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What is cheaper than free?
Economy & Policy

What is cheaper than free?

Is wind and solar energy cheap? Yes, because they are often free. In the AEMO bid stack, which energy suppliers offer to meet at cost,

Mortgage stress is at a post-GFC high.
Economy & Policy

Mortgage stress is at a post-GFC high.

Three interest rate hikes by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) this year have pushed Australian mortgage rates to near record highs globally. Chart from

Australia’s recession is about to deepen.
Economy & Policy

Australia’s recession is about to deepen.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) national accounts for the March quarter reported that the economy per capita is slipping into recession, with real GDP

Perth joins the house price correction.
Economy & Policy

Perth joins the house price correction.

Perth is the latest major capital city housing market to join the country’s price correction, which began with Sydney and Melbourne and gradually spread to