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xkcd.com Monday, February 23, 2026 - 11:00 Source

Oh, and do you have any tips on how to vacuum up copper that's melted into your carpet?

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Renew Economy Monday, February 23, 2026 - 10:56 Source

wellington-north-solar-scaled.jpgRenewables dedicated offshoot of finance giant Macquarie emerges as buyer of oil giant's gigawatt-scale portfolio of solar and storage projects around Australia.

The post Investment giant snaps up 1 GW solar and battery portfolio of retreating oil supermajor appeared first on Renew Economy.

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MacroBusiness Monday, February 23, 2026 - 10:30 Source

Iron ore futures have been on a significant sag in Singapore over the Chinese Lunar New Year break. Chinese markets reopen tomorrow, and we typically see a bounce in ferrous prices after the holiday. That said, I am looking through it this year and holding my shorts. The market is fundamentally weak with far too

The post Iron ore’s long losing streak set for reprieve? appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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John Quiggin Monday, February 23, 2026 - 10:01 Source

Another Monday Message Board. Post comments on any topic. Civil discussion and no coarse language please. Side discussions and idees fixes to the sandpits, please.

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MacroBusiness Monday, February 23, 2026 - 10:00 Source

Last week, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released wage data for the December quarter, which revealed that real inflation-adjusted wages fell by 0.3% in 2025, tracking at the same level as December 2011. The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) latest Statement of Monetary Policy also projected that real wages won’t recover over its forecast

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MacroBusiness Monday, February 23, 2026 - 09:30 Source

Anthony Albanese is a renowned backroom bovver boy. He doesn’t care about policy or the country. He cares about power and keeping his side in charge of it. And boy, is he on a winner with One Nation. As noted last week, ON is now destroying the opposition LNP at the state level just as

The post Albo is deliberately building One Nation appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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Renew Economy Monday, February 23, 2026 - 09:02 Source

The draft rule will allow the energy regulator to alter a specific part of network revenue determinations when updates are made.

The post Rule change promises tighter leash on network spending, changes to carrots and sticks appeared first on Renew Economy.

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MacroBusiness Monday, February 23, 2026 - 09:00 Source

The US Supreme Court ruled on February 22, 2026, that Donald Trump’s International Emergency Economic Powers Act’s tariffs were invalid. This includes the “reciprocal” tariffs and those imposed on Canada, China, Mexico, and other countries under different emergency declarations. Not long after the decision, President Trump announced a 10% “global tariff” under Section 122. But

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Your Democracy Monday, February 23, 2026 - 08:33 Source

Too often I dream

Our lousy world leaders

Spirited from the ice cream

But to the world’s horrors

Replacement would be

Stung evermore by the bee

Imagine Rubio Hegseth or Vance

Taking over the Donald’s trance

Spinning the macabre dance

Of a debauched Epstein stance

Should we take such a chance

Til one left is Chuck Schumer

Or a loser named Booker

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MacroBusiness Monday, February 23, 2026 - 08:00 Source

With the resignation of former Liberal Party leader Sussan Ley from federal parliament, the newly minted leadership of Angus Taylor has been well and truly thrown in at the deep end. Following Ley’s resignation, there will be a byelection in her former seat of Farrer. Once, it was a blue ribbon safe seat for the

The post Angus Taylor, the clock is ticking appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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Your Democracy Monday, February 23, 2026 - 06:55 Source

 

Only Parliamentary nerds noticed. One such nerd Rex Patrick noticed and reports on a transparency dummy spit by Labor on the floor of the Senate.

Formal Business

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Your Democracy Monday, February 23, 2026 - 05:44 Source

 

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Your Democracy Monday, February 23, 2026 - 04:33 Source

From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 years....

 

Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern

BY Mary Beard

 

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MacroBusiness Monday, February 23, 2026 - 00:01 Source

Thursday’s labour force data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has put the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) under more pressure to hike interest rates. Australia’s headline unemployment rate remained at 4.1% in January amid solid employment growth of 17,800. The number of hours worked also rose by a solid 0.6% in January. As

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Renew Economy Sunday, February 22, 2026 - 22:13 Source

Last week, the UK committed up to £1 billion to community and local energy, with an ambition that by 2030, every community will have the opportunity to own an energy project. Australia should take notice.

The post The UK has just thrown its weight behind community energy. Australia should too appeared first on Renew Economy.

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