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Reports on allegations against Amcor Paper's manipulation of the fine paper industry in Australia. Factors behind the decline in fine paper prices in the world market; Status of the Australian paper industry.

Profiles K.W. Doggett Fine Paper, a paper merchant and family-owned enterprise in Australia. Growth projections for 2004; History of the firm; Management style of the Doggett family; Main competitors and their respective market shares. INSET: GENERATION NEXT..

The article focuses on the goods and services (GST) and superannuation taxes reform in Australia. The changes to the GST base or rate would have to be taken to the 2016 election for Australians to accept or reject. GST reform is important as there are other state taxes governments can use to collect revenue.

Reports on Australian paper and packaging company, Amcor's diminished market status and the steps the company is taking to bring it back up to profitability. Institutions concerned with whether Amcor will look to finding new growth segments, possibly BTR's packaging assets; Comments from Don Macfarlane of Amcor; History of the company; Amcor's acquisitions and their financial performance; Decision for the containers packaging and printing-papers divisions. INSET: Then along came Jones, by Ali Cromie..

The article reports on the launch by paper manufacturer PaperlinX of a new line of carbon-neutral printing papers in Australia in June 2008. The papers, which are sold at a minimum premium of 7.5%, are certified under the Greenhouse Friendly program of the federal government. Also cited are the issues' implications for the paper industry.

Focuses on the growth strategies of the Australian family firm, Thorney Holdings. Advantages of taking strategic stakes in up-and-coming Australian companies with sound management; Management team led by Richard Pratt; Alex Waislitz's complex relationship with the Pratt family.

Focuses on the business status of PaperlinX, a paper manufacturing company in Australia. Percentage of the market share of PaperlinX for office paper; Impact of the increase in paper prices on the company's stocks; Advantages of the separation of PaperlinX from Amcor.

The article reports that analysts still regard Gunns as a company to invest in, despite the difficulties that it faced in obtaining debt funding for its planned paper mill that is almost twice as large as its market capitalization. Rohan Gallagher from Credit Suisse believes that Gunns is the recipient of strong international interest for its funding.

Presents information on the paper industry in Australia as of May 14, 1999. Spicers Paper seen as having the most improved profit forecast; Fletcher Challenge Paper receiving two downgrades; Amcor remaining the company with the largest profit forecast; Statistics on consensus profit.

Reports on the Australian paper industry. Amcor's troubles in Indonesia following paper groups' launch of capacity expansion; Downplaying of threat by Amcor managing director Don Marfarlane; Industry analysts' assessment of Indonesia's increase of its paper production.

Reports on the threat posed by electronic media on newspapers in Australia. Profitability of newspaper companies; Effect of the Internet on the advertising revenue of newspapers; Newspaper publishers' comments on the causes of the decline in newspaper circulation.

Reports on a national forum on pulp and paper research in Australia to be held from October 4 to 6, 1994 in Melbourne, Victoria.

Cites Pratt Industries' expansion plans in the United States and Australia. Investment of about $500 million in two paper and cardboard corrugating plants; Implementation of a paper-recycling plant on New York's Staten Island; Investment in a kraft operation; Significance of the choice of Atlanta, Georgia site for the company's first millugator.

Reports that John Armati sold his newspaper business, Macquarie Publications, to Brian McCarthy, managing director of Rural Press. Date on closure of deal; Profits made from sale; Comments from John Armati;

Reports on the impact of the strong Australian dollar on paper manufacturer PaperlinX Ltd. in 2003. Decline of the firm's earnings before interest and tax.

The article lists five questions that should be asked to a stationery supplier, particularly in Australia, including the availability of an online ordering platform, their discount offering for bulk orders, and their ability to maintain continuous supply of their paper products.

Focuses on the PaperlinX Ltd. market conditions and operations in Australia. Two divisions of PaperlinX includes Austalian Paper Ltd., which manufactures paper for the domestic market, and Merchanting & Trading company, which operates around the globe; Impact of the two divisions on PaperlinX market growth; Statement of Tom Park, chief executive of PaperlinX, with regards to the issue.

Focuses on the stock market performance of Fletcher Challenge and Carter Holt Harvey, the main paper and pulp commodity shares for Australians, in 1995. Trading prices; Impact of the market weakness; Factors that contributed to pulp and paper price slump; Potentially significant buying opportunity in pulp and paper shares in 1996; Expansion of in paper manufacturing capacity; Seasonal downturn and overstocking.

The article describes how Anthony Pratt, the grandson of the founder of the Pratt family's flagship business Visy Australasian paper, packaging and recycling company. Anthony is said to be well aware of the saying that it is the second generation who expands the business while the third generation squanders it and so he is out to prove that this is not so. In many ways, Anthony is reportedly following in the footsteps of his father, Richard, who had expanded the company.

Presents the history of Kimberly-Clark Corp.'s Australian operations. Promotion of the facial tissue as a hygienic alternative to the cloth towel; Development of the tissue box; Introduction of eucalyptus-scented and moisturizing aloe vera Kleenex tissues.

A table is presented that lists the suppliers of stationery products in Australia, including Australian Stationery Supplies, Cumberland Stationery and Invitation House.

Relates that Amcor Deputy Chairman Stan Wallis has won the 1996 Packaging Achiever of the Year, for his 36 years in the Australian paper industry. His background with Amcor, formerly Australian Paper Mills; Wallis' work as chairman of the federal government's inquiry into the financial sector.

Reports that the Prices Surveillance Authority has discovered that toilet paper in Australia had been getting shorter in length since 1988. Shrinkage as a means to compensate for the higher costs of roll manufacturing; Entry of three new niche manufacturers into the market.

Reports Indonesian newsprint supplier PT Aspex is launching a sales drive into Australia. PT Aspex's hiring of Glenn Bewsher of Australia Newsprint Mill; Zimmerlund as a new competitor in the newsprint industry; Prediction that Fletcher's Tasman Pulp & Paper will be the main loser from the new competition in the industry.

Reports on the dispute between employers in Victoria, Australia, and Australian Paper company concerning the compulsory membership of employees in financial union. Provisions of the Employee Relations Act; Demand of Australian Paper for a closed shop.

Reports on developments in Bunnings Ltd.'s evaluation of the feasibility of an integrated pulp mill and paper-making project in Western Australia. Speculations on Bunnings' capability to continue with the study; Bunnings' monopoly of the timber industry; Issues facing Bunnings in its feasibility study: Complexity of Western Australia's pulp mill project.

The article reports on the advancement of stylish stationery despite economic turbulence in Australia. It states fashionable stationery and storage products retailers kikki.K and Smiggle stating that their business is protected by the "lipstick index" which allows consumers to divert to affordable luxuries when economy is hard. According to commercial director Glenys Shearer of Just Group, personalisation is something that customers do not opt to sacrifice as the outcome of economic downturn.

Reports on how independent office supplies dealers in Australia rose to the challenge of dominant competitors. Independents' worry that Corporate Express will undercut their prices and push down profitability; Formation of Office Choice, a group of 86 independent office supplies companies. INSET: RISE TO THE CHALLENGE..

Features Australia-based newspaper publishing firm West Australian Newspapers (WAN). Need for WAN to adapt to changing market conditions and address the decline in newspaper circulation figures; Growth targets and strategies; Potential management changes. INSET: A BID FOR CHANGE..

The article discusses the factors which restrict the growth of the paperless office in Australia. It states that Australian consumption of cut reams of A4 paper has grown from 228,000 tonnes in 2002 to 251,000 tonnes in 2007 before dropping. According to Rob Bryant, sales manager at QA Software, the popularity of computer tablets make people more willing to skip paper and work solely on a virtual document.

The article analyzes the implications of the success of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in getting Visy to file a plea of guilty to price fixing with fellow paper-box manufacturer Amcor. According to ACCC, its tactic of giving amnesty to the whistleblower may have been the only way to expose Visy which is part of the duopoly that controls more than 90 percent of the cardboard-box market. The weakness of Australia's competition laws is also discussed.

The author discusses the need for Australia's business law industry to move from paper-based documents to electronic formats in order to make legal processes simpler and shorter. Ways in which the use of technology may make notices of investor communications more user friendly are addressed. Federal Attorney General Nicola Roxon's observations that contract law's adaptation to technological innovations is a way to better facilitate participation in the digital economy is also mentioned.

The article reports that Australia-based Visy Industries Inc. chief executive Richard Pratt is back in court over price-fixing in the packaging industry. Pratt's lawyers are seeking Amcor Ltd. board papers in an effort to prove that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission conspired with Amcor to bring criminal charges against Pratt.

Focuses on the move of Australia's Defense Minister Robert Hill to work on a defense policy update for a comprehensive assessment of the country's strategic position and future requirements. Importance of the white paper in resolving the crucial issue surrounding the primary focus of defense capability; Details on the national security strategy of the country; Role for the country's Defense Force in counter-terrorism strategy.

Reports that the Institute of Chartered Accountants has backed away from its threat to swamp the Australian Tax Office (ATO) with paper tax returns. Complaints of the institute against ATO; Initiatives of ATO to improve its services and management.

Reports on the impact of a placement made by PaperlinX on June 26, 2002 on the share price of the Australian paper distributor. Information on the use of the funds by PaperlinX to purchase the British company Bunzl Fine Paper; Outlook for the company's acquisition.

Discloses plans for Amcor's paper manufacturing arm, PaperlinX, to be floated as a separate business in April 2000. Managing Director Ian Wightwick's priorities for the company; Analysts' assessment of PaperlinX's float prospects; PaperlinX's share of the Australian marker for office paper; Company profits and operations.

Features an update on various Federal government policies and legislation concerning the Australian economy and industry. Release of Industry Minister, Senator Peter Cook's discussion paper on innovation; Efforts of the Federal Government's senior ministers to sell the budget; Opposition of business groups to the proposed budget; Amendments to the Health Legislation Amendment Bill.

The article addresses the problem with the growth of government bonds in Australia and the effect of exporting Australian commonwealth government bonds (ACGB) on the Australian dollar.

The article presents the paper, "Is Our Global Science and Technology Built on a House of Cards?," written by faculties from the University of Queensland, featured in the biotechnology conference, Bio 2006. The paper talked about the dropping of investment in science and technology in Australia. The authors believed that the situation is already critical, if it is not addressed, this would hinder the country's economic development and the standard of living.

The article reports that packaging manufacturers Visy and Amcor Ltd. are losing market share in the paperboard packaging industry in Australia. According to IBISWorld research, their combined share of industry revenue fell from 78.4 percent in 2002 to 73.8 percent in 2007. On the otherhand, competitors like Detmold Holdings and Carter Holt Harvey Ltd. are investing to strengthen their presence in the market.

The article emphasizes the importance of the exit strategy in joint ventures in the business sector's strategic alliances in Australia. The success of joint ventures is not just dependent on how they are structured in the beginning with clear expectations between the partners and mutually agreed financial practices. But also to the conclusion of the venture for the settlement of all the aspects involved in the alliance.

Reports that Labor's defense spokesman, Kim Beazley, says Australia's policy needs to be revised and promises a sweeping review if Labor wins government.

Reports that Jackie Giles, a director at Australia-based Ernst & Young Inc.'s assurance advisory services, was hired to give the firm's audit teams a different perspective on their work, from her industry knowledge and corporate experience. Giles career history; Advice to auditors on the company's telecommunications client, Telstra; Ambitions of Giles.

Reports on the schedule for the release of the Australian Senate economics references committee's inquiry into the effectiveness of the Trade Practices Act aimed at protecting small businesses. Appeal for the revision of the 'market power by market share' clause.

Reports on the financial statements of Australia-based newspaper and radio company, Rural Press Ltd., for the half year ending December 31, 2002. Increase in real estate and motor vehicle advertising; Net profit after tax.

Focuses on the issues concerning business activity statements (BAS) in Australia. Management of BAS; Projections of limited BAS preparations in small businesses; Views on the goods and services tax.

Reports the financial performance of country newspaper publishers APN News & Media and Rural Press in Australia. Percentages of increase in profits; Accounts of revenue sources; Details of company share prices; Involvement of Rural Press in agriculture.

Focuses on the labor problem confronting Australian-based Burnie pulp and paper mill. Mill workers' attitude toward former company owner North Ltd.; Announcement by North of cancellation of non-award agreements; Australian Paper's purchase of North's Associated Pulp and Paper Mills operations.

Presents information on Bob Joss of Australian bank, Westpac's plans to turn his organization into the banker's bank by tapping into the outsourcing of back-office functions by other financial institutions. Bank consolidating all its customer-service and cheque-and-loan processing operations for New South Wales on one site; Comments from Iain Blacklaw of Australian banking operations; Problems with a similar move in Adelaide.