By Stephen Saunders Leaving Anthony Albanese as a world outlier, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has stymied Canada’s population growth to ease the housing pain. Sigh, his Australian visit was all framed around “middle powers” vs Trump. Australia endures historic highs in mass migration and historic lows in housing affordability. But the elite narrative is
International reading: US to release 172 million barrels of oil from strategic petroleum reserve – Reuters Iran says it’s ready for a long war that would ‘destroy’ global economy – Lemonde Saudi oil giant warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ from Iran war as three commercial ships are ‘attacked’ in Strait of Hormuz and Tehran tries to
The story for February was the surging Australian dollar running into incredible profit growth forecasts. Profit forecasts got stronger throughout the month, helping share prices higher, but for Australian investors, the rising AUD offset all of those gains. The key question in March is whether the profit growth (15%+ forecast for each of the next two years)
Birthdays are significant milestones, celebrating not just the marking of time but the joy, growth, and achievements of individuals. Among the diverse array of gift-giving options, birthday gift boxes have emerged as a particularly appealing choice, offering a curated selection of thoughtful items that can be customised to fit any recipient.
An in-depth webinar exploring the next phase of residential battery storage in Australia, brought to you by GoodWe.
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One state in Australia remains particularly vulnerable to global oil shocks because it hasn't built the replacement capacity for coal. Batteries will help – and much more wind.
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David Hothschild, the head of the California Energy Commission, on how the world's fourth biggest economy is moving away from fossil fuels, despite Trump. Plus: News of the week.
The facility where detained Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has been taken is a notorious New York jail that has held a string of high-profile and celebrity criminals, from drug cartel leaders to hip-hop stars.
From the outside, the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) looks like a series of beige multi-storey office buildings.
The Centre for Population’s latest Population Statement forecast that Australia’s capital cities will swell by 10,850,000 people over the next 41 years. Melbourne (9.1 million) and Sydney (8.5 million) are projected to become megacities by the mid-2060s, while Brisbane is tipped to grow by around 1.8 million to 4.6 million, and Perth by 1.7 million
Fifty years of cheap gas and electricity and intensive marketing have distorted perceptions. Every element of our electricity market is now being challenged by reality.
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Australian Energy Market Operator says its system and market operation functions should not be separated amid an in-depth review of its governance arrangements.
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The Clean Energy Council has approved a new PV module with around 25 per cent more generating capacity than most of its competitors – promising more power over less rooftop space.
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Huge wind project that survived LNP's perilous project call-in process kicks off full federal environmental assessment, with novel plan for battery with every turbine.
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Rising energy costs drive fertiliser prices up because modern fertiliser production is fundamentally an energy-intensive industrial process. The link is direct, mechanical, and unavoidable: energy is both a feedstock and a fuel. For nitrogen fertilisers (i.e., urea, ammonium nitrate, and ammonia), natural gas is the single biggest input cost, used as a feedstock in the
A potentially game-changing offshore wind turbine installation solution is set to make its way to Australia with help from local renewables outfit Energy Estate.
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