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Now, I’m going to divide you into two groups here: You read the headline and were appalled. You read the headline and immediately realised that in any large group it’s likely that half will be below average.* And, of course, it’s not that those of you in the first group lack basic numeracy or statistical…

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Risk sentiment is doing better as markets anticipate tonight’s US jobs report with US bond markets calming done after a drop in yields earlier in the week. Wall Street finally found a bid, helped by tech stocks while European bourses had a breather as the USD also fell back a little helping Euro pause its

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Ben is joined by Shaun Ratcliff from Accent Research to discuss his recent report looking at differences in voting trends across the generations. We discuss how Millenials and Gen Z voters are much more left-wing than Baby Boomers, explore some theories as to why, and look at evidence as to which of those theories may be right. We then discuss what this implies for the next few decades of Australian politics.

Read Shaun’s report at Accent Research.

ON THE OCCASION OF UNCOP28 IN DUBAI, ONE HAS TO REFLECT ON ANOTHER EVENT IN THIS MODERN CITY.

THE DUBAI SAILGP IS ON AND THE RACES WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY 9TH AND SUNDAY 10TH DECEMBER 2023…

ONE HAS TO ADMIRE THE TECHNOLOGY WHICH A FEW YEARS AGO WAS NOT AVAILABLE — NOT EVEN DREAMED OF... 

THERE IS A BIT OF BITTER/SWEET TASTE ABOUT SAILGP — IN RELATION TO CARBON NEUTRAL. 

CoreLogic’s daily dwelling values index is showing that a two-speed market has developed across Australia’s major capital cities. As illustrated in the next chart, value growth has stalled across Melbourne and Sydney, which has dragged down growth at the 5-city aggregate level. By contrast, growth remains strong across Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth: Quarterly value growth

I’ve learned not to bother trying to work on days that I go in for skin cancer excisions. For one thing, I’m too full of codeine afterwards to be able to concentrate. So today I just had a day off. I read Tom Holland’s Roman history, Pax. Watched a couple of YouTube videos. Had a nap.

Bought myself a disgracefully cheap roast chicken from Woolies for dinner, tore it up and threw it on some disgracefully cheap bread rolls. I might watch John Wick 4, or I might go to bed early. Haven’t decided yet. Reckon there might be some more painkillers and perhaps a whiskey in my near future, however.

Asian share markets are reeling again, with the red across the board as Yen rallies against USD while risk sentiment in China remains quite negative. Traders are positioning for tomorrow’s US employment print – the non farm payroll report – which could come in a lot softer than expected. Oil prices are looking to fall

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This site has regularly lamented the politicisation and loss of independence of Australia’s public service. I witnessed this phenomenon first hand in the early to mid 2000s while working at the Australian Treasury and Victorian Treasury, whereby governments of either persuasion were too willing to outsource policy development to consultants or erroneously named think tanks.

Things are moving fast. Just a few weeks after the primary prototype for Small Nuclear Reactors all but collapsed, COP28 has breathed new life into the segment. Bill Gates’ advanced nuclear reactor company TerraPower LLC and the United Arab Emirates’ state owned nuclear company ENEC said on Monday they have agreed to study the potential

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Update on Simandou from RIO. Simandou is the world’s largest untapped high-grade iron ore deposit. The Simfer joint venture’s2 mine concession held an estimated Total Mineral Resource as at 31 December 2022 of 2.8 billion tonnes, of which Rio Tinto is today reporting the conversion of an estimated 1.5 billion tonnes to Ore Reserves that support

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