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Looking at any number of indicators of health for households within the Australian economy, the news is hardly stellar. Real wages are at levels last seen in late 2011 and if the RBA’s projected rate of growth out into the future is realised, the pre-Covid peak will be reached in the mid-2030s. Meanwhile, growth in

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The operational flexibility of modern data centers enhances the viability of solar battery hybrid systems, and deliver huge economic and social benefits to regions.

It’s rare that any more than a month or two goes by without Prime Minister Anthony Albanese mentioning that he grew up in public housing. Every now and then it’s casually trotted out, perhaps as an attempt to connect with everyday voters that many in the ‘Canberra Bubble’ increasingly find themselves detached from. Meanwhile, the

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Roger Waters joins the show to talk about Gaza, the UN, free speech & what he wants the president of Colombia to do. Plus, he reacts to the latest crackdowns on speech, the war in Ukraine, & why some musicians are such cowards when it comes to Israel.

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Ausgrid has regulatory approval for a waiver to allow it to start building the Hunter renewable energy zone.

India is Australia’s second-largest source of international students. According to the Department of Education, in the year to July 2025, there were a record 159,530 Indian students enrolled in Australia, up 31,000 from the pre-pandemic peak and 6.6 times more than in 2005: Of these Indian enrolments, 94,271 were in higher education (universities) and 63,613

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Anyone who thinks attaining Labor’s 82% Renewable Energy Target (RET) by 2030 is feasible or affordable is kidding themselves. To meet Labor’s fantastical target, much of Australia’s baseload coal generation—the backbone of the country’s energy grid—would have to be shut down and replaced with masses of intermittent and weather-dependent wind and solar generation, backed up

One of the biggest remaining coal generators in Australia is learning to dance - around rooftop solar - and is regularly switching off in the middle of the day.

Following May’s election, the nation’s electorate fundamentally changed the requirements to pass legislation through the nation’s upper house. Prior to the election, Labor held 25 senate seats, with the Greens holding 11, giving them 36 votes in a chamber that requires 39 for an unassailable majority. When Parliament sat for the first time post-election, the

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The hyper-taut ferrous complex should not be confused with equilibrium. The market is indeed stable, but this is not owing to calm price pressures. Steel demand is stable due to exports. Steel production is far too high on anti-innovation stupidity. This is a market with Godzilla pulling at one end and King Kong at the

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Perfection prevails NDX continues trading inside the perfect trend channel that has been in place since May. Buying the 21 day remains a simple but profitable strategy. We are here Nothing new, but NDX seasonality from here is very strong. SPX +7300 SPX is +14%YTD. Goldman’s Garrett points out: “Only 4 other instances where SPX

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The current European nonentities have replaced titans—flawed, perhaps, but figures with gravitas, charisma, and historical will. There was Merkel, who could take a punch; Macron, young and with the ambitions of a new Napoleon; and even Johnson with his chaotic but distinct style

The EU’s House of Cards: How Talentless Pygmalions Are Molding a World Out of Nothingness