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Your Democracy Sunday, January 18, 2026 - 06:55 Source

 

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Renew Economy Saturday, January 17, 2026 - 22:49 Source

chris bowen batteriesHome battery rebates have already topped 200,000, and heading to two million by 2030, with Bowen hailing their impact on the grid by boost reliability and using less coal.

The post “Fewer people calling on coal:” Suburban hotspots revealed as home battery rebates top 200,000 appeared first on Renew Economy.

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MacroBusiness Saturday, January 17, 2026 - 16:01 Source

There is one great thing we can rely upon when it comes to Albo. His desire to obtain and maintain power is so strong that he will quickly abandon anything that disturbs any significant group of voters. (Apart from the gas cartel, which owns him). Thankfully, this vacuity of identifiable human values has led Albo

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Your Democracy Saturday, January 17, 2026 - 10:42 Source

Just days ago, we had heavy snowfall, with more than a metre of fresh snow in parts of the Alps. But for many ski resorts, it has come too late.

The crucial Christmas and New Year holiday period was marked by a lack of snow, hitting visitor numbers hard. 

The impact is especially severe in Ticino, where several resorts remained closed over the holidays due to unusually warm temperatures and little snowfall.

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Your Democracy Saturday, January 17, 2026 - 08:59 Source

US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to place tariffs on nations that do not go along with his ambitions to annex Greenland.

Trump said at a White House meeting that he "may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland", which is a self-governing territory controlled by Denmark. 

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Your Democracy Saturday, January 17, 2026 - 08:00 Source

The German chancellor, French president and Italian prime minister appear to have seen reason in making up with Moscow. But is it genuine?

Sometimes a surprising statement made almost in passing on a minor occasion can pack a lot of political oomph. And sometimes, it’s just a slip and won’t tell you much about either the present or the future. But how do you know?

 

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MacroBusiness Saturday, January 17, 2026 - 05:38 Source

‘Jerrabombera Pelican with Carp in its gob’ Photograph courtesy Geoff McVeigh   News du jour – Terra Specufestor Albo turned the Bondi tragedy into a political stunt – AFR….and all the ‘leaders who called for a Royal Commission didn’t?… Trump’s war on the US Fed shows why RBA independence matters – AFR…once the Fed goes down

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MacroBusiness Friday, January 16, 2026 - 16:00 Source

Asian share markets are quite mixed as we go into the final session of the trading week with local shares outperforming. The USD remains firm due to safe haven bids except against Yen while the oil price has been beaten back slightly. The Australian dollar is failing to get back above the 67 cent level.

The post Macro Afternoon appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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MacroBusiness Friday, January 16, 2026 - 15:42 Source

All things Australian dollar are struggling a little this afternoon. DXY is firm. AUD sideways. CNY is still a thermal. But the metals complex is off. And miners.  Plus EM. Still no joy for junk. Treasuries are flatlined. Stocks in a grind. Chinese regulators can be quite heavy-handed at times. Metals fell at the end of

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MacroBusiness Friday, January 16, 2026 - 15:04 Source

Are LNG imports worthwhile given the approaching global glut? Labor’s domestic gas reservation scheme has delayed talks on LNG imports into the country’s southeast by at least six months, but has not eliminated the need to bring in gas, according to aspiring suppliers. They say the scheme will largely create an increase in available gas

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Renew Economy Friday, January 16, 2026 - 14:23 Source

Household battery numbers continue to defy all predictions, and they now look set to match the scale of the entire Snowy Mountains scheme in a single year.

The post Home battery installations will match the scale of Snowy Hydro scheme – in a single year appeared first on Renew Economy.

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Renew Economy Friday, January 16, 2026 - 13:05 Source

Federal government announces $25 million for a rooftop solar recycling pilot, with up to 100 collection points to be created across the country.

The post “Too valuable to throw out:” Labor announces first national solar panel recycling pilot program appeared first on Renew Economy.

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Your Democracy Friday, January 16, 2026 - 12:22 Source

In 2015, the rabbi was called to eulogize one of victims of the Charlie Hebdo slaughter, Elsa Cayat, a Jewish psychiatrist who wrote a column for the satirical magazine.

 

Meet France’s trailblazer female rabbiNo. 50 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2021: France's third female rabbi Delphine Horvilleur.

 

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MacroBusiness Friday, January 16, 2026 - 12:11 Source

In the not too distant past the metric net long term and permanent arrivals was a pedestrian and almost boring indicator for most, used by the like’s of the federal government’s Centre For Population as a leading directional indicator for future migration flows and by extension population growth. The image below is an excerpt from

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MacroBusiness Friday, January 16, 2026 - 12:00 Source

TME with the charts. Time to MOVE? US 10 year has done very little over the past months, and we are actually trading at the same levels we traded at in late 2022. This has been reflected in bond volatility. MOVE has crashed since the Liberation day chaos, but note the 10 year is getting

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