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Your Democracy
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 - 08:36
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BRUSSELS : NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte delivered one of the starkest warnings yet to Europe’s political class on Monday, forcefully rejecting the idea that the continent can secure itself without the United States and exposing the enormous economic and strategic costs of any attempt to do so. |
MacroBusiness
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 - 08:00
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Recently when the ABS released the latest housing finance data, it came with a headline unwelcome to anyone concerned about housing affordability: ‘Investment loans reach record high’ Now, if we were to wind the clock back 40 years to the mid-1980’s, the assessment of this headline would be entirely different. At that time, ABS housing The post Albo – A property investors best friend appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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Your Democracy
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 - 07:36
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Vladimir Putin has offered to contribute $1 billion to join Donald Trump's Peace Council. But there's a catch. |
Renew Economy
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 - 07:27
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The post “Extraordinary:” Renewables to the rescue as state smashes demand records in unprecedented heatwave appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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MacroBusiness
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 - 07:16
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The American madman wants a lower currency, and he’s going to convulse until he gets it. AUD is off the hook. Way overbought, but this has legs. CNY and JPY support. Gold wavered. Metals too. Maybe frotnrun. Big mining heaven. EM rocket. Junk no bueno. Curve steepened. Stocks ATH. How far and fast can the The post Australian dollar flies as madman currency crashes appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Your Democracy
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 - 06:55
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On December 15, 2025, the European Union slapped sanctions on former Swiss intelligence officer and ex-NATO employee Jacques Baud. No day in court, no charges filed, just abrupt, suffocating, sanctions. |
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MacroBusiness
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 - 00:01
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Australian housing valuations, in relation to household incomes, have never been more stretched: Cotality’s December chart pack valued the average Australian home at an astonishing $1,079,000, turning the average homeowning Australian into a housing millionaire. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is predicted by financial markets to hike the official cash rate (OCR) twice this |
Renew Economy
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 - 00:01
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The post Batteries and solar hybrids dominate, relegating wind to small fraction of Australia’s renewable pipeline appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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Renew Economy
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 22:42
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The post A record $A3.3 trillion was invested in the global energy transition in 2025, BNEF says appeared first on Renew Economy. |
Renew Economy
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 20:10
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The post Rooftop solar households more likely to switch electricity retailers in search for best feed-in tariff appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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MacroBusiness
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 17:10
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Tonight, I will be appearing on DFA Live with Martin North where we will discuss the Australian economy, housing market, the population ponzi, alongside other topics. The show goes live at 8pm AEST. We hope to see you there. The post Join me tonight on DFA for live Q&A appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 16:30
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It’s green across Asian share markets as local stocks also joined in the fun despite a much higher Australian dollar as the USD remains under enormous pressure against all major undollars as El Trumpo shoots off about South Korea. Inflation concerns in Japan and their bond market troubles are keeping Yen volatile while the looming The post Macro Afternoon appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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THE BLOT REPORT
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 15:44
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As reported here some time ago, Jillian Segal was appointed Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism by the Albanese Labor government in 2024, and the main aim of her report seems to have been to conflate criticism of Israel’s genocide in Gaza with antisemitism. This was stated to be untenable by Justice Angus Stewart in a recent Federal Court case against Islamic preacher Wissam Haddad, whose posts it was ruled were antisemitic because he had conflated Zionism and Judaism. This is just what Jillian Segal had tried to do in her dodgy report. Stewart found that: |
Renew Economy
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 15:33
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Renew Economy
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 15:07
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The post Gas and diesel cash in as big batteries fade in South Australia’s heatwave and hottest ever night appeared first on Renew Economy. |
MacroBusiness
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 13:30
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The December NAB survey has wiped out rate cuts for the time being. Business conditions increased to +9. Business confidence increased slightly to +3. Employment remained stable at 4, which is roughly around the breakeven rate for unemployment. At 83.2%, capacity utilisation is still high. Sales, which increased by three points to a historically high The post NAB survey wipes out rate cuts appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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MacroBusiness
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 13:10
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Cotality’s latest chart pack for December showed that Australia’s dwelling stock was valued at $12.3 trillion at the end of 2025, spread across 11.4 million homes. This meant that as of 31 December 2025, the average value of a home in Australia stood at an astonishing $1,079,000. Not surprisingly, then, Domain’s house price results for the The post Perth joins the million dollar housing club appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 13:00
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Fascism has been so misappropriated by the fake left that we should define it before we discuss it. Let’s turn to a source infinitely more accurate than journalists. ChatGPT. Fascism is a political ideology and system of government that centers on strong, centralized power, extreme nationalism, and the suppression of opposition and individual freedoms. In The post Is America fascist? appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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MacroBusiness
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 12:30
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Economists are debating the merits of interest rate hikes. Expectations of a higher quarterly inflation rate have driven a near 60% chance of an interest rate hike at the Reserve Bank’s meeting next week, keeping pressure on the Albanese government to address the rising cost of living from, most notably, higher electricity prices. …The results The post Should the RBA hike interest rates into an energy shock? appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Renew Economy
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 12:23
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MacroBusiness
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 12:00
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In its first term, the Albanese government inked two migration-related pacts with India, specifically aimed at promoting migration flows to Australia: The Australia–India Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement. The Mechanism for Mutual Recognition of Qualifications. Last year’s Labor federal election victory sparked celebrations among the Indian population and migration agents, who believed that avenues to |
MacroBusiness
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 11:30
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In my experience, there is nothing worse than an academic with a business vision. The academic has neither the real-world nous nor the thick skin to withstand the temptations of greed and dealmaking. There is no better example than the parlous state of the Australian tertiary sector. It has become the kernel of the great The post Universities kernel of great Australian collapse appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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Renew Economy
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 11:07
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The post Another miserable year for nuclear power as renewables surge appeared first on Renew Economy. |
Your Democracy
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 11:04
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January 2026 marks a year since Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. Few national leaders can compete with Trump when it comes to public engagement and the range of global issues tackled. He is undoubtedly the most quoted head of state. However, the high level of media attention to America’s domestic and foreign policies is a double-edged sword for the current US administration.
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Renew Economy
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 11:02
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The post The future for gas generation: Do we really need it, and in what form? appeared first on Renew Economy. |
MacroBusiness
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 11:00
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In 2023, Labor MP Julian Hill, who is the Assistant Minister for Citizenship, Customs and Multicultural Affairs, and Assistant Minister for International Education, described Australia’s international education system as resembling a “Ponzi scheme”, accusing agents of misusing student visas by promoting them as cheap work visas with pathways to permanent residency. Phil Honeywood, the CEO |
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MacroBusiness
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 10:30
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Amidst the ongoing controversy and debate relating to the shooting of two people this month by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Americans have been left bitterly divided over whether or not their actions were justified. To explore this issue in the most fact-based way as related to how it is perceived The post The Ink Blot Test of Trump’s America appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 10:00
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In the lead-up to December’s Q2 population release from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), several key data sets were pointing to rebounding net overseas migration (NOM). First, the Q3 national accounts, released just a few weeks prior in early December, showed that Australia’s population growth had rebounded: Second, the civilian (15-plus) population data released |
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MacroBusiness
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 09:30
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The ferrous jaws must close! CISA’s second ten days of January output was well below last year. Worse, inventories rise to 16.13mt. This one million tonnes above last year and the prospect of anything but weak restock is all but certain now. The iron ore great pyramids continue to grow. The Steelhome measure is approaching records The post Iron ore onwards and downwards appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 09:00
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Its all about the structural “off-America” risk trade with the US dollar index now down to a four month low with the Australian dollar making another new high as it surged through the 69 cent level at the start of the trading week. Gold and silver surged again while Wall Street kept hope alive as The post Macro Morning appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
South Australia set stunning new native demand record on Tuesday amid heatwave, but nearly all of it was met by wind and solar. 
Wind projects now make up a small fraction of Australia's investment pipeline, which is now dominated by standalone batteries, and solar hybrids coming a clear second.
Global investment into the energy transition reached a record $US2.3 trillion ($A3.33 trillion) in 2025, up 8 per cent from the previous year, 
Australians with some form of rooftop solar system at home are more likely to switch energy retailers as they seek the best solar feed-in tariff.
The cosmetics industry will tell you that sun damage is the worst thing to happen to your skin, and until now the photovoltaic industry held similar views about solar cells.
South Australia's growing fleet of big batteries depletes on its hottest ever night, sending average prices over the day to their highest level since fossil fuels dominated the local grid.
Old and inflexible, costly and dirty: Coal generators may be kept online longer than many hoped, but within a decade most will be gone, new report finds.
Despite the hype from the nuclear industry and its boosters, the latest status report shows that its renaissance remains a mirage, and reactor numbers are falling.
Energy efficiency, energy storage, demand flexing and even reciprocating engines offer alternatives to gas turbines.