oct-16

The Australian Government will continue to push for the company tax rate for businesses with turnover of up to $A50m to be reduced to 27.5 per cent. The Government requires the support of the Nick Xenophon Team’s three senators, although the party wants the turnover threshold to be capped at $A10m. Treasurer Scott Morrison will attend a series of meetings and functions with representatives of medium-sized businesses in Senator Nick Xenophon’s home state of South Australia, as part of the Government’s push to gain support for its scaled-back corporate tax reform package.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, NICK XENOPHON TEAM, ONE NATION PARTY, COMMITTEE FOR ADELAIDE, SAGE AUTOMATION LIMITED, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, GLENCORE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, GM HOLDEN LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA, HAIGH’S CHOCOLATES, KORVEST LIMITED – ASX KOV, CODAN LIMITED – ASX CDA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE

Dreams turn to horror as four killed on trouble-stricken water raft ride

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Original article by Michael McKenna
The Australian – Page: 1 & 2 : 26-Oct-16

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says police and Workplace Health & Safety officials are investigating the cause of a fatal accident at a Gold Coast theme park. Two men and two women have died on the Thunder River Rapids Ride at Dreamworld after their raft hit another one and flipped over. Two of the victims were caught in a conveyor belt that carries the rafts. The ride is said to have experienced mechanical problems earlier in the day. It is the worst accident at an Australian theme park since 1979, when seven people died in a fire at Luna Park in Sydney.

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DREAMWORLD, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, QUEENSLAND. WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY BOARD, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, ARDENT LEISURE GROUP – ASX AAD, LUNA PARK SYDNEY PTY LTD