Wednesday, May 20, 2026
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Geopolitics

EU and Australia seal trade deal worth $6.9 billion a year after eight years of talks
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EU and Australia seal trade deal worth $6.9 billion a year after eight years of talks

The deal eliminates 98 per cent of EU tariffs on Australian goods. Wine, dairy, wheat, barley and seafood all get duty-free access.
6 min read 2 months ago
China's $120 Billion Critical Minerals Play Is About Security, Not Hostility
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China's $120 Billion Critical Minerals Play Is About Security, Not Hostility

A new report reveals China has invested $120 billion USD into global mining since 2023. Australian headlines call it a threat. Beijing calls it risk management.
9 min read 2 months ago
Southeast Asia's Energy Scramble and What It Means for Australia
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Southeast Asia's Energy Scramble and What It Means for Australia

As dominoes fall across the region, Australia sits at the end of a broken supply chain
5 min read 2 months ago
Super Contribution Caps Rise July 2026: A Four-Month Window Worth $510,000
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Super Contribution Caps Rise July 2026: A Four-Month Window Worth $510,000

Higher caps create a rare opportunity to contribute $510,000 in under four months. Here's how the numbers work, and what you should do before 30 June.
9 min read 2 months ago
Sydney's Property Market Turned in a Week
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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 2 months ago
Australia's China Trade Surplus Shrinks to $19 Billion as Import Dependence Deepens
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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 2 months ago
IEA Chief: World faces worst energy crisis in decades
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IEA Chief: World faces worst energy crisis in decades

Fatih Birol tells National Press Club the Hormuz closure has cost 11 million barrels per day, more than both 1970s oil shocks combined
6 min read 2 months ago
Selling Your Identity to Train AI: The Gig Economy's Unsettling Trade
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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 2 months ago
The AI Tax on Your Power Bill: Data Centres Are Driving Up Electricity Costs
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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 2 months ago
Gold's worst week since 2011: the Australian headlines miss half the story
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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 2 months ago
The $13.6 Million Payday That Made Mark Barnaba Australia's Highest-Paid Director
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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 2 months ago
The $300 energy rebate is ending. Here's what your July bill will actually look like
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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 2 months ago