Geopolitics
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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ASIC v Star: Federal Court Ruling Rewrites the Rules for Australian Directors
Justice Lee's ruling against Star's executives carries a message for every Australian boardroom: ignorance of risk is no longer a defence.
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Musk offers to pay TSA salaries as shutdown chaos enters day 36
The billionaire's offer is illegal under federal law. TSA workers received $0 paychecks last week and absence rates are spiking.
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Project Hail Mary and the Economics of Competence Porn
Ryan Gosling's sci-fi blockbuster is breaking records because it understands something Hollywood forgot: audiences want to watch smart people figure things out.
