A decade to forget for Australian households
The 2020s are shaping up as a decade to forget for Australian households. According to national accounts data released last week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), real per capita household disposable income—arguably the best indicator of material living standards—remained stuck in the low growth zone in 2025, still tracking 3.9% below the COVID-19
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Spanish wind giant buys wind farm that was once the biggest in Australia, and which it hopes to free from grid constraints with the addition of new transmission lines.
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