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Your Democracy
Saturday, February 28, 2026 - 06:55
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Your Democracy
Saturday, February 28, 2026 - 05:44
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The Federal Reserve has appointed longtime Wall Street lawyer Randall Guynn as its new director of supervision and regulation – a move critics say risks entrenching industry influence at the heart of financial oversight, a move that one critic said was worse than “putting the fox in charge of the henhouse.”
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MacroBusiness
Saturday, February 28, 2026 - 05:37
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The housing finance commitments for the December quarter from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed that the number of investor mortgages issued over the quarter hit a record after jumping by 5.5% over the quarter to 60,445: The value of investor lending also surged by 7.9% over the quarter and 31.8% over the year, The post Property investors pile in before tax changes appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Your Democracy
Saturday, February 28, 2026 - 04:55
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Your Democracy
Saturday, February 28, 2026 - 04:44
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MR GUS LEONISKY EXTRACTED THE TRUTH [IN CAPS] FROM A FANTASIST ANALYSIS BY DISTINGUISHED SENIOR LIARS, BULLSHITTING AT THE GEORGE W BUSHIT CENTER: With U.S. and European help, Ukraine WILL LOSE the war THE WEST started… |
Your Democracy
Saturday, February 28, 2026 - 04:33
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A record 129 media workers were killed worldwide in 2025, marking the second consecutive annual high for such deaths, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has reported. The New York-based organization found that Israel was responsible for two-thirds of these killings, making the conflict in Gaza the deadliest for members of the press since CPJ began data collection in 1992.
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Your Democracy
Saturday, February 28, 2026 - 04:22
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Can you hear that sound? That incessant rumbling of republican agitation? The growing protest that Australia remains formally under the reign of the British monarchy, even as a truly dark scandal surrounds it? This disquiet over the fact that the Andrew formerly known as Prince, recently arrested, could theoretically become our head of state?
Why the scandal of the royal formerly known as Prince won’t remove Australia’s King |
MacroBusiness
Saturday, February 28, 2026 - 00:10
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Australia’s universities say they are over-regulated—and the chief executive of Universities Australia (UA), Luke Sheehy, has just secured a promise from education minister Jason Clare to give his members a break. A “better regulation” working group composed of “regulators, university peak bodies, unions and student representatives” will lead the charge in reducing regulation and cutting |
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MacroBusiness
Saturday, February 28, 2026 - 00:01
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International Reading: Days before the national debt is due to hit $39 trillion, President Trump didn’t mention it once during the longest State of the Union ever – Fortune If AI Causes an Office Job Wipeout, It’ll Cause Huge Problems for Blue Collar Work Too – Futurism Trump Administration Provides Biggest Illegal Tax Cuts Yet The post Weekend reading and MB media appearances appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Your Democracy
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 16:54
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The so-called Board of Peace, established by US President Donald Trump, has now begun its work[1]. This body was originally intended only to coordinate and then manage the peace process in the Gaza Strip in the long term. This peace council was indeed authorized to do so by the United Nations.
On the Way to the New Feudalism By Hermann Ploppa |
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Renew Economy
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 16:27
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The post The direction of China’s coal journey is clear – the pace remains the question appeared first on Renew Economy. |
Renew Economy
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 14:53
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The post Yes, Santos was cleared of greenwashing. But a climate law reckoning still looms appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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Renew Economy
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 14:50
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The post Big solar and batteries lead march to the grid, but new plans for wind are piling up appeared first on Renew Economy. |
MacroBusiness
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 14:00
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In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, breaks down the rise of HALO companies — the resilient, pricing-power businesses proving largely “immune” to AI disruption — exploring why they continue to outperform, what protects their economics from technological shocks, and how investors can position around this defensive theme. Watch the episode |
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Renew Economy
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 13:22
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The post “I’m it!” Bob Brown puts hand up to lead new national environmental watchdog appeared first on Renew Economy. |
MacroBusiness
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 13:00
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The tsunami of auction activity is beginning to weigh on home values in Melbourne and Sydney. On Thursday, Cotality released its final auction results for last weekend, which showed that the national clearance rate declined to 62.0%, down from 63.3% the prior week and 66.1% three weekends ago. The decline in the national clearance rate The post Strong auction volumes weigh on house prices appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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MacroBusiness
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 12:30
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Roll the tape. Iron-ore giant Fortescue is speeding up its switch to green iron because CEO Dino Otranto told investors that the Pilbara must help China decarbonise steelmaking in order to stay competitive. Otranto said on the company’s earnings call that work on Fortescue’s Green Metal project at Christmas Creek is going well and that The post China turns green steel dream into nightmare appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 12:30
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The worst treasurer since Jim Cairns, and the dumbest since Wayne Swan is certainly not the unluckiest. Having squandered incredible national income windfalls as record inflation outbreaks, slaughtering real incomes, Treasurer Jim “chicken” Chalmers is ready to ride another unlooked-for river of gold flowing into his backside. This time, it is literally a river of |
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Renew Economy
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 12:25
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The post Energy Insiders Podcast: China’s clean energy surge reshapes coal, oil and the grid appeared first on Renew Economy. |
Your Democracy
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 12:19
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About a third of practicing American Christians say the spiritual advice they get from artificial intelligence is just as good as that from a pastor, with practicing Christians more likely to agree with this notion than non-practicing Christians and non-Christians, according to new research from the Barna Group.
A third of Christians trust spiritual advice from AI as much as pastor: study |
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MacroBusiness
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 12:00
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Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Bran Black delivered a keynote address to the Universities Australia Solutions Summit that repeated the same old myths and fallacies about the vital importance that international students play in the Australian economy. Is international education a major economic pillar? Black claims that international education is a major economic pillar: The post International student myths debunked appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 11:30
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TME with the charts. NVDA blowout revenues were not good enough. Semiconductors are flirting with a top. Could the next AI victim be capex spend and hardware? Open AI cutting investment was a bad sign. If so, watch out for the red-hot semi-bourses in Asia. Sell semis and buy software? How big are those cojonies? The post AI shock spreading to economic shock? appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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MacroBusiness
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 11:00
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Victoria has legislated a target to source 95% of its electricity from renewable energy by 2035. This is one of the most ambitious renewable energy targets in Australia and globally, designed to accelerate the state’s transition away from cheap brown coal toward cleaner energy sources, such as wind and solar. The Renewable Energy (Jobs and The post Victoria careens toward energy scarce future appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Renew Economy
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 10:42
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The post AER sets cost to customers of Basslink, as troubled interconnector transitions to regulated asset appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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Your Democracy
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 10:30
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The Alberta electricity company Capital Power, which is developing a large new AI data centre in the province powered by natural gas, lobbied the federal Mark Carney government dozens of times last year to eliminate clean energy regulations, DeSmog has learned.
Carney Allowed Gas-powered AI Data Centres After Lobbying From Alberta Energy Company |
MacroBusiness
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 10:00
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The Grattan Institute argues that NSW could make 1 million additional homes feasible to build by copying Victoria’s planning rules that allow terraces and three‑storey apartments “as of right” across most residential zones. This would remove councils’ ability to block low‑rise infill housing that already meets clear design standards. Victoria now allows terraces, townhouses, and |
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Your Democracy
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 09:41
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Four years ago, Russia’s decision to launch a military operation in Ukraine stunned almost everyone, including supporters and critics alike. Few believed Moscow would take such a drastic step. For decades, the prevailing assumption in global politics had been that force was no longer a legitimate way to resolve disputes. When military action did occur, it was wrapped in euphemisms such as humanitarian intervention and the defense of human rights.
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MacroBusiness
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 09:30
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The ferrous complex closed the jaws again yesterday. However, the first major data dump post-LNY was bad. CISA mid-February output was up but far below last year. Worse, steel inventories skyrocketed 20% and are far above 2025. Some of this will be CNY and Two Sessions distortion, but with a weak demand outlook in H1, The post Iron ore begins the year badly appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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MacroBusiness
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 09:00
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The usual suspects are putting the boot in as One Nation has proposed a new royalty on Australian gas production, aiming to raise $10bn–$13bn annually by charging producers $1.70–$2 per gigajoule based on output rather than profits. Economists say that even though the party says the plan will “end the rort” on natural gas supplies, The post One Nation’s gas policies could halve energy bills appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
The Tally Room
Friday, February 27, 2026 - 09:00
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9:00 – The draft redistribution of Tasmania’s five federal electorates is due to be published later today. I expect it to come out before midday. Tasmania is guaranteed five federal electorates even though its population currently only justifies the entitlement to three electorates. For this reason, Tasmania will be unaffected by any parliamentary expansion. |
As the Donald Trump administration attempts to push through its ambitious plans for the “reconstruction” of Gaza, a tragedy is unfolding in the Middle East that is forever changing the face of the region. 
There is something for everyone in China’s coal data, but the direction that the energy market is headed is clear.
Santos beat greenwashing claims in court, and while the ruling exposes the limits of climate law, the battle for climate justice and accountability is just ramping up.
A flurry of new solar and battery projects has appeared in AEMO's grid management system, driving home just how popular the two technologies have been with investors. But in the EPBC queue, it's all about wind.
One of Australia's fiercest defenders of nature and biodiversity has thrown his hat into the ring to become the first CEO of the National Environmental Protection Agency. 
Lauri Myllyvirta, lead analyst at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, on China’s record solar and wind build, and why clean energy is now driving more than a third of the country’s economic growth.
As early works – and a legal challenge – get underway for Marinus Link, the cost to consumers of the existing interconnector, Basslink, has been determined.
