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MacroBusiness Thursday, January 29, 2026 - 12:00 Source

By Stephen Saunders Anthony Albanese’s responses to Bondi hew to a script. Unpopular mass migration must continue—at any cost. Citizens must be socially “cohesive”—or else we’re racist.   Less than 24 hours after Bondi’s studied sectarian slaughter—a ghastly new “landmark” for Australia—Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his press gallery chooks had already agreed to a

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Renew Economy Thursday, January 29, 2026 - 11:52 Source

Leadership resides in what is

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MacroBusiness Thursday, January 29, 2026 - 11:30 Source

A previously undisclosed $57 billion deterioration in the federal budget outlook has emerged since the election, driven mainly by higher long‑term spending under the Albanese government. The blowout means the budget is no longer expected to return to surplus within the next decade. Analysis by the office of shadow treasurer Ted O’Brien, independently verified by

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MacroBusiness Thursday, January 29, 2026 - 11:00 Source

Do we need LNG import termimals? In a common-sense world, we clearly don’t need them. We’ve got plenty of cheap gas at home. So, why are we still debating them? Gas producers in the south-east are voicing strong concerns about the plan to give the Australian Energy Market Operator the ability to underwrite new supply

The post Albo stuffs up gas again appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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Your Democracy Thursday, January 29, 2026 - 10:57 Source

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MacroBusiness Thursday, January 29, 2026 - 10:30 Source

I noted on Wednesday that Australia is facing surging energy demand driven by a combination of extreme population growth and the build-out of data centres driven by AI, cloud, and hyperscale investment. First, Australia’s population is officially projected by the Centre for Population to balloon by 13.4 million people (nearly 50%) by 2065–66, adding roughly

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Renew Economy Thursday, January 29, 2026 - 10:20 Source

Solar and wind offloading hits record levels, with solar farms in one state offloading 59 pct of their potential output due to local negative prices.

The post Wind and solar curtailment hits record highs, with grid solar “offloads” at staggering 59 per cent in one state appeared first on Renew Economy.

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MacroBusiness Thursday, January 29, 2026 - 10:00 Source

The ferrous jaws must close! SMM wraps it nicely. Today, iron ore futures were in the doldrums. Traders quoted actively, while steel mills purchased as needed and inquired cautiously, resulting in a slightly subdued overall trading atmosphere. This week’s SMM pig iron production survey showed that China’s average daily hot metal output reached 2.3492 million

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Renew Economy Thursday, January 29, 2026 - 09:40 Source

Pollution-and-Dead-Tree-erf-auction-emissions-tree-optimised.jpgAustralia could raise $35 billion a year by putting a price on pollution and help households and businesses by sharing the revenue, a report has found.

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Renew Economy Thursday, January 29, 2026 - 09:38 Source

Rooftop solar trees tin roof small iStock-1474075178Commentators ideologically opposed to renewables have sat in their dens in the recent heatwaves waiting for the grid to fail. It didn’t.

The post The most important power station in the nation is no longer a distant coal plant – it’s on our rooftops appeared first on Renew Economy.

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MacroBusiness Thursday, January 29, 2026 - 09:30 Source

The dark wish of every Beltway lunatic of the past fifty years is about to come true. All together now… Anarcho-imperialism marches on. President Donald Trump warned Iran to make a nuclear deal with the US or face military strikes, increasing pressure on the regime and propelling oil prices higher. Iran said it stands ready

The post Bomb, bomb, bomb. Bomb, bomb Iran appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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MacroBusiness Thursday, January 29, 2026 - 09:00 Source

Nothing much to move markets overnight except a looming war in Iran and a pause in the continued structural decline of the USD with both the Fed and Bank of Canada holding interest rates with ECB officials broadcasting a similar sentiment. A small bounceback in USD wasa not across the board however as the Australian

The post Macro Morning appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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MacroBusiness Thursday, January 29, 2026 - 08:43 Source

DXY rebounded, but the former support is still resistance. AUD didn’t care. The safe haven held. CNY supportive. JPY pulled back. Gold is a Middle Eastern missile. If oil follows… If oil follows then it will drag much of the commodity complex with it. Witness metals. Mining rocket. EM rocket. Junk rejection. As yields warm

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MacroBusiness Thursday, January 29, 2026 - 08:00 Source

In a recent poll conducted by Ipsos for ITV News in the U.K., over 2,000 Britons were surveyed on their attitudes toward current levels of migration, among other things. What it found amongst those who had an opinion was that high migration is opposed by a majority of Britons, not only among white Britons but

The post Ethnic minority groups oppose high migration appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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Renew Economy Thursday, January 29, 2026 - 07:33 Source

Here are the top 3 battery systems to consider in Australia.

The post The top 3 battery systems to lock in before the rebate drop appeared first on Renew Economy.

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