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The curved course of the ubiquitous banana has often been the peel of empire, its sweetness masking a sharp, bitter legacy. Arab conquerors introduced it to the African continent as they cultivated a slave market. European imperialism did the same to the Americas via the Canary Islands, insinuating the luscious fruit into markets of solid…

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In the past couple of weeks, the conservative parties have retained government in two jurisdictions across Australia, the (party political) Brisbane City Council and Tasmania. Before anyone scoffs at the Brisbane City Council, it is an amalgamation of around 20 shires and town councils that occurred in the 1920s Apart from managing the roads, rubbish…

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National treasuries and central banks usually move in lockstep on economic forecasts following consultation and coordination. On Wednesday, New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis unveiled the Treasury’s half-yearly update, which slashed the nation’s growth forecast to only 0.1% for 2023-24, from 1.5% in the prior half-year update. This follows New Zealand’s Q4 GDP unexpectedly falling,

Last week’s terror attack on a Moscow concert venue has opened a Pandora’s Box of allegations by Russian officials accusing Western intelligence agencies and governments of secretly cooperating with, coordinating and masterminding the activities of international terrorist groups. Occasionally, however, Western actors don't even bother to hide it.

BY Ilya Tsukanov

By 2050, solar should provide most of our electricity – but only if we have enough panels. Can they be made in Australia?

Asian share markets are still in mixed conditions without any large economic catalysts and some lower volumes going into the Easter break. Last night’s solid lead from Wall Street has helped local stocks as the USD and bond yields continue their see-saw inversion. The still relatively high USD continues to weigh on the Australian dollar

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By Jane Salmon   If The Jackboots Actually Fit … Why Does Labor Keep Tripping Over Its Own Feet?  On Tuesday, a bunch of bright young refugees went to parliament to talk about their community contribution, their quest for permanent residency and what more they could give the nation if granted domestic tertiary study rights. They…

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On Thursday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) released credit aggregates data for February, which revealed that the growth in the stock of mortgage credit grew by only 0.4% over the month to 1.1% higher over the quarter. Owner-occupier credit (1.3%) continues to grow significantly faster than investor credit (0.7%). In the year to February,

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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released jobs vacancy data for the three months to February, which shows that total job vacancies fell by 6.1% from November 2023. It was the seventh quarterly drop in a row, and job vacancies are now 23.5% lower than they were at their peak in May 2022. Separate

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Heads up, everyone! Due to the holiday, our live podcast will be postponed. Don’t worry, though! We’ve got you covered with a special replay of one of our favourite episodes. Stay tuned and enjoy the throwback! Get ready to supercharge your investment knowledge! Dive into ‘Megatrends 2024’ where the Nucleus Wealth Team looked at the

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If you want a textbook example of how Australia has entered the Twilight Zone on housing, look no further than the below gaslighting from The ABC celebrating the fact that a professional occupational therapist has been forced to rent a micro apartment in Marrickville, Sydney: Walking into her new studio apartment for the first time,

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The UN Security Council presents one of the great contradictions of power in the international system. On the one hand vested with enormous latitude in order to preserve international peace and security, it remains checked, limited and, it can be argued, crippled by an all too regular use of the veto by members of the…

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By Callen Sorensen Karklis   Many Australians are heard saying that they’re feeling the pinch, especially at the checkouts! Gone are the days of Australia being the lucky country! Australia is well and truly amid a crippling cost of living and housing crisis because of excessive greed and bad policy. As Dorothy says in the Wizard…

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