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Geopolitics

Sydney's Property Market Turned in a Week

After two rate rises and geopolitical chaos, buyer FOMO has become seller panic. The numbers tell the story.
7 min read 5 months ago
Sydney's Property Market Turned in a Week
AI

Amazon Building Another AI Phone After Fire Phone Disaster

The Fire Phone lasted one year. Alexa devices lost $25 billion. Now Amazon's ZeroOne team thinks AI can change the math.
7 min read 5 months ago
Amazon Building Another AI Phone After Fire Phone Disaster
Geopolitics

Australia's China Trade Surplus Shrinks to $19 Billion as Import Dependence Deepens

The bilateral surplus has collapsed from $45 billion to $19 billion in four years. Australia keeps buying Chinese manufactures while China quietly diversifies its iron ore sources.
8 min read 5 months ago
Australia's China Trade Surplus Shrinks to $19 Billion as Import Dependence Deepens
Geopolitics

IEA Chief: World faces worst energy crisis in decades

IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol addressed Australia's National Press Club on March 23, warning the world has lost 11 million barrels of oil per day since the Strait of Hormuz closure. The figure exceeds both 1970s oil crises combined.
6 min read 5 months ago
IEA Chief: World faces worst energy crisis in decades
Technology

The US-Japan Critical Minerals Pact Has a Gap Shaped Like Australia

Washington and Tokyo signed a rare earths deal that barely mentions the world's largest lithium producer. Beijing noticed.
7 min read 5 months ago
The US-Japan Critical Minerals Pact Has a Gap Shaped Like Australia
Geopolitics

Selling Your Identity to Train AI: The Gig Economy's Unsettling Trade

People in developing countries are earning a few dollars filming their walks and selling their phone calls. They're signing away rights to their biometric identity forever.
8 min read 5 months ago
Selling Your Identity to Train AI: The Gig Economy's Unsettling Trade
Geopolitics

The AI Tax on Your Power Bill: Data Centres Are Driving Up Electricity Costs

Tech giants promise a revolution, but Australian households are footing the bill for the water and power their data centres consume.
6 min read 5 months ago
The AI Tax on Your Power Bill: Data Centres Are Driving Up Electricity Costs
Consumer Affairs

Supermarkets Face Prosecution for Price Gouging From July

Australia's first excessive pricing regime for supermarkets starts July 1, 2026. The ACCC will be able to prosecute retailers charging more than cost of supply plus a reasonable margin.
7 min read 5 months ago
Supermarkets Face Prosecution for Price Gouging From July
Geopolitics

Gold's worst week since 2011: the Australian headlines miss half the story

As ASX gold stocks slide, Chinese retail buyers and the PBOC are still accumulating. The divergence tells you more than the price drop.
7 min read 5 months ago
Gold's worst week since 2011: the Australian headlines miss half the story
News

The RBA Says It Might Need a Recession. For Families Already Drowning, That's No Comfort

Consumer confidence has crashed to pandemic-era lows as households absorb a second consecutive rate hike. The Governor warns worse may come.
10 min read 5 months ago
The RBA Says It Might Need a Recession. For Families Already Drowning, That's No Comfort
Geopolitics

The $13.6 Million Payday That Made Mark Barnaba Australia's Highest-Paid Director

How a clever options grant at a UK explorer, a transformative acquisition, and the ASX's own governance rules combined to produce a payout most executives can only dream of.
9 min read 5 months ago
The $13.6 Million Payday That Made Mark Barnaba Australia's Highest-Paid Director
Geopolitics

The $300 energy rebate is ending. Here's what your July bill will actually look like

Wholesale electricity prices are falling, but the maths still works against most households. We break down what July will cost.
8 min read 5 months ago
The $300 energy rebate is ending. Here's what your July bill will actually look like
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