Australia has experienced the strongest population growth in the developed world this century. According to the ABS’ Population clock, the nation’s population has expanded by 8.9 million people this century, a 47% increase. Australia has also experienced the biggest immigration boom in the nation’s history under the Albanese government, which has fueled the nation’s rental
The ferrous jaws have only marginally compressed. To summarise. Hot metal ouput is hovering somewhere around 2.3 mt per day, which is mediocre. Port inventories of iron ore are still skyrocketing. MOFCOM reported it at 170.44MT yesterday. A crazy number. Steel inventories are high with limited need to restock. Steel exports are under pressure from
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In a demented, incoherent hour long speech at Davos, Trump finally revealed his master plan by chickening out yet again on his threats to tariff Europe takeover Greenland. Wall Street loved the parade of lies and swung back while the USD firmed slightly against an overbought Euro it continued to lose ground against others, particularly
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Last week, CBA released its wage tracker for December, which draws on de-identified salary flows from around 400,000 CBA accounts to provide an early snapshot of wage growth. In the December quarter of 2025, CBA recorded annual wage growth of only 3.1%, well below the 3.4% CPI inflation increase recorded by the ABS in the
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DAVOS, SWITZERLAND [2018] - The heaviest snowfall to hit Davos in decades saw heaps of snow piling up high all around this scenic Swiss Alpine resort.
Why go through all the pain of having new LNG facilities and new coal mines when we can just kill oil imports and get a lot of votes in the process?
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DXY popped overnight as a triple bunga of the Supreme Court frowning at Trump Fed interference, Greenland calm, and firming Japanese yields let air out of the pressure cooker. AUD roared to new highs. CNMY tailwind intact. Gold came off, but not much. Base metals, more so. Markets have forgotten that RIO makes its money
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“How Western Media Sells War” is a deep-dive conversation on how conflict is packaged, branded, and sold to the public through news and entertainment. We look at:
How language, imagery, and repetition turn military campaigns into “humanitarian interventions” or “defensive actions”.
The role of think tanks, PR firms, and political elites in feeding ready‑made narratives into Western newsrooms.
Australia remains wealthy but structurally fragile – highly dependent on raw exports and poorly positioned for a more complex, decarbonising global economy. Economic complexity is a warning signal we can no longer ignore.
Imagine Australia finishing last on the Olympic medals table. Not mid-pack. Not a disappointing ninth. Last.
The Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update is issued annually by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It provides a synthesis of the global annual to decadal predictions produced by the WMO designated Global Producing Centres and other contributing centres. The latest predictions show that:
US President Donald Trump has said he has no plans to build a golf course or other real estate in Greenland, framing his push to acquire the Danish territory as a purely strategic national security move.
Australian taxpayers are subsidising the Israel Defense Forces and illegal settlements in the West Bank via Australian charities. Stephanie Tran reports.
Louis Christopher, founder and managing director of SQM Research, posted the following tweet on Twitter (X), warning that large house price falls “can and will” happen in large cities: Christopher’s tweet was in response to a report on London’s housing market reporting losses of up to 34% for owners of flats, with “hundreds of thousands
While speaking at the Davos summit on Tuesday, French president Emmanuel Macron drew attention for his stern rebuke of US leader Donald Trump's threat to tariff eight European countries opposed to his proposed takeover of Greenland.
But another aspect of Macron's speech also made an impression: his choice of eyewear.
Asian share markets have fallen across the region although Chinese shares remain resilient in the wake of the selloff on Wall Street overnight on a broader “America-off” strategy by all risk markets. Gold is heading higher faster while the USD is losing ground against all the majors yet again. Oil prices remain in flux with
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