CONGRESSES AND CONVENTIONS – AUSTRALIA

Japanese, miners blast WA ‘tax grab’

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Original article by Rick Wallace
The Australian – Page: 22 : 12-Oct-16

A proposed increase in Western Australia’s iron ore levy has been criticised by speakers at a conference organised by the Australia-Japan Business Co-­operation Committee. BHP Billiton executive Arnoud Balhuizen said lifting the levy from $A0.25 per tonne to $A5 would result in job losses and reduced investment in the state. Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metals Corporation’s honorary chairman also expressed concern about the proposal by WA National Party leader Brendon Grylls.

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AUSTRALIA-JAPAN BUSINESS CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, NIPPON STEEL AND SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, LIBERAL PARTY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP

Business pushes PM on IR, tax

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Original article by Ben Potter, Ewin Hannan, Patrick Durkin
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 11 : 9-Dec-15

Business Council of Australia president Catherine Livingstone has used the Workplace and Productivity Summit to call on the Federal Government to pursue changes to the industrial relations and tax regimes. However, economist Ross Garnaut told the summit – which has been organised by "The Australian Financial Review" – that there is no need for tax cuts in sectors that face limited competition. GE Australia CEO Geoff Culbert and ACTU secretary Dave Oliver were among the other speakers during the first day of the summit.

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BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA, GE AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND, ACTU, AUSTRALIAN HUMAN RESOURCES INSTITUTE, SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, AIRTASKER PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ

Leaders seek tax, super reform

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 : 26-Aug-15

The National Reform Summit will be held on 26 August 2015 in Sydney. Business, industry, welfare and union leaders will debate all aspects of Australia’s tax system. Reforms are needed to ensure productivity growth, higher workforce participation, fiscal policy to stimulate economic growth, and sustainability of a retirement income system.

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ACTU, KPMG AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY

AdNews delegates React to Geico YouTube trickery

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 22-May-15

In the "Screen Wars" session of the 2015 AdNews Media Summit, delegates were treated to the latest sneaky ad from US insurer, Geico, which opens with the promise "You can’t skip this Geico ad because it’s already over". Roy Morgan Research wanted to know if this 60-second ad really has the power to hold the viewer’s attention beyond the first, critical five seconds. The delegates gave their reactions via the Roy Morgan Mobile Reactor app as the ad was played in real time. The Reactor graph ended up almost as high as it started.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AD NEWS, GEICO CORPORATION, YOUTUBE INCORPORATED