Renewables deliver nearly two thirds of power fed to grid in Germany, not including self-consumption
It’s decision day at Martin Place as the Reserve Bank of Australia meets to pull or not to pull – that is the question – the interest rate level. This waiting has seen the Australian dollar lift out of its recent malaise and hit a new monthly high against USD: Of course this volatility always
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A lot of people would love to know how the electoral map would change if the parliament was expanded.
We’ve already been able to get some idea of what might happen by looking back at the historical experience from the 1948-49 and 1983-84 expansions. But the political system has changed since 1984, as has the map.
So I wanted to try drawing my own map, attempting as best as I can to draw sensible boundaries that fit within population constraints, and then examine what those maps would mean.
Overnight action on stock markets was muted given the selloff in bonds across most sovereign markets with Treasuries falling back following hawkish comments from all sides on inflationary pressures. It appears the Fed may soon adopt the cautiously hawkish approach going into 2026, even after a pre-Christmas rate cut, inline with other central banks which
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After a dizzying year of global upheaval, this reflection looks back on writing as resistance – against war, media failure, imperial power and silence – and why truth-telling still matters heading into 2026.
Australia has run one of the strongest immigration programs in the world this century, which has grown the nation’s population by an extraordinary 8.9 million people (based on the latest reading from the ABS Population Clock). Australia’s population growth has outpaced virtually every other developed nation this century, thanks to 20 years of mass migration.
As the industry hits a new upswing, Tindo is doubling down on Australian-made solar. Scaling production, pairing every system with storage, and proving quality outperforms cost over time.
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its Q3 Labour Account, which revealed the extent to which Australia’s job market has been artificially fuelled by government spending. As illustrated below by Justin Fabo from Antipodean Macro, the annual growth in filled jobs remained stronger in the non-market (government-aligned) sector in the year to September 2025
The latest Japanese GDP figures were the biggest catalyst here in Asia while a boost in tech stocks is seeing Chinese shares lift higher in afternoon trade. The possibility of an BOJ rate hike maybe lessening on the faster than expected retraction in GDP growth as the Trump regime’s tariff hits exports. Yen strengthened somewhat
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