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Renew Economy
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 19:34
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The post Spanish energy giant completes purchase of wind farm it hopes to free from grid constraints appeared first on Renew Economy. |
Your Democracy
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 19:31
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Victoria’s second-largest big battery poised to charge up, next to the state’s biggest gas generator
The post Victoria’s second-largest big battery poised to charge up, next to the state’s biggest gas generator appeared first on Renew Economy. |
Your Democracy
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 17:21
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Australian personnel aboard a US nuclear submarine during an attack on an Iranian vessel highlight the deeper implications of AUKUS – and the risk of Australia being drawn into American wars. The AUKUS trilateral pact has cost Australia dear. Over the decades, it will cost the Australian taxpayers well over the projected A$368 billion being assessed by the wonks in Canberra. Nuclear-powered submarines of the Virginia Class may or may not be delivered. |
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Your Democracy
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 16:57
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A congressional committee has voted to summon US Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify about the investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The motion to subpoena Bondi was introduced by Nancy Mace, a Republican lawmaker, who accused the justice department of a "cover-up". |
THE BLOT REPORT
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 16:53
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Your Democracy
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 16:11
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Global oil prices have jumped above $110 (£82.74) a barrel and stock markets have slumped as the escalating US-Israeli war with Iran has fuelled fears of prolonged disruption to shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran on Sunday named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali Khamenei as Supreme Leader, signalling that a week into the conflict hardliners remain in charge of the country. |
Renew Economy
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 14:02
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The post “The speculation is wrong:” Bowen dismisses talk of clean energy, EV roll-backs as Australians panic over oil appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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Renew Economy
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 14:00
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The post The Driven Podcast: Car makers clear first NVES hurdle as EV transition accelerates appeared first on Renew Economy. |
Renew Economy
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 13:42
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The post New modelling shows renewable electricity can meet NZ future demand – without importing gas appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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Renew Economy
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 13:11
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The post One Nation senator who hates renewables, backs nuclear, owns shares in solar-battery company appeared first on Renew Economy. |
Renew Economy
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 12:58
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The post Battery rebate smashes new record as households pile in – and size up – ahead of changes appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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THE BLOT REPORT
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 12:34
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Some time ago, I wrote a piece about the batshit idiocy of Christian zionists1, which I summarise here. Christian Zionism is theological and political movement that supports the return of the Jewish diaspora to a Jewish homeland in Palestine, based on readings of parts of the bible that suggest that Palestine is a sacred land promised to the Jews by God. Even more bizarre is that Christian Zionists believe that by blessing and supporting the Jewish people and the modern state of Israel, they themselves will be blessed by God. The batshit extension of this is as follows. |
THE BLOT REPORT
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 12:08
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John Quiggin
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 12:07
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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. |
MacroBusiness
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 12:00
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It may seem counterintuitive, but, in my view, the odds of a Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) rate hike next week are falling by the minute. If the Iran war continues at its current intensity and the Straits of Hormuz remain closed, the oil price will be $200 next week, on its way to $500 The post Emergency RBA rate cuts anyone? appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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Renew Economy
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 11:41
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The post Why developers are choosing battery-centric DC coupling for big solar and storage in Australia appeared first on Renew Economy. |
Your Democracy
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 11:34
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Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran’s slain leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was chosen to succeed him in a decision announced on Monday by the Assembly of Experts. Iran’s clerical body named Mojtaba as the country’s new supreme leader amid ongoing war and US-Israeli airstrikes. |
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MacroBusiness
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 11:30
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Australia’s major capital city housing markets have been two-speed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. As illustrated below using PropTrack data on dwelling values, home prices across Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide have more than doubled since March 2020, whereas Sydney (46%) and Melbourne (22%) have experienced significantly slower value growth: Cotality’s |
MacroBusiness
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 11:00
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The supply-side nutters at the Centre for Independent Studies have produced “research” showing that “migrants aren’t to blame for the housing crisis”. Instead, the CIS argues that Australia’s housing shortage is “the result of not enough dwellings being built”: “Population growth alone does not produce today’s housing shortage”, claimed CIS author Marian L Tupy. “The |
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Renew Economy
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 10:57
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The post Fortescue forges ahead on Pilbara “real zero” with construction of state’s biggest solar farm appeared first on Renew Economy. |
MacroBusiness
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 10:30
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With the likelihood of a protracted war in the Middle East increasing, Australia is facing rising energy prices on three fronts. Rising Oil (Petrol and Diesel) Prices: The price of oil has already risen and should continue to do so as global supplies are halted and the Straits of Hormuz seize up. All Iran needs The post Australia faces a triple-headed energy shock appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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MacroBusiness
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 10:00
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Proponents of high levels of immigration typically argue that it lifts productivity and living standards because migrants tend to be better educated and more highly skilled than the average Australian. They generally cite spurious modelling to support their claims, ignoring the actual empirical evidence showing that Australia’s labour productivity and per capita GDP growth slowed |
MacroBusiness
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 09:00
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The world is falling apart, but the jaws are back. According to scuttlebutt, the proximate causes are: China’s state-run iron ore buyer told several traders this week to buy fewer seaborne cargoes of BHP’s flagship products, including Mac fines and Newman fines, people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, as a months-long contract dispute The post Iron ore roars as fundamentals collapse appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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MacroBusiness
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 08:30
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Goldman reckons oil is going higher. The analysis highlights rapidly rising upside risks to oil prices from a severe disruption to oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz. The base case forecast previously assumed Brent crude in the low $80s in March and the high $70s in the second quarter, based on the expectation that The post Brace for $10 petrol prices appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 08:00
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The global gas shock is building and is going much higher this week unless the TACO comes. If the TACO doesn’t arrive, the gas price will skyrocket by the following week. But so far, the reaction at home has been completely different from the reaction to the Ukraine War. The local gas spot price is The post Grattan Institute saves Aussies from Iran gas shock appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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Your Democracy
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 07:33
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In spite of a last minute venue cancellation by Adelaide University, a sold-out Adelaide crowd heard from Chris Sidoti, Francesca Albanese, Henry Reynolds and Lana Tatour on lessons and links for Australia on settler colonialism and the Israel/Palestine conflict. |
Your Democracy
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 06:55
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It’s not okay for grown adults to believe the United States wages wars to promote humanitarian interests and bring freedom and democracy to oppressed populations. It’s not okay for grown adults to believe that US soldiers fight and die to protect their country and its citizens. |
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Your Democracy
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 06:33
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The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) claims that a Pentagon source says military officials are preparing a public defense for military commanders telling troops that the Iran war is a holy war, fulfilling evangelical Protestant prophecy.
Report: Pentagon Eyes Defending “Armageddon” Briefings Religious-freedom group claims a Pentagon source reports some are defending the briefings as personal speech |
Your Democracy
Monday, March 9, 2026 - 06:22
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Iranian media have shared a Lego-style video touting Tehran’s purported retaliation against the US and Israel, depicting the American and Israeli leadership in a panic. The animation, dubbed ‘Narrative of Victory,’ was widely circulated online on Sunday. It opens with a cartoonish figure of US President Donald Trump – accompanied by the Devil – reading the Jeffrey Epstein files. |
Spanish wind giant buys wind farm that was once the biggest in Australia, and which it hopes to free from grid constraints with the addition of new transmission lines.
Victoria's second-largest big battery, constructed next to the state's biggest gas generator, has joined the grid management system.
Federal energy minister dismisses reports of row-backs on clean energy and EV spending amid speculation about the upcoming budget and apparent panic-buying of petrol.
Early results from Australia’s New Vehicle Efficiency Standard are in. Plus, Jaecoo J5, Hyundai Elexio, and electric trucks' role in Australia’s energy security.
NZ government plans to import gas raises questions about whether this is the best approach to strengthening energy security. New analysis suggests it is not.
Tyron Whitten says he's opposed to large scale solar and for "cheap" coal and nuclear. But Sky Energy aims... to enable the one and avoid the other.
A rush to get the biggest possible discount on a really big battery, before changes to the rules, delivers a new record for the Cheaper Home Batteries rebate.
Australia is shifting toward solar and storage hybrids, with battery-centric DC-coupled systems helping manage curtailment, simplify grid connections and deliver energy when it’s most valuable.
Fortescue moves full steam ahead on its Pilbara renewables plans, this week kicking off construction of WA's largest solar farm and the latest piece in its ambitious decarbonisation puzzle. 
