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With the release of the latest Westpac – Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) survey on Industrial Trends, a concerning divergence has emerged between economic expectations and actual performance across a wide array of different metrics. Over the nearly 30-year scope of the Westpac-ACCI index, the actual assessed performance has tracked the expected performance

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Earlier this month, Ex-NSW Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner for Japan and Korea Michael Newman lambasted the size of Australia’s bureaucracy, claiming we had one of the world’s largest number of public sector workers per head of population. Newman claimed that Australia has 140 public servants for every 1,000 people. By comparison, Japan has 38 per

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The third and final tranche of an ARENA fund should open doors to regional businesses wanting to get off gas and decarbonise.

As infighting within the Liberal Party continues over the party’s leadership and its stance on Net Zero, things continue to deteriorate. Electoral demographics continue to shift against them, as the proportion of people living in rented homes increases and their strongest established base of support passes away. According to sources within the Victorian Liberal Party,

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Australian coal exports are going to struggle - all the more reason to find the next gig. All the more reason to decarbonise and embrace the future.

With the release of the latest ABS fertility rate data, it was revealed that the nation’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) had fallen to its lowest level on record, slumping to 1.50 babies per woman. This compares unfavourably with the figure of 1.67 recorded immediately prior to the pandemic and the average for the 2010s of

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Senate inquiry into climate misinformation receives 150 submissions, with a number putting the blame on the government and the science itself.

From the Market Ear: Can’t put a good man down SPX has gone 107 sessions without posting a drop of at least 2%…its longest streak since July 2024. NASDAQ technicals NASDAQ remains trading inside the trend channel that has been in place since May. Note we never even tried the upper part of the channel

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Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) receive significant subsidies in Australia. The federal government loses more than $500 million in tax revenue each year as a result of the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) exemption for BEVs. This figure is expected to rise as the number of BEVs on the road increases. Under the FBT exemption, someone leasing

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Western praise of Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky encouraged overconfidence and increasingly authoritarian behavior in Kiev, The Economist argued in a piece published on Tuesday.

In a “report card” assessing Ukraine’s deepening problems as its conflict with Russia drags on, the British magazine highlighted manpower shortages, a mounting budget deficit, and what it described as a growing loss of government legitimacy.

Pier, Queenscliff Victoria   AUD/USD EUR/USD USD/JPY GBP/USD Gold (by day) WTI (by day)   Brent         Australia 200         US S&P 500   UK 100   Japan 225   Sorry chaps for some reason there are issues with the charts tonight.  Some wouldnt come up at all in

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Envision Energy has partnered with ANZ to boost Australia’s clean energy projects, supply chains, and net zero ambitions.

Dating apps post-date my dating life by many decades, so I’ve never paid them much attention. All I really know is that you swipe left or right, and this has become such a big deal it turned into a global meme. (I’m still not sure which is best, left or right.)

The other day, though, I read that one of the big apps—Bumble, which I assume is big because I recognize the name—is offering, or planning to offer, “friendship” matches.