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Renew Economy Monday, February 23, 2026 - 14:00 Source

GoodWe Australia’s three-phase ESA all-in-one system gets CEC approval for nationwide installations.

The post CEC approval secured for GoodWe’s three phase ESA all-in-one energy storage system appeared first on Renew Economy.

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MacroBusiness Monday, February 23, 2026 - 13:30 Source

I have been recording an increasing bearishness in the market over the past few weeks. Now it appears the tail risk might be on the other side of the boat, or on both sides. Short interest has rocketed. It’s in the Sardines too. Weirdly, tech is the least shorted. It’s mostly defensives. With vol on

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Renew Economy Monday, February 23, 2026 - 13:21 Source

Goyder South wind farmState Labor government shifts into caretaker mode after locking in "pivotal" plan to launch a major competitive tender for new solar, wind and storage projects.

The post State Labor pledges huge renewables tender for land “twice the size of Kangaroo Island” appeared first on Renew Economy.

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MacroBusiness Monday, February 23, 2026 - 13:00 Source

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas let the veil slip last week, claiming in a talk to CEDA that Australia needs high inflows of migrants from poor developing nations to wipe elderly Australians’ bums: “My message to One Nation voters is: who’s going to feed you and bathe you and wipe your bum when you’re 90,

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MacroBusiness Monday, February 23, 2026 - 12:00 Source

Since the end of 2019, Australia has recorded the strongest net overseas migration (NOM) in the nation’s history, with 266,000 net migrants arriving annually, including the Covid-19 border closures: According to Shane Oliver at AMP, Australia’s cumulative housing shortage is tracking somewhere between 200,000 and 300,000, depending on assumptions about the number of people per

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MacroBusiness Monday, February 23, 2026 - 11:00 Source

Former Treasury official turned director of Macroeconomics Advisory, Stephen Anthony, is one of the few economists who understands the pitfalls of Australia’s transition to an all-renewable energy future. Anthony penned an article in the Daily Telegraph warning that the foolhardy push to close down Australia’s stable, baseload coal power for intermittent, weather-dependent renewables will drive

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xkcd.com Monday, February 23, 2026 - 11:00 Source

Oh, and do you have any tips on how to vacuum up copper that's melted into your carpet?

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Renew Economy Monday, February 23, 2026 - 10:56 Source

wellington-north-solar-scaled.jpgRenewables dedicated offshoot of finance giant Macquarie emerges as buyer of oil giant's gigawatt-scale portfolio of solar and storage projects around Australia.

The post Investment giant snaps up 1 GW solar and battery portfolio of retreating oil supermajor appeared first on Renew Economy.

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MacroBusiness Monday, February 23, 2026 - 10:30 Source

Iron ore futures have been on a significant sag in Singapore over the Chinese Lunar New Year break. Chinese markets reopen tomorrow, and we typically see a bounce in ferrous prices after the holiday. That said, I am looking through it this year and holding my shorts. The market is fundamentally weak with far too

The post Iron ore’s long losing streak set for reprieve? appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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John Quiggin Monday, February 23, 2026 - 10:01 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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MacroBusiness Monday, February 23, 2026 - 10:00 Source

Last week, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released wage data for the December quarter, which revealed that real inflation-adjusted wages fell by 0.3% in 2025, tracking at the same level as December 2011. The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) latest Statement of Monetary Policy also projected that real wages won’t recover over its forecast

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MacroBusiness Monday, February 23, 2026 - 09:30 Source

Anthony Albanese is a renowned backroom bovver boy. He doesn’t care about policy or the country. He cares about power and keeping his side in charge of it. And boy, is he on a winner with One Nation. As noted last week, ON is now destroying the opposition LNP at the state level just as

The post Albo is deliberately building One Nation appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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Renew Economy Monday, February 23, 2026 - 09:02 Source

The draft rule will allow the energy regulator to alter a specific part of network revenue determinations when updates are made.

The post Rule change promises tighter leash on network spending, changes to carrots and sticks appeared first on Renew Economy.

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MacroBusiness Monday, February 23, 2026 - 09:00 Source

The US Supreme Court ruled on February 22, 2026, that Donald Trump’s International Emergency Economic Powers Act’s tariffs were invalid. This includes the “reciprocal” tariffs and those imposed on Canada, China, Mexico, and other countries under different emergency declarations. Not long after the decision, President Trump announced a 10% “global tariff” under Section 122. But

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Your Democracy Monday, February 23, 2026 - 08:33 Source

Too often I dream

Our lousy world leaders

Spirited from the ice cream

But to the world’s horrors

Replacement would be

Stung evermore by the bee

Imagine Rubio Hegseth or Vance

Taking over the Donald’s trance

Spinning the macabre dance

Of a debauched Epstein stance

Should we take such a chance

Til one left is Chuck Schumer

Or a loser named Booker

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