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MacroBusiness
Thursday, March 12, 2026 - 00:01
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Roy Morgan’s latest mortgage stress report notes that the risk of mortgage stress fell to its lowest for three years in January, before the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hiked the official cash rate: Roy Morgan estimates that 23.9% of mortgage holders (1,184,000) were ‘At Risk’ of ‘mortgage stress’ in January 2026, down 4% from The post Mortgage stress and negative equity confronts first home buyers appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Renew Economy
Thursday, March 12, 2026 - 00:01
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The post Data centres will have to “ride through” grid faults, not trip off, under proposed new rules appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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Your Democracy
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 17:24
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CNN's Jake Tapper interviewed pro-Israel journalist Emily Schrader to speak on behalf of the Iranians. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks. Jake Tapper Tries To Pull A FAST ONE On His Audience
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Renew Economy
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 14:26
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The post “Mr Coal” and hater of the home battery rebate is the new leader of the National Party appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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Renew Economy
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 14:21
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The post Huge, forest-based wind farm signs up to deliver long-term affordable housing in regional NSW appeared first on Renew Economy. |
Renew Economy
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 14:05
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The post Energy retailer dumps gas licence to “focus exclusively” on solar, batteries and VPPs appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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Renew Economy
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 14:03
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The post Big battery put on standby again as rooftop PV sends grid demand below zero, but none forced to charge appeared first on Renew Economy. |
MacroBusiness
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 13:00
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Cotality’s daily dwelling values index reports that Melbourne home values have declined by 0.1% over the past 28 days, whereas Sydney’s have recorded 0% growth: This week’s Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey for March showed that while consumer house price expectations remain strong, sentiment around whether now is a good time to buy a home The post Sydney faces heavy house price falls appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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MacroBusiness
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 12:30
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Energy Minister Chris Bowen suggests that the recent energy crisis in Australia is largely down to you. Following a crisis conference of key stakeholders, the government said that the primary reason of shortages that are beginning to affect the regional sectors of agriculture and fisheries is panic buying of fuel, particularly diesel. Energy Minister Chris The post Bowen burns as diesel vanishes appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 12:00
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Proponents of high immigration claim that it is necessary to alleviate purported labour shortages. The argument was always spurious: Australia has run one of the largest migration programs in the world this century, yet has suffered from persistent labour shortages: In effect, Australia has played a game of migration ‘whack-a-mole’ – it has imported migrants The post With AI taking jobs, why do we need immigration? appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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MacroBusiness
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 11:30
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Yes, you read that right; the Australian gas price continues to crash. Electricity demand is down sharply year on year, which accounts for some of it. With gas prices crashing, power prices are flatlined. However, the Asian price for gas is still about $22Gj, so there is a lot more going on than favourable weather. The post Mysterious Aussie gas price crash continues appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Your Democracy
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 11:07
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AS EUROPE GAS SUPPLIES HAVE COLLAPSED, THE TRUMP WRECKING BALL HAS ALREADY AFFECTED THE PANAMA CANAL AND THE SUPPLY IF OIL IN THE MIDDLE EAST... SO, HANG ON TO YOUR SEAT AND PREPARE THE POPCORNS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjQUlmBgG4I Europe's Gas Supply Just Collapsed
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MacroBusiness
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 11:00
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The wage price index for the December quarter from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that real inflation-adjusted wages fell by around 0.3% in 2025 and were tracking 6% below their Covid-19 ‘bubble’ peak at around late 2011 levels: The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) forecasts, as laid out in its February Statement of The post Aussie real wages face heavy falls appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 10:30
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Yesterday, ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence dropped 3.7 points to 73.4 points. At 77.0 points, the four-week moving average decreased by 0.9 points. The four-week moving average increased by 0.3 percentage points to 5.5%, while “weekly inflation expectations” increased by 0.8 percentage points to 6.1%. The last year’s “current financial conditions” dropped by 1.2 points, while the |
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Renew Economy
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 10:13
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The post As energy prices surge, a tax on windfall gas profits could be the best way to protect households appeared first on Renew Economy. |
MacroBusiness
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 10:00
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Independent senator David Pocock used a February Senate estimates hearing to highlight how lightly Australia taxes offshore gas, pointing out that beer excise now raises more revenue than the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT). Pocock asked Treasury officials whether it was “accurate to say that the tax on offshore gas exports — PRRT — is The post Australians suffer pain not gain from gas exports appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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MacroBusiness
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 09:30
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The ferrous complex continues to trade far above fundamentals amid oil disruptions. Chinese trade was out and sent a clarion signal that there is trouble ahead. Iron ore imports front-ran the year at a record 120mt in January, then cratered in February to 95mt. The two months combined were up 8%, but this looks more The post Australian dollar blasts off without fuel appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
The Tally Room
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 09:30
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Ben was joined by Intifar Chowdhury and Anthony Zougras to bring the podcast up to speed on South Australian politics before the state election on March 21. They discussed the decline in support for the Liberal Party, the emergence of One Nation, and Peter Malinauskas’ dominance in the state. |
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MacroBusiness
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 09:00
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According to BCA Research, the United States’ main goal in Iran is more constrained than that of Israel: reducing Iran’s capacity to pose a threat to the area, rather than overthrowing the Iranian government. The US specifically wants to undermine Iran’s navy, dismantle its nuclear and ballistic missile program, and stop supporting regional extremist organisations. The post The oil endgame as Aussie rationing begins appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Renew Economy
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 08:02
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The post Port pitching for offshore wind hub says turbine trade could more than double its shipping traffic appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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MacroBusiness
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 08:00
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Recently on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) there was a table detailing population growth for various developed economies since 2000, based on the numbers from the OECD database. Of the nations assessed, Canada had the strongest relative population growth between 2000 and 2024, expanding by 34.6%. This got me thinking: where would The post Australia’s population grows faster than India’s appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Your Democracy
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 06:55
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Your Democracy
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 06:44
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'SHOW SOME GUTS': Trump Begs Ships To Cross Strait Of Hormuz... The cheer squad at FOX NEWS approves of Donald Trump's dump... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUIsbW71jyc
YOURDEMOCRACY.NET RECORDS HISTORY AS IT SHOULD BE — NOT AS THE WESTERN MEDIA WRONGLY REPORTS IT — SINCE 2005.
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Renew Economy
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 06:31
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The post Queensland LNP calls in another big battery project as most coal dependent state hit by flight of capital appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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Your Democracy
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 05:00
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Former foreign minister Alexander Downer reflects on the 30th anniversary of John Howard's government. “We had no idea, of course, how long we would survive, but it was a very exciting night; we had lost in 1993 the so-called ‘unlosable election’,” Mr Downer told Sky News host Chris Kenny. “It was really exciting … the thing I would say is, we knew that night exactly what we wanted to do.” |
Your Democracy
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 04:33
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Iran’s top security official has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s threats after he vowed to strike Iran “twenty times harder” if it continues to block the strategic Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for US-Israeli attacks. |
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MacroBusiness
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 00:01
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Australia’s rental crisis continues to worsen as population growth driven by immigration exceeds supply. According to Cotality, nationally advertised rents have soared by 47% since the end of 2019, adding nearly $11,500 to the annual cost of renting for the median tenant: Rental affordability in Australia is now tracking at an all-time low, with the |
Renew Economy
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 - 21:12
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The post “Ironic twist of history:” Offshore wind developer solves 150-year old mystery of sunken coal ship appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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Renew Economy
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 - 20:18
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The post Queensland’s “prepare and repair” disaster economy – brought to you by coal and climate change appeared first on Renew Economy. |
Your Democracy
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 - 17:51
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In a high-stakes move that has sent shockwaves through global energy markets, Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially entered the "Oil War," ordering an immediate pivot of Russia's vast energy resources away from Europe. |
Draft rules to both protect the grid and make it easier for data centres to connect are open to consultation, but at least one tech giant is already pushing back.
Fierce critic of net zero, renewables and home battery rebates chosen to lead the National Party, with a deputy who might have different views.
Developer of a 2 GW wind farm and big battery in the NSW Central Tablelands has announced an Australian-first deal to deliver affordable local housing.
Energy retailer says gas services "no longer align" with its vision, as it pivots to focus entirely on virtual power plant technology and renewable solutions.
SA big battery is again put on standby as rooftop PV sends local grid demand below zero - but it and other big batteries are yet to be forced into action.
What levers should the federal government pull amid the latest global oil price shock? There's a strong case for taxing windfall gas profits – as long as we get the policy right.
Victorian port pitching to become the first in Australia dedicated to offshore wind farm construction says securing the role could more than double its annual shipping traffic.
The number of projects in Queensland's planning limbo now totals six after the state LNP government officially called in another standalone big battery project. 
A maritime mystery dating back to the 1870s has been solved thanks to the seafloor surveys of an offshore wind project proposed for Victorian waters.
Queensland is more or less actively encouraging more state disasters via coal and gas investment. This means “prepare and repair” will continue to offer investment opportunities.