Delays building renewable energy ‘superhighway’ raise power grid fears

Delays building renewable energy ‘superhighway’ raise power grid fears

One of the most significant upgrades to Australia’s outdated power grid is facing fresh delays,intensifying concerns about the pace of the clean energy shift.

  • byNick Toscano

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China just unveiled a ‘ground-breaking’ fix for its property crisis. It’s not enough

China just unveiled a ‘ground-breaking’ fix for its property crisis. It’s not enough

Three years after China’s property sector started imploding,Xi Jinping is finally doing something meaningful to fix it. He needs to do more.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Money can’t buy everything,but Chalmers can buy an inflation reduction

Money can’t buy everything,but Chalmers can buy an inflation reduction

The treasurer’s use of new policy tools to solve new kinds of inflation has enraged many commentators,but the anger of those stuck in the past doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be looking to the future.

  • byRichard Denniss
How the budget was hijacked by a $300 cherry on the top

How the budget was hijacked by a $300 cherry on the top

The energy rebate is a perfectly sensible device to hasten progress in getting inflation down to the target zone.

  • byRoss Gittins
Budget’s unspoken message:Maybe we’ll pull off the softest of soft landings

Budget’s unspoken message:Maybe we’ll pull off the softest of soft landings

The rate of inflation will probably continue falling and should be back into the target range by this December.

  • byRoss Gittins
Why house prices will stay stronger for longer

Why house prices will stay stronger for longer

The government alone cannot solve the imbalance in supply and demand in the housing market.

  • byElizabeth Knight
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Why this glimmer of hope has Wall Street very excited
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Why this glimmer of hope has Wall Street very excited

At last there’s some good news on US inflation that raises hopes of interest rate cuts. But the excitement might be premature.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
China’s plan to buy millions of empty homes as it grapples with property crisis

China’s plan to buy millions of empty homes as it grapples with property crisis

China is considering a radical plan to tackle its ongoing property meltdown which has caused widespread damage to its economy.

  • byBloomberg News
The US is tightening the screws on China
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The US is tightening the screws on China

Joe Biden is throwing the kitchen sink at a key part of China’s economy.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Unable to crack the housing market,I went looking for cocaine

Unable to crack the housing market,I went looking for cocaine

No,I’m not contemplating becoming a drug dealer,but I will need something close to a lottery win to get me out of the rental rat race.

  • byMillie Muroi
Labor’s persistent refusal to fix the JobSeeker payment is shameful
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JobSeeker

Labor’s persistent refusal to fix the JobSeeker payment is shameful

Australia has the lowest benefits for the short-term unemployed among 34 countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

  • byRoss Gittins