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For approximately fifteen hundred Hunter Valley mine workers, this decision offers relief. For Australians concerned about climate change, it raises a difficult question: how long can we keep extending coal production while promising to cut emissions? NSW’s Independent Planning Commission has approved the continuation of Hunter Valley Operations, with its North mine allowed to operate…

Australian home prices fell 1.1 per cent in September, the sixth consecutive monthly decline. For anyone locked out of the market, that might sound like welcome news. For someone who recently bought with a small deposit, it could feel terrifying. And that’s the contradiction at the heart of Australia’s housing debate: we want homes to…

When a treasurer promises “budget savings”, Australians should listen carefully. Because a saving on the government’s balance sheet can become an extra expense on yours. Jim Chalmers is signalling further savings ahead of the mid-year budget update, while maintaining that Australia should avoid recession. That’s a difficult balancing act: contain inflation, support struggling households, and…

David Shoebridge has taken over the federal Greens leadership, and his message to Labor is unmistakable: expect a fight. He succeeds Larissa Waters, who stepped down for health reasons, with Steph Hodgins-May elected deputy. But the bigger story is the ambition behind the change. Shoebridge says the Greens want to replace Labor. That raises the…

Australia’s cash rate has hit 4.6 per cent, its highest level in fifteen years, and families are being asked to tighten belts that already have no holes left. On September 29, the Reserve Bank delivered its fourth rate rise this year. For mortgage holders, that means another squeeze. For businesses with loans, it means higher…