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The latest Quarterly Essay has just come out, including my response to Sean Kelly’s The Good Fight which asks the question: What does Labor stand for? My somewhat despondent answer “Labor stands for itself. For the moment, that seems to be enough.”
Australia's first commercially operated solar thermal power station and one of the first of its kind in the world is being considered for heritage listing.
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Andrew Forrest’s 2 gigawatt wind plans to help decarbonise his Pilbara iron ore operations have rejoined the queue for federal environmental approval, following a “substantial redesign."
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New data shows new global wind capacity hit a third-straight record year in 2025, led by China which became the first market to add more than 100 GW in a single year.
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Renewables retailer seals "foundational" offtake deal with a project that is helping to lay the foundations for a new breed of solar and battery hybrid projects.
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Another Monday Message Board. Post comments on any topic. Civil discussion and no coarse language please. Side discussions and idees fixes to the sandpits, please.
Australian gas prices have held at $10Gj over the past few days. I have been relatively confident that the East Coast gas export cartel will not repeat the Ukraine War price shock at home, knowing, as it does, that the public won’t stand for it again. However, I have a bad feeling every time our
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Judge accuses regional council of having a "bee in their bonnet" and of losing perspective in its case against a wind project approval.
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Last week, I presented detailed data on how the sharp reduction in net overseas migration (NOM) in Canada, which turned negative last year, has suppressed rents. After experiencing explosive rental growth in 2022 and 2023 amid record NOM, Canada has experienced 17 consecutive monthly declines in rents: Canadian rents are now tracking at a 33-month
Massive, multi-gigawatt solar and battery project has started on the environmental journey, after a short but bruising legal suit it says was to find Native Title holders.
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Chinese property is OK post-LNY but the year has started poorly. The secondary market is still awash. EV sales have dropped post-incentives. But watch this space. If there is one winner globally from the American Madman’s war, this is it. Broader car sales are similar. Consumer depression continues. Coal isn’t growing, but its sovereign value
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Jan Fran picks an issue of the week that is living rent free in her head. Right now, it's Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke's decision to grant asylum to some members of the Iranian women's soccer team, while passing legislation that prevents people from conflict and crisis-affected countries from visiting Australia.
Australia’s largest real estate group, Ray White, has issued a stern warning that proposed changes to negative gearing and the capital gains tax (CGT) discount would trigger a major shock to the rental market. Ray White managing director Dan White and chief economist Nerida Conisbee told 10,500 members that the federal government is considering reducing
Four horses, 400 km, and a fight over a gas pipeline that will cross the state’s most fertile plains
An epic horseback journey from Narrabri to Newcastle aims to spotlight the farms, landscapes and landholders caught up in one of NSW's most contentious fossil fuel projects.
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