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From  Bloomie, some people just don’t get it:: Today’s plunge in iron ore is creating tomorrow’s acquisition targets. …Among the most vulnerable are Western Australia’s Atlas Iron, BC Iron and Gindalbie Metals, according to stock broker Fat Prophets. All three – valued at less than $US200 million ($232 million) after losing two thirds of their […]

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From the AFR: China’s coal use will be permitted to grow by only 5 per cent over the next seven years after the world’s biggest polluter unveiled a cap on coal consumption for the first time. The State Council – China’s Cabinet – said the country’s annual coal use would be halted at 4.2 billion […]

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CEC cuts deal with aluminium industry in hope of policy certainty by Xmas. And Ross Garnaut says renewables - not coal - key to Australia's prosperity.

Networks push case for tariff changes, arguing that houses with rooftop solar getting generous "cross subsidies" from non solar users, and suggesting that cost of going off-grid is more than 5 times the cost of staying. But what if they are wrong?

A UNSW graduate solar engineer has used her father's 15 metre long PV installation as pergola in her country Victoria wedding.

How are Australia's big electricity utilities' reacting to an increasingly carbon constrained economy? Confusing picture or rational response?

Research finds coloured wind turbines, as opposed to white or grey, would prevent wildlife injuries and death. We can already hear the anti-wind cries...

By Leith van Onselen Little by little, Foxtel’s stranglehold on subscription television services is being loosened, with Netflix announcing its entry into Australia next year. From The Australian: Netflix announced internet-connected users will be able to access its library in high definition and 4K where available, although it has not announced pricing. Expectations are it […]

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The public broadcaster does an incredible job of holding the political middle ground. That's exactly why the Bolts and Albrechtsens of the world hate it so much.

Cross-posted from The Conversation. If you use the full Kyoto period — 1990 to 2020 — the US is minus 5% and Australia is almost exactly the same. Environment minister Greg Hunt, Radio National, November 17. We and the United States are pretty much on the same page. Over a 30 year period from 1990 to 2020, […]

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An inquiry that will shine a light on private education and training providers is expected to be voted on next week.

By Leith van Onselen More evidence of the Chinese economy slowing this afternoon, with the HSBC Flash China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for November registering a fall, decreasing to 50.0 from 50.4 in October – a six month low. The result missed analyst’s expectations, with economists polled by Bloomberg expecting the flash PMI to fall […]

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The health sector must keep talking about the dangers of climate change and highlighting the wide-ranging risks, according to Wonky Health columnist Dr Tim Senior. The aged, children, big-city residents, and the poor are among the groups most at...

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