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The overpaid, underqualified, and incoherent RBA has done it again according to Goldman. Year-ended growth in the ABS monthly trimmed-mean CPI eased 40bps to 2.4%yoyin May, while the Melbourne Institute’s more timely trimmed-mean gauge eased10bps to 1.2%yoy in June. The MI gauge is more volatile than ABS but is pretty good in trend terms. It

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While the NASDAQ just eked out another record high it was all eyes on the USD as markets prepare for the release tonight of the latest US CPI print where we should see if the Trump regime’s tariff crusade has had an effect on domestic inflation. European shares were off slightly as the EU mulls

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I haven’t really followed the Mushroom Lady murder trial—unless you count skimming the headlines, which were so everywhere-all-the-time that I felt I basically absorbed the whole story by osmosis. Like everyone else, I had an opinion. She done it. She so done it. And when the conviction finally came through, I’ll admit, it was satisfying, especially after what felt like a worrying delay for the jury to deliver the correct verdict.

Green hydrogen is still shaping as the best option to strip emissions from industrial processes such as iron-making and ammonia. But making the dream a reality in Australia is proving difficult.

International education is purported to be Australia’s fourth-largest export, valued by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) at $51 billion in 2023-24. The ABS estimates this stunning export figure by using “an average spend estimate from Tourism Research Australia … supplemented by the addition of total expenditure on course fees”. The ABS incorrectly classifies all

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Ben is joined by William Bowe from the Poll Bludger to discuss the latest Tasmanian state polls and go through Tasmania’s five electorates one by one, discussing the race and possible winners in each division.

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose “severe” tariffs of up to 100% on Russia’s trading partners unless a deal is reached to end the Ukraine conflict within 50 days.

Trump issued the warning on Monday during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office.

“We’re very, very unhappy – I am – with [Russia], and we’re going to be doing very severe tariffs if we don’t have a deal in about 50 days,” he stated.

An uneasy start to the trading week as markets react to further bullying on trade from the Trump regime, with distracting letters sent to the EU and Mexico over the weekend. The USD was up slightly on the weekend gap before losing those gains later in the session as the EU indicated it will just

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Researchers in Darwin added First Nations seasonal calendars to solar irradiance forecasting and came up with some vastly improved results.

The financial year-end, 30 June, was volatile. After all was said and done, our international fund finished up over 18%, and our Australian fund finished up over 15%. Our tactical growth finished up over 12%. All of our funds look attractive relative to their benchmarks, especially as they were all significantly less volatile than the

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