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As infighting within the Liberal Party continues over the party’s leadership and its stance on Net Zero, things continue to deteriorate. Electoral demographics continue to shift against them, as the proportion of people living in rented homes increases and their strongest established base of support passes away. According to sources within the Victorian Liberal Party,

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Australian coal exports are going to struggle - all the more reason to find the next gig. All the more reason to decarbonise and embrace the future.

With the release of the latest ABS fertility rate data, it was revealed that the nation’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) had fallen to its lowest level on record, slumping to 1.50 babies per woman. This compares unfavourably with the figure of 1.67 recorded immediately prior to the pandemic and the average for the 2010s of

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Senate inquiry into climate misinformation receives 150 submissions, with a number putting the blame on the government and the science itself.

From the Market Ear: Can’t put a good man down SPX has gone 107 sessions without posting a drop of at least 2%…its longest streak since July 2024. NASDAQ technicals NASDAQ remains trading inside the trend channel that has been in place since May. Note we never even tried the upper part of the channel

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Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) receive significant subsidies in Australia. The federal government loses more than $500 million in tax revenue each year as a result of the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) exemption for BEVs. This figure is expected to rise as the number of BEVs on the road increases. Under the FBT exemption, someone leasing

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Western praise of Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky encouraged overconfidence and increasingly authoritarian behavior in Kiev, The Economist argued in a piece published on Tuesday.

In a “report card” assessing Ukraine’s deepening problems as its conflict with Russia drags on, the British magazine highlighted manpower shortages, a mounting budget deficit, and what it described as a growing loss of government legitimacy.

Pier, Queenscliff Victoria   AUD/USD EUR/USD USD/JPY GBP/USD Gold (by day) WTI (by day)   Brent         Australia 200         US S&P 500   UK 100   Japan 225   Sorry chaps for some reason there are issues with the charts tonight.  Some wouldnt come up at all in

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Envision Energy has partnered with ANZ to boost Australia’s clean energy projects, supply chains, and net zero ambitions.

Dating apps post-date my dating life by many decades, so I’ve never paid them much attention. All I really know is that you swipe left or right, and this has become such a big deal it turned into a global meme. (I’m still not sure which is best, left or right.)

The other day, though, I read that one of the big apps—Bumble, which I assume is big because I recognize the name—is offering, or planning to offer, “friendship” matches.

Statistics New Zealand this week released migration data, which showed that only 13,066 net overseas migrants landed in New Zealand in the year to July. This was well below the decade average of 49,000 and more than 120,000 lower than the late 2023 peak. The decline in net overseas migration has been driven by the

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Australia is beginning to resemble George Orwell’s Ministry of Truth from the novel 1984. First, the Albanese government performed a policy-180 and announced that Australians under the age of 16 would be banned from viewing YouTube. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is seeking to expand Australia’s draconian media restrictions globally at this month’s United Nations General

Veteran motoring journalist Byron Mathioudakis joins The Driven Podcast to unpack the week’s EV stories, share insights from decades of car testing, and give his take on where the electric transition is headed.