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The Castle remains good law in Australia. Almost three decades since the battling suburban solicitor Dennis Denuto introduced us all to the high legal concept of “the vibe of the thing”, the High Court has broadly endorsed the classic movie’s basic contention: a man’s home is his castle.

 Andrew Fraser

International reading: Foreclosures surge 20% as Americans struggle to pay mortgages – and fears of 2008-style crash soar – Daily Mail Economist Stunned By Trump’s Latest Wild Claim: ‘Quite Literally False’ – Huff Post Ford CEO says he has 5,000 open mechanic jobs with 6-figure salaries from the shortage of manually skilled workers: ‘We are

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China has a population of just over 1.4 billion people with a density of 151 people per square kilometre, while the United States has a population of just over 347 million people with a density of 38 people per square kilometre1. Given the recent relatively rapid growth of the Chinese economy and its huge population it is likely that it will surpass the size of the US economy in the near future. There are several ways of measuring the size of an economy. They include:

On Thursday, Stats NZ released data showing that 12,400 net migrants arrived in the year to September 2025, down from a net gain of 42,400 in the September 2024 year. The current migration inflow is also well below the circa 130,000 peak in 2023 and is below the decade average annual net inflow of about

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As the federal Coalition implodes on energy, Victoria looks into joining federal Labor and introducing a regulated "free electricity" window, powered by solar.

Upstart electricity retailer launched to take on Australia's Big Three gentailers and "kill the traditional energy model," could soon be owned by one.

I know that you know, but you’ll never be able to prove it,” Graham Richardson once said to me more than 20 years ago, back when we were still talking.

For a reporter whose career has been spent uncovering crime and corruption, Richo was the one who got away.

Long lunches, Swiss bank accounts and a kangaroo scrotum: My decades pursuing Graham Richardson

By Kate McClymont

The Senate hearings on information integrity on climate and energy reveal how deeply divided the debate has become about renewables. The ANU's Professor Sara Bice explains the key role of strong regulation.

Australia’s population grew by an extraordinary 8.5 million (45%) over the first 25 years of this century, far exceeding the population growth of other advanced nations. Over the four years from Q1 2021 to Q1 2025, Australia’s population grew by an estraordinary 1.88 million (7.9%)—equivalent to adding an Adelaide and Hobart to the nation’s population.

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Transgrid confirms that missed deadlines have already resulted in a cut in overall payments to Waratah Super Battery owner. Further cuts are expected from new delays.

Amid the frenzy of economists calling rate holds and hikes, Westpac is making the most sense today. The bank argues that after a poorer performance in September, employment was stronger than anticipated in October, resulting in growth on a three-month average that was about ½ppt slower than it was six months prior. Moreover, the unemployment

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The Market Ear on when things fall apart. Lower high SPX may be carving out a lower high, not a bullish look. 6800 is the key short-term support in futures; lose that and you’re into the channel lows and 50-day near 6750, with the big 6700 zone right below. Source: LSEG Workspace Momentum loss NASDAQ

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There has been a great deal of focus this week on the events of the Dismissal of Gough Whitlam’s Labor government, fifty years ago last Tuesday.

I have been particularly drawn to examining how the role of the Senate has changed since 1975, but also throughout the history of the federation. Changes in electoral systems, the size of the Parliament and a fragmenting party system has produced a Senate quite different to the one that blocked supply in 1975.