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New transmission route swings south and takes in more of the New England REZ -- and appears to steer clear of a farm owned by Barnaby Joyce.

Renewables overtook coal on a monthly basis for the first time in September, with one wind farm delivering average capacity factor of 67.9 pct.

A state by-election will be held in the north Queensland seat of Hinchinbrook at some point near the end of this year or early in 2026, following local MP Nick Dametto’s announcement that he will contest the mayoralty of the City of Townsville at a by-election next month.

Hinchinbrook covers the northern outskirts of Townsville and stretches halfway up the coast towards Cairns. Dametto is a member of Katter’s Australian Party and has held the seat since 2017. His current margin is 13.2% against the LNP.

Climate misinformation are common, influential and damaging. They’re spread for a reason: to slow the uptake of clean alternatives to fossil fuels.

In the debate surrounding the viability of individual households servicing ever larger mortgages, the fact that Australia has yet to see large-scale defaults is often cited as evidence that the current level of debt is sustainable. Others use this as evidence to support the argument that we should allow households to incur even higher debt

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During the pandemic, Victoria transformed into a police state. Residents were locked down for nine months, allowed to only exercise outside the home for one hour a day. Playgrounds were closed, play equipment was chained-up, and police patrolled the streets with vigour seeking to catch people not wearing their masks or following curfews. Police even

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In October 2024, then Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to dramatically cut net migration into Canada. Looking at a chart of net overseas migration based on data from Statistics Canada, it appears that Trudeau’s promise has been entirely realised, with the rate of quarterly net migration into Canada in the first quarter of this

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Strategic buffoon Anthony Albanese is discovering that kowtowing to Beijing only encourages it. “We have seen those issues in the past. I want to see Australian iron ore to be able to be exported to China without hindrance.” “If prolonged, the (pause) risks squeezing steel margins or forcing selective output cuts … but China cannot

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From the Market Ear: Put hate is back Put call ratio imploding again… Mini top? SPX could be putting in a mini double top here, with the second high slightly lower. Note the 21 day and channel lows come in around 6650 (futures). A close below that and 6600 could come into play quickly. 50

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Israel has been paying influencers for social media posts to improve its image in the US, according to online magazine Responsible Statecraft. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has recently stressed the role of content creators in maintaining support for the Jewish state. 

The Albanese government’s First Home Guarantee scheme came into effect on Wednesday, allowing almost all first home buyers to purchase a home with only a 5% deposit, without requiring lenders’ mortgage insurance, as taxpayers will guarantee 15% of the mortgage. Analysis by Lateral Economics suggested that the 5% deposit scheme could increase home prices nationally