Australia’s inflation is falling. CBA forecasts that trimmed mean inflation will fall to 2.8% in January, within the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) 2% to 3% inflation target. However, this does not mean that the cost-of-living crisis is over. As independent economist Tarric Brooker illustrated, since Q42020, cumulative Australian inflation has increased by 19%. That

Australia hits a new solar output record in the morning period before rooftop solar takes centre stage on the grid.

Asian share markets are generally doing well after a big drop on Wall Street from Friday night, but have absorbed the volatility out of the German election result from the weekend. Local shares are still flopping around due to the latest rate cut that wasn’t really a rate cut from the RBA while the Australian

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The Climate Change Authority says a nuclear pathway would add an extra 2 billion tonnes of carbon emissions by 2050.

Safety regulator closes small Victoria solar farm after inverter fire while it investigates cause and until high grass at the site can be cut back.

Late last week, I was interviewed by Tom Elliott from Radio 3AW Melbourne regarding the dire financial situation facing the state. Tom wanted to know what was driving Victoria’s ballooning debt. And, more importantly, the measures the state government could take to resolve the situation. Below is a summary of the themes discussed in the