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It is happening in real-time in front of our faces. Emergency alerts about a shortage of electricity reserves hit an all-time record for a last quarter of the year in 2024, new data has revealed, as NSW’s two largest coal power stations suffered a spate of debilitating faults. The Australian Energy Market Operator issued 144

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Hydro Tasmania inks new deal to supply manganese smelter with a majority renewables power mix that makes it one of the greenest in the world.

One has to ask why the Coalition seems to endorse the laundering of ‘dirty’ money into Australian property. Last year, the Coalition opposed legislation that included real estate agents, lawyers, and accountants in Australia’s anti-money laundering and terror financing regulatory net. These global “Tranche 2” anti-money laundering (AML) rules were first promised by the former

Risk markets bounced back overnight despite the Chinese tariffs coming into effect as Wall Street rebounded alongside European bourses as the overbought USD was pushed back by all the undollars. The latest economic news from the US and solid earnings reports overshadowed the Trump Trade War with the Federal Reserve still expected to cut once

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Hard-right lobby group Advance Australia has amassed a $14m warchest to target Greens and Teals at the Federal Election. Michael West reports.

DXY reversed. AUD is printing multiple hammer candles. CNY reopens today after the LNY break. Gold is massively overbought. Dirt having another crack. Miners meh. EM meh. Junk meh. Yields meh. Stocks only go up. If the last few days are an example of Trump tariff objectives, then what has the market to be afraid

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The story: Did you believe it 30 years ago when they told you that the Oslo Accords would bring peace to the Middle East? That Israel would finally withdraw from the Palestinian territories it had illegally occupied for decades, end its brutal repression of the Palestinian people, and allow a Palestinian state to be created there? That the longest runing sore for the Arab and Muslim worlds would finally be brought to an end?

Victoria wind farm shut down after incident that appeared to show the collapse of one of its turbines.

Climate Council's Greg Bourne says a new focus on community energy projects and electrification will address some of the missing links in the green energy transition.

As trade negotiations played out, Trump welcomed billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch to the Oval Office as he signed an executive order to begin creating a US sovereign wealth fund. Trump praised the “legendary” Murdoch, as well as fellow billionaire Larry Ellison, who was also present for the announcement.

Big solar and wind sent the share of renewables on the main grid to a record 44 per cent in January, and prices often into negative territory.

I have argued repeatedly that the Albanese government desperately needs the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to cut interest rates to bolster its re-election chances. The record decline in real household incomes and the ongoing cost-of-living crisis have negatively impacted Labor’s polling position. Therefore, Labor needs the RBA to cut interest rates to regain voters’

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“Evil” Anna Bligh is to leave the banking lobby after eight years of political profiteering. Former Queensland premier Anna Bligh will retire from the Australian Banking Association after eight years of lobbying for the major banks, a period when she helped restore the reputation of a sector battered by the Hayne royal commission. The ABA

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