The new opposition leader, whom we didn’t even bother reporting on, failed day one. “We have to do better, there’s no question about that,” he told Sky News on Sunday, adding in relation to Ley that he “sought to be a supporter of her leadership, every single day”. He said the opposition’s focus in the
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An ex-Labor strategist turned pollster says there are votes in taxing Australia's biggest polluters through reframing the debate and evolving demographics.
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The ferrous jaws are all but closed after a Friday flush. CISA early February data was out and was not good. We are well below 2025 output here, though the later CNY is playing a role. Steel inventories climbed 2.7%. As you can see, mills are about to pile it up over the Chinese New
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In his new book Geoffrey Robertson argues the UN Security Council can no longer defend democracy and proposes a new alliance of democratic states. The diagnosis is compelling – the path forward far less clear.
Australia’s political and media establishments are struggling to adapt to a world where narratives can no longer be tightly managed. And attempts to restore authority through censorship, moral panic and regulation are deepening public alienation rather than restoring trust.
From curbing protests to controlling what can be said, state and Federal Labor governments are becoming authoritarian. Next in line is the thought police entering campus, Nick Riemer reports.
I am an avid follower of leading Sydney auctioneer Tom Panos. I always watch his Saturday auction market report on YouTube for insight into the market’s pulse and developments in the real estate industry. In this weekend’s update, Panos took direct aim at the Albanese government’s rumoured changes to the capital gains tax (CGT) discount,
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Set ups like the CIA and MI6 are not dilettante organisations. They not only advise the administrations of their respective countries, they also control the narratives that appear in the media. And they are VERY powerful — more powerful than Presidents or Prime Ministers that come and go, though Donald Trump is a handful and keep trampling the petunias that have been so carefully cultivated.
By Lucinda Jerogin, Associate Economist at CBA RBA appearances last week reinforced the cautious but hawkish leaning nature of the Monetary Policy Board. We continue to expect a 25bp rate hike in May to take the cash rate to 4.10%. The value of new housing loan commitments rose sharply in Q4 25 (+9.5%/qtr), driven higher
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British state broadcaster, the BBC, has announced sweeping cuts, citing financial pressures. The move comes as the network faces mounting reputational issues and a $10 billion defamation lawsuit filed by US President Donald Trump.
This week’s news that Sussan Ley has been rolled by Angus Taylor has largely been met by yawns. Who really cares? Nobody in their right mind thinks the Liberals are anywhere near being able to return as government. They are still redolent of the party in power, which did essentially nothing for three terms while
Move aside, Melania -- Donald Trump's White House is celebrating Valentine's Day with some cheeky cards that applaud the administration's accomplishments ... while mocking the left.
The latest interest rate hike from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has failed to dampen enthusiasm in the housing market. The final auction results from last week were solid, with 66% of the homes sold and February’s clearance rates rebounding from late last year: The momentum continued this weekend, despite a strong uplift in
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A large-scale solar and battery project seeking federal environmental approval proposes to use an innovative panel mounting system that will slash its physical and ecological footprint.
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