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Australia’s creaking power grid is thwarting renewables and pushing up prices

Australia’s creaking power grid is thwarting renewables and pushing up prices

Delays in upgrades to the east-coast grid could raise power bills by hundreds of dollars a year in some parts of the country, analysis shows.

  • by Nick Toscano

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OECD’s message to our inflation warriors: calm down, she’ll be right

OECD’s message to our inflation warriors: calm down, she’ll be right

International public servants in Paris have reminded us that Australia’s real wages are too low. So why is the RBA so worried about continued high inflation?

  • by Ross Gittins
The Grollos are bullish on Mount Buller, despite the threat of less snow

The Grollos are bullish on Mount Buller, despite the threat of less snow

It’s been a slow start to this year’s ski season in Victoria – and climate change poses an ongoing threat – but business on the slopes is booming.

  • by Simon Johanson
Forget smaller government, let’s shoot for better government

Forget smaller government, let’s shoot for better government

Randomised controlled trials aren’t just for medicine and pharmaceuticals – they can also help put our taxes to better use in properly evaluated government programs.

  • by Ross Gittins
The US is losing patience with China

The US is losing patience with China

A senior US official has taken aim at China, saying “more creative approaches may be necessary” to protect the global economy.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Stop fishing for red herrings and start fixing the problems
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Bills

Stop fishing for red herrings and start fixing the problems

There’s an urgent need to lessen the cost-of-living crisis, provide more homes and drive investment. Playing the blame game is not helping anyone.

  • by Bran Black
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The UK and France now have to deal with very uncertain futures

The UK and France now have to deal with very uncertain futures

Two very different election outcomes last weekend have produced very similar challenges that the governments will struggle to deal with.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Yes, we need tax reform, but it offers no easy answers
Opinion
Income tax

Yes, we need tax reform, but it offers no easy answers

Surely if we could end the crazy business of bracket creep, we’d pay less tax? Well, yes – but no.

  • by Ross Gittins
The dirty secret of Australia’s green energy transition

The dirty secret of Australia’s green energy transition

Renewable energy, storage and transmission lines will get Australia most of the way to banishing coal from the grid. But not the whole way, officials warn.

  • by Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
China’s desperate bid to fix one of its biggest problems has backfired

China’s desperate bid to fix one of its biggest problems has backfired

Four months ago, China’s leaders announced what seemed like a straightforward and proven plan to recharge the economy, but its citizens are not playing ball.

  • by Keith Bradsher
The billionaire ‘French Rupert Murdoch’ shaking up the election

The billionaire ‘French Rupert Murdoch’ shaking up the election

The rise of Marine Le Pen to front-runner in the French election is closely intertwined with the emergence of a powerful conservative media machine backed by billionaire Vincent Bolloré.

  • by Benoit Berthelot and Tara Patel