Australia, Turkey launch ambitious electrification goal
Boosting electricity’s contribution to world energy needs from 20 per cent to 35 per cent features in a Turkey-led COP31 action agenda supported by Australia in its negotiations role. The…
Stamp duty axed as budget tackles housing crisis
First home buyers in the ACT will no longer have to pay stamp duty, the territory government will reveal, as it hands down a budget mired in debt. Housing is…
AFL great farewelled after long battle with The Beast
AFL great and motor neurone disease crusader Neale Daniher will be farewelled at a state funeral in front of legions of fans he inspired over his decade-long battle. The man…
Aussie retailers under pressure from e-commerce giants
Australians are paying more for online deliveries, and while faster and more convenient, the rise of global e-commerce giants could spell trouble for local retailers. With labour, fuel and maintenance…
Hundreds of jobs to go as barbecue retailer sizzles out
Hundreds of workers will lose their jobs after retail chain Barbeques Galore collapsed, ending an almost 50-year run. The company was placed into voluntary administration in February, with receivers tasked…
‘Back in the 1970s’: NDIS changes to take away dignity
Disabled Australians have slammed a huge overhaul of funding that would give a single minister the power to cut support as they see fit. People have been given just over…
Aussie demand for SpaceX float overwhelms call centres
Australian investors are lining up to jump aboard one of the world’s hottest initial public offerings, the launch of Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The spaceflight and artificial intelligence company will go…
Big bank changes RBA rate call as cost pressures ease
The Reserve Bank’s next interest rate move is more likely to be down than up, economists at National Australia Bank say. NAB has joined Commonwealth Bank and ANZ in forecasting…
Gas lobby desperation as global demand plummets
While the gas lobby continues to cry crocodile tears about taxation hindering new investment, the global market for gas tells a different story. What’s the scam? The scam is that…
Clean energy COP hits fossil fuel phase-out demands
Electrification and clean energy have been foregrounded by the Australian leader of international climate negotiations as a prominent green group demands progress on a fossil fuels transition. Energy and climate…