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MacroBusiness
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - 12:00
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A recent review of freedom of information (FOI) requests called into doubt the Albanese government’s commitment to transparency. The Centre for Public Integrity, an independent research agency, reported that 24% of FOI requests were denied during Labor’s first term in office. In comparison, the proportion of applications refused ranged from 10% to 18% over the |
MacroBusiness
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - 11:30
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Yesterday’s job ads data made for confused reading for the RBA. Job ads are rebounding strongly. After a robust 5.2% m/m increase in January, Indeed Australian Job Ads increased 3.2% m/m in February. The series has reached its greatest level since October 2024, with monthly gains since then. This increase in Job Ads occurs at The post Job market signals trigger RBA appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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MacroBusiness
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - 11:00
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The recent housing finance data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed that over the December quarter of 2025, $19.310 billion in mortgages was lent to first-home buyers. This was an increase of 16% over the prior quarter and the highest value since the first quarter of 2021: The average size of first-home buyer The post First home buyer surge raises negative equity risks appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - 10:30
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Perhaps the worst publication in Australia (and that’s saying something), Crikey, today lauds the arrival of Canadian PM Mark Carney. “Prime Minister Carney’s visit is an opportunity to further strengthen cooperation on investment, economic security and critical minerals, defence, and links between our institutions and communities,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said last month. Carney’s visit comes The post The bonfire of Mark Carney appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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MacroBusiness
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - 10:00
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Ross Elliott of The Pulse wrote an outstanding article about the administrative bloat that has enveloped Australia’s planning industry. Elliott notes that lawyers he has spoken with told him “they didn’t really know how many [planning-related] pages of rules and regulations were now in force—just that it would be so many as to be impossible The post Construction sector has too many suits, not enough tradies appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
The Tally Room
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - 09:52
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Nominations were declared yesterday afternoon for South Australia’s 47 House of Assembly seats as well as the Legislative Council contest. There was a very large increase in candidates compared to the last election, and well in excess of the previous record. 388 candidates have nominated for the House of Assembly. This is a big increase on the 240 who ran in 2022. The previous record was 302 candidates in 2002, so that record has been well and truly beaten. There are 8.3 candidates per seat on average. |
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MacroBusiness
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - 09:30
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DXY is rising faster than an Iranian SAM. And why not. The Iran war is bad for all energy importers, including Europe, Japan, and China. It is good for US shale. AUD held up, but for how long? Oil and gold to the moon. AI metals not so much. Mining parabolas intact. EM not so The post Australian dollar safe haven shines appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Renew Economy
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - 09:30
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The post Fortescue halves turbine numbers for huge Pilbara wind farm, still shoots for 2 GW capacity appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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MacroBusiness
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - 09:00
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Apparently, it takes at least two debilitating energy wars to convince the Albanese government to do something about the East Coast gas export cartel. Perhaps the number is infinite. Let us recall that MB contacted the incoming Albanese government in its first week in office and told it straight up that if it did not The post Here comes another war profiteering gas shock appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Your Democracy
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - 08:50
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Welcome to our panel on media ethics – a topic with which probably all of us have dealt with at one time or another, be it as working journalists or as ombuds. As to codes of practice regarding standards and ethics, you may be familiar with the code of the US-Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). It states: ”Public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy.
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MacroBusiness
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - 08:00
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Since U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran kicked off on Saturday, the focus of the world has once again turned to the Middle East, as concerns continue to build over how this chapter of the region’s history will draw to a close. While there is a great deal of uncertainty about the road ahead for The post Iran is vital to China and the world appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Your Democracy
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - 06:55
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The Israel/US decapitation strike on Saturday hit the Ayatollah Khamenei when he was reportedly meeting with senior Iranian military officers. Was the Israeli hit a lucky coincidence or was this a deliberately planned trap? Did the US send a message to Khamenei for a meeting to discuss a US proposal in preparation for the planned Monday meeting — now cancelled — in Geneva?
Is Donald Trump Looking for an Exit Ramp? |
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Your Democracy
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - 06:44
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Rubio, Hegseth, Caine, Ratcliffe to Brief All Congress Members on Iran Tuesday - Speaker US House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Monday that he arranged a classified briefing on March 3 for all members of Congress with senior administration officials amid the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran. |
Your Democracy
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - 05:44
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Western governments, including Australia and New Zealand, have backed US and Israeli strikes on Iran. But the decision risks economic catastrophe, regional escalation and the further erosion of international law. |
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MacroBusiness
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - 00:01
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Over the COVID-19 pandemic and the years immediately following, there was a strong migration from Victoria to Queensland. According to the most recent Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) population figures, Victoria had experienced two consecutive quarters of net inward migration from other states—the first inflows since the pandemic began. While the net inflow was small—only |
George Monbiot
Monday, March 2, 2026 - 21:58
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The Green Party is becoming everything you might have wanted Labour to be. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 25th February 2026 NB: This article was published before the by-election it refers to. The Greens won by a mile. |
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Your Democracy
Monday, March 2, 2026 - 20:50
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made multiple private phone calls to US President Donald Trump last month pushing for a strike on Iran despite favouring diplomacy publicly, the Washington Post reported. In January the crown prince said that he would not allow his country's airspace or territory to be used for an attack on Iran. He said that Saudi Arabia would respect the sovereignty of Iran and urged Washington and Tehran to resolve issues through dialogue. |
Renew Economy
Monday, March 2, 2026 - 17:24
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The post Flow Power goes bigger on firmed solar, with purchase of shovel ready PV and battery project appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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John Quiggin
Monday, March 2, 2026 - 16:50
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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. |
Renew Economy
Monday, March 2, 2026 - 14:50
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The post Two men killed in turbine lift accident at German wind farm appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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Renew Economy
Monday, March 2, 2026 - 14:11
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The post Home battery installs hit quarter-million mark under federal rebate. But is the party over? appeared first on Renew Economy. |
MacroBusiness
Monday, March 2, 2026 - 14:00
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Damien Klassen is Chief Investment Officer at the Macrobusiness Fund, which is powered by Nucleus Wealth. Follow @DamienKlassen on X(Twitter) or Linked In The information on this blog contains general information and does not take into account your personal objectives, financial situation or needs. Past performance is not an indication of future performance. Damien Klassen The post Capex: AI Boom evident appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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Your Democracy
Monday, March 2, 2026 - 13:39
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The US president vowed revenge after three US service members will killed by Iran, and called on Iranians to rise up. DW has the latest.
Trump on Iran: 'US will avenge the deaths of Americans'by Timothy Jones | Mahima Kapoor | Karl Sexton with AFP, Reuters, AP, dpa | Felix Tamsut | Darko Janjevic editor | Wesley Dockery |
Renew Economy
Monday, March 2, 2026 - 13:20
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The post “Transformational:” Offtake interest spurs progress on huge Nullarbor renewables hub appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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MacroBusiness
Monday, March 2, 2026 - 13:00
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Australia recorded a 1.9% decline in greenhouse gas emissions over the year to September 30, 2025: The result has Greg Jericho, chief economist at The Australia Institute, whining about Australia’s lack of ambition on carbon reduction. Jericho notes that Australia’s emissions are currently tracking 27.4% below 2005 levels. The 2030 target requires a 57% reduction and the 2035 |
Renew Economy
Monday, March 2, 2026 - 12:52
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The post Concrete milestone at Forrest wind farm, with more than half of turbine foundations complete appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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Renew Economy
Monday, March 2, 2026 - 12:17
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The post Balcony solar takes US by storm, as 27 states announce new plug-and-play PV laws appeared first on Renew Economy. |
Renew Economy
Monday, March 2, 2026 - 12:05
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The post State generator bins plan for Australia’s biggest publicly owned wind farm, shifts focus to PPA appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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MacroBusiness
Monday, March 2, 2026 - 12:00
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Following the announcement of its East Coast gas reservation policy before Christmas, which plans to force Queensland LNG exporters to divert 15–25% of new supply into the domestic market, the Albanese government held its first formal consultation meeting on the proposed scheme. According to a report in The Australian, the meeting provided participants with little |
MacroBusiness
Monday, March 2, 2026 - 11:30
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Chinese property does not look like it will bounce any time soon. Eeeeiiiiiuuuuu. LNY tourism was a bust in per capita terms. Cars need more stimmies. Energy use is stalled. Stimmies are already pumping. But too much is going into paying off old stimmies (now the highest cost to local governments). The new economy is The post Shrinking China piles debt upon debt appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Andrew Forrest's huge wind plans to power his Pilbara mining operations have undergone a "substantial redesign," proposing to halve its footprint, while shooting for the same 2.1 GW of capacity.
Renewables gentailer adds new mid-sized solar and battery project to its growing portfolio of assets, this time an approved and state significant project in NSW.
Investigations are underway into the cause of a fatal accident that claimed the lives of two men working inside a wind turbine at a project in Germany.
The installation of more than 250,000 discounted batteries is an extraordinary result, delivering around 6.2 MWh of storage. But will this success continue?
A mammoth proposed 70 GW wind, solar and hydrogen hub has enough "offtake interest" in green ammonia to justify bringing first stage online by 2033. 
Squadron Energy says 35 of 69 turbine foundations are complete at Uungala wind farm, taking it past the halfway mark. 
In more than half of US states, Republican and Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation that would boost adoption of DIY solar systems.
State-owned coal generator passes on option to buy what would have been Australia's largest publicly owned wind farm, leaving its developer to find a new path to financial close.