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The ABS updated its biannual series on life expectancy yesterday, and, according to the numbers, you will now, on average, die a few months earlier than before Albo’s election win. We should probably acknowledge some role for COVID, given that the dip has been a global phenomenon. We can ship that home to Albo’s mates

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In the classic version of Britain’s Top Gear, hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond, there was a sometimes-used motto for their little crew: “Ambitious but rubbish.” From multiple rounds of sinking home made amphibious cars to attempting to launch a Reliant Robin into space, the trio lived up to their motto, often

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The European Commission plans to establish a new intelligence division directly under President Ursula von der Leyen, even as the move faces resistance from the EU’s existing spy apparatus, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

The NAB survey was out yesterday and showed ongoing disinflation in all cost inputs. These costs are the equivalent of 0.6-0.7% per quarter inflation. Hardly terrifying, especially since the survey also indicated an ongoing jobless recovery, with the employment measure stuck at 3, where it has been all year. With the transition from job-intensive spending

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Major funding cuts to US data agencies threaten Australia's weather forecasting and climate modelling, as scientists warn of a rise in attacks and misinformation.

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) latest Statement of Monetary Policy (SoMP) revised its medium-term unemployment rate forecast to 4.4%, up from 4.3%. As illustrated below by Alex Joiner from IFM Investors, the RBA’s unemployment rate forecast to the end of 2027 is slightly lower than the current unemployment rate of 4.5%: Therefore, the RBA

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Clean energy fund manager and developer reaches financial close on its second major firmed renewables project this year.

‘Hermann Göring loved his kids. That’s what’s terrifying’: James Vanderbilt, Rami Malek and Michael Shannon on Nuremberg....

Russell Crowe has a malevolent charm as the Nazi on trial in a compelling new film. His co-stars and director explain how they understood this monster – and the persistence of evil today

Ryan Gilbey writes about film and theatre for the Guardian

To Bill Gates, overthrowing the power of the ultra-wealthy seems to be – literally – unthinkable.

By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 8th November 2025

Prosper Australia today welcomed the inclusion of a stamp duty to land tax transition in Infrastructure Victoria’s new strategy but criticised the absence of value capture as a sustainable and equitable funding mechanism. “We applaud Infrastructure Victoria’s endorsement of a broad-based annual land tax. This reform recognises that shifting the tax base from transactions to […]

Not quite a green a day as expected here in Asia with only some markets moving higher in the wake of the news that the Republican shutdown of the US government may finally be coming to an end. While gold continued to push higher, other undollars like the Kiwi and Australian dollar have steadied with

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