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In 1976, we ate more than we do today. So why are we fatter?

By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 15th August 2018

When I saw the photo, I could scarcely believe it was the same country. The picture of Brighton Beach in 1976 featured in the Guardian a few weeks ago appeared to show an alien race. Almost everyone was slim. I mentioned it on social media, then went on holiday.

Via ANZ today: The AUD, the NZD and emerging market (EM) FX all remain at the mercy of shifts in sentiment. And things don’t look pretty on that front. Each of the recent triggers (Turkey, weaker CNY, higher US rates, EM turmoil and geopolitics) are not big enough to drive sustained losses in markets, but

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The Northern Territory’s largest solar program is heading towards completion, with work in 16 communities already finished.

Australia has huge potential for renewable hydrogen exports, possibly requiring enough new solar and wind capacity equivalent to the existing grid by 2040.

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From Chris Joye today who ends his campaign for bank bonds: CoreLogic, the real estate index provider most frequently cited by the RBA, has released its suburb-level indices for the first time ever. These benchmarks scientifically revalue every property in the suburb each day based on the characteristics of those homes and the flow of incoming

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By Leith van Onselen Below is RBA Governor Phil Lowe’s opening statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before the Committee today. These hearings are an important part of the accountability process for the Reserve Bank of Australia. As usual, my colleagues and I will do

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By Leith van Onselen Finding an economist opposed to Australia’s mass immigration ‘Big Australia’ policy is a difficult task. There’s me, Judith Sloan, Ross Gittins, and now Stephen Koukoulas (aka ‘The Kouk’) who has penned an excellent article today as Business Insider: There are many instances where the dismal science of economics embarrasses itself with

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By Leith van Onselen The Australian’s Adam Creighton has thrown a wet blanket over the company tax cut debate, arguing that the government would be far better off instead making further cuts to personal income tax rates, since workers would receive an immediate boost to their take-home pay: The government and the Reserve Bank are

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By Leith van Onselen The latest data on household debt from the RBA shows that Australia’s household debt-to-disposable income ratio hit a record high 190% in March 2018: With this in mind, it’s interesting to read Elliot Clarke’s (Senior Economist at Westpac) analysis showing that US household debt-to-disposable income (90%) is now back to 2002

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Senior advisor at Melbourne University's Climate and Energy College explains why the National Energy Guarantee won't deliver any of its three promises.

EV charging will present challenges, and opportunities, for consumers and grid operators.

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By Leith van Onselen Earlier this month, Roy Morgan Research revealed that Netflix had lifted its Australian subscriber base to 9.8 million households after a 30% annual surge in subscribers. By contrast, Foxtel’s subscriber base slid by 2.7% to 5.4 million households: Yesterday, Roy Morgan Research released similar analysis of the New Zealand subscription television market,

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South Autralia is likely to reach 80 per cent renewables by 2022 and the equivalent of 100 per cent renewables by 2025 as its major "baseload" gas fired power stations exit the market.