Stunning success of home battery boom will slash rooftop solar exports, and reshape the grid – again
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky if all the issues relating to the settlement of the conflict between Moscow and Kiev are worked out, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.
Italian police have arrested a Ukrainian man who it is claimed is suspected of involvement in the bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, German prosecutors reported on Thursday.
The man, referred to only as Sergey K, was detained near Rimini on the basis of a European arrest warrant. German investigators believe he led a unit that blew up sections of the pipelines in September 2022.
On Wednesday evening, I received an email from an Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) media officer suggesting that I have misled the public by quoting the ABS’ monthly net permanent and long-term arrivals data. The article where I have purportedly misled can be read here. The email, presented below with the officer’s name removed, claimed
In Nature, researchers warn of a series of "abrupt" changes affecting Antarctica, the consequences of which could potentially be catastrophic for the entire world. Another study published at the same time highlights the impact of tourism and scientific expeditions on this continent, which has been losing 135 billion tons of snow and ice per year since 2002.
Australian stocks led the way to a new record high today but the rest of Asian share markets were mainly down across the board as risk sentiment continues to shift further into negative space as we all await the Jackson Hole conference tomorrow. The USD remains on a small rally against the majors although Euro
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Cotality has released its final auction results for last weekend, which recorded a clearance rate of 71.7% for Sydney—the highest of the major capital cities. Sydney’s clearance rate held above the 70% threshold for the third consecutive week, coming in at 71.7%—the strongest result in five weeks. Sydney’s monthly average final auction clearance rate now stands
APA Group with the news. AFR. The chief executive of the country’s biggest gas transporter, APA Group, has fired off against plans to import LNG to avert a potential gas shortage, warning that the high cost of imports risks turning consumers and industry against gas altogether. Adam Watson said importing liquefied natural gas into the
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There is nothing a central banker likes more than to waste money while forcing everybody else into austerity. The cost of renovating the RBA’s asbestos-ridden head office in Sydney’s Martin Place has risen to $1.2 billion, prompting the newly installed governance board to consider selling the building and walking away from the troubled project. The
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