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The news has become intolerable and inhumane. Democracy’s vital feedback mechanism is broken

It is little wonder that people are turning off the news in record numbers. The images are often unwatchable, the descriptions beyond imagining, the scale incomprehensible.

Everywhere you look the cruelty of the human spirit is on display.

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Renew Economy has launched a new green energy calendar for Australia, to help keep the industry and community up to date with upcoming events.

Energy upgrade schemes could be adapted to provide a regulatory framework for a demand flexibility market as we move towards electrified homes and businesses.

UK residents living close to new electricity pylons will get money off their energy bills in hopes to fast-track the country's transition to net-zero

Elon Musk’s association with the Trump Administration has contributed to the tanking of Tesla sales across the globe. According to CarScoops, Tesla sales in Norway fell 44.4% in January through February, while in Germany, Tesla sales fell 76.3% in February compared to the same month in 2024. The picture becomes even bleaker when you realise

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This is about as surprising as Canberra being stupid. Goldman. CPI and PPI deflation in February:China’s February CPI and PPI inflation came in at-0.7% yoy and -2.2% yoy, respectively. Much of the CPI weakness came from thefalling demand post-Lunar New Year: food price inflation fell to -3.3% yoy (vs. +0.4%in January) and tourism price inflation

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By Dr Cameron Murray and Aidan Morrison, cross-posted from Fresh Economic Thinking. How Australia’s electricity market got POLITICAL and cost us BILLIONS Why didn’t our experts get the same answers as those abroad on the cheapest way to generate and distribute electricity? Australians will pay hundreds of billions of dollars for new investment in the

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Crikey wraps the controversy. In case you missed the back and forth yesterday, US President Donald Trump has been a touch annoyed at former Liberal PM Malcolm Turnbull telling Bloomberg the 78-year-old was “chaotic, rude, abusive and erratic” and his treatment of America’s allies would ultimately benefit China. Responding on his Truth Social platform, Trump

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Last month, the Australian Population Research Institute (TAPRI) released its survey on voter attitudes, which, among other things, showed that the overwhelming majority of voters do not support recent high levels of immigration or a Big Australia. Only 11% of the electorate support the current high migration settings, whereas 80% want lower migration numbers. TAPRI’s

Last month, Australian journalist Matt Bell published the following article on the nation’s purported “skills crisis.” This was based on a report from recruitment firm Hays, which found that 85% of hiring managers grappled with “skills gaps” that continue to worsen despite a softer market and historically strong immigration. However, as shown recently by Greg

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The Market Ear on the roaring bear. Equity vs bond panic VIX has left bond volatility behind. Source: Refinitiv Not all “panic” is equal VIX continues surging, but skew continues to do very little. A notable volatility “anomaly”. Source: Refinitiv Term structure panic VIX term structure exploding even higher, with the short end of the

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Donald Trump pitched a deal to the bosses of America’s Big Oil firms last year. Over a dinner of chopped steak at Mar-a-Lago in April, he told his guests: “You all are wealthy enough,” The Washington Post reported him as saying, “that you should raise $US1 billion to return me to the White House.”