My trusty old LG Art Series airconditioner, installed when we renovated the house (and built my office) about twenty years ago… is no more.
After this month’s stronger-than-expected June quarter national accounts release, which saw the economy grow by 0.6% over the quarter (faster than consensus and the RBA’s forecasts), Westpac’s leading index, which indicates the likely pace of economic activity relative to trend three to nine months into the future, has stalled. The six-month annualised growth rate in
Cotality has released alarming data showing that Australia’s rental market is tightening fast. The following chart from Cotality shows that the total number of rental listings has fallen back to a historic low across the combined capital cities, tracking at about half the level of the early pandemic peak: The following chart from Cotality shows
On Monday, Shadow Home Affairs Minister Andrew Hastie threatened to quit the opposition front bench unless Coalition leader Sussan Ley abandons the party’s commitment to a net zero emissions target. For more than two decades, the Coalition has been engaging in internal battles over the issue of climate change action. Back in 2003, several prominent
As the debate over migration continues both on social media and in the halls of power, myths surrounding its impact on housing continue to propagate. This is despite the fact that the issue can often be easily disproven with a quick review of the data and a brief reading of commentary from one of the
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The number of international enrolments in Australia hit a record high of 839,200 in the year to June 2025. This was up around 13,400 (1.6%) from the 825,800 enrolments in 2024, around 130,440 (18%) higher than the same time in 2019 before the pandemic, and more than triple the 266,100 enrolments 20 years earlier in
We rely on independent mapmakers to draw electoral boundaries at each redistribution. There is an extensive process of public consultation, and there are rules about how seats can be drawn, but ultimately the mapmakers have quite a lot of discretion about how they apply guidelines, and where they draw the lines.