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
Akaysha completes its first big battery project, one of two supplied by a US company that has since sought bankruptcy protection.
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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
From the Daily Shot: China’s economic conditions showed marked weakness. Before delving into the details, here’s the aggregate timely growth measure. Incoming data have surprised to the downside. Industrial production growth unexpectedly slowed to 4.8% Y/Y, below consensus. The miss was attributed to slower output in the auto and utilities sectors. Retail sales growth slowed
Another selloff on Wall Street overnight was balanced by a strong bid across European stocks as risk markets continue to dance around the lower volatility trading period before Christmas. Potential progress in peace talks in Ukraine saw oil prices drop again while the USD continues to drift lower against the majors as bonds rallied on
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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
The Wolf and the Lamb
Jean de La Fontaine
Might makes right:
We shall see that in a moment.
A Lamb was quenching his thirst
In a clear stream.
A hungry Wolf, seeking adventure, came adrift
To this place drawn by a hunger scream.
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:
Technology designed following the Black Saturday bushfires which can detect grid faults long before they're a problem has landed a $50m investment.
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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
Nicolás Maduro is chased out of office by a massive popular revolt but the Venezuelan military takes to the streets, turning its guns on the civilians who have brought him down.
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.
Asian share markets are having a rough start to the trading week as the combination of lower trading volumes heading into the end of the calendar year combined with a lot of movement expected around central bank meetings this week increase volatility across the complex. Yen is up against USD on strong data with a
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Australia’s thermal coal pipeline seems dangerously misaligned with market and climate realities in a landscape of shrinking demand, growing competition, escalating costs, climate risks and labour shortages.
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