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MacroBusiness Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 09:00 Source

I absolutely stand by the right of Australians to protest. But why do it about Palestine? Australian of the Year Grace Tame condemned Herzog’s visit, earlier telling the crowd Australia was “a so-called democracy that punishes peaceful protesters like us, but welcomes a war criminal with open arms”. “A man … who said, and I

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Renew Economy Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 08:48 Source

The age of electricity is Australia’s opportunity to remake itself as a zero-emissions energy, trade and investment leader – if we act now.

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Renew Economy Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 08:46 Source

Federal government invites input from Australia's manufacturing supply chains to help shape the future of local wind and transmission tower manufacturing.

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MacroBusiness Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 08:30 Source

A few more days of this, and we’ll be getting rate cuts, not hikes. DXY cratered overnight as a new government shutdown, this time over ICE constraints, looms. The Australian dollar went berserk with CNY and JPY relief post-election. Oil and gold did not waste the day. AI mentals were a little less hysterical. Gapping

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MacroBusiness Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 08:00 Source

With the release of the latest Newspoll, One Nation’s rise in the world of Australian federal politics has been emphatically confirmed, putting to bed any ideas that this was a temporary boost due to polling seasonality or the immediate aftermath of the Bondi terrorist attack. According to Newspoll, One Nation is now polling a primary

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Your Democracy Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 06:55 Source

 

NSW Police have assaulted dozens of peace protestors who gathered to protest the visit by Israeli president Isaac Herzog to Australia. Andrew Brown was there.

I was there. Not watching from a distance. Not reconstructing events from police statements. I was on the steps of Sydney Town Hall, with organisers and MPs, looking out over a vast peaceful crowd and then watching the state choose violence.

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Your Democracy Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 06:44 Source

Western heads of state have been acting like “nannies” to Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky during his talks with the US, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said.

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MacroBusiness Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 00:05 Source

The Albanese government’s Housing Accord target of building 1.2 million homes over five years has fallen well behind. The Housing Accord commenced on 1 July 2024 and requires the construction of 240,000 homes over five years to meet the target. As of the September quarter of 2025, only 219,000 dwellings had completed construction, 27% fewer

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Renew Economy Monday, February 9, 2026 - 20:22 Source

A landmark renewable energy and green hydrogen project in New Zealand has reached financial close and placed an order for four 6.4 MW wind turbines.

The post Vestas lands turbine order for landmark wind and green hydrogen refuelling network in New Zealand appeared first on Renew Economy.

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Your Democracy Monday, February 9, 2026 - 17:50 Source

Reporter Isobel Roe, who was at the Bondi Pavilion memorial this morning, says Israeli President Isaac Herzog laid a wreath to pay tribute to those killed during the December 14 terror attack.

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John Quiggin Monday, February 9, 2026 - 15:37 Source

Another Monday Message Board. Post comments on any topic. Civil discussion and no coarse language please. Side discussions and idees fixes to the sandpits, please.

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Prosper Australia Monday, February 9, 2026 - 15:30 Source

Kicking off the year, members are invited to hear from Rayna Fahey who has stepped into the role of Executive Director at Prosper Australia. As a long term advocate for housing, land policy, and making our cities fairer, Rayna will share a bit about our priorities for the year — from land value capture to […]

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Renew Economy Monday, February 9, 2026 - 15:23 Source

Electricity bill small iStock-1344217094Households could face a four-fold increase in network costs as a result of the regulator's radical new proposal - a Robin Hood scheme in reverse.

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Renew Economy Monday, February 9, 2026 - 15:08 Source

rye-park-wind-project-scaled.jpgA major reform intended to drive investment in renewable energy and storage capacity could have the opposite effect on wind farms, a new report has warned, instead further burdening the very sector that is most in need of support.

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Renew Economy Monday, February 9, 2026 - 15:01 Source

big battery Neoen Tesla VictoriaHMC is expected to move on its first new big battery project, after securing a major cash injection from KKR after a long search for new equity.

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