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Australian politics live: Taylor defends CV after Hanson dubs him a ‘smarmy management consultant’; Albanese to welcome king of Jordan

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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.

  • PPA INVESCO AEROSPACE & DEFENSE ETF

    GA selected PPA as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defense. 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———————
PPA———————

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

Spdr Series Trust (XAR) since this story, compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “Australian politics live: Taylor defends CV after Hanson dubs him a ‘smarmy management consultant’; Albanese to welcome king of Jordan,” Spdr Series Trust (XAR) is +0.06%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a +1.53% difference versus the market. industrial stocks (XLI) is -1.14%, a +1.21% difference versus that group of stocks.

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
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
Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)that day-0.63%final price
Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)the next day-0.76%final price
Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)two days later-2.24%final price
Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)three days later-0.50%final price
Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)three days earlier-2.27%final price
Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)five days earlier-1.32%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
XAR
SPY
XLI

Who gains and who loses around Spdr Series Trust (XAR)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • XAR Spdr Series Trust

    For “Australian politics live: Taylor defends CV after Hanson dubs him a ‘smarmy management consultant’; Albanese to welcome king of Jordan,” Spdr Series Trust (XAR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

  • ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Australian politics live: Taylor defends CV after Hanson dubs him a ‘smarmy management consultant’; Albanese to welcome king of Jordan.” Reason on file: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

  • PPA Invesco Aerospace & Defense Etf

    In “Australian politics live: Taylor defends CV after Hanson dubs him a ‘smarmy management consultant’; Albanese to welcome king of Jordan,” Invesco Aerospace & Defense Etf (PPA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected PPA as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defense. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • WAR U.S. Global Technology And Aerospace & Defense Etf

    In “Australian politics live: Taylor defends CV after Hanson dubs him a ‘smarmy management consultant’; Albanese to welcome king of Jordan,” U.S. Global Technology And Aerospace & Defense Etf (WAR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected WAR as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defense. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • TLT Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (TLT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Australian politics live: Taylor defends CV after Hanson dubs him a ‘smarmy management consultant’; Albanese to welcome king of Jordan.” Reason on file: Material security escalation can affect safe-haven and macro-risk proxies; this is a monitoring relationship, not a directional prediction

  • GLD Spdr Gold Trust

    In “Australian politics live: Taylor defends CV after Hanson dubs him a ‘smarmy management consultant’; Albanese to welcome king of Jordan,” Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Material security escalation can affect safe-haven and macro-risk proxies; this is a monitoring relationship, not a directional prediction

  • UUP Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund

    For “Australian politics live: Taylor defends CV after Hanson dubs him a ‘smarmy management consultant’; Albanese to welcome king of Jordan,” Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Material security escalation can affect safe-haven and macro-risk proxies; this is a monitoring relationship, not a directional prediction

Spdr Series Trust (XAR) and the defense link

“Australian politics live: Taylor defends CV after Hanson dubs him a ‘smarmy management consultant’; Albanese to welcome king of Jordan” (12 Oct 2026) reaches Spdr Series Trust (XAR) through Defense.

The link for Spdr Series Trust (XAR) is this: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

Also listed, IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA): Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

The price range for Spdr Series Trust (XAR), and the dates in the story

ITA traded between 201.08 and 217.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 207.60. PPA traded between 151.56 and 162.12 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 156.07. XAR traded between 216.28 and 245.40 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 223.20.

How strong the case is around Spdr Series Trust (XAR)

46 out of 100

“Australian politics live: Taylor defends CV after Hanson dubs him a ‘smarmy management consultant’; Albanese to welcome king of Jordan” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 7 linked companies.