Fair Work shift may curb unions – The Aus; Gillard, Swan urge G20 to adopt pro-growth tactics – The Fin; Resources spoils risk being lost – The Aus; African ore warning for Rio, BHP – The Fin; Supercomputer puts WA at forefront of science – The West
Fair Work shift may curb unions
Workplace rules for new major projects would be changed to reduce the potential for delays caused by disputes between unions and employers under proposals to amend the Fair Work Act being examined by the Gillard government. The Aus
Gillard, Swan urge G20 to adopt pro-growth tactics
Julia Gillard and Wayne Swan have written to their G20 counterparts before this week's summit calling for a medium-term global pro-growth strategy and financial measures to restore the health of the euro zone financial sector. The Fin
Resources spoils risk being lost
Two leading economists have called for an inquiry into how the mining boom’s benefits can be maximised, accusing the government of failing to respond adequately to its challenges and warning structural imbalances in the economy ‘‘continue to increase’’. The Aus
African ore warning for Rio, BHP
BHP Billiton's assertion that West Africa was unlikely to emerge as a key source of the world's iron ore has been challenged by a London-based investment bank behind a number of deals in the region. The Fin
Supercomputer puts WA at forefront of science
Perth will be home to one of the world's most powerful supercomputers, thanks to Australia securing co-hosting rights for the multi billion-dollar Square Kilometre Array telescope. The West
THE WEST AUSTRALIAN:
Page 1: The Australian Defence Force will open all jobs in the military to women next year, clearing the way for females to being trials for the infantry and even the special forces.
Page 4: World leaders and financial markets are anxiously awaiting the outcome of yesterday's Greek election, fearing it could lead to a collapse of the euro and trigger a new global crisis.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard is flying into tight security at the Group of 20 meeting in Mexico, amid fears the continuing financial crisis in Europe could lead to another round of global economic turmoil.
Page 5: Nitrogen entering the Swan and Canning rivers is three times higher than the level used to set key water quality targets after the Swan River Trust did not factor in almost 70 per cent of the load because it flows from the Avon River.
Page 6: The mining boom may have been good for some parts of the WA economy but it could be a long-term negative for the nation, a new report has warned.
Page 14: Qantas is adding new planes – with more spacious and luxurious configurations, including flat beds in business class – to its key Melbourne-Perth route in a big to fight off a challenge from rival Virgin Australia.
Page 16: Perth will be home to one of the world's most powerful supercomputers, thanks to Australia securing co-hosting rights for the multi billion-dollar Square Kilometre Array telescope.
Work has still not been found for 10 public servants who lost their jobs as part of the 2010 restructure of Tourism WA.
Business: Woolworths has recorded its strongest market share gains in nearly three years and has introduced a new advertising campaign, as it prepares to lock horns with Coles and blunt its rival's recent success.
WA resource companies in West Africa have welcomed increased Australian presence in the region, although some have suggested the federal government could do more to offer practical assistance to mining companies.
THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW:
Page 1: The prudential regulator is putting trade union-backed industry superannuation funds under pressure to appoint independent trustees to their boards, even though the federal government has rejected a similar push from its own commissioned review of the sector.
Leaders of the world's 20 biggest economies meet later today, knowing the deepening turmoil in Europe will continue to dominate global markets regardless of the result of the election in Greece.
Page 4: Prime Minister Julia Gillard will push for a new agreement to facilitate trade by streamlining international quarantine, customs and other regulations at the summit of the world's top 20 economies.
Julia Gillard and Wayne Swan have written to their G20 counterparts before this week's summit calling for a medium-term global pro-growth strategy and financial measures to restore the health of the euro zone financial sector.
Page 5: Local councils will be able to finance infrastructure investment through bonds raised by a national financing authority and will be helped to make better investment decisions, if key recommendations of a federal government report to be released today are followed.
Page 6: The tertiary education union will try to broker its first four-year enterprise agreement in an attempt to shield universities from a Coalition win at the next federal election.
Page 15: Woolworths is reining in the buying of land for future stores to fund and ambitious refurbishment program aimed at boosting sales of fresh food.
Page 23: BHP Billiton's assertion that West Africa was unlikely to emerge as a key source of the world's iron ore has been challenged by a London-based investment bank behind a number of deals in the region.
Page 26: BHP Billiton's new iron ore head, Jimmy Wilson, will use a major mining and energy conference in Perth to make his first public presentation in the role as the company debates whether to commit to a $US20 billion outer harbour at Port Hedland.
Page 32: Queensland government support for railway builder and operator QR National's proposed transport corridor linking the Galilee Basin to its existing track network has significantly boosted the company's potential earnings growth.
THE AUSTRALIAN:
Page 1: Workplace rules for new major projects would be changed to reduce the potential for delays caused by disputes between unions and employers under proposals to amend the Fair Work Act being examined by the Gillard government.
Julia Gillard’s appeal to the G20 nations to take ‘‘decisive action’’ over European threats to the global economy has been overshadowed by the Greek crisis, with several world leaders delaying their arrival in Mexico for this week’s key summit.
Page 3: Woolworths feared it had ‘‘lost its way’’ with consumers before it launched a campaign that goes back in time in a bid to re-engage shoppers.
Page 6: Two leading economists have called for an inquiry into how the mining boom’s benefits can be maximised, accusing the government of failing to respond adequately to its challenges and warning structural imbalances in the economy ‘‘continue to increase’’.
Resource companies will be able to bid for the services of thousands of potential fly-in, fly-out workers when a new website advertising the services of 13,000 prospective employees goes live today.
Page 7: Europe, facing a momentous Greek election after a week of mounting financial stresses, is preparing for what some financial analysts are calling its ‘‘Lehman moment’’: the prospect that Greece could leave the euro currency union.
Business: Global regulators are poised to relax tough new banking rules designed to strengthen the financial system due to concern that a strict approach could deepen the European debt crisis.
Central banks and sovereign wealth funds around the world are lining up to buy Australian dollar assets, as the nation's safe-haven status is enhanced by the turbulence in global markets.
Lynas is set for another showdown with vocal opponents to its controversial rare-earths processing plant in Malaysia after the government backed a temporary licence for the facility.
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will begin encouraging small superannuation funds that are not performing well to consider merging from next year, deputy chairman Ross Jones says.
THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD:
Page 1: Only half of Sydney's busiest peak-hour trains run on time when using a tougher measure of train delays, a leaked internal analysis by RailCorp shows.
Page 2: A woman is dead and two men are missing after tragedy struck during a fishing trip to Snapper Point, a notoriously dangerous central coast rock fishing spot.
Page 3: Serious road injuries have risen during the past decade, including a growing number of middle-aged men on motorbikes and bicycles who had life-threatening crashes.
World: Greek voters have been told to make a choice "between the euro and the drachma" as they head to the polls.
Business: Woolworths has recorded its strongest market share gains in nearly three years.
Sport: Wests Tigers players have rallied around captain Robbie Farah after the death of his mother from cancer.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH:
Page 1: Telegraph launches campaign to bargain with power companies to drive down electricity prices.
Page 3: Wests Tigers players are coming to terms with the death of the mother of captain Robbie Farah, who has died of pancreatic cancer.
World: European leaders have piled pressure on Greek voters to reject left-wing parties threatening to rip up the country's bailout deal - a move that could leave the euro on the brink of collapse.
Business: Questions posed to Facebook by US regulators before its float echo investor concerns that the company didn't disclose enough information about its business before the controversial initial public offering.
Sport: Wests Tigers players are mourning the loss of Robbie Farah's mother, who's died from cancer.
THE AGE:
Page 1: G20 leaders at Mexico summit warned that Europe's economic ills could trigger a second global financial crisis. Inner suburban Melbourne households expected to be hit with 15 per cent increase in power bills after July 1 when the carbon tax starts. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott backs mining magnate Gina Rinehart's buy-up of Fairfax shares.
Page 2: Survey says two-thirds of Australians are sympathetic towards refugees coming to Australia.
Page 3: Former ABC journalist Sarah Henderson wins Liberal preselection for Corangamite - the most marginal seat in the country. Victoria spurns international conservation conference, which NSW says will attract 3000 visitors and generate $25 million. Frontline officers are increasingly being called on to perform welfare functions, such as mentally ill people dropping into police stations. Tens of thousands of cypress trees planted across Gippsland last century as windbreaks are apparently dying simultaneously. The Voice outshines Dancing with the Stars finale.
World: Immigrant advocates hail President Barack Obama's decision to offer legal status to some undocumented immigrants younger than 30.
Business: Australian sharemarket among the first to react to result of Greek elections.
Sport: Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson waits for sterner tests before he backs claim by Brisbane coach Michael Voss that Hawthorn has got its mojo back.
THE HERALD SUN:
Page 1: Victorian government drafting truancy laws to punish parents of repeat offenders. Buddy Franklin's five-goal haul leads the Hawks to victory over Brisbane.
Page 2: Crunch day for markets as Greeks go to the polls.
Page 3: The Voice finalists have their own hit single ready to go after show ends. Salvation Army declaration that homosexuality is an unacceptable urge provokes gay outrage.
World: Kate looks radiant at the Queen's official birthday celebrations, despite her hat nearly blowing away.
Business: Market on tenterhooks as investors wait to see who will win Greek election and its implication for the eurozone.
Sport: Western Bulldogs honour club legend Charlie Sutton with a six-goal win over Port Adelaide.
THE CANBERRA TIMES:
Page 1: The federal government may be forced to set up its own firefighting service in Canberra if a multimillion-dollar funding row with the ACT government cannot be resolved.
Page 2: Prime Minister Julia Gillard is in Mexico for two-day G20 meeting as parliament resumes this week.
Page 3: The number of serious road injuries has risen over the past decade, a new report finds.
World: Greece votes in a critical election that will determine whether it remains in the eurozone.
Business: Woolworths records its strongest market share gains in nearly three years.
Sport: Former Wallabies centre Stirling Mortlock says the current Super Rugby season will be his last.
