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WHEN SOMEONE SAYS THAT THEY DON'T SUFFER FROM "TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME", IT IS MOST LIKELY THAT THEY DO AS THEY EXPLAIN IN DETAIL WHY THEY DON'T, BUT DO... YES, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CHOSE A CONVICTED FELON, A SELF-CONFESSED SEX PREDATOR, A RACIST, A NARCISSIST, A PROTECTIONIST, AND SOMEONE WHO DISPLAYS CONTEMPT FOR THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION...

A wind farm proposed for a state pine forest in an area dotted with coal mining assets is mulling a 2,000 MWh big battery and 8 MW turbines

The Productivity Commission (PC) released a research paper entitled Housing Construction Productivity: Can we Fix it?, which tells a story of decades of poor performance. The PC found that building times for new homes have risen significantly in the last decade, and less than half (-53%) as many homes are being built per hour worked

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This is the first of two commentaries examining what the writer reads as President Trump’s unfolding offensive against the institutions and agencies comprising the deep state — or, if you prefer, the administrative state or the permanent state or the invisible government. The second in this series will follow shortly.

The trading week continues in a mixed mood for most Asian share markets without a solid from Wall Street enjoying a long weekend. All eyes were on the RBA today which finally cut rates after four years although the messaging does seem somewhat mixed with the Australian dollar barely changed to remain slightly above the

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Scientists in Sweden have found a way to recycle 99% of a perovskite cell using water, salts, and an acid.

New Zealand’s housing bubble has burst after recording one of the world’s largest house price increases during the pandemic. According to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand, real inflation-adjusted national home values have collapsed to their pre-pandemic level. CoreLogic has also recorded a 17.5% decline in national values from their post-pandemic peak, led by Wellington

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Plans for a 1600 MWh big battery, proposed for construction next to an existing solar farm, have joined the queue seeking federal environmental approval.

Peter Dutton says he would do a much better job on energy prices. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said he hoped the RBA would cut rates, but that alone would not assuage voter anger over the cost of living. “It’s the price of groceries, and it’s the price of electricity, and the price of gas. All

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Roy Morgan’s alternative and unadjusted unemployment number hit an eighteen-month high in January. In January 2025, Australian ‘real’ unemployment increased 78,000 to 1,620,000 (up 0.4% to 10.1% of the workforce) with more people looking for both part-time and full-time work. The Australian workforce increased by 297,000 to a record high of 16,115,000 in January with

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Statistics New Zealand has released net migration data for December, which showed that annual net permanent and long-term (PLT) migration inflows fell to 27,000, the lowest level since December 2022 and well below 135,600 in October 2023. Annual arrivals continued to slow and annual departures hit record highs. The annual net PLT inflow of non-NZ

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The presentation criticizes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for insisting on Ukraine's direct involvement in peace negotiations with Russia and the U.S. regarding the war. It argues that Zelensky lacks the leverage to demand a seat at the table and portrays him as an irrational actor with a history of poor military and diplomatic decisions.

Zelensky's HARD (dicky) STAND...

The Aussie terms of trade shellacking is taking a breather, but the trend is intact and will get much worse. The last Commodity Price Index from the RBA was enjoying a dead cat bounce. But the two coals have continued their collapse. Metallic coal is grinding lower. My target price in 25/26 is $100. It

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