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Whether wind farms affect house prices is a live issue for anti wind farm campaigners in Australia, but new research out of the US shows it's nothing to worry about.

The federal Coalition insists the lights will go out in transition to wind and solar. AEMO has now released a video explaining why they won't, following CSIRO's defence of science.

In her press conference on Tuesday, after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decided on interest rates, Governor Michele Bullock admitted that Australia’s record immigration has helped lift inflation by ensuring that aggregate demand has expanded faster than supply: A question from the audience: We’ve had four quarters of slowing GDP growth. So, if GDP

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The AER has just backed Albo’s dills into a corner: As many as five million households face big increases in their power bills if taxpayer-funded ­energy subsidies do not extend into the next financial year, piling pressure on Jim Chalmers to ­announce new relief in the ­May 14 budget. The effect of the subsidies coming

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Federal Member for Bass Bridget Archer and ACT Senator David Pocock have been announced as winners of the McKinnon Prize, Australia’s independent, non-partisan award for outstanding political leadership. The McKinnon Prize is a collaboration between the Susan McKinnon Foundation and the University of Melbourne and has been awarded annually since 2017. The Prize was established…

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Penmeister is upset: Penny Wong has sent a clear message to China that Paul Keating has no influence over government policy ahead of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s meeting with the pro-Beijing former prime minister. In her first comment on Mr Wang’s scheduled audience with Mr Keating on Thursday, Senator Wong told The Australian: “Mr

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Both copper and lithium prices have seen some wild rides in recent months (and years). There is a genuine growth case for both metals from green energy, but that doesn’t mean buy at any price. Join us in this week’s podcast as Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, looks at these metals, the hype,

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Shortly before resigning as Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews announced a target to build 800,000 homes across the state over a decade, which requires 80,000 homes annually. Victoria has never approved more than 70,730 new dwellings in a calendar year since Labor was elected in 2014, meaning the 80,000 target requires a significant step-up in construction

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Sydney, Australia – EnergyLab, Australia’s leading climate tech startup accelerator, today launched its inaugural Decarb Debrief, which reviews its impact in 2023 and found that its alumni collectively raised a record-breaking AUD $289 million during the year, with Australian-based startups se

Now I could start this evening’s meal by telling my wife that I’m leaving her for Kate Middleton but I’m not going to do that for a number of reasons: My wife would find it annoying. Kate Middleton is far too young for me. I don’t know if I’d like her. Even if I did…

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Ukraine's survival in danger, Pentagon chief warns | REUTERS

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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned that Ukraine's survival was in danger and sought to convince allies that the United States was committed to Kyiv, even as Washington has essentially run out of money to continue arming Ukrainian forces.

TikTok being banned in the USA is not the issue. The fact is, this is a ban on any current or future successful technology owned by a potential adversary and, let’s not make any mistake about it, China, where the ownership of TikTok’s parent company sits, is considered to be the major adversary, for now and for no other reason than the fear that they may be.