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Energy at the centre of ESG and critical asset scrutiny
Transitioning to net-zero while technological solutions are still being nutted out is incredibly difficult for heavy industry and is demanding a lot of courage.
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Hydrogen era draws Asia closer
Korean steel giant Posco is one of several big buyers of Australian commodities eyeing the potential for the gas here as part of a likely overhaul of trade.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith and Michael Smith
Vaccination surge gives Melburnians hope for earlier end to lockdown
A spike in vaccinations in Victoria is giving hope the city’s sixth lock down may end earlier.
- Tom Burton
Coal, LNG exports boom in August, offsetting iron ore falls
Booming coal and gas prices and a bumper harvest season pushed the trade surplus to a surprise fourth consecutive record result.
- Ronald Mizen
Branding battle as Forrest and Taylor spar over gas
Andrew Forrest has bristled at energy minister Angus Taylor’s suggestion that a new power station at Port Kembla was part of Australia’s ‘gas fired recovery’.
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- Peter Ker and Angela Macdonald-Smith
RBA signals tougher home loan test to quell price risks
The RBA has signalled loan serviceability buffers as a likely intervention by the prudential regulator to quell financial stability risks created by the booming property market.
- Ronald Mizen
Opinion & Analysis
Kurri Kurri’s a gas-powered folly
Taxpayers should not be paying for a billion dollar generator that can only run for six hours for at stretch and won’t be able to compete with faster, cheaper batteries.
Contributor
Pandora’s tax haven reputational pitfalls
The Pandora Papers leak shows why wealthy individuals who use offshore structures should push to shut down the havens exploited by criminals and tax dodgers.
Editorial
Business wants to end China freeze
Business leaders want to break China’s freeze on high-level political contacts but the nuclear submarines deal with the US and UK may sink prospects of success.
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A lower inflation target could avert financial bubble
An earlier move away from the pandemic emergency policy settings would rebuild the monetary policy ammo that might be needed if another crisis occurs.
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Kurri Kurri’s a gas-powered folly
Taxpayers should not be paying for a billion dollar generator that can only run for six hours for at stretch and won’t be able to compete with faster, cheaper batteries.
- Ted Woodley
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Pandora’s tax haven reputational pitfalls
The Pandora Papers leak shows why wealthy individuals who use offshore structures should push to shut down the havens exploited by criminals and tax dodgers.
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Business wants to end China freeze
Business leaders want to break China’s freeze on high-level political contacts but the nuclear submarines deal with the US and UK may sink prospects of success.
- Tony Boyd
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A lower inflation target could avert financial bubble
An earlier move away from the pandemic emergency policy settings would rebuild the monetary policy ammo that might be needed if another crisis occurs.
- The AFR View
Double knotting masks significantly reduces infection risk
Double masking or tightening the ear loops of blue surgical masks can improve their effectiveness by more than 95 per cent, say experts.
- Tom Burton
POSCO eyes Australia for strategic hydrogen base
The giant Korean steel producer wants to invest in Australian hydrogen projects to help meet target for 5 million tonnes a year of green hydrogen production by 2050.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
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Don’t short change super savers when unlisted assets are sold
Forcing the disclosure of asset prices hands all advantage to the buyer and robs fund members of a sale premium.
- Greg Combet
Kangaroo Cup kicks off at White Oaks
Australia’s tennis diplomacy in the United States bedded in a new institution over the weekend.
- Myriam Robin
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- Asia-Pacific
There’s no Anglo v Asia in AUKUS
Engagement with Asia is a tradition going back to Alfred Deakin. AUKUS is a good reason to double down on relationships in the region again.
- Sid Myer and Anthony Milner
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- Monetary policy
Central banks differ on dispelling nightmare of stagflation
When prices are rising because supply chains have broken, energy prices are increasing or there are labour shortages, monetary policy is often ill-suited to dealing with the shock.
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- Chris Giles, Colby Smith and Martin Arnold
COVID-19 antiviral welcome but vaccination still the best defence
An Australian expert has described the first antiviral pill for COVID-19, now on order from US drugmaker Merck, as a ‘major breakthrough’ so long as positive cases can access the drug quickly.
- Jill Margo
How to save $5000, create a ‘tradie boom’ and save the planet
Replacing cars and home appliances with clean electric-powered versions would save Australian households $5,000 by 2030 and reduce carbon emissions by an extra 33 per cent by 2030.
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- Elouise Fowler
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Balanced energy mix can prevent future global shocks
The international crisis shows that the energy transition will take longer and prove more complex than merely pumping in renewables or trying to chop fossil fuels out of the power mix.
- The AFR View
Hydrogen faces $1.6trn investment challenge: IEA
Investment of $US1.2 trillion is needed worldwide in low-carbon hydrogen this decade to get on track for net zero emissions, says the International Energy Agency.
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- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Victoria to relax isolation and quarantining rules
Victoria will stop publishing lower-risk COVID-19 exposure sites, dump isolation requirements for some contacts and consider reducing quarantine periods for vaccinated travellers.
- Tom Burton
COVID-zero states among least vaccinated in developed world
While Australia has crawled up the international vaccination leaderboard in recent months, its vaccine coverage still lags most other wealthy countries.
- Michael Read
RBNZ set to hike interest rates, but RBA won’t budge
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is expected to begin tightening monetary policy this week, but in Australia rates are expected to stay low for longer.
- Ronald Mizen
- Opinion
- AUKUS
Defence white paper gets AUKUS muscle
The three strategic objectives listed in the 2020 defence update looked like overreach. They now look credible thanks to Australia’s new partnership in AUKUS.
- Peter Leahy
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- Monetary policy
Sucking it up and raising interest rates would be economic carnage
Those calling for normalising monetary policy need to understand that we don’t live in our parents global economy but in an age of secular stagnation.
- Richard Holden
