trump the terrible emperor....
History offers a warning about unchecked power. As Donald Trump reshapes US foreign policy, the risks of personal rule and predatory hegemony are becoming harder to ignore.
Go ‘Back-to-the-Future’ on CGT
Australia’s 50% capital gains tax (CGT) discount for individuals (introduced in 1999) has come under renewed scrutiny, with a broad coalition calling for reform to ease the housing affordability crisis, bolster the federal budget, and improve intergenerational equity. The push spans economists, think tanks, former regulators, international bodies, the New South Wales Treasurer, and even
The Merdas Touch
Here is the real reason why Keir Starmer’s government refuses to let us have a fair electoral system.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 4th February 2026
First four turbines erected on expansion project that will deliver state’s biggest wind farm
The first four of 30 new turbines at the Warradarge wind farm have been erected, with the rest due to be up by August.
Macro Afternoon
Not a good day for precious metals or crypto currencies as Asian share markets also remain in a dour mood after the poor showing on Wall Street overnight. The USD is strengthening again and holding back the Australian dollar which is struggling to get back above the 70 cent level despite a good trade print
Fertiliser giant firms up first leg of Indigenous-backed, 1.2 GW green energy hub
A 50MW solar project will be the first in a 5GW vision by the Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation.
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Batteries may do more damage to coal generator profits than they do to gas
Batteries are going to kill coal generation profits as well as gas. They may do more damage to coal than they do to gas.
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Time to slap big tariffs on Chinese streel
As noted many times, Australia enjoyed a few brief sane years of trade diversification when ScoMo stuck COVID up Beijing in 2020 and the nation responded by looking for other markets. Since then, Albo has bent over forwards to restore the same trade vulnerability. Thankfully, he partially failed because the Chinese trade mix has changed,
The digital boot
Like many people who use computers, I use Microsoft Word for much of what I write for this blog and I also for my scientific papers. In addition, I used to be the editor for a scientific journal from 1996 to 2016 and, when I started that, it was a very steep learning curve using rather clunky software called Pagemaker1. Eventually Pagemaker was replaced by the superb InDesign which was part of Adobe Creative Suite2.
Want a Cheaper Home Battery? Federal rebate now offers 1,259 models to choose from
The number of home battery models available through the Cheaper Home Batteries rebate has ballooned by nearly 500 since July 2025, new data shows.