Credit Agricole has a wrap on the broader themes. China’s 4th Plenum will take place on 20-23 October to discuss the 15th Five-YearPlan (FYP), outlining China’s medium-term strategic plans for economic and social development in 2026-30. The 15th FYP will likely prioritise technological innovation to achieve high-quality growth and ensure high-level security. While the FYP
By Ross Elliott, cross-posted from The Pulse: A million people generate a lot of demand for things. Hospitals included. In Australia, we need on average 1 hospital bed for every 270 people, so that’s 3,703 beds for 1 million people. Based on a large hospital of say 500 beds, that’s roughly 7.5 hospitals for 1 million
Australian battery innovator raises $A20m to help commercialise its “remarkable” lithium-sulfur tech
Last week’s dwelling completions data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed that in 2024-25, the Albanese government fell 65,970 (27%) behind the National Housing Accord’s target, which requires 240,000 homes to be built annually for five consecutive years. It also means that Australia will have to build around 256,000 homes annually over the
There is no substitute for stupidity in Australia. We do it better than anyone. If energy ran on stupidity, we would have the cheapest power in the world. Fresh from telling southern states that it can’t have any QLD gas, the Crusifulli government has added to the state’s energy woes. Queensland secures deal for first
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The Chinese property crash is somewhere near the halfway point. Here is the raw data for Ssptember, Floor space sold: -10.5% yoy in September, vs. -10.3% yoy in August (value of sales:-11.8% yoy in September, vs. -13.8% yoy in August). Floor area under construction: -9.4% yoy in September, vs. -9.3% yoy in August. New home
Since the pandemic kicked off in early 2020, around 60% of the nation’s job growth has been driven by the non-market (largely government-funded) sector, which comprises healthcare, social assistance, education, and public administration and safety. As a result, the non-market sector now comprises a record high 31.5% of the Australian labour force. Last week’s Labour