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Union bid to torpedo China FTA

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Original article by Joe Kelly
The Australian – Page: 1 & 6 : 8-Jun-16

The Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union and the Electrical Trades Union have launched an advertising campaign that aims to put free trade agreements on the election agenda. The trade deal with China is being targeted by the unions, which want the Australian Labor Party to reconsider its support for the deal if it wins the 2016 election. Meanwhile, Labor has indicated that it will seek to remove so-called "investor state dispute settlement" provisions from Australia’s trade deals with China, Japan and South Korea.

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CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY UNION OF AUSTRALIA, ELECTRICAL TRADES UNION, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. FOREIGN INVESTMENT REVIEW BOARD, MIGRATION COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE

Labor plan would blow out deficit

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 8-Jun-16

The Australian Government’s proposal to progressively reduce the company tax rate to 25 per cent is a key element of its 10-year economic growth plan. The Opposition will release its own 10-year economic growth strategy on 8 June 2016, which is expected to include an increase in the Budget deficit over the next four years before a return to surplus within a decade. Labor will also announce policies such as welfare reforms and changes to the national broadband network.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, ESSENTIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD

Vic Premier slams PM over firefighters

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Original article by Lucille Keen
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 8-Jun-16

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has criticised Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull for politicising the dispute over a proposed enterprise bargaining agreement for the Country Fire Authority. Turnbull has promised to introduce changes to the Fair Work Act in response to the dispute, but Andrews has questioned whether he is fully informed of the Fair Work Commission’s recommendations concerning the EBA. Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has ruled out any intervention, stressing that it is a state issue.

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VICTORIA. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, VICTORIA. COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY, UNITED FIREFIGHTERS’ UNION OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. FAIR WORK COMMISSION, VICTORIA. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

Australian unemployment is up 0.3% to 10.7% in May; Under-employment down 0.3% to 7.4%

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

A Roy Morgan Research survey on Australia’s labour market has found that the real unemployment rate rose by 0.3 per cent to 10.7 per cent in May 2016. The number of people in the workforce has fallen by 27,000 to 12,783,000 (although up 293,000 since May 2015), and 11,414,000 Australians are employed (up 213,000 in the last 12 months). Meanwhile, the number of people who are under-employed has fallen by 74,000 in the last 12 months to 947,000 (7.4 per cent of the workforce). The official unemployment rate was 5.7 per cent in April 2016. Roy Morgan Research executive chairman Gary Morgan says that with the federal election a month away, both sides of politics continue to base their economic modelling on the wrong ABS unemployment data and because of this they will not advocate the correct policy reforms that need to be undertaken to "free-up" the Australian labour market. Stimulating real growth in the economy is the most effective way to create jobs for unemployed and under-employed Australians.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Shoppies wedge Shorten on penalties

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Original article by Elizabeth Colman, Jared Owens
The Australian – Page: 8 : 3-Jun-16

The Shop, Distributive & Allied Employees’ Association has attracted criticism after its enterprise agreement with Coles was struck down by the Fair Work Commission. Council of Small Business of Australia CEO Peter Strong has accused the union of hypocrisy for using its website to continue campaigning against lower penalty rates. The enterprise agreement excluded penalty rates for some workers. A spokesman for Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says the FWC should not have approved the agreement in the first place.

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SHOP, DISTRIBUTIVE AND ALLIED EMPLOYEES’ ASSOCIATION, COLES SUPERMARKETS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA. FAIR WORK COMMISSION, COUNCIL OF SMALL BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION, 7-ELEVEN STORES PTY LTD, ACTU, AUSTRALIA. PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION, NATIONAL TERTIARY EDUCATION INDUSTRY UNION, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT

CFA fury as union wins demands

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Original article by Rick Wallace
The Australian – Page: 4 : 3-Jun-16

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has described the Fair Work Commission’s recommendations on unionisation of the Country Fire Authority as "fair and balanced". However, Opposition Leader Matthew Guy says the recommendations are biased, adding that Andrews should support the state’s volunteer firefighters in their stance against the United Firefighters’ Union’s enterprise bargaining agreement. It is estimated that only 1,000 of the CFA’s 60,000-plus members are also members of the UFU.

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VICTORIA. COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY, UNITED FIREFIGHTERS’ UNION OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. FAIR WORK COMMISSION, VICTORIA. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, LIBERAL PARTY OF VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT, VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADES VICTORIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURING WORKERS’ UNION, MELBOURNE METROPOLITAN FIRE BRIGADE

Greens plan to break up big four banks

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Original article by Joanna Mather, James Thomson
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 7 : 3-Jun-16

Cross-selling of financial products by Australian banks may come under scrutiny after the 2016 federal election. The Australian Greens will push for the major banks to divest their wealth divisions, which provide products and services such as superannuation, financial advice and insurance. Vertical integration in the banking sector would also be examined by a royal commission into banks if the Australian Labor Party wins the election. The Australian Bankers’ Association has urged Labor to rule out supporting the Greens’ policy on vertical integration.

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AUSTRALIAN GREENS, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN BANKERS’ ASSOCIATION, MORNINGSTAR PTY LTD, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA

Super changes to hit 1.3m

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Original article by Sally Rose, Phillip Coorey, Sally Patten
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 3-Jun-16

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has estimated that up to 1.26 million individuals will be affected by the superannuation tax reforms in the Federal Government’s May 2016 Budget. This equates to about nine per cent of super fund members, compared with the Government’s forecast of about four per cent. There is growing dissent within the Liberal Party regarding the proposed changes, but Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison have stressed that the reforms will be fully implemented if the Coalition wins the federal election.

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THE ASSOCIATION OF SUPERANNUATION FUNDS OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, RICE WARNER ACTUARIES PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SUPERANNUATION TRUSTEES, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, ELSTON PARTNERS PTY LTD

Ross Greenwood – Election too close to call

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
2GB – Page: Online : 1-Jun-16

2GB presenter Ross Greenwood spoke to Roy Morgan Research executive chairman Gary Morgan about the latest Morgan Poll on 30 May 2016. The poll shows that the federal election is too close to call, with the Australian Labor Party leading the Coalition 51 per cent to 49 per cent on a two-party preferred basis. The Morgan Poll also shows that the Nick Xenophon Team, which is led by independent senator Nick Xenophon, is polling better than the Australian Labor Party in South Australia. Gary Morgan also stressed the need for changes to the Fair Work regime in order to create jobs, and noted that the economy is the key issue in the 2016 election campaign.

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MORGAN POLL. ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED. 2GB. LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA. NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA. AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY. NICK XENOPHON GROUP. AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

L-NP in front in NSW & WA and ALP well in front in Victoria but parties dead-level in Queensland after LNP elect new Leader Tim Nicholls

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Morgan Poll Update – Page: Online : 1-Jun-16

An SMS Morgan Poll on State voting intention, which was carried out from 20-22 May 2016, has found that support for the L-NP Government in New South Wales has fallen by 1.5 per cent to 53.5 per cent on a two-party preferred basis, while Mike Baird’s rating as "Better Premier" has fallen by 2.5 per cent to 62 per cent. In Victoria, support for the ALP Government has risen by one per cent to 56 per cent on a two-party preferred basis, while Daniel Andrews’ rating as "Better Premier" has risen by 0.5 per cent to 63.5 per cent. In Queensland, support for the ALP Government has fallen by two per cent to 50 per cent on a two-party preferred basis, and Annastacia Palaszczuk’s rating as "Better Premier" has fallen by six per cent to 57.5 per cent.

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MORGAN POLL. ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED. LIBERAL PARTY OF NEW SOUTH WALES. NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET. NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA. AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY. LIBERAL-NATIONAL PARTY OF QUEENSLAND. QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET. LIBERAL PARTY OF VICTORIA. VICTORIA. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET. LIBERAL PARTY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET. LIBERAL PARTY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET. LIBERAL PARTY OF TASMANIA. TASMANIA. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET. AUSTRALIAN GREENS. PALMER UNITED PARTY. CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY. COUNTRY ALLIANCE. KATTER’S AUSTRALIAN PARTY. FAMILY FIRST PARTY AUSTRALIA LIMITED. NICK XENOPHON TEAM