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MacroBusiness
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 12:00
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In 2019, Four Corners aired a story titled Cracking Up, which revealed systemic issues with construction quality across the nation’s apartment market. “We’ve got a real problem here. It’s systemic, and it’s infecting lots of buildings across the landscape, in all parts of the country. It’s very clear”, one building analyst told Four Corners in The post What will Australians give up for a high rise future? appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Renew Economy
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 11:51
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The post Energy Insiders Podcast: How industry, AI and data centres are reshaping demand appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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Renew Economy
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 11:49
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The post Australian home battery upstart banks “strategic investment” towards manufacturing plans appeared first on Renew Economy. |
MacroBusiness
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 11:30
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According to Judo Bank and S&P, Australia’s interim PMI® data grew more slowly in February after a robust start to the year. In terms of output and new business, there were widespread slowdowns in the manufacturing and service sectors. Although it cooled, business sentiment stayed upbeat. In the meantime, job growth sped rapidly to accommodate The post Aussie flash PMI cools, RBA still hot appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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Your Democracy
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 11:20
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for responsible frameworks for the governance of artificial intelligence as well as its democratization to ensure people around the world have access to the technology. |
MacroBusiness
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 11:00
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Will Hamilton, the CEO and founder of Hamilton Wealth Partners, is the latest commentator to warn of dire impacts on Australia’s rental market if the federal government reduces the capital gains tax (CGT) discount or limits negative gearing. It is worth critiquing Hamilton’s main arguments as they pertain to the rental market. First, Hamilton argues The post CGT lies, damn lies, and bogus statistics appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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Renew Economy
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 10:53
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The post Can all solar homes become smart energy hubs? On paper – absolutely! IRL, a few hurdles remain appeared first on Renew Economy. |
MacroBusiness
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 10:30
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As we know, AI capex keeps going up through February 2026, with data centres leading, followed closely by semiconductors. What evidence is there that this is impacting labour markets? In the US, Goldman has an AI tracker to monitor developments. According to the bank, firm adoption has gone up to 18.9% of US businesses and The post Which jobs is AI killing? appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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Renew Economy
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 10:11
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The post Plan for Australia’s biggest solar-battery hybrid, with eight hours storage, get federal green tick appeared first on Renew Economy. |
MacroBusiness
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 10:00
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Government and regulatory decisions are driving up Australia’s inflation and making the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) job significantly more difficult. As illustrated below by Alex Joiner from IFM Investors, administered prices like essential utilities (e.g., electricity, water, and gas), council rates, public transport fares, etc., rose by 7.55% last calendar year, roughly double the |
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MacroBusiness
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 09:30
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The AFR hates nothing more than a resolution to eastern Australia’s energy woes. But there is good news today from the old hag. APA Group has committed to the east coast pipline expansion needed to ship QLD south during peak demand periods, instead of building LNG import terminals. The investment includes $260 million for compression The post Gas pipelines expand to save eastern Australia appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 09:00
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DXY is threatening to break higher again as Iran and oil heat up. AUD can’t catch a bid with China closed and JPY falling. Oil and gold are on the up as geopolitical risk rises. Not so good for AI metals, which still look rather nastily topped out. Big miners are momo, not fundamentals. Is The post Australian dollar falls as Pilbara killer rises appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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MacroBusiness
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 08:00
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In the years since the pandemic and high inflation began impacting the Australian economy, the nation’s workers have gone backwards dramatically. Today, inflation-adjusted wages sit at roughly the same point as they did at the start of 2010, erasing all of the progress of the last 16 years. As the chart below, based on the The post Australia’s unique failure appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Your Democracy
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 08:00
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A U.S. federal judge has issued an opinion that compares President Donald Trump’s administration removal of displays about slavery from a historical site in Philadelphia to the actions of the propaganda agency in George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984.
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Renew Economy
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 07:02
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Your Democracy
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 06:55
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Posters depicting world ‘leaders’ wearing Nazi uniforms have led to a cafe owner having to shut down an unrelated gig as Canberra police established a crime scene. |
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Your Democracy
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 06:33
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Angus Taylor has assembled his shadow ministry, but unresolved tensions with the Nationals, policy baggage from the last election and doubts about his own authority leave his leadership exposed. |
Your Democracy
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 05:44
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The US military buildup in the Middle East isn’t about defense — it’s aimed at “inflicting serious damage on Iran,” Dmitry Drozdenko, military analyst and chief editor of the Fatherland Arsenal portal, tells Sputnik. Since there has been no official attack on Israel or the US by Iran, we are witnessing prep for an “unprovoked aggression against a sovereign nation,” he argues.
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Your Democracy
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 04:33
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The Dalai Lama has taken home his first Grammy award, prompting criticism from China. |
MacroBusiness
Friday, February 20, 2026 - 00:01
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Build Skills Australia’s recent report claimed that there aren’t enough tradespeople to meet Labor’s target of building 1.2 million homes over five years, which is currently tracking 27% below target. According to Build Skills Australia, Australia’s housing construction rate per new resident has plummeted, even though the number of homes built over the last 20 |
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Your Democracy
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 18:58
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US President Donald Trump is weighing the possibility of killing Iran’s leadership in hopes of achieving regime change, the The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing US and foreign officials. The publication said the president has not made a final decision. |
Renew Economy
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 18:43
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The post Transmission “legacy:” State launches CopperString community benefits fund appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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Renew Economy
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 18:35
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The post Marinus Link and wind farm revival helps green bank smash six-month investment record appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 16:30
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MacroBusiness
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 13:30
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Is there anything our government does right? Having single-handedly created a monster black market valued at $5.6 billion (ranging from $4.1 billion to $6.9 billion), Canberra now wants to take a piece of the action. Up to 1.5 million Australians are predicted to be buying cigarettes on the black market in what has been described The post Canberra has a ciggie butt brain appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Renew Economy
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 13:24
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The post Could the AEMC be “kinda right” about fixed network costs? Late submission lobs curveball into debate appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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MacroBusiness
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 13:00
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Tobacco excise has climbed by around 60% since 2020 and now accounts for more than two-thirds of the legal cost of a packet of cigarettes. While illegal cigarettes are easily accessible and cost between $10 and $15 for a pack of 20, a legal packet of cigarettes now costs $40 or more. Therefore, despite higher The post Treasury acknowledges that less is more with tobacco taxes appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Your Democracy
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 12:45
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MacroBusiness
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 12:30
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I have been bullish on gold for a few years, but my view has recently pivoted to “sell the rips”. My reasoning for this is that the drivers of the gold rally have been materially weakened in recent weeks. First, we had the appointment of Kevin Warsh as the successor to the FOMC chair. He The post A goldmine of gold charts appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 12:06
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Via the ABS comes Labor Force in seasonally adjusted terms for January 2026: unemployment rate remained at 4.1%. participation rate remained at 66.7%. employment increased to 14,703,800. employment to population ratio decreased to 63.9%. underemployment rate increased to 5.9%. monthly hours worked increased to 2,013 million. full-time employment increased by 50,500 to 10,155,500 people. part-time The post Job creation soft appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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