Farmers prompt transmission giant to find new route for link supporting 100 pct renewables plan
We need a reality check on the future of fossil gas, with households already racing for the exit
NSW wind project quarry waved through as long-distance opponents melt away
Hastie’s big polling problem
Between the growing leaks from within the Liberal Party on how Opposition Leader Sussan Ley’s leadership is terminal and the odds of bookies now showing Andrew Hastie as the odds-on favourite to be the next leader of the Coalition, Hastie’s ascension to the top job on the Australian right is increasingly seen to be a
Australia doesn’t have to choose between energy affordability and emission reductions
Follow the Fed
Always follow the Fed. The Market Ear. Keep it simple… …follow the 10 year, but the US outlook is murkier than many think. Hatzius’ (GS) call for a Dec-10 rate cut lines up with softer alternative labor data showing the economy may be losing momentum. The slowdown may be necessary: once tariffs fade, tax cuts
Aussie inflation spikes, shocking RBA
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has debuted its highly anticipated “complete” monthly consumer price index. This new monthly CPI indicator is a major upgrade—covering nearly the entire consumption basket, using richer data sources, and giving policymakers and the public a real-time view of inflation rather than waiting for quarterly updates. The results for October
Wind projects are green, if you want to reduce carbon
My learned colleague, LVO, today argues that wind farms are environmentally destructive. He makes some excellent points about their ecological footprint in land-clearing practices. I would only counter by saying that most of Australia’s best wind resources are in pretty remote regions. This raises the question of whether the wind resources will remain sufficient given
