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Australian politics live: Joyce likens US public execution to ‘Roman amphitheatre’; Coalition targets small business minister over credit card ban

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Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Labor not watering down 30% tax on discretionary trusts, says assistant treasurer The assistant treasurer, Daniel Mulino , says Labor is not watering down proposed changes to put a minimum 30% tax on discretionary trusts. We’re not watering this down. This is a very substantial review. This is about fairness in our tax system. It’s about trying to better align the taxes that people pay when they earn income through trusts versus when they earn income from working, from providing their labour. These are changes that have been called for by experts for decades. If we go back to major reviews in the 1970s and all the way through the Howard government, the Henry review, even the Abbott government’s review, these changes to trust taxation have been called for. I think he’s getting that from lots of corners. People are saying that the Liberal party needs to do better. The polls are showing that the Liberal party is at an all-time low. And so, things have to change. Because there’s something existential about the threat that I think the party now faces. Look, I certainly haven’t closed the door, but I don’t need to rush to a decision. The next election is 18 months away. Continue reading...

Directly affected

  • PPLI People

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • LMT Lockheed Martin

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • RTX RTX

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • NOC Northrop Grumman

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • GD General Dynamics

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense

    A fund of aerospace and defense companies

  • BA Boeing

    Defense and aerospace orders move with conflict spending

  • LHX L3Harris

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • HII Huntington Ingalls

    Shipyards benefit when naval spending rises

  • XAR SPDR SERIES TRUST

    Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia.

  • ALLY ALLY FINANCIAL INC

    GA selected ALLY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
PPLI———————
LMT———————
RTX———————
NOC———————
GD+0.12%-1.46%—+1.14%+0.35%+0.99%+1.70%
ITA+0.06%-1.47%—-0.28%-1.26%-1.17%+0.09%
BA+1.20%-1.13%—-0.50%-2.05%-3.08%-0.90%
LHX———————
HII+0.73%-1.48%—-0.20%-2.61%-0.05%+1.02%
XAR———————
ALLY+0.11%-0.59%—+0.85%+0.03%-2.26%+0.37%

Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Labor not watering down 30% tax on discretionary trusts, says assistant treasurer The assistant treasurer, Daniel Mulino , says Labor is not watering d…

Source: The Guardian

Price since this story was published: IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

Since the first closing price after “Australian politics live: Joyce likens US public execution to ‘Roman amphitheatre’; Coalition targets small business minister over credit card ban,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is +1.74%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a +3.21% difference versus the market. industrial stocks (XLI) is -1.14%, a +2.89% difference versus that group of stocks.

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Ally Financial (ALLY)that day+0.85%final price
Ally Financial (ALLY)the next day+0.03%final price
Ally Financial (ALLY)two days later-2.26%final price
Ally Financial (ALLY)three days later+0.37%final price
Ally Financial (ALLY)three days earlier-0.59%final price
Ally Financial (ALLY)five days earlier+0.11%final price
BAthat day-0.50%final price
BAthe next day-2.05%final price
BAtwo days later-3.08%final price
BAthree days later-0.90%final price
BAthree days earlier-1.13%final price
BAfive days earlier+1.20%final price
GDthat day+1.14%final price
GDthe next day+0.35%final price
GDtwo days later+0.99%final price
GDthree days later+1.70%final price
GDthree days earlier-1.46%final price
GDfive days earlier+0.12%final price
HIIthat day-0.20%final price
HIIthe next day-2.61%final price
HIItwo days later-0.05%final price
HIIthree days later+1.02%final price
HIIthree days earlier-1.48%final price
HIIfive days earlier+0.73%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)that day-0.28%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)the next day-1.26%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)two days later-1.17%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)three days later+0.09%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)three days earlier-1.47%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)five days earlier+0.06%final price
ITA
SPY
XLI

Official trades in IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) around 12 Oct 2026

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Who collects and who pays in defense

Companies tied to this story

  • ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    For “Australian politics live: Joyce likens US public execution to ‘Roman amphitheatre’; Coalition targets small business minister over credit card ban,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

  • XAR Spdr Series Trust

    Spdr Series Trust (XAR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Australian politics live: Joyce likens US public execution to ‘Roman amphitheatre’; Coalition targets small business minister over credit card ban.” Reason on file: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

  • ALLY Ally Financial

    For “Australian politics live: Joyce likens US public execution to ‘Roman amphitheatre’; Coalition targets small business minister over credit card ban,” Ally Financial (ALLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ALLY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BAC Bank Of America

    Bank Of America (BAC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Australian politics live: Joyce likens US public execution to ‘Roman amphitheatre’; Coalition targets small business minister over credit card ban.” Reason on file: GA selected BAC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bank. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BMO Bank Of Montreal /Can/

    In “Australian politics live: Joyce likens US public execution to ‘Roman amphitheatre’; Coalition targets small business minister over credit card ban,” Bank Of Montreal /Can/ (BMO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BMO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bank. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • CM Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce /Can/

    For “Australian politics live: Joyce likens US public execution to ‘Roman amphitheatre’; Coalition targets small business minister over credit card ban,” Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce /Can/ (CM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected CM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bank. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • CRBG Corebridge Financial

    Corebridge Financial (CRBG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Australian politics live: Joyce likens US public execution to ‘Roman amphitheatre’; Coalition targets small business minister over credit card ban.” Reason on file: GA selected CRBG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • EFC Ellington Financial

    Ellington Financial (EFC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Australian politics live: Joyce likens US public execution to ‘Roman amphitheatre’; Coalition targets small business minister over credit card ban.” Reason on file: GA selected EFC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) and the defense link

IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is the company in “Australian politics live: Joyce likens US public execution to ‘Roman amphitheatre’; Coalition targets small business minister over credit card ban,” the 12 Oct 2026 Defense story.

The link for IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is this: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

Spdr Series Trust (XAR) is here too. Its reason reads: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

Dates in the story, and the IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) price range

ALLY traded between 36.18 and 40.33 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 37.53. ITA traded between 201.08 and 217.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 207.60. XAR traded between 216.28 and 245.40 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 223.20.

How solid the defense case looks

46 out of 100

“Australian politics live: Joyce likens US public execution to ‘Roman amphitheatre’; Coalition targets small business minister over credit card ban” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 11 linked companies.