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MacroBusiness Wednesday, March 19, 2025 - 07:00 Source

Global energy analysts Doomberg published a stinging critique of Australia’s energy policy, entitled Power Blunder Down Under. “The country is hurtling toward a pronounced energy crisis, yet its political leaders seem deaf to the warnings and blind to its true causes”, Doomberg reported. “Having demonized traditional sources of energy, Australia is now all but certain

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MacroBusiness Wednesday, March 19, 2025 - 00:05 Source

The Guardian’s Peter Mares penned a spurious article claiming that building smaller homes would boost Australia’s productivity. Walking past a building site in Sydney recently, I was struck by the pitch for the new homes under construction. “Outrageously spacious”, proclaimed a hoarding spruiking apartments with “2 living areas, 2 dining areas, 3 car parks, 4

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Your Democracy Tuesday, March 18, 2025 - 22:16 Source

Former attorney-general George Brandis has rubbished Peter Dutton's proposal to hold a referendum in order to deport criminal dual nationals, labelling it "as mad an idea as I have heard in a long time".

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Your Democracy Tuesday, March 18, 2025 - 17:56 Source

Are app messages ‘Commonwealth records’? If so, why do Canberra’s elite routinely delete them via Signal and WhatsApp? Andrew Gardiner reports.

Canberra politicians and bureaucrats could be breaking the very law they supposedly strengthened late last year, by auto-deleting app messages transparency advocates say “must be made publicly available”. 

 

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MacroBusiness Tuesday, March 18, 2025 - 17:30 Source

Another positive day for stock markets here in Asia as risk switches back to on following the big rebound on Wall Street from Friday night although local stocks struggled to make headway. The USD is trying to fight back as it remains weak against Euro and Pound Sterling although is pushing higher against Yen this

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Prosper Australia Tuesday, March 18, 2025 - 14:41 Source

Value capture is an equitable and efficient funding mechanism to support the development of high speed rail. It ensures that those who benefit the most from high speed rail contribute to its cost.

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Your Democracy Tuesday, March 18, 2025 - 14:02 Source

The US is considering recognizing Crimea as part of Russia and may urge the UN to do the same, American news website Semafor reported on Monday, citing two people familiar with the matter. 

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