Federal Labor vote near Qld lows – The Aus; WA slams tax review as compromised – The Fin; Woodside caught up in Canary Islands protest – The West; Barnett to target interstate teachers – The Aus; WA arts 'need an extra $20m' – The West
Federal Labor vote near Qld lows
Labor hopes that voter contempt for its brand is confined to Queensland have been shattered by the latest Newspoll, which shows the party’s national support has plunged close to the record lows returned in the weekend’s election rout. The Aus
WA slams tax review as compromised
The West Australian government has ridiculed the decision to broaden the federal review of the goods and services tax to include state mining royalties, a change which could hurt its chances of getting a bigger slice of GST revenue. The Fin
Woodside caught up in Canary Islands protest
Caught up in endless protests in the Kimberley because of its plans to develop an LNG plant at James Price Point, Woodside Petroleum has also attracted the ire of the environmental lobby on the other side of the world. The West
Barnett to target interstate teachers
The Barnett government is planning a recruitment drive to target interstate and overseas teachers as Western Australia continues to overcome an across-the-board skills shortage. The Aus
WA arts 'need an extra $20m'
An increase of baseline funding of $20 million a year to underpin the health of WA's arts and culture sector is among key recommendations to be revealed today by the state's main arts body in its first pre-Budget submission to the state government. The West
THE WEST AUSTRALIAN:
Page 3: West Australians are more worried about where they will find the money to pay their next power bill than the chances of keeping their job, an exclusive survey has revealed.
Page 4: Eighteen months before Australians next go to the polls, Julia Gillard has plagiarised John Howard's political playbook by putting trust at the heart of her re-election campaign.
Labor will be left without a single seat in Queensland if the state votes federally the way it did on Saturday.
Page 5: An increase of baseline funding of $20 million a year to underpin the health of WA's arts and culture sector is among key recommendations to be revealed today by the state's main arts body in its first pre-Budget submission to the state government.
Page 7: The shortage of hotel accommodation in Perth has reached crisis point with some rooms costing more than $800 a night.
Page 12: The softness of the Australian economy will end up costing the states hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue in the coming federal budget.
Business: Bank of Queensland is poised to post the first loss by a key Australian bank in nearly two decades after being caught exposed to a property market bust across the tourism hotspots of its home state.
Qantas has accelerated its aggressive expansion in Asia through its budget offshoot, Jetstar, unveiling plans to set up a low-cost airline in Hong Kong as part of an equal joint venture with China Eastern.
Aquila Resources has bought itself a year of peace at its only money making operation.
Atlas Iron's newly installed managing director, Ken Brinsden, has done his first deal since taking on the role last month, with a $33 million agreement to pick up extra tonnes at Mt Webber, weeks out from the release of the miner's long-awaited railway strategy.
Caught up in endless protests in the Kimberley because of its plans to develop an LNG plant at James Price Point, Woodside Petroleum has also attracted the ire of the environmental lobby on the other side of the world.
Perth businessman Philip Watson has agreed to lend Apex Minerals $4 million as a short-term advance while the stricken Wiluna gold miner undergoes a management shake-up that will result in Ed Eshuys taking control.
One of Neptune Marine Services' biggest shareholders has shown faith in the offshore engineering contractor's recovery story by buying more stock.
Karoon Gas is set to kick off one of the year's most anticipated drilling campaigns in the gas-rich Browse Basin in what it and partner ConocoPhillips hope will confirm they have a discovery big enough to justify an LNG development.
THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW:
Page 1: Huawei's local chairman, John Lord, has strongly denied the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker is a security risk to Australia, as a fresh political storm over the company erupted in Canberra.
Conservative premiers are working to seize control of the federal-state agenda to overcome logjams in the Gillard government's process and pursue new reforms following the election of Campbell Newman.
Page 5: A top manufacturing industry adviser to US President Barack Obama, the Australian-born Dow Chemical chief executive and chairman Andrew Leveris, yesterday repudiated key elements of the Gillard government's climate change and industry policies.
Page 10: The West Australian government has ridiculed the decision to broaden the federal review of the goods and services tax to include state mining royalties, a change which could hurt its chances of getting a bigger slice of GST revenue.
Page 14: The key undersea cables that link Australia to the outside world are set to be the latest cause of friction between Chinese tech giant Huawei and the Gillard government.
Page 15: Qantas Airways faces a push from the Transport Workers Union for pay rises of 5 per cent a year and strengthened job protection in the airline's first forced arbitration of a new workplace agreement for almost 30 years.
Page 16: A blunder by the West Australian government, which failed to issue the correct notices to claim land for Woodside's $30 billion Browse Basin gas project, will not delay environmental assessment of the plan, according to the state's environmental watchdog.
Page 21: OZ Minerals has intrigued investors and analysts with its bid for the state-owned Romanian company SC Cuprumin SA Abrud, owner of the Rosia Poleni copper and gold mine in the eastern European country.
Page 23: Aquila Resources has dropped a damages claim against joint venture partner Vale in a sign that relations between the two miners may be improving.
THE AUSTRALIAN:
Page 1: Labor hopes that voter contempt for its brand is confined to Queensland have been shattered by the latest Newspoll, which shows the party’s national support has plunged close to the record lows returned in the weekend’s election rout.
The global business leader chosen to launch Julia Gillard’s jobs forum will today urge Canberra to tap the nation’s $180 billion gas boom to help struggling manufacturers, triggering a new brawl over industry protection.
Page 2: Qantas moves to set up joint ventures in Asia will help stimulate jobs in Australia and create value for shareholders, chief executive Alan Joyce said yesterday.
Page 3: Labor's commitment to open government is being undermined by its refusal to adequately fund the oversight of Freedom of Information and privacy laws, according to Information Commissioner John Mcmillan.
An international currency trading scheme operated by an Australian is being investigated by the corporate regulator after raising millions of dollars from investors across the globe.
Page 4: Australia's 55,000 cattle and sheep producers have pledged to consumers to all be farming sustainably by 2020.
Almost two-thirds of Australia’s food industry executives want the government to regulate the national supermarket duopoly, and nearly half say foreign investment is a serious threat.
A collapse in capital gains tax revenue is giving the government a multi-billion-dollar headache as it tries to bring the budget back to surplus.
Page 7: Labor's push to increase the workforce participation of women is threatening to backfire as business warns that a proposed expansion of the equal opportunities law could force employers to worry more about red-tape obligations than on improving gender equality.
The Barnett government is planning a recruitment drive to target interstate and overseas teachers as Western Australia continues to overcome an across-the-board skills shortage.
Business: Bank of Queensland chief executive Stuart Grimshaw has conceded that the regional bank has ‘‘lost its way’’ in its competition with the top four banks, prompting a fresh strategy to recover market share and expand into business banking.
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has hit back at critics of the airline’s Asia strategy, saying yesterday’s announcement of a joint venture with China Eastern to start up Jetstar Hong Kong indicates the group’s expansion plans remain alive and well.
Coal miner Aquila Resources has withdrawn a damages claim against Brazilian giant Vale after the two renegotiated a new agreement to continue production from their Queensland joint venture.
A courtroom showdown between a KFC franchisee and the global owner of the fried chicken brand has been averted after both sides agreed to mediation.
THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD:
Page 1: Prime Minister Julia Gillard has tackled head on her principal perceived weakness among voters by framing her next federal election as being about trust.
Page 2: Sole parents and the unemployed on social security payments are missing out on the essentials of life such as dental care and decent housing, and their children lack up-to-date school books and uniforms, a new study shows.
Page 3: Six years after signing a $1.6 billion agreement to rebuild the heart of the city, Parramatta City Council and the developer Grocon have abandoned plans for one of Sydney's biggest urban redevelopment projects.
World: A court-ordered closure and demolition of the largest illegal settler outpost on the West Bank will force the Israeli government to confront the settler movement over its policy of turning a blind eye to the construction of illegal outposts.
Business: Qantas has accelerated its aggressive expansion in Asia through its budget offshoot, Jetstar, announcing plans to set up a low-cost airline in Hong Kong as part of a joint venture with China Eastern.
Sport: Parramatta coach Stephen Kearney has been backed by the club's major sponsor, Pirtek, to fulfil a five-year plan the company expects will result in premiership success by 2015.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH:
Page 1: For decades our great city has been constrained by conflict and indecision. The vision Sydney needs to carry it to the future has been missing.
Page 2: The biggest development in Parramatta's history is on ice, with leading developer Grocon and the Parramatta Council walking away from a $1 billion deal they signed six years ago.
Page 3: The future of the premier's right-hand man Peter Grimshaw hangs on casino public inquiry hearings next week in which the suspended communications director will be summoned to give evidence.
World: Cranking up the pressure on North Korea and Iran, US President Barack Obama has urged the rogue countries to "have the courage" to step away from nuclear weapons programs.
Business: Qantas shares climb on the group's move to extend its reach into China and North Asia by creating a sixth Jetstar regional airline, to be based in Hong Kong.
Sport: What has more potholes - Parramatta Road or Parramatta Stadium?
THE AGE:
Page 1: St Paul's prepares to farewell Melbourne football icon Jim Stynes at a state funeral.
Julian Assange says he will use his Senate candidacy to defend free speech.
Baillieu government to dump plan to cut Victoria's greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent over the next decade.
Page 3: Australia risks ties with China by banning Chinese firm Hauwei from NBN rollout.
RMIT University staff not happy about being told to be happy at work.
Public servant one of the first to have natural gas bowser at home to fill up his hybrid car.
World: Human rights workers say Syria using civilians as human shields.
Business: Qantas speeds up its expansion into Asia with plans to set up a low cost airline in Hong Kong.
Sport: Tiger star Brett Deledio signs on for five years for $3 million price tag.
THE HERALD SUN:
Page 1: Sam Stynes will call on Australians to keep her husband's legacy alive at his state funeral.
Page 2: Victoria watering down its commitment to reduce carbon emissions by 20 per cent. Ironman misses out on medal after finishing four minutes after the race's 17-hour cutoff time.
Page 3: A young mum's sneeze dislocated two vertebrae in her neck. Project X copycats blamed for wild party in the suburbs. Sudanese youth causing trouble because they are not fitting in, say community leaders.
World: President Barack Obama says nuclear terrorism is one of the world's biggest threats.
Business: Employer group says Victorian government should sell assets and fund crucial infrastructure projects.
Sport: Richmond star Brett Delidio signs on for five years..
