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A new interactive map designed to chart Australia’s energy market transformation has been launched by the Net Zero Economy Authority (NZEA).

The post New joint venture puts net zero energy transition from coal to renewables on the map appeared first on Renew Economy.

The 2025-26 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Update (MYEFO) was released on Wednesday. The key economic forecasts are shown below. Headline Findings Deficit improvement: 2025/26 underlying cash deficit revised to $36.8bn (–1.3% of GDP), better than March’s forecast of $42.1bn (–1.5%). Still a sharp deterioration from the $10bn deficit in 2024/25 and surpluses in prior years.

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On 30 January 1933, when Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of the German Reich by the President of the German Reich, Paul von Hindenburg, there was still a largely freely elected parliament, various parties and independent associations, a constitution with fundamental rights and separation of powers, and besides Hitler only two National Socialists in the new government of the Reich.

The bond market has turned uber-hawkish following Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Michele Bullock’s guidance on interest rates, where she ruled out further rate cuts and warned that rates may need to go higher to tame stubbornly high inflation. “I don’t think there are interest rate cuts in the horizon for the foreseeable future”,

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Silver goes ga ga while oil prices remain in a slump despite the new trade blockade against Venezuela announced by the Trump regime as most Asian share markets are beginning to bounce back from a rough start to the trading week. The dual US NFP print overnight showed a slumping US labour market that gave

The post Macro Afternoon appeared first on MacroBusiness.

Construction of $5 billion undersea cable project linking Tasmania and Victoria is all but good to go, with the execution of major works contract.

The post “Final step:” Marinus Link inks $1 billion contract for onshore construction works of undersea cable appeared first on Renew Economy.

Snowy Hydro will be paid to operate its Tumut pumped hydro facilities as "syncons" to provide system strength to the grid. But we are not told how much.

The post Snowy’s pumped hydro plants win contracts to act as syncons, but payments to be kept secret appeared first on Renew Economy.

The Westpac–Melbourne Institute Leading Index has been released, showing that Australia’s forward-looking economic momentum has slowed, with the six‑month annualised growth rate easing to +0.16% in November from +0.32% in October. While still positive, the index signals subdued growth over the next 3–9 months, reflecting share market volatility, weaker consumer expectations, and softening labour market

The taxation arrangements around electric vehicles (EVs) are a reverse Robin Hood arrangement that extracts taxes from ordinary Australians to distribute to the rich. A case in point is the EV fringe benefits tax (FBT) exemption, which was introduced in 2022 to make EVs more affordable for employees through salary packaging and novated leases. Treasury

The post EV subsidies are a budget sink hole appeared first on MacroBusiness.

Dig into bold ideas for a fairer, more productive Australia. Long summer days are perfect for catching up on the books, podcasts, and deep-dive content that challenge us to imagine a better economic future. Whether you’re by the beach, on the train, or hiding from the heat indoors, here’s a curated list of Georgist-friendly reads, […]

The post Prosper Australia’s 2025 Summer Reading & Listening List first appeared on Prosper Australia.

Australia’s rental market is in crisis, with record-low vacancy rates and strong rental growth. As a result, the share of household income required to meet repayments on the median advertised rent was a record high in the September quarter: While the primary driver of Australia’s recent extreme rental inflation has been historically high net overseas

The post Airbnb’s worsen Australia’s rental crisis appeared first on MacroBusiness.

Following the tragic shootings at Bondi Beach, which at the time of this article have claimed the lives of 15 victims and injured a further 40, the Albanese government and various state leaders tabled a proposal to tighten Australia’s already extremely tight gun control legislation. However, are gun homicides with registered firearms a major problem?