Fierce critic of net zero, renewables and home battery rebates chosen to lead the National Party, with a deputy who might have different views.
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Developer of a 2 GW wind farm and big battery in the NSW Central Tablelands has announced an Australian-first deal to deliver affordable local housing.
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Energy retailer says gas services "no longer align" with its vision, as it pivots to focus entirely on virtual power plant technology and renewable solutions.
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SA big battery is again put on standby as rooftop PV sends local grid demand below zero - but it and other big batteries are yet to be forced into action.
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Cotality’s daily dwelling values index reports that Melbourne home values have declined by 0.1% over the past 28 days, whereas Sydney’s have recorded 0% growth: This week’s Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey for March showed that while consumer house price expectations remain strong, sentiment around whether now is a good time to buy a home
Energy Minister Chris Bowen suggests that the recent energy crisis in Australia is largely down to you. Following a crisis conference of key stakeholders, the government said that the primary reason of shortages that are beginning to affect the regional sectors of agriculture and fisheries is panic buying of fuel, particularly diesel. Energy Minister Chris
Proponents of high immigration claim that it is necessary to alleviate purported labour shortages. The argument was always spurious: Australia has run one of the largest migration programs in the world this century, yet has suffered from persistent labour shortages: In effect, Australia has played a game of migration ‘whack-a-mole’ – it has imported migrants
Yes, you read that right; the Australian gas price continues to crash. Electricity demand is down sharply year on year, which accounts for some of it. With gas prices crashing, power prices are flatlined. However, the Asian price for gas is still about $22Gj, so there is a lot more going on than favourable weather.
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AS EUROPE GAS SUPPLIES HAVE COLLAPSED, THE TRUMP WRECKING BALL HAS ALREADY AFFECTED THE PANAMA CANAL AND THE SUPPLY IF OIL IN THE MIDDLE EAST... SO, HANG ON TO YOUR SEAT AND PREPARE THE POPCORNS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjQUlmBgG4I
Europe's Gas Supply Just Collapsed
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The wage price index for the December quarter from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that real inflation-adjusted wages fell by around 0.3% in 2025 and were tracking 6% below their Covid-19 ‘bubble’ peak at around late 2011 levels: The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) forecasts, as laid out in its February Statement of
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Yesterday, ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence dropped 3.7 points to 73.4 points. At 77.0 points, the four-week moving average decreased by 0.9 points. The four-week moving average increased by 0.3 percentage points to 5.5%, while “weekly inflation expectations” increased by 0.8 percentage points to 6.1%. The last year’s “current financial conditions” dropped by 1.2 points, while the
What levers should the federal government pull amid the latest global oil price shock? There's a strong case for taxing windfall gas profits – as long as we get the policy right.
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Independent senator David Pocock used a February Senate estimates hearing to highlight how lightly Australia taxes offshore gas, pointing out that beer excise now raises more revenue than the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT). Pocock asked Treasury officials whether it was “accurate to say that the tax on offshore gas exports — PRRT — is
The ferrous complex continues to trade far above fundamentals amid oil disruptions. Chinese trade was out and sent a clarion signal that there is trouble ahead. Iron ore imports front-ran the year at a record 120mt in January, then cratered in February to 95mt. The two months combined were up 8%, but this looks more
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Ben was joined by Intifar Chowdhury and Anthony Zougras to bring the podcast up to speed on South Australian politics before the state election on March 21. They discussed the decline in support for the Liberal Party, the emergence of One Nation, and Peter Malinauskas’ dominance in the state.