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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its March labour force report, which was steady as she goes. There were 32,230 jobs created over the month, below economists’ expectations of a 40,000 increase. The national unemployment rate remained fairly steady at 4.1% thanks to a slight increase in the participation rate. The underemployment rate was

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Over five weeks after the state election was held, the WA Electoral Commission has finally concluded the counting procedure for the WA Legislative Council, with the button pushed yesterday afternoon. This resulted in the full distribution of preferences, electing the 37 members for the chamber.

We now know the final primary votes for each party statewide and in each electorate, and how the final rounds of the distribution of preferences played out. For this blog post I’m going to run through some of the key stats and show how close the final rounds of the count were.

Is there a bigger gaslighter in Australian politics than Teals MP for Wentworth, Allegra Spender? The self-styled climate crusader inherited a luxury Woollahra mega-mansion worth tens of millions of dollars: She has also owns a lovely weekender at Pittwater: Spender regularly sheds crocodile tears about Sydney’s housing crisis while simultaneously promoting endless mass immigration. Allegra Spender

A huge solar and battery project proposed by local farming families is described as Australia's most southern solar farm.

Seek released its latest employment report for Australia, which suggests the job market is deteriorating. The number of jobs advertised on Seek fell by 3.0% in March and was 12.8% lower year-over-year. Ad volumes declined in every state and territory. The number of applications per job ad also rose by 2.0% over the month and

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Risk sentiment is now rolling over again as stock market volatility lifts higher mainly due to potential earning slumps on tech stocks aka NVIDIA due to the Trump regime’s tariff madness. The latest US retail sales figures (pre-tariff numbers) came in as expected and Fed Chair Powell tried to provide some hope through it all

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French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has accused the US of abandoning the democratic world, saying Washington’s sudden pivot toward closer ties with Russia has undermined the trust of its allies and shaken the global order.

Ben is joined by Duncan McDonnell from Griffith University to discuss the close of rolls and nominations and the role of Gen Z voters in the election. The seat of the week is Lingiari in the Northern Territory, and we also talk about Indigenous enrolment and parliamentary representation.

Peter Dutton’s budget reply Speech is full of distortions and many of the key polices are flawed or we cannot be sure they will work as intended. The Labor Party might be criticised as too cautious, but the Coalition is clearly not ready for government.

Michael Keating

What could we expect from a Dutton Government?

March 29, 2025

Last week, the Queensland government announced that it would repeal the state’s legislated renewable energy targets. They were set at 50% by 2030, rising to 80% by 2035. Energy Minister David Janetzki stated that the renewable energy targets were “always unachievable”. He added that the government is also likely to amend the state’s existing 2035

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An eagle-eyed local spotted two wind turbines at Dundonnell wind farm with only two blades, but owner Tilt says it's part of routine maintenance.

Group of electricity network wants a waiver to let them run a trial of 100 kerbside EV chargers, and blames the rules and private companies for not delivering for consumers.

Volatility in equity markets is ramping up after another round of Trump tariff nonsense against China while a miss or two amongst US tech stocks is not helping risk sentiment with S&P and Eurostoxx futures sharply down going into tonight’s session. The latest Chinese GDP figures helped stabilised mainland markets however moves are afoot in

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