Byline: John Stensholt Sep 03, 2017 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The State Library of Victoria will be able to commence work on its $A88.1 million Vision 2020 project, following a $A3.5 million donation from the Hansen Little Foundation. The Victorian Government will ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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Paul Little Gifts $3.5M for Vic Library Revamp
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Gas Policy 'Balancing Act': Woodside CEO
Byline: Angela Macdonald-Smith Sep 03, 2017 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Woodside Petroleum CEO Peter Coleman says many of its overseas LNG customers are government-owned, and therefore understand why the Federal Government is trying to ensure that there is enough gas for ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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Economic Reform a Lost Cause, Says Top Bureaucrat
Byline: Damon Kitney Sep 03, 2017 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Michael Mrdak says public appetite for economic reform is at the lowest point he has seen for at least three decades. Mrdak, the head of the Department of Infrastructure & Regional Development, was speaking at a forum organised ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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WA Libs Press for Fiscal Secession
Byline: Paige Taylor Sep 03, 2017 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Liberal Party of Western Australia's state conference has approved a motion to investigate how and whether WA should become financial independent of the rest of the nation. The motion, introduced in the wake of anger over ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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Revolutionising Regional News
Byline: Stephen Brook Sep 03, 2017 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Nine Network's affiliation agreement with regional broadcaster Southern Cross Media Group has resulted in the launch of 15 local new bulletins under the Nine News banner during. It is estimated that the regional news ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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Suncorp in Push to Give Renters Bond Alternative
Byline: Alice Uribe Sep 03, 2017 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australia's tenancy laws need to be updated so as to reflect the growing number of people who are renting property rather than buying it. This is according to Juan Cartagena, the CEO of Spanish firm Traity. ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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At AustralianSuper, Arrogance Gets You Fired
Byline: Aaron Patrick Sep 03, 2017 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- AustralianSuper CEO Ian Silk says it is very important that staff uphold its values, no matter how well-performing they are. Indeed, employees who have not done so have been dismissed by AustralianSuper, which ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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Boral's Threat to Fire Workers over Building Code Unlawful
Byline: David Marin-Guzman Sep 03, 2017 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Most of De Martin & Gasparini's employees in Sydney rejected proposed changes to their enterprise agreement in June, prompting parent company Boral to threaten all DMG employees with dismissal. The ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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Union Deals Hit Workers' Pay Slips
Byline: Ewin Hannan and Sofia Gronbech Wright Sep 03, 2017 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Analysis by the Department of Employment suggests that workers in the retail and fast-food sectors would need to work for up to 50 hours during the week to offset the impact of lower Sunday penalty ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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Australian Inflation Expectations Up to 4.5% in August. Generations Y & Z Consistently Have Highest Inflation Expectations
Byline: Roy Morgan Research Sep 03, 2017 (Market Research Update - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australians aged +14 expect inflation of 4.5% per year over the next two years, according to the Roy Morgan Inflation Expectations Index for August 2017. This is up 0.2% in a month and up 0.6% from August 2016. ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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Kim's Bomb the Bleak Balance for the Upbeat
Byline: Vesna Poljak Sep 03, 2017 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Shane Oliver of AMP Capital says there is potential for equity markets to experience a correction, although this could depend on the response to North Korea's test of a hydrogen bomb. Meanwhile, Oliver says ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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RBA, GDP Set to Fuel Bullish Sentiment
Byline: Timothy Moore Sep 03, 2017 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Futures pricing suggests that the Australian sharemarket will rise when trading resumes on 4 September. A positive lead from Wall Street is likely to bolster the local market, after new data showed that jobs ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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Retail Superannuation Funds Once Again Higher Than Industry Funds in the Satisfaction Stakes, after Trailing for a Decade
Byline: Roy Morgan Research Sep 03, 2017 (Market Research Update - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Roy Morgan Research's Superannuation Satisfaction Report for July 2017 shows that satisfaction with the financial performance of retail superannuation funds (58.7%) was higher than industry funds (58.2%) for the ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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It's Official: Everything Is Happening Later in Life
Byline: Roy Morgan Research Sep 03, 2017 (Market Research Update - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that Australians are living at home with their parents for longer than they did a decade ago. Some 58% of 18-19yr olds now live at home, compared to 54% in 2007, while ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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Israel, Europe Vie to Build Missiles Locally
Byline: Andrew Tillett Sep 03, 2017 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- European firm MBDA and Israeli company Rafael are seeking to provide missiles for the Australian Army's new combat reconnaissance vehicles, to be built under the Land 400 Phase 2 project. Both companies have ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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AFP Probe Punishing Says Funke Kupper
Byline: Tony Boyd Sep 03, 2017 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian Federal Police launched an investigation in early 2016 concerning allegations linked to payments made in Cambodia by Tabcorp in 2009. The payments were made when Elmer Funke Kupper was CEO of ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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Google Faces Record Fine over Android Software
Byline: Simon Duke Sep 03, 2017 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Google is again in trouble with the European Commission, this time over its Android smartphone software. In June, the Commission fined Google EUR2.4 billion over claims that it was manipulating search engine results. The ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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Who Supports Same-Sex Marriage in Australia? and Who Doesn't
Byline: Francisco Perales and Alice Campbell Sep 03, 2017 (abc.net.au - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Analysis of data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey (HILDA) suggests that some groups are more likely to vote in favour of same-sex marriage in the upcoming postal plebiscite ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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New CET Bid to Extend Life of Coal-Fired Power
Byline: Mark Ludlow Sep 03, 2017 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian Government is hoping to secure agreement from backbenchers on a Clean Energy Target before the end of 2017. It is understood that the proposed CET includes provision for existing coal-fired power ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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And the Logies Go To
Byline: Nui Te Koha and Siobhan Duck Sep 03, 2017 (Herald Sun - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Industry veteran Bert Newton is among the TV personalities to have expressed disappointment that Melbourne will no longer host the annual Logie awards. Queensland is expected to secure the right to host the Logies ... (Publication: Australasian Business Intelligence)
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