Global diesel prices are tracking at record highs in real, inflation-adjusted terms as conflicts in the Middle East and Russia continue to disrupt refinery operations and export routes. The wars have ...

The Australian Public Service has expanded by about 25% since the Albanese government took office in June 2022. The budget papers show that staffing costs are expected to be $19.6 billion higher over ...

For months, I have been calling for the abolition of the pension income test so seniors can take on additional work without losing access to the Aged Pension. A broad coalition of groups ...

Victoria has legislated a target to source 95% of its electricity from renewable energy by 2035. This is one of Australia’s and the world’s most ambitious renewable energy goals, designed to ...

Gold broke through $4000 support Friday night. This is starting to look ugly. CFTC is still long. Robots have sold more. I am still cautious, but nibbling here makes short-term sense. The major issue ...

On Tuesday (Wednesday Australian time), the American people will go to the polls for one of the most consequential midterm elections in living memory, as President Donald Trump’s Republican Party ...

Once again, Cotality’s official dwelling value results for November have been heavily downgraded, with values falling far ...

US midterm elections don’t usually determine the direction of markets on their own. But this time, the result could have an unusually important influence on how much room Donald Trump has to pursue ...

The bottom has well and truly fallen out of Australia’s auction market, with Cotality’s final clearance rate for last weekend collapsing to only 43.6% nationally, the worst result since late June: ...

TME with a big roundup of equity charts. Soggy tech, Russell revived The market is starting to look very different beneath the surface. Nasdaq remains trapped in its trading range, tech volatility ...

Gas reservation, such as it is, has finally arrived. A plan to ease power bills by pumping the Australian energy market with an oversupply of gas will now likely become law despite lingering concerns ...

The Albanese government is trying to censor debate via its Digital Duty of Care Bill, which would make the eSafety Commissioner the central regulator with significantly expanded powers to police what ...