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Today’s national polling roundup suggests a modest movement following the Liberal leadership change, with the LNP improving slightly but not decisively reshaping the political landscape. The latest YouGov-Sky News Pulse poll shows the Coalition rising three points to 22%, narrowing but not overtaking One Nation, which fell four points to 24%. Labor slipped one point

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How does owning your home or renting impact on how you vote? For today’s podcast, Ben was joined by Shaun Ratcliff and Josh Goddard to discuss what we know about how home ownership (or asset ownership more broadly) influences voting trends. We discuss Josh’s research looking at 14 different Western democracies, and also hear from Shaun about more research closer to home.

The issue of economic management has often been a hotly contested topic in the battles and debates that define Australian federal politics. For many Australians who follow federal politics, the phrase “superior economic management” is all but burned into our collective memories. But the simple reality is that both sides have done a poor job

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A US allegation that China conducted a secret nuclear test was widely reported despite clear evidence to the contrary, highlighting how security claims are too often treated as facts before they are proven.

There used to be a simple rule in newsrooms: allegation is not evidence.

It’s not that difficult to understand. You just don’t treat a claim as a fact until someone, somewhere, had actually proven it.

The U.S. secretary of state is reviving the language and intent of 19th century colonialism to deter what he sees as “the forces of civilizational erasure that today menace both America and Europe alike,” writes Joe Lauria.

Marco Rubio’s Cecil Rhodes Moment

By Joe Lauria

Special to Consortium News

The Australian newspaper has used the Parliamentary Budget Office’s (PBO) budget tool to attack One Nation’s proposal to cap visas at 130,000 a year and aim for net-zero immigration. The analysis claims that a net-zero migration policy could reduce federal government revenue by about $100 billion over the next decade, including nearly $80 billion in

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New analysis finds that raising fixed network charges could snatch back the savings promised to solar households through the federal battery rebate.

The post Higher fixed network tariffs could erase the benefits of the Cheaper Home Batteries rebate appeared first on Renew Economy.

New report pinpoints gas as the main driver of rising electricity prices over the past decade, and chief eroder of the "bill-busting benefits" of cheap solar and wind.

The post Gas the “stealthy price setter” of Australia’s high electricity bills, as batteries continue to bite appeared first on Renew Economy.

A new battery brand "dedicated exclusively to the home" has launched onto the rebate-charged Australian market, offering three different sizes and a low starting price.

The post New battery made “exclusively” for homes launches onto red-hot Australian market appeared first on Renew Economy.

A WA developer is pitching a new $500 million battery along the backbone network between former coal hub Collie and the demand centre in Perth.

The post Local developer pitches gigawatt-hour big battery to help Perth quit coal appeared first on Renew Economy.

Chinese markets are open again, and dirt is flying. This is a typical post-Lunar New Year bounce, yet I am opting to look through it this year to the June seasonal headwind because the market remains fundamentally weak. Witness China bullying around iron ore price assessments. Chinese central desk buyer CMRG has pushed several major

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The push to restore the new LNP leadership team has begun in the conservative press with open propaganda. One Nation’s plan for “net zero” migration could blow out Australia’s debt by almost $420bn over the next 10 years, while barely making a dent in the nation’s welfare bill over the same period, bringing into question

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Since the 1980s, the UAE has been a major transit hub for gems, minerals, metals, and contraband from around the world. During that decade, the once-sleepy emirate, known for its fishing and pearl diving industries, transformed into a center for transnational capital—including arms trafficking, diamond smuggling, and money laundering.

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