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Australian politics live: Taylor rejects Frydenberg’s GST idea but welcomes political resurrection; One Nation to preference Liberals in Victoria poll

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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.

  • LYV LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT IN

    GA selected LYV as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: nation, live. 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+0.02%-1.37%—+0.50%-0.97%+0.23%+1.50%
HII+0.73%-1.48%—-0.20%-2.61%-0.05%+1.02%
XAR———————
LYV———————

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 rejects Frydenberg’s GST idea but welcomes political resurrection; One Nation to preference Liberals in Victoria poll,” 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
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
LHXthat day+0.50%final price
LHXthe next day-0.97%final price
LHXtwo days later+0.23%final price
LHXthree days later+1.50%final price
LHXthree days earlier-1.37%final price
LHXfive days earlier+0.02%final price
XAR
SPY
XLI

Who reported a Spdr Series Trust (XAR) trade near this story

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Spdr Series Trust (XAR) on one side of this defense story

Companies carried with this story

  • XAR Spdr Series Trust

    In “Australian politics live: Taylor rejects Frydenberg’s GST idea but welcomes political resurrection; One Nation to preference Liberals in Victoria poll,” 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 rejects Frydenberg’s GST idea but welcomes political resurrection; One Nation to preference Liberals in Victoria poll.” Reason on file: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

  • LYV Live Nation Entertainment

    Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Australian politics live: Taylor rejects Frydenberg’s GST idea but welcomes political resurrection; One Nation to preference Liberals in Victoria poll.” Reason on file: GA selected LYV as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: nation, live. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • PPA Invesco Aerospace & Defense Etf

    In “Australian politics live: Taylor rejects Frydenberg’s GST idea but welcomes political resurrection; One Nation to preference Liberals in Victoria poll,” 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

    For “Australian politics live: Taylor rejects Frydenberg’s GST idea but welcomes political resurrection; One Nation to preference Liberals in Victoria poll,” 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

  • GLD Spdr Gold Trust

    For “Australian politics live: Taylor rejects Frydenberg’s GST idea but welcomes political resurrection; One Nation to preference Liberals in Victoria poll,” 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

  • TLT Ishares Tr

    In “Australian politics live: Taylor rejects Frydenberg’s GST idea but welcomes political resurrection; One Nation to preference Liberals in Victoria poll,” Ishares Tr (TLT) 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

    In “Australian politics live: Taylor rejects Frydenberg’s GST idea but welcomes political resurrection; One Nation to preference Liberals in Victoria poll,” 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

The 12 Oct 2026 story “Australian politics live: Taylor rejects Frydenberg’s GST idea but welcomes political resurrection; One Nation to preference Liberals in Victoria poll” names Spdr Series Trust (XAR) because of Defense.

For Spdr Series Trust (XAR), the reason on file says Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

A second company, IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA), is listed for a different reason: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

Price levels for Spdr Series Trust (XAR)

ITA traded between 201.08 and 217.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 207.60. LYV traded between 164.74 and 174.43 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 170.80. 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: Taylor rejects Frydenberg’s GST idea but welcomes political resurrection; One Nation to preference Liberals in Victoria poll” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.