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The Grattan Institute argues that NSW could make 1 million additional homes feasible to build by copying Victoria’s planning rules that allow terraces and three‑storey apartments “as of right” across most residential zones. This would remove councils’ ability to block low‑rise infill housing that already meets clear design standards. Victoria now allows terraces, townhouses, and

The ferrous complex closed the jaws again yesterday. However, the first major data dump post-LNY was bad. CISA mid-February output was up but far below last year. Worse, steel inventories skyrocketed 20%  and are far above 2025. Some of this will be CNY and Two Sessions distortion, but with a weak demand outlook in H1,

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9:00 – The draft redistribution of Tasmania’s five federal electorates is due to be published later today. I expect it to come out before midday.

Tasmania is guaranteed five federal electorates even though its population currently only justifies the entitlement to three electorates. For this reason, Tasmania will be unaffected by any parliamentary expansion.

When the final tally of results for the last federal election was released, it revealed that One Nation received 6.4% of the primary vote in the lower house. This result was well within the ballpark of its previous results, with an all-time peak of 8.4% of the primary vote at the 1998 election and 5.0%

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The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has released its National Greenhouse Gas Inventory for the September quarter of 2025. It shows that overall greenhouse gas emissions declined by 1.9% over the year to September 30, 2025: As illustrated above, Australia’s total greenhouse gas emissions are tracking at the same level

Community division and whale migration were among the concerns raised by long-distance objectors to the very much onshore Dinawan and Bullawah wind farms.

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Fresh call emerges for mandatory disclosure of energy efficiency ratings for all homes at point of sale or lease, to give buyers and renters an idea of what their cooling and heating bills might look like.

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Fiji and Tuvalu will host key meetings ahead of the 2026 COP31 summit, bringing the world's attention to a region on the frontline of climate change.

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The last 12 months reinforce big batteries as a central part of the NEM’s operating fabric – but the drivers of value are changing, and small batteries are joining the chat.

The post As big batteries eat further into fossil generator lunch, home batteries are shaping up to eat the market’s dinner appeared first on Renew Economy.

The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has attacked the proposed reduction in the capital gains tax (CGT) discount, arguing that: Reducing the CGT discount (from 50% to 25%) would push landlords to raise rents to compensate for lower after‑tax capital gains. The proposed reduction could potentially affect about 2.4 million renting households. In a

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US President Donald Trump delivered his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday, touting increased economic output and reduced immigration numbers, and praising National Guard deployments and the US men's ice hockey team.

Victoria’s infrastructure program—intended to support a fast‑growing population—has been undermined by corruption and lawlessness. Productivity in the construction sector has fallen over the past decade, while costs have risen sharply. Investigations into the Victorian branch of the CFMEU uncovered systemic criminality and corruption across major construction sites, including: Violence and threats of violence. Infiltration by