PM digs in against IR reform – The Fin; Europe no threat to WA growth – The West; Seven seeks $450m in capital top-up – The Fin; Tycoon swoops on WA gold – The West; Energy programs 'miss target, risk irrelevance' – The Aus
PM digs in against IR reform
Prime Minister Julia Gillard yesterday ruled out meeting business demands for major changes to Labor's controversial Fair Work Act as she tried to shift away from last week's ALP attacks on the Greens. The Fin
Europe no threat to WA growth
Not even an economic disaster the scale of the global financial crisis will prevent WA remaining the envy of the world, the WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry has predicted. The West
Seven seeks $450m in capital top-up
Kerry Stokes's Seven West Media is preparing to seek $450 million in new equity to repay debt as a tough advertising market puts pressure on its earnings. The Fin
Tycoon swoops on WA gold
Egypt's second richest man, telecoms billionaire Naguib Sawiris, is set to become one of the biggest players in WA's gold industry following a surprise $C500 million ($482 million) swoop on La Mancha Resources. The West
Energy programs 'miss target, risk irrelevance'
Government policies to encourage business investment in energy efficiency risk irrelevance and could fail to reach much of their potential market, new research has suggested. The Aus
THE WEST AUSTRALIAN:
Page 1: State and federal governments were grappling last night with how to respond to a shocking series of fatal attacks involving great white sharks of WA amid fears the deaths may not be a statistical anomaly.
Page 4: Not even an economic disaster the scale of the global financial crisis will prevent WA remaining the envy of the world, the WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry has predicted.
Most West Australians believe the mining boom is either helping their personal circumstances or having no impact either way, according to the latest Westpoll.
Page 8: Julia Gillard will warn Perth voters that Tony Abbott will disappoint them with his promises to repeal the carbon tax when she fronts the community tonight.
The Barnett government is under pressure to sell state assets such as Synergy and introduce road tolls so it can tap money to overhaul infrastructure links across WA.
Christian Porter's defection from state to federal politics is almost complete after he won pre-selection yesterday for the seat of Pearce.
Page 10: A national disability insurance scheme would boost WA's economy by $1 billion and deliver the equivalent of 3500 full time jobs, an independent analysis has found.
Page 11: The Department of Commerce overcharged potentially thousands of WA plumbers more than $1 million in GST over five years – and it has no idea how to refund the money.
Page 12: Software giant Microsoft has blamed the cost of doing business in Australia for the higher price of technology products compared with other countries.
Business: Egypt's second richest man, telecoms billionaire Naguib Sawiris, is set to become one of the biggest players in WA's gold industry following a surprise $C500 million ($482 million) swoop on La Mancha Resources.
Gunson Resources expects to hear around the middle of next month from Korean steel giant POSCO over a cornerstone investment in Gunson's proposed Coburn mineral sands project, 250km north of Geraldton.
THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW:
Page 1: Prime Minister Julia Gillard yesterday ruled out meeting business demands for major changes to Labor's controversial Fair Work Act as she tried to shift away from last week's ALP attacks on the Greens.
The federal government will be warned of major geo-strategic consequences if it signs a new trade pact with the United States that could exclude China and India.
Kerry Stokes's Seven West Media is preparing to seek $450 million in new equity to repay debt as a tough advertising market puts pressure on its earnings.
Page 3: A key element of the federal opposition's plan to tackle climate change has been endorsed by a leading think tank, which proposes scrapping solar feed-in tariffs and the renewable energy target in favour of a tender process for renewable projects.
Page 9: Former West Australian treasurer Christian Porter's plans for a federal political career have taken a big step after Liberal Party electorate delegates selected him as their candidate for the federal seat of Pearce in outer north-east Perth.
Page 11: Voters believe that the carbon tax will not be scrapped by a Coalition government despite Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's “pledge in blood” to move on his first day as prime minister to repeal it, private polling by the major parties has found.
Page 18: The price of coking coal, which has been resilient this year, has begun to decline on expectations that a long-running industrial dispute at the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance mines in Queensland will soon be resolved.
THE AUSTRALIAN:
Page 1: Julia Gillard yesterday attempted to sidestep the escalating anti-Greens backlash in the ALP, avoiding the issue in a speech to its NSW conference even as senior Labor figures in Victoria and Queensland sharpened their warnings against deals with the minor party.
The international agreement that for almost 60 years has formed the bedrock of Australia’s refugee program no longer reflects the practical reality of refugee movements across the world, opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison said yesterday.
Page 2: Government policies to encourage business investment in energy efficiency risk irrelevance and could fail to reach much of their potential market, new research has suggested.
An electricity market expert has called on the government to radically rethink how it is assisting low-emissions technologies, arguing the system of feed-in tariffs, grants and loans is costing more than it should.
Page 4: Julia Gillard has set the scene for an industrial relations showdown at next year’s election, vowing to take the fight to Tony Abbott on workplace laws and approving an extra $1 billion to fund a pay rise for workers in the female-dominated community services sector.
Page 8: Protesters at BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam mine have accused police of heavy-handedness, as more than 400 people joined a ‘‘mutant zombie march’’ to the Roxby Downs site yesterday.
Former West Australian treasurer Christian Porter is another step along the road to federal politics after securing pre-selection for a safe Liberal seat yesterday.
Business: Whitehaven Coal chairman Mark Vaile will canvass the miner’s remaining investors who have not already backed Nathan Tinkler’s $5.3 billion bid for the company, to test the appetite for privatising one of Australia’s last independent coal companies.
Australia's superannuation funds, worth $1.3 trillion, have warned that proposals for the states to embark on a privatisation spree could be undermined by sovereign risk concerns.
World markets were relieved that China’s second-quarter growth of 7.6 per cent matched expectations and have their hopes pinned on the Chinese authorities riding to the rescue if the economy weakens.
The Australian sharemarket is poised for a stronger start to the week after Wall Street recorded its best performance in a month, with investors buoyed by healthy financial sector results in light of the global volatility.
The closure of the last potential competitor to the National Broadband Network could be sanctioned this week, as the competition regulator prepares to give the final approval to an $800 million deal to shut down Optus’s cable network.
Cobham Aviation Services plans to unlock a lucrative new fly-in, fly-out market by becoming the first Australian company to open up gravel airstrips to commercial passenger jets.
The world’s largest mining company, BHP Billiton, has decided to pull out of Guinea weeks after The Sunday Times revealed a backroom deal that gave a shadowy middleman rights to billions of dollars worth of mining assets.
THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD:
Page 1: Prime Minister Julia Gillard has pushed industrial relations to the forefront as she seeks to define the next election as being about jobs, the economy and the workplace, and not just the carbon tax.
Page 2: Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has hit back at criticism of her by former prime minister Paul Keating over alcohol-fuelled street violence in Kings Cross, saying it's "laughable".
Page 3: Gut and chest infections in early childhood appear to raise the risk of developing schizophrenia later in life even if they do not spread to the brain, Australian scientists have discovered.
World: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has met the new Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi for the first time in a new effort to strengthen US-Egyptian relations as the country enters an unpredictable era in which an Islamist leader is clashing with a secular military over control of the nation.
Business: Bribery charges against two Australian property executives in Dubai have been sent back to prosecutors for re-examination in an unexpected move that raises the possibility the case may be abandoned.
Sport: The Roosters have told South Sydney supporters they cannot display their banner at Monday night's game.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH:
Page 1: The cost of hiring a skip bin has risen by at least $100 because of the carbon tax and other green taxes.
Page 2: Australian shooter Russell Mark says he has been prevented from rooming with his wife while gay couples will share beds at the London Olympics.
Page 3: The victims of last month's two asylum boat tragedies have been stored at the island's police station morgue for weeks.
World: The boss of British security group G4S said he was sorry his company had bungled the contract to help protect the 2012 Olympic Games, requiring the UK government to draft in 3500 soldiers to plug the gap.
Business: The Australian share market is expected to open higher on Monday.
Sport: Dragons win against the Sharks 18 to 10.
THE AGE:
Page 1: US military lawyer David Mori who defended Guantanamo detainee David Hicks has moved to Melbourne with his family. Yallourn coal mine still threatened by water after being flooded six weeks ago. Prime Minister Julia Gillard tells Labor faithful that industrial relations and fairness will be central issues in 2013 election campaign.
Page 3: Australian healthcare study finds 43 per cent of people are missing out on care in line with best practice or the latest medical advice. Vietnam upset over Lonely Planet referring to the South China Sea instead of the East Sea. Court orders more than 3000 dangerous toys seized from a Melbourne company to be destroyed.
World: Egypt's newly elected president Mohamed Morsi welcomes US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Business: New hope for two Australians held in Dubai with bribery charges sent back to prosecutors for re-examination.
Sport: Another percentage grabbing game as Hawthorn beats Bulldogs by 72 points.
THE HERALD SUN:
Page 1: The Baillieu government to stop jailed criminals from milking the public purse by constantly bringing their cases to court. Ricky Nixon's night of shame could land him in jail.
Page 2: Pressure on government to boost funding to the Royal Children's Hospital as a lack of beds denying sick children treatment. Kyneton nursing home under investigation after an elderly man died when he accidentally drank poison left in a kitchen.
Page 3: Fashion experts give thumbs down to the bodysuit inspired by Aboriginal culture for Miss World Australia Jessica Kahawaty. A husband, travelling in another car, saw his wife die in head-on car smash.
World: UN Mission says Syrian troops targeted homes of rebels in attack of the village of Treimsa where more than 150 people died.
Business: Research shows that businesses have taken action to boost energy efficiency since the carbon tax was announced but are pressured from rising prices.
Sport: Geelong is trying to lure midfielder Travis Boak back from Port Adelaide.