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Your Democracy
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 08:00
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A U.S. federal judge has issued an opinion that compares President Donald Trump’s administration removal of displays about slavery from a historical site in Philadelphia to the actions of the propaganda agency in George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984.
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Renew Economy
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 07:02
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Your Democracy
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 06:55
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Posters depicting world ‘leaders’ wearing Nazi uniforms have led to a cafe owner having to shut down an unrelated gig as Canberra police established a crime scene. |
Your Democracy
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 06:33
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Angus Taylor has assembled his shadow ministry, but unresolved tensions with the Nationals, policy baggage from the last election and doubts about his own authority leave his leadership exposed. |
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Your Democracy
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 05:44
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The US military buildup in the Middle East isn’t about defense — it’s aimed at “inflicting serious damage on Iran,” Dmitry Drozdenko, military analyst and chief editor of the Fatherland Arsenal portal, tells Sputnik. Since there has been no official attack on Israel or the US by Iran, we are witnessing prep for an “unprovoked aggression against a sovereign nation,” he argues.
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Your Democracy
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 04:33
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The Dalai Lama has taken home his first Grammy award, prompting criticism from China. |
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MacroBusiness
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 00:01
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Build Skills Australia’s recent report claimed that there aren’t enough tradespeople to meet Labor’s target of building 1.2 million homes over five years, which is currently tracking 27% below target. According to Build Skills Australia, Australia’s housing construction rate per new resident has plummeted, even though the number of homes built over the last 20 |
Your Democracy
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 18:58
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US President Donald Trump is weighing the possibility of killing Iran’s leadership in hopes of achieving regime change, the The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing US and foreign officials. The publication said the president has not made a final decision. |
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Renew Economy
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 18:43
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The post Transmission “legacy:” State launches CopperString community benefits fund appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 18:35
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The post Marinus Link and wind farm revival helps green bank smash six-month investment record appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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Renew Economy
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 16:30
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MacroBusiness
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 13:30
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Is there anything our government does right? Having single-handedly created a monster black market valued at $5.6 billion (ranging from $4.1 billion to $6.9 billion), Canberra now wants to take a piece of the action. Up to 1.5 million Australians are predicted to be buying cigarettes on the black market in what has been described The post Canberra has a ciggie butt brain appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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Renew Economy
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 13:24
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The post Could the AEMC be “kinda right” about fixed network costs? Late submission lobs curveball into debate appeared first on Renew Economy. |
MacroBusiness
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 13:00
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Tobacco excise has climbed by around 60% since 2020 and now accounts for more than two-thirds of the legal cost of a packet of cigarettes. While illegal cigarettes are easily accessible and cost between $10 and $15 for a pack of 20, a legal packet of cigarettes now costs $40 or more. Therefore, despite higher The post Treasury acknowledges that less is more with tobacco taxes appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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Your Democracy
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 12:45
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MacroBusiness
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 12:30
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I have been bullish on gold for a few years, but my view has recently pivoted to “sell the rips”. My reasoning for this is that the drivers of the gold rally have been materially weakened in recent weeks. First, we had the appointment of Kevin Warsh as the successor to the FOMC chair. He The post A goldmine of gold charts appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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MacroBusiness
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 12:06
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Via the ABS comes Labor Force in seasonally adjusted terms for January 2026: unemployment rate remained at 4.1%. participation rate remained at 66.7%. employment increased to 14,703,800. employment to population ratio decreased to 63.9%. underemployment rate increased to 5.9%. monthly hours worked increased to 2,013 million. full-time employment increased by 50,500 to 10,155,500 people. part-time The post Job creation soft appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 12:00
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The federal government’s latest State of the Environment (SOE) Report explicitly ranked population growth as having a “very high impact” on Australia’s biodiversity, outranking climate change. The report states that “population growth contributes to all the pressures described” and that “each person added to our population increases demand on natural resources to provide food, shelter |
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Your Democracy
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 11:42
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War or peace? Diplomacy or disaster? Tonight on The Mother of All Talkshows, George Galloway tackles the global storm gathering over Ukraine, Iran, Gaza and Washington. As “peace pow-wows” dominate the headlines, tensions are rising fast. Is Volodymyr Zelensky playing a dangerous game with Donald Trump? Is Iran preparing for open confrontation in the Persian Gulf? And what does it all mean for Israel, Gaza and the wider Middle East?
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Renew Economy
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 11:42
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The post Quinbrook gets cracking on federal approvals for second huge Supernode batttery appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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Renew Economy
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 11:36
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MacroBusiness
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 11:30
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Because a banker said it, the AFR reckons it must be true! National Australia Bank chief executive Andrew Irvine has warned that the nation has hit “peak Australia” and will not grow unless productivity improves, as data revealed real wages have gone backwards for the first time in two years, intensifying the economic challenge facing The post Banker calls for peak banker appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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Renew Economy
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 11:19
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The post The battery brand winning Aussie hearts: Anker SOLIX hits top 3 by powering what matters appeared first on Renew Economy. |
Renew Economy
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 11:09
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The post SwitchedOn podcast: How will the data industry control the future of clean energy? appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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MacroBusiness
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 11:00
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Soaring energy costs have contributed to Australia’s declining manufacturing sector, which is the smallest in the OECD as a share of GDP. Alex Joiner, chief economist at IFM Investors, illustrated the manufacturing sector’s energy problem in the following chart: Natural gas input costs in manufacturing have increased by 186% since 2000, while electricity prices have |
Renew Economy
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 10:47
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The post Another NSW battery sent for independent review by interstate and long-distance objectors appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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MacroBusiness
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 10:30
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In a social media post late last year, Housing Minister Clare O’Neil claimed: “Why is housing so tough right now? Because for 40 years our country hasn’t been building enough homes.” But is that actually true? Today’s Numbers It’s certainly correct that Australia is currently not building enough homes and hasn’t been for quite some The post Busting Albo’s housing myths appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 10:00
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On Wednesday, I wrote an article explaining how both China and India—the world’s largest and third-largest carbon emitters (combined share of 40.1% of global emissions in 2024)—planned to aggressively expand their coal production and generation. China currently produces around 10 times more coal than Australia, and India over two times more: Both nations also import |
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Your Democracy
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 09:39
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By Rami Amichai TEL AVIV (Reuters) Tue, May 13, 2014 — Israel's ex-prime minister Ehud Olmert was sentenced to six years in jail on Tuesday [for taking bribes in a real estate deal, a crime the judge said was akin to treason. The first criminal conviction of a former Israeli head of government all but ended speculation that Olmert - a centrist credited internationally with working towards a peace settlement with the Palestinians - might return to political life. |
MacroBusiness
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 09:30
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DXY was strong last night, likely because the situation with Iran is coming to a head. It refuses to break down technically. AUD was quite weak, chasing JPY and CNY. Oil popped with gold. AI metals rose, but there is an almighty peak behind it. Big miners, too. EM stocks are at the highs. Remember, The post Australian dollar at risk of sudden fall appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
A community benefits find will share $50 million across a series of “legacy projects” for communities located along the route of the planned CopperString transmission link.
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Plans to develop a 200MW, two-hour battery in NSW have been sent to the Independent Planning Commission after attracting 61 objections, mostly from people living hundreds of kilometres away.