Tracking for all animal exports to end cruelty – The Aus; Goyder hits out at Coles' price critics – The West; LNG negotiations to test chief's mettle – The Fin; Corridor fillip for troubled OPR – The West; Seven in reversal on National Hire move – The West
Tracking for all animal exports to end cruelty
Every animal exported from Australia to an overseas abattoir will be tracked and audited by the end of next year, under the government’s moves to stamp out cruelty across the entire $1 billion-a-year livestock trade. The Aus
Goyder hits out at Coles' price critics
Wesfarmers boss Richard Goyder has voiced his frustration over the constant criticism of the supermarket chains over their so-called price war, arguing Coles' suppliers had done “extraordinarily” well out of the chain's turnaround. The West
LNG negotiations to test chief's mettle
The negotiating skills of Woodside Petroleum's new chief executive, Peter Coleman, look set to be tested after he trimmed the company's gas exploration program, increasing the need to cut a deal with other gas producers to supply the Pluto liquid natural gas expansion project. The Fin
Corridor fillip for troubled OPR
Attempts by Murchison Metals to secure investors for its moribund Mid West projects have received a boost after the state government approved a 570km rail corridor linking Oakajee's port with the Jack Hills iron ore mine. The West
Seven in reversal on National Hire move
Kerry Stokes' Seven Group has done an about-face in its $180 million bid to mop up the National Hire Group by dropping a move to fast-track the delisting of the equipment rental company. The West
THE WEST AUSTRALIAN:
Page 3: Iron ore is already helping keep the Australian economy afloat and now a WA medical company plans to use tiny particles of the natural resource to treat cancer.
Page 6: Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi has been killed by revolutionary forces in their final assault on the last pocket of resistance in his hometown, Sirte.
Page 12: The worlds most sophisticated surveillance and control plane, the $600 million Wedgetail, flew into Perth yesterday to give the defence force blanket radar coverage for CHOGM.
Page 17: Perth's inner-city rental market is approaching Pilbara prices, with mining companies snapping up available accommodation sight unseen to house their white-collar workers.
Page 26: A year-long inquiry into Cockburn Cement has concluded it was complacent towards complaints by residents about dust and odour emissions and the state government should commission a peer-reviewed health study.
Page 28: A study of Perth's Bell Tower has found the controversial tourist attraction was destined to fail because overwhelming public opposition led to only half of the concept being realised.
Page 30: Equal Opportunity Commissioner Yvonne Henderson has called for urgent legal action to protect workers from bullying after a rise in the number of complaints to the commission over the past few years.
Page 40: Perth Airport has unveiled a new “park and wait” facility on Dunreath Drive to discourage illegal parking on Brearley Avenue, the main entrance to the domestic terminal.
Business: Wesfarmers boss Richard Goyder has voiced his frustration over the constant criticism of the supermarket chains over their so-called price war, arguing Coles' suppliers had done “extraordinarily” well out of the chain's turnaround.
Perth Mint chief executive Edward Harbuz does not expect to see the gold price return to earth for “a number of years” as Australia's oldest operating mint revealed its second-biggest profit on record.
Attempts by Murchison Metals to secure investors for its moribund Mid West projects have received a boost after the state government approved a 570km rail corridor linking Oakajee's port with the Jack Hills iron ore mine.
Yet another foreign player has bought into the Australian resources and energy story, with Scotland's Global Energy Group paying $20 million for control of WA-based labour provider Global Resources Network.
Australia must prepare for five years of uncertainty over the foreshadowed carbon tax as a result of the federal opposition's claim that it will repeal it if elected.
Kerry Stokes' Seven Group has done an about-face in its $180 million bid to mop up the National Hire Group by dropping a move to fast-track the delisting of the equipment rental company.
Rio Tinto has shown it is not just the Chinese who can take advantage of the uranium sector downturn to go shopping, yesterday unveiling a C$578 million ($555 million) offer for Hathor Exploration that will pit it against Canadian giant Cameco.
WA's latest domestic gas project, the $US1 billion ($976 million) Devil Creek development, will start producing next month.
THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW:
Page 1: Online advertising company Seek is set to become one of the first Australian non-resources companies to cash in on the China boom with a float of its Chinese website, Zhaopin.
The board of household appliance maker GUD Holdings will review its executive pay practices after 45 per cent of shareholders voted against its remuneration report, making it the first company to record a strike under new pay laws.
Page 3: The nation's largest energy retailer has warned carbon tax uncertainty means at least five more years of investment in inefficient power stations, in comments that suggest further price pressures for customers.
Page 5: A new regulatory regime for the live export trade will be announced today which will lock in higher standards of animal care, set during the recent Indonesian cattle trade dispute, but which stops short of making stunning of animals mandatory.
Page 7: The federal Coalition moved to head off a damaging split on foreign policy yesterday as Labor claimed that Opposition Leader Tony Abbott threatened to “trash” the relationship with China by downgrading talks on free trade.
Page 8: Qantas Airways engineers have called off all industrial action for three weeks, but the airline disputes the ceasefire will lead to seven grounded planes returning to the air quickly.
Page 9: Australia's port operators have called for greater emphasis on productivity in enterprise bargaining on the waterfront, including an end to unofficial “caps” on crane movements in container terminals.
Page 11: Offshore gas projects present a growing security threat and a greater defence presence might be needed in the country's north to protect them, the federal government says.
Page 13: A subsidised program to install underground power lines in Perth has driven up property values in rich suburbs, a study by Western Australia's top economic adviser shows.
Page 42: The negotiating skills of Woodside Petroleum's new chief executive, Peter Coleman, look set to be tested after he trimmed the company's gas exploration program, increasing the need to cut a deal with other gas producers to supply the Pluto liquid natural gas expansion project.
Page 43: BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers assured shareholders last night that the company's order book was full despite recent volatility.
Gold miner Newcrest Mining is confident of meeting its full-year production guidance despite a disappointing first quarter in which output was restrained by plant shutdowns and bad weather.
Page 53: Perth's GPO building is up for sale, with market speculation suggesting the property could sell for around $80 million.
THE AUSTRALIAN:
Page 1: Former Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi has been captured — and reportedly killed — in the final desperate battle for his home town of Sirte.
Every animal exported from Australia to an overseas abattoir will be tracked and audited by the end of next year, under the government’s moves to stamp out cruelty across the entire $1 billion-a-year livestock trade.
Page 2: Powerbrokers within the ALP’s Right faction concede some of their MPs are wavering in their support for Julia Gillard but are blaming former Labor leader Kevin Rudd for destabilising the Prime Minister’s leadership.
Half a billion dollars earmarked for spending under Labor’s $16.2 billion Building the Education Revolution has not been committed to projects, almost a year after the original construction deadlines have passed.
Europe's financial troubles are hurting the Australian economy through lower share prices and reduced confidence, but Treasury believes the effects are minor compared with what would happen if Europe’s leaders were unable to resolve the crisis.
Page 4: Treasury has conceded the carbon tax package poses a risk to the federal budget’s revenue forecasts if carbon prices are lower than predicted in 2015 at the end of the fixed-price period.
The new Australian-imposed system for handling live cattle had given Indonesia the momentum to clean up its abattoir practices, a leading figure in the country’s feedlot industry said yesterday.
The tourism industry has stepped up calls for the Gillard government to intervene in the long-running row between Qantas and its unions despite a move by engineers to call a three-week halt to industrial action.
Business: Cost of living pressures will keep a lid on consumer sentiment, according to Wesfarmers, which nevertheless yesterday reported a strong rise in first-quarter sales across its big retail divisions.
The world’s second-biggest miner has warned that the carbon and mining taxes have increased the sovereign risk involved in investing in Australia.
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission’s push for a relatively light-touch on regulating hot-button issues such as automated and high-frequency trading look set to win the securities industry’s endorsement.
BHP Billiton continues to insist that the financial and market turmoil in Europe and the US will have little effect on China’s longterm demand for its output, despite short-term uncertainty.
Newcrest Mining, Australia’s largest gold producer, has been punished by investors after reporting another quarter of below-expectation production and increasing costs.
THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD:
Page 1: Some headmasters are introducing more breaks during the school day. Electricity generators have written to senators warning that unless the carbon tax laws are amended consumers could face power price rises of 20 per cent in the first year.
Page 2: A teenager was reportedly bashed to death after he asked a group of boys to leave a Halloween party, his mother says. Survey finds that most people believe an independent body should set the level of welfare payments.
Page 3: Complaints against home builders have risen 43 per cent in the past five years. Queen Elizabeth enjoys a day on board the Royal Australian Navy's Admiral's Barge in Canberra.
World: Australia can expect more frequent devastating floods, according to the chief scientific adviser to the British government.
Business: Richard Cottee, former CEO of Nexus Energy, says he will not be bullied by threats of legal action.
Sport: Stewards have changed the starting conditions after Peter Moody was concern that Here De Angels starting behaviour could hurt Black Caviar.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH:
Page 1: Julia Gillard opts for modern handshake to greet Queen Elizabeth while a young onlooker gives a curtsy. Almost 100 NSW motorists have been driving off without paying for petrol during the first three days of this week.
Page 2: Latest Commonwealth Bank business sales indicator recorded its strongest growth in almost two years, suggesting people were spending again. Confidence could be returning to the property market, with more homes listed for sale than this time last year.
Page 3: Australia will demand a revisit on the trial and execution of Harry "Breaker" Morant, following evidence that the Boer War lieutenant was merely following orders. A new study suggests there is no link between mobile phone use and brain cancer.
World: A couple accused of killing four people across three US states yesterday pleaded not guilty.
Business: The gap between the booming mining sector and the manufacturing industry is at its widest point, according to new research.
Sport: Tim Moltzen's manager claimed that it would be "crazy" for the NRL to force the Wests Tigers utility to play for St George Illawarra next season.
THE AGE:
Page 1: Black Caviar will have a vacant stall on her outside at Moonee Valley on Friday after it was agreed that notorious barrier rogue Here De Angels will be moved one stall further out so as not to pose any threat of physical harm to the precious mare.
A special forces soldier facing possible criminal charges after apparently overdosing on drugs in Afghanistan has been given a gallantry commendation for saving the life of a fellow soldier.
The opposition has launched a fierce counter-attack on critics of its climate policy, labelling some in Australia's renewable energy sector as parties with vested interests who stand to profit from Labor's $10-billion clean energy fund.
Page 3: Federal Schools Minister Peter Garrett has savaged the Victorian government for slashing funds for the vocational alternative to VCE, saying it does nothing to help the nation address the skills shortage.
World: The discovery of two bodies behind a barracks after the bloody crackdown on an independence rally has strengthened claims by West Papuan activists that Indonesian security personnel killed protesters.
Business: Shoppers have rewarded Wesfarmers for its resuscitation of the Coles brand, with the supermarket chain delivering an 8 per cent sales increase in the first quarter, notching up 13 consecutive quarters of growth.
Sport: The world's best basketball players are set to descend on Melbourne and play one, possibly two, exhibition matches early next month.
THE CANBERRA TIMES:
Page 1: Ousted Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi killed. Canberra turns on faultless spring day for Queen's visit.
Page 2: Coverage of Queen's visit to Canberra continued.
Page 3: Coverage of Queen's visit to Canberra continued.
World: French president's wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gives birth to baby girl.
Business: Coles sales up by $8 billion as prices fall.
Sport: Wallabies veteran Nathan Sharpe will play his 100th Test for Australia in Friday night's bronze medal play-off against Wales at Eden Park.
THE COURIER MAIL:
Page 1: A secret tape recording between LNP's most senior executives and candidate exposes the climate of fear and intimidation used in politics.
Page 3: Deposed Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was reportedly killed by rebels.
Page 5: The river banks are the best spots to see the Queen when she tours Brisbane on Monday.
World: Turkish raids in northern Iraq show how fragile Iraq's security forces are.
Business: Sales are falling at Target casting a pall over the robust performance of Wesfarmers.
Sport: Victorian stewards have taken the extraordinary step of changing the horse barrier draw to protect sprint champion Black Caviar on Saturday.
THE ADELAIDE ADVERTISER:
Page 1: Premier Jay Weatherill will stamp his authority on the Labor government when he unveils his first cabinet.
Page 3: Police gun down bears, tigers and lions in the US.
World: Riot police have evicted travellers from a camp in the UK.
Business: Santos has increased third quarter sales revenue by 27 per cent.
Sport: Darren Lehmann isn't yet eyeing Australia's head coach role.
