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Opinion
Brexit Chaos
'Prepare for the worst': The tables have turned in the Brexit brawl
Europe's leaders will now have to decide whether they are going to push their demands to the point of absurdity.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
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Housing Slump
Melbourne and Sydney lead downturn in national property market
The nation's property market has started the year in freefall with big drops in almost every capital city
- by Shane Wright
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Lithium
Planning to develop a strategy: Road map to charge up lithium battery sector revealed
This is an exciting opportunity for WA to be recognised as a world-leading producer and exporter of future battery materials, technologies and expertise: Premier
- by Hamish Hastie
Italy
Italian Prime Minister may have just let slip that the economy is in recession
It appears the Italian Prime Minister has let the cat out of the bag a day early.
- by Alessandra Migliaccio & Lorenzo Totaro
Shopping
Lamb dinners face chop as drought pushes up prices
In Sydney, prices of lamb increased by 6.7% in the quarter to be 11.7% higher over the year. In Melbourne, they lifted by 7.3% to be 10.9% higher than a year ago.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Energy
Australia needs to plug into EVs or be left behind: Senate report
A Senate report wants to boost the uptake of EVs in Australia and bring EV racing to the nation to increase public support for electric cars.
- by Cole Latimer
Bills
Lack of inflation puts pressure on RBA to consider a rate cut
RBA faces more pressure for a rate cut as inflation figures show consumer prices at bay.
- by Shane Wright
Energy
Solar entry: Aussie shopping centre starts world-first power trial
A West Australian shopping centre has carried out a solar energy world-first, turning its glass entryway into a fully transparent solar power plant.
- by Cole Latimer
Opinion
Mental health
Unhappy, unhealthy lives aren't fair exchange for higher incomes
Maybe governments would do better by us if they switched their objective from increasing happiness to reducing unhappiness.
- by Ross Gittins
Energy
Business prepared to power down again for summer
Businesses are expecting to power down more in the summers ahead after the energy market operator leaned heavily on large energy users in its failed attempt to avoid rolling blackouts in Victoria last week.
- by Cole Latimer
Energy
Businesses buy record level of renewable power in 2018
Companies globally bought twice as much renewable energy in 2018 as in 2017, with Facebook alone buying 2.6 gigawatts of green power last year - more than the entire Asia-Pacific region.
- by Cole Latimer