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Coalition warms to nuclear

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Original article by Laura Tingle
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 28-Oct-15

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has responded to calls for a moratorium on coal exports and new coal mines by arguing that doing so would actually increase carbon emissions. He notes that Australian coal tends to be much cleaner than that of other countries. Meanwhile, the Federal Government’s submission to the Nuclear Royal Commission in South Australia presses the case for considering nuclear power as part of the nation’s future energy mix.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND SCIENCE, AUSTRALIA. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SCIENTIST, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INCORPORATED, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS

Coalition plans innovative tax breaks

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 5 : 28-Oct-15

Innovation Minister Christopher Pyne has indicated that tax measures will be a focus of the Australian Government’s innovation statement. The statement will propose measures aimed at encouraging greater collaboration between science and industry. Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry CEO Kate Carnell has stressed the need for greater co-operation between the business sector and universities.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND SCIENCE, AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, AUSTRALIA. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SCIENTIST, CSIRO, ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Union influence out of control: Ferguson

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Original article by Ewin Hannan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 6 : 27-Oct-15

Former ACTU president Martin Ferguson believes that trade unions have too much influence over the Australian Labor Party. The former federal MP has criticised Labor’s resistance to changes to the industrial relations system. Australian Workers’ Union national secretary Scott McDine has dismissed Ferguson’s criticism as hypocritical. As chairman of Tourism Accommodation Australia, Ferguson represents the interests of employers in the tourism sector.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, ACTU, AUSTRALIAN WORKERS’ UNION-FEDERATION OF INDUSTRIAL, MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING EMPLOYEES, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, TOURISM ACCOMMODATION AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN HOTELS ASSOCIATION

Labor won’t play PM’s ‘game’ on union power

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Original article by Stefanie Balogh, Elizabeth Colman
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 26-Oct-15

Legislation to reinstate the Australian Building and Construction Commission and increase the governance standards of union officials have been blocked by the Senate twice. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has warned that industrial relations will be a focus of the Coalition’s 2016 election campaign unless the Opposition supports its proposed reforms. Meanwhile, the Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union intends to review its governance following the trade union royal commission.

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AUSTRALIAN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY UNION OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. ROYAL COMMISSION INTO TRADE UNION GOVERNANCE AND CORRUPTION, LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY, FAMILY FIRST PARTY AUSTRALIA LIMITED, HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA, ACTU, MASTER BUILDERS AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED, MARITIME UNION OF AUSTRALIA

Open up economy or suffer for years

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Original article by Joe Kelly, Rick Wallace, Rick Morton
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 26-Oct-15

The head of the Australian Government’s competition review, Ian Harper, has called for urgent action to address the nation’s decline in productivity. He has warned that annual growth in productivity could fall to around one per cent unless action is taken, noting that Australians face lower growth in incomes and lower living standards. Harper says the Government should adopt the approach to economic reform that boosted productivity in the 1990s.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, NEW SOUTH WALES. THE TREASURY, VICTORIA. DEPT OF TREASURY AND FINANCE

Turnbull supported as Liberal Leader by 64% while Shorten (9%) is fourth choice as ALP Leader behind Plibersek, Albanese & Swan

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Morgan Poll Update – Page: Online : 23-Oct-15

A special telephone Morgan Poll, which was carried out from 20-22 October 2015, has found that 64 per cent of Australian electors prefer Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as Liberal Leader, an increase of 20 per cent since July. Some 12 per cent of electors prefer Deputy Leader Julie Bishop as Liberal Leader, while eight per cent prefer former PM Tony Abbott. Meanwhile, 27 per cent of electors prefer Deputy Leader Tanya Plibersek as Australian Labor Party Leader, ahead of Anthony Albanese (23 per cent), former treasurer Wayne Swan (10 per cent) and current Opposition Leader Bill Shorten (nine per cent). Roy Morgan Research executive chairman Gary Morgan notes that Coalition supporters have swung decisively behind the new PM: 70 per cent now strongly prefer Turnbull, ahead of Abbott (12 per cent) and Julie Bishop (seven per cent).

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

Extra taxes for rich would raise $8b

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Original article by Joanna Mather, Primrose Riordan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 26-Oct-15

Deloitte has released a report which proposes taxing superannuation in the same way that income is taxed. The flat tax rate of 15 per cent for super contributions would be replaced with a progressive tax system whereby low income earners would pay a contributions tax of just six per cent, while those on higher incomes would pay 34 per cent. Deloitte also proposes reducing the capital gains tax discount from 50 per cent to 33 per cent.

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DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU LIMITED, DELOITTE ACCESS ECONOMICS PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Turnbull (76%) clearly preferred Australian PM cf. Shorten ‘Mr. 14%’. December 1988: Hawke 69% cf. Howard ‘Mr. 18%’.

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Morgan Poll Update – Page: Online : 23-Oct-15

A special telephone Morgan Poll, which was carried out on 20-22 October 2015, has found that 76 per cent of Australian electors favour Malcolm Turnbull as the "Better Prime Minister", an increase of six per cent since 15 September. In contrast, 14 per cent prefer Opposition Leader Bill Shorten as "Better PM" (down 10 per cent). The poll also found that 94 per cent of Coalition supporters and 58 per cent of Australian Labor Party supporters rate Turnbull as the Better PM. Roy Morgan Research executive chairman Gary Morgan notes that 79 per cent of Coalition supporters and 60 per cent of Labor supporters also approve of Turnbull’s job performance after a month as Prime Minister.

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

Anti-gay marriage campaign cruel: Shorten

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 5 : 23-Oct-15

The Australian Government will provide funding for both the Yes and No campaigns on the issue of same-sex marriage in the lead-up to a proposed plebiscite. The Australian Labor Party favours a parliamentary vote on gay marriage rather than a plebiscite, and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has expressed concern that the No campaign could prompt a rise in mental health problems in the gay community.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, GAY AND LESBIAN HEALTH VICTORIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA

APRA puts union super on notice

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Original article by Sally Rose, Joanna Mather, Sally Patten
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1-Dec : 22-Oct-15

Australian superannuation funds will have to ensure that 33 per cent of their directors are independent from mid-2017 under proposed legislation. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s Helen Rowell says the new laws will also require a majority of directors to be independent from mid-2019, unless a super fund can present a strong argument to justify not doing so. Rowell has rejected claims by industry super funds that returns would be lower under the proposed regime.

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AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY, INDUSTRY SUPER AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING UNIONS’ SUPERANNUATION FUND, UNISUPER LIMITED, SUNSUPER PTY LTD, AUSTRALIANSUPER PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SUPERANNUATION TRUSTEES, AUSTRALIA. FAIR WORK COMMISSION, FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL