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Poll Bludger
Saturday, February 16, 2019 - 07:01
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A lurch back to Labor in the BludgerTrack poll aggregate, plus further polling tidbits and preselection news aplenty. The post BludgerTrack: 53.8-46.2 to Labor appeared first on The Poll Bludger. |
MacroBusiness
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 22:30
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Willunga Landscape, Horace Trenerry, 1947, Art Gallery of NSW Macro & Markets Hedge Funds Play Tug-of-War With the Volatile Australian Dollar – Bloomberg One Weird Trick for Avoiding Bad Chinese Bonds – Bloomberg Brazilian mine tragedy will not be the last tailings dam disaster – Reuters, Home China’s coal imports surge, but prices tell The post Weekend Links, 16-17 February 2019 appeared first on MacroBusiness. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] |
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The Australian Independent Media Network
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 18:00
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By 2353NM The human mind is a wonderful thing. We all have different interests, ideas and methods of doing what is needed to stay alive. We also have different beliefs. Some will tell you that the contrails left in the sky following the passage of aircraft are a 24/7/365-day aerosol assault over our heads made of… The post Sitting astride the barbed wire fence appeared first on The AIM Network. |
George Monbiot
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 17:40
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The governments’ inability to respond to our democratic emergency is one symptom of systemic political failure By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 13th February 2019
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Ambit Gambit
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 17:12
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Queensland was hit by forest fires, and the Queensland Premier was at it, blaming climate change (and the Australian government): “If you want to know what caused those conditions, I’ll give you an answer – it’s called climate change,” the Queensland premier told reporters. “It is only the LNP who could watch Queensland burn and […] |
MacroBusiness
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 17:00
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Not a good finish to the week here in Asia with all stock markets reporting a loss as pessimism around any trade deal between the US and China builds, with Trump’s focus on domestic issues and creating an “emergency” as political theater. The USD has reversed again with gold prices lifting slightly. The Shanghai Composite The post Macro Afternoon appeared first on MacroBusiness. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] |
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The Australian Independent Media Network
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 16:30
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Media Release The report delivered by the parliamentary committee’s inquiry into mechanisms for compensation for non-GM farmers has disappointed consumers and GM-free farmers alike. “While we are grateful for the opportunity to have this inquiry we are dissatisfied by its findings and find it astonishing that there are no recommendations at the end of this… The post Farmer Protection GM inquiry fails GM-free farmers and consumers appeared first on The AIM Network. |
The Australian Independent Media Network
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 15:00
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The passage of amendments to the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) by the Australian House of Representatives and the Senate this week was less a case of celebration than necessitous deliverance. The mental well-being of asylum-seekers on Manus Island and Nauru, or lack thereof, has been documented extensively from Australian legal representatives to members of Médecins… The post Sickness and Paranoia: The Morrison Government’s Refugee Problem appeared first on The AIM Network. |
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Renew Economy
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 14:02
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MacroBusiness
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 14:00
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Via Damien Boey at Credit Suisse: Overnight, we received very disappointing US retail sales data. Headline nominal sales fell by 1.2% over the month, their sharpest monthly decline since the financial crisis. Notwithstanding ongoing strong job creation, consumption weakened on the back of low confidence and market turbulence. We estimate that year-ended growth in The post Bull or bear market rally? appeared first on MacroBusiness. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] |
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MacroBusiness
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 13:30
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By Leith van Onselen Today, the Victorian Government will announce that it is rezoning 50,000 housing blocks and creating 12 new suburbs in Melbourne’s key growth zones in order to cater for Melbourne’s bulging population. The areas that will be opened up for development are: Beveridge North West Wallan South Wallan East Merrifield North/Kalkallo Basin The post If you don’t want urban sprawl, don’t run high immigration appeared first on MacroBusiness. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] |
Renew Economy
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 13:26
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The post Why 50% renewables by 2030 is such an easy target appeared first on RenewEconomy. |
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MacroBusiness
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 13:00
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Via Nikkei: A massive building boom across China, including in tier-two cities like Jinan, has left as many as 65 million empty apartments across the country, according to estimates by Gan Li, a professor at Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu. Sales volumes in 24 cities tracked by China Real Estate Index System fell The post Minsky’s nightmare: China’s 65m empty apartment problem appeared first on MacroBusiness. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] |
MacroBusiness
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 12:30
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AHG warns big time: Yuk: Plenty more where that came from. Yuk: The post Who’d be a car dealer in a property bust? appeared first on MacroBusiness. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] |
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Renew Economy
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 12:26
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MacroBusiness
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 12:15
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Do not expect any loosening of credit in this cycle, via AFR: The corporate regulator’s chief prosecutor, Daniel Crennan, QC, has warned the government has empowered him to pursue “extremely harsh civil penalties and criminal sanctions against banks, their executives and others” after the Senate passed tough new rules for white-collar offences. Corporate executives could The post Labor’s banker smash fires up ASIC appeared first on MacroBusiness. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] |
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MacroBusiness
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 12:00
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Here’s the DHG wrap: And the segment split: The biggest issue is in the print revenue: Less people spending less on glamour ads, I guess. Then there’s the write down which sounds lie the tip of the iceberg and an outlook that ain’t much to celebrate: Dour stuff with the risk of considerably worse ahead. The post And now for Domainmageddon? appeared first on MacroBusiness. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] |
Renew Economy
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 11:58
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Renew Economy
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 11:55
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The post Genex kicks off works on Kidston pumped hydro, next to solar farm appeared first on RenewEconomy. |
MacroBusiness
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 11:30
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By Leith van Onselen Consumer groups have lashed the mortgage broking industry for pretending to care about reform while vigorously lobbying politicians to protect their commissions. From SBS News: The consumer groups that were part of a forum with the mortgage-broking industry have quit en masse, citing a lack of progress and willingness to change. The post Consumer groups slam mortgage broker forum appeared first on MacroBusiness. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] |
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MacroBusiness
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 11:15
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By Leith van Onselen The REINZ has released its house price data for January, which revealed a 2.9% seasonally adjusted rise in the national median house price, with prices up just 5.2% year-on-year: Outside of Auckland, seasonally adjusted house prices rose by 2.3% in December, with prices up 9.7% year-on-year. Looking at the major cities, The post Auckland house prices continue to fall appeared first on MacroBusiness. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] |
MacroBusiness
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 11:00
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By Leith van Onselen At the end of 2018, the Morrison Government failed to strike a deal with the Senate cross-bench to pass a bill that would have seen fees for low-balance superannuation accounts capped at 3% and exempted fund members under the age of 25 from compulsory life insurance. Last night, the Government struck The post Coalition forced to compromise on super life insurance gouge appeared first on MacroBusiness. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] |
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xkcd.com
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 11:00
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MacroBusiness
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 10:45
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By Leith van Onselen After Statistics New Zealand last month changed the way that it measures net overseas migration (NOM), resulting in large falls in the estimated migrant intake, it has released migration estimates for the 2018 calendar year, which reveals that NOM fell further to 48,278 people, down from a peak of 62,227 in The post NZ immigration continues to retrace appeared first on MacroBusiness. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] |
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The Australian Independent Media Network
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 10:42
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The last five years of government in this country have been characterised by the greatest waste of time and money in our history, a debasing of the standards of political discourse, and a singular lack of progress and achievement in the things that affect our day-to-day lives. In 2013, Tony Abbott promised to “make your… The post This government has never been about governing in the best interests of the country appeared first on The AIM Network. |
Renew Economy
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 10:41
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The post Electric vehicles now cheaper to own than petrol, diesel cars in Europe appeared first on RenewEconomy. |
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Renew Economy
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 10:37
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The post Wireless charging tech means you may never need to plug in your EV again appeared first on RenewEconomy. |
MacroBusiness
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 10:30
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By Leith van Onselen Telstra has advised that its profit fell by 27% to $1.2 billion in the first half of 2018-19. CEO Andy Penn said revenue is being affected by the impact of the national broadband network (NBN) on its fixed-line business. He argues that the NBN’s wholesale prices will eventually need to be The post Telstra warns of rising internet costs from NBN losses appeared first on MacroBusiness. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] |
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Renew Economy
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 10:25
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The post Vestas extends lead as big four dominate wind turbine manufacturing in 2018 appeared first on RenewEconomy. |
MacroBusiness
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 10:15
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According to popular argument, it killed Malcolm Turnbull and the Libs in Wentworth, and has brought the government to its knees in blue ribbon electorates around the country. Yes, it’s energy policy. Yet as of today, with an election three months away, the Scummo Government has none, via AFR: So Scott Morrison’s big stick has The post Scummo now has no energy policy appeared first on MacroBusiness. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] |
In strong sign that the country's energy market rule-makers and regulators are finally trying to keep pace with technology, AEMC flags a rule change in virtual light-speed.
In the shift to renewables, time is pressing on Australia's incumbent gentailers like AGL. Big decisions will have to be made, and made fairly promptly.
Tesla big battery bags another bid dividend from energy market services, but storage projects still struggling to make money on time shifting and arbitrage.
NSW hinterland luxury rental home with 10kW solar, two Tesla Powerwall batteries, and a Model X EV, seeks to demonstrate Tesla’s vision of the new energy and transport future. So how does it shape up?
Genex starts early works on the 250MW pumped hydro component of its Kidston Renewable Energy Hub, to keep up momentum as it awaits financial close.
Wireless EV charging company Witricity has bought 1,500 patents and applications from Qualcomm to 'transform the automotive experience'.
UK will be first right-hand drive market to get Model 3 configurator, which means that Australia will not be far behind.
Vestas takes market share of 22%, leading a group of four manufacturers which together account for 57% of all wind turbines commissioned in 2018.