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Silver goes ga ga while oil prices remain in a slump despite the new trade blockade against Venezuela announced by the Trump regime as most Asian share markets are beginning to bounce back from a rough start to the trading week. The dual US NFP print overnight showed a slumping US labour market that gave

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Construction of $5 billion undersea cable project linking Tasmania and Victoria is all but good to go, with the execution of major works contract.

The post “Final step:” Marinus Link inks $1 billion contract for onshore construction works of undersea cable appeared first on Renew Economy.

Snowy Hydro will be paid to operate its Tumut pumped hydro facilities as "syncons" to provide system strength to the grid. But we are not told how much.

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The Westpac–Melbourne Institute Leading Index has been released, showing that Australia’s forward-looking economic momentum has slowed, with the six‑month annualised growth rate easing to +0.16% in November from +0.32% in October. While still positive, the index signals subdued growth over the next 3–9 months, reflecting share market volatility, weaker consumer expectations, and softening labour market

The taxation arrangements around electric vehicles (EVs) are a reverse Robin Hood arrangement that extracts taxes from ordinary Australians to distribute to the rich. A case in point is the EV fringe benefits tax (FBT) exemption, which was introduced in 2022 to make EVs more affordable for employees through salary packaging and novated leases. Treasury

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Dig into bold ideas for a fairer, more productive Australia. Long summer days are perfect for catching up on the books, podcasts, and deep-dive content that challenge us to imagine a better economic future. Whether you’re by the beach, on the train, or hiding from the heat indoors, here’s a curated list of Georgist-friendly reads, […]

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Australia’s rental market is in crisis, with record-low vacancy rates and strong rental growth. As a result, the share of household income required to meet repayments on the median advertised rent was a record high in the September quarter: While the primary driver of Australia’s recent extreme rental inflation has been historically high net overseas

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Following the tragic shootings at Bondi Beach, which at the time of this article have claimed the lives of 15 victims and injured a further 40, the Albanese government and various state leaders tabled a proposal to tighten Australia’s already extremely tight gun control legislation. However, are gun homicides with registered firearms a major problem?

Wall Street was almost unphased overnight by the dual NFP release as US unemployment jumped to a four year high, triggering a rally in US bonds, while the latest UK unemployment figures weren’t rosy either with speculation the BOE may move to easing its rates this week. The USD remains under duress against most of

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Nothing seems able to temper Australians’ love affair with property. Despite home values being the most expensive on record relative to incomes and with no further rate cuts expected, Australians remain hyper-bullish on house prices. The latest Westpac consumer sentiment survey, released on Tuesday, showed that the “Time to buy a dwelling” sub-index fell sharply

By the Market Ear: AI changes DB’s chart of the day tracks 23 AI-related stocks, comparing year-to-date performance up to 29 October with returns over the roughly six weeks since. Before 29 October, just one stock was down on the year and the group had posted an average unweighted gain of +70%; since then, the

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As climate breakdown, war and institutional failure converge, the comforts of forgetting no longer shield us from the consequences of our own history.

It feels like the end of an era, or perhaps the start of something new…and terrifying.

Robert Macklin

The long consequences of forgetting