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Nelson Review chair tells Renew Economy that the final draft includes no major changes, but some important tweaks - including on tenor and visibility.

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State and federal energy ministers endorse Nelson review proposals to replace CIS in 2028 - with the notable exception of the Queensland LNP government.

The post Energy ministers endorse Nelson market review to succeed CIS, with the exception of Queensland appeared first on Renew Economy.

New investment in renewables and storage has "dropped off a cliff" in first year of new LNP state government in Queensland, new data shows.

The post Crisafulli LNP government’s first year devastates new renewable energy and storage investment in Queensland appeared first on Renew Economy.

The monthly Westpac consumer sentiment index has been released, which has snapped back into pessimistic territory after last month’s aberration, falling 9% over the month to be sitting below levels seen in August and September. Consumers are increasingly worried about interest rates, inflation, and family finances, though labour market expectations remain stable. The main index

The recent Canadian federal budget revealed that migration levels are expected to remain dramatically below pre-COVID levels across the entire forward estimates. Under the Carney government’s migration policy, the share of the Canadian population made up by temporary visa holders is to be reduced from a peak of 7.5% to 5% by the end of

The post Canadian migration is going to zero appeared first on MacroBusiness.

In recent times, senior members of the Albanese government, such as Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Housing Minister Clare O’Neil, have argued that housing supply growth is either improving significantly or is rapidly heading in that direction. While it’s true that dwelling investment has increased in dollar terms, it hasn’t translated into increased dwelling completions, as

The post Housing supply growth flashes warning light appeared first on MacroBusiness.

Former senior immigration department bureaucrat Abul Rizvi loves to place the racism/xenophobia card against anybody arguing for lower, sustainable levels of immigration (for example, see here, here, here, and here). On Friday, Tarric Brooker posted the following factual chart on Twitter (X), stating that net permanent & long-term (NPLT) arrivals hit a record high in

US and Ukraine Reach Breakthrough on Security Guarantees During Berlin TalksBerlin Talks Finalize 90 percent of Upcoming Russia-Ukraine AgreementThe United States and Ukraine have reached agreements on security guarantees following high-level negotiations in Berlin, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced during a press conference. The talks are widely seen as a critical step toward a possible political settlement of the conflict.

Median dwelling values in Queensland have roughly doubled since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, Queensland’s median dwelling price-to-income ratio soared to 8.8 (Brisbane) and 8.5 (regional Queensland) as of the September quarter of 2025: The percentage of median household income required to service a mortgage in Queensland was also tracking at

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Let’s focus our campaigning on things we can actually change.

By George Monbiot, published as a BlueSky thread, 15th December 2025

Because the issue of population change is so widely misunderstood, I’ll seek to lay it out simply. This note explains why there is almost nothing anyone can do to change the global population trajectory, both as numbers rise, then as they fall.

The residual rise is due to:

Eric Reguly, the European Bureau Chief of The Globe & Mail, has a timely article that explains how China is deceiving Europe on climate and energy policy. Reguly argues that China’s continued reliance on cheap coal power gives it a decisive industrial advantage over Europe, where high electricity prices and strict climate policies are driving

A passenger airliner nearly collided mid-flight with a US military aircraft near the Venezuelan coast on Friday, the Associated Press and the New York Times have reported, citing radio communications and flight tracking data.

The incident occurred amid a US naval buildup in the Caribbean and US President Donald Trump’s threats to strike “narcoterrorists” on Venezuelan soil.