Neither politicians nor supporters of a Big Australia immigration policy acknowledge the significance of water. Several reports have warned that Australia will face chronic water shortages and rising water prices as its population grows by millions, due to persistently high immigration. Infrastructure Australia’s 2017 modelling predicted that household water bills would quadruple over 50 years
With the release of the latest ABS fertility rate data, it was revealed that the nation’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) had fallen to its lowest level on record, slumping to 1.50 babies per woman. This compares unfavourably with the figure of 1.67 recorded immediately prior to the pandemic and the average for the 2010s of
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Despite multiple setbacks, Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest, founder of Fortescue Metals Group, has remained one of the world’s most prominent champions of green hydrogen. In 2021, Forrest unveiled plans to produce 15 million tonnes of green hydrogen annually by 2030. Forrest recognised green hydrogen as a vital answer for decarbonising industries like steel, shipping, and heavy
Another day, another act of left-wing violence. Another act of left-wing violence, another media cover-up for their left-wing terrorist foot soldiers.
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the corporate media put an enormous amount of effort into a psy-op to make Americans believe the assassin was actually a Trump supporter.
From the Market Ear: Can’t put a good man down SPX has gone 107 sessions without posting a drop of at least 2%…its longest streak since July 2024. NASDAQ technicals NASDAQ remains trading inside the trend channel that has been in place since May. Note we never even tried the upper part of the channel
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Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) receive significant subsidies in Australia. The federal government loses more than $500 million in tax revenue each year as a result of the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) exemption for BEVs. This figure is expected to rise as the number of BEVs on the road increases. Under the FBT exemption, someone leasing
Western praise of Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky encouraged overconfidence and increasingly authoritarian behavior in Kiev, The Economist argued in a piece published on Tuesday.
In a “report card” assessing Ukraine’s deepening problems as its conflict with Russia drags on, the British magazine highlighted manpower shortages, a mounting budget deficit, and what it described as a growing loss of government legitimacy.
The AFR’s education editor, Julie Hare, published an alarmist article on the tiny reduction in international student enrolments, which she labelled a “plunge”. The Department of Education data showed that there were 925,905 total international student enrolments in the year to July 2025, down a tiny 1.1% from last year’s record high of 936,348 enrolments.
Pier, Queenscliff Victoria AUD/USD EUR/USD USD/JPY GBP/USD Gold (by day) WTI (by day) Brent Australia 200 US S&P 500 UK 100 Japan 225 Sorry chaps for some reason there are issues with the charts tonight. Some wouldnt come up at all in
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