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Your Democracy Wednesday, February 11, 2026 - 11:38 Source

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MacroBusiness Wednesday, February 11, 2026 - 11:30 Source

As usual, this is all sound and fury signifying nothing. Grace Tame has stolen the limelight from the very cause she espouses. She is now on the defensive. “I’m not the story…The story is that Israel stands accused by the International Criminal Court of committing genocide in Gaza, and so far”… “This should terrify us

The post Grace Tame stay in your lane appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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MacroBusiness Wednesday, February 11, 2026 - 11:00 Source

Australia’s rental market has experienced record-tight vacancy rates and explosive rental growth over the past five years. The nation’s vacancy rate fell to a record low of 1.5% in September 2025 and, as of January 2026, was tracking at 1.7%—well below the pre-COVID level: Cotality’s latest weekly indicators report shows that the number of rental

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xkcd.com Wednesday, February 11, 2026 - 11:00 Source

Do YOU remember the skylight being this big?

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Your Democracy Wednesday, February 11, 2026 - 10:32 Source

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog will be dining with Anthony Albanese tonight [10/02/2026], tomorrow he’s off for a whistle-stop tour of Canberra, courtesy of the RAAF, who will also fly him and his entourage to Melbourne on Thursday. Michael West and Stephanie Tran report. 

MWM has obtained a copy of the itinerary of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s NSW state visit. 

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MacroBusiness Wednesday, February 11, 2026 - 10:30 Source

We all know that the RBA can’t forecast its way out of a wet paper bag. Yesterday, we got a swag of soft data evidence that it has, once again, nailed the top of the economy with a rate hike. The CBA employment tracker continued to show a decline in monthly job creation. 21k per

The post RBA rate hike one and done? appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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Renew Economy Wednesday, February 11, 2026 - 10:02 Source

energy vault batteryUS companies sign deal to build giant sodium batteries for US data centres, and also targeting Australia and Japan.

The post US companies sign deal that could bring giant sodium batteries to Australia for data centres appeared first on Renew Economy.

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MacroBusiness Wednesday, February 11, 2026 - 10:00 Source

The Pulse’s Ross Elliott has written an excellent article on the administrative bloat that has engulfed Australia’s planning industry. Elliott notes that lawyers he has spoken with told him “they didn’t really know how many [planning-related] pages of rules and regulations were now in force—just that it would be so many as to be impossible

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MacroBusiness Wednesday, February 11, 2026 - 09:30 Source

The ferrous jaws may have partially closed, but a new problem is fast emerging: the price of steel amid weak demand. More profitable steel, or less loss-making steel, means more of it and lower prices, which leads to lower iron ore prices in a rinse-and-repeat cycle. ANZ has a new report that is worth considering

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Renew Economy Wednesday, February 11, 2026 - 09:06 Source

Simon Hackett says government subsidies should only support home batteries that let consumers choose their software and energy services freely. Currently they don’t.

The post SwitchedOn podcast: The home battery lock-in no one warns you about appeared first on Renew Economy.

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Your Democracy Wednesday, February 11, 2026 - 08:19 Source

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MacroBusiness Wednesday, February 11, 2026 - 08:00 Source

A new era has dawned in Japan with the reelection of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government. A Japan that is tough on China and strict on immigration has emerged, one that is unafraid of defending its interests both foreign and domestic. Prime Minister Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party won in an absolute landslide, securing a 10.77

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The Tally Room Wednesday, February 11, 2026 - 08:00 Source

In last Sunday’s Thai general election, voters swung strongly to current prime minister Anutin’s Bhumjaithai Party, or BJT. In this podcast, Ben discusses Thai politics and the results of the Thai election with Erin Cook of the Dari Mulut ke Mulut newsletter.

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Your Democracy Wednesday, February 11, 2026 - 05:44 Source

Beijing urged Tokyo on Monday to adhere to peaceful development and follow the four political documents between China and Japan, which serve as the political foundation of bilateral relations.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian made the remarks at a regular news briefing after media reports said that Japan's ruling coalition had won a supermajority in a parliamentary election on Sunday.

 

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