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A look at global office vacancy rates suggests the impacts of WFH have been unevenly felt, while the impacts of Ai on central office demand are possibly yet to be felt.
by Ross Elliott - 14/08/2026 - 1 comment
Since 2006, Big Australia has sailed on through seven prime ministers. But Albo’s taken the numbers to totally another level – likewise the denigration of his own people.
by Stephen Saunders - 7/08/2026 - 12 comments
'Energiewiende' is the word Germany gave to its energy transition. 'Dumm' is the word they might apply to their nuclear policy.
by Darren Nelson - 29/07/2026
The immigration system no longer exists to serve the country. The country increasingly serves the immigration system.
by Tim Butler - 24/07/2026 - 27 comments
A brand new two-bedroom house for $380,000? Tell them they're joking.
by Peter Simms - 21/07/2026 - 2 comments
Physical infrastructure may look impressive, but when it crosses national borders, governance matters more than concrete.
by Fernando Messias - 20/07/2026 - 1 comment
Australia's regions are struggling, not because they have nothing to offer, but because what they have to offer is often vandalised by government.
by John O'Donnell - 15/07/2026 - 2 comments
Property investors are also considered fair game for a litany of special charges including a 0.5% p.a. impost on their borrowings relative to owner-occupiers.
by Brendan O'Reilly - 13/07/2026 - 8 comments
Sure, Albanese’s crush-loading ethnic immigration at unprecedented levels, to help Labor win. The Budget has highlighted Samaras, as a crucial analyst of this un-democracy.
by Stephen Saunders - 29/05/2026 - 12 comments
It's not only on the western plains that white elephants graze, but also closer to major urban centres where they've become protected species.
by Brendan O'Reilly - 20/05/2026
Coal is unfashionable, but still indispensable. The world’s energy numbers prove it.
by Tom Harris - 19/05/2026 - 3 comments
There is one factor driving or worsening Australia's economic position. People are marching in the street about it. The treasurer couldn't even mention it.
by Graham Young - 18/05/2026 - 9 comments

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