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New PM Turnbull gives L-NP (55%) big lead over ALP (45%)

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Morgan Poll Update – Page: Online : 21-Sep-15

A multi-mode Morgan Poll on Federal voting intention has found that support for Australia’s ruling Liberal-National Coalition on a two-party preferred basis has risen by 12 per cent to 55 per cent. The poll, which was carried out on the weekend of 19-20 September 2015, also shows that the Coalition’s primary vote has risen by 11 per cent to 46 per cent, while the Roy Morgan Government Confidence Rating has risen by 17 points to 103 points. Roy Morgan Research executive chairman Gary Morgan says the positive response for Turnbull gives our new Prime Minister and his team a strong mandate to tackle the "cash economy" and the wage rorts that go hand-in-hand. The recent examples of 7-Eleven and United Petroleum show major industrial relations reforms are required to limit the "cash economy" – in particular tourism, retail and hospitality employees and tradesmen.

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MORGAN POLL, ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, KATTER’S AUSTRALIAN PARTY, PALMER UNITED PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, 7-ELEVEN STORES PTY LTD, UNITED PETROLEUM PTY LTD

Both sides claim victory in Canning, 7-point swing

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 11 : 21-Sep-15

Opinion is divided within the Liberal Party regarding the effect that the leadership change had on the Canning by-election. The seat has been won by Liberal candidate Andrew Hastie, albeit with a seven per cent swing to the Australian Labor Party. Senator Arthur Sinodinos says this would have been much larger if Tony Abbott had not been dumped as prime minister, although Finance Minister Mathias Cormann says this may not necessarily have been a factor in the outcome of the by-election.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FINANCE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, PALMER UNITED PARTY

GST hike ‘not feasible’ under Deloitte model

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Original article by Joanna Mather
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 21-Sep-15

PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates that increasing the GST and broadening its scope would raise $A113.5bn a year by 2019-20. Compensating families for the increase in the GST increase would cost about $A76bn. PwC tax partner Paul Abbey has questioned similar modelling by Deloitte, arguing that the firm underestimated the amount of compensation that would have to be given to taxpayers.

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PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS AUSTRALIA (INTERNATIONAL) PTY LTD, DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU LIMITED, NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Turnbull’s cabinet clean-out

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 21-Sep-15

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has expanded his cabinet team from 20 to 23. Key appointments include Scott Morrison as Treasurer, Christian Porter as Social Services Minister and Marise Payne in the defence portfolio. A by-election will be held in the North Sydney seat of former treasurer Joe Hockey, who has announced that he will quit Parliament. Meanwhile, Turnbull has flagged a review of all Coalition policies, saying government policy must be responsive to a "rapidly-changing disruptive environment".

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF DEFENCE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF INDUSTRY AND SCIENCE, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Treasurer Morrison promises to stop the debt

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 7 : 21-Sep-15

Australia’s new Treasurer Scott Morrison says he will aim to reduce the Budget deficit and the nation’s debt. He has indicated that job creation will be also be a priority, with some 300,000 jobs created during the tenure of predecessor Joe Hockey. Morrison adds that the process of producing white papers on issues such as taxation and the federation will not be affected by the ministerial reshuffle.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Hockey reveals $3b budget swansong

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Original article by Jacob Greber
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 18-Sep-15

The Australian Government will release the final Budget figures for 2014-15 on 21 September 2015, but Treasury Joe Hockey has revealed that government spending for the fiscal year was around $A3bn lower than expected. Hockey has also told Parliament that net government debt for 2014-15 was $11.5 billion below expectations at $A238bn. The Government is set to post a Budget deficit for 2014-15 of about $A38bn. Hockey is expected to be replaced as Treasurer following the leadership change.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Turnbull delivers instant Libs lift

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Original article by Peter Jean
The Advertiser – Page: 8 : 18-Sep-15

A Galaxy Poll has found that support for the Liberal-National coalition has risen to 51 per cent on a two-party preferred basis. The national poll was carried out on 15-16 September, in the wake of the leadership spill that ousted Tony Abbott. New Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was rated the preferred prime minister by more than 50 per cent of respondents, while 20 per cent preferred Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.

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Ambush: The faceless men who stalked Abbott and made Turnbull king

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Original article by Phillip Coorey, Laura Tingle
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1/ & 36 : 18-Sep-15

A group of Coalition MPs and senators met on the evening of 13 September 2014 to plot the downfall of Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Those present included Mitch Fifield, James McGrath, Mal Brough and Wyatt Roy. They had been planning to move against Abbott for some time, and decided to act immediately rather than wait until after the Canning by-election in Western Australia. Abbott was defeated by Malcolm Turnbull in a leadership spill the following day. Rumours of a plot against Abbott had been circulating for some time, but they were dismissed by both Abbott himself and his chief of staff, Peta Credlin.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL-NATIONAL PARTY OF QUEENSLAND, GM HOLDEN LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY

CFMEU safety breaches ‘neither isolated nor minor’

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Original article by Elizabeth Colman
The Australian – Page: 2 : 17-Sep-15

The construction union has been taken to court for failing to observe safety rules. Fair Work Building & Construction (FWBC) alleged in the Federal Circuit Court that union officials from the Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union breached the safety rules on numerous occasions. FWBC director Nigel Hadgkiss will talk about the case at a safety conference on 17 September 2015.

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CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY UNION OF AUSTRALIA, FAIR WORK BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION, FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Hockey’s last big tax crackdown

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Original article by Joanna Mather, Fleur Anderson
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 10 : 17-Sep-15

Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey says tax law reforms aimed at combating profit-shifting by multinationals could potentially affect up to 1,000 companies, rather than the 30 that he had initially flagged. Hockey says the revised legislation, which was introduced to Parliament on 16 September 2015, will apply to all multinationals with global revenue of at least $A1bn. Lawyers, accountants and employers’ associations are among those to have expressed concern that the new anti-avoidance laws will deter foreign investment in Australia.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, BAKER AND McKENZIE, KPMG AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN AUSTRALIA, ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT