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'Prepare for the worst': The tables have turned in the Brexit brawl

'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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Melbourne and Sydney lead downturn in national property market
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
Planning to develop a strategy: Road map to charge up lithium battery sector revealed
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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
Italian Prime Minister may have just let slip that the economy is in recession
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
Lamb dinners face chop as drought pushes up prices
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
Australia needs to plug into EVs or be left behind: Senate report
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
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Lack of inflation puts pressure on RBA to consider a rate cut
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
Solar entry: Aussie shopping centre starts world-first power trial
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
Unhappy, unhealthy lives aren't fair exchange for higher incomes
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
Business prepared to power down again for summer
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
Businesses buy record level of renewable power in 2018
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