Egg, housing costs might fry hopes of earlier rate cut
A jump in the cost of building and renovating homes is not helping the case for more rate cuts. Headline inflation remained steady at 2.4 per cent in the 12…
Coalition chiefs deny settling scores in shadow cabinet
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley denies her new-look shadow cabinet is about squaring the ledger after promoting political allies and dumping others. The reunited coalition’s frontbench includes deputy Liberal leader and…
‘Climate bomb’: anger over massive gas plant extension
A controversial gas project has been given the green light to keep operating for decades to come, provoking an angry response from environmental groups. New federal environment minister Murray Watt…
Nuclear cheerleader promoted in new-look shadow cabinet
The man who spearheaded the coalition’s nuclear push will take charge of economic policies as part of Opposition Leader Sussan Ley’s first shadow cabinet. Ms Ley unveiled a joint shadow…
Rescues, unsafe homes on rise as flood crisis drags on
Rescues are continuing and more than 1000 buildings have been declared uninhabitable as further help is promised for people devastated by record-breaking floods. About 3500 people remain isolated along the…
Gas project approved despite climate, rock art concerns
A controversial gas project has been given the green light to keep operating for decades to come after years of delays. Newly-minted federal environment minister Murray Watt on Wednesday granted…
Environmentalists slam new gas exploration sites
Environmentalists have slammed a state government’s decision to open nine new gas exploration sites, claiming it will only support the international market. The Queensland government will open the new fields…
Bless your cotton jocks: town’s cheeky bid to retailers
Cotton grows as far as the eye can see across the plains of Narrabri during the height of summer. But despite producing more than half of all the cotton in…
ASX to offer IT. What’s the scam with “Colo on demand”?
The ASX website has recently started advertising its new offering to corporate Australia, ‘Colo on Demand’. What’s the Scam? Back in the day, when this writer worked at Ozemail, and…
Inflation holds steady despite sharp rise in egg prices
Australia’s inflation rate has held steady after a sharp rise in egg prices was somewhat offset by falling electricity costs. The monthly consumer price index remained at 2.4 per cent…