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1 week ago | 
news.com.au | Ben Graham
A potentially nation-changing series of moves from the newly-elected Albanese government have caused a huge divide — with irate pollies taking increasingly hostile shots at each other over the plans. Labor has long positioned itself as a champion in the push towards renewables — with a target to hit net zero emissions by 2050 being approved by voters as part of its mandate following a landslide victory this month.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.com.au | Ben Graham |Frank Chung
A prominent green energy investor has warned a controversial new tax to be brought in by Labor will hit them in an awkward area. As the Albanese government aims to reduce Australia’s carbon emissions, Mike Fitzpatrick — a founder of renewable energy infrastructure firm Hasting Funds Management — said the proposed tax on unrealised capital gains will hit his industry hard.
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3 weeks ago | 
ntnews.com.au | Ben Graham
A Melbourne-based all-female band are bringing back leather jackets and spandex as they put Aussie hard rock back on the radar. Citing influencers like The Runaways, Motorhead and even Black Sabbath, Hot Machine are taking their explosive brand of rock to a global audience, having toured Japan late last year.
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3 weeks ago | 
news.com.au | Ben Graham
A Melbourne-based all-female band are bringing back leather jackets and spandex as they put Aussie hard rock back on the radar. Citing influencers like The Runaways, Motorhead and even Black Sabbath, Hot Machine are taking their explosive brand of rock to a global audience, having toured Japan late last year.
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3 weeks ago | 
news.com.au | Ben Graham |Natalie Brown
Joe Biden struggled to recall the date his son died or the year he left office as Vice President, among other details, new audio has revealed. Audio of the then-President’s October 2023 interviews with special counsel Robert Hur – who was investigating his handling of classified documents – has been obtained by Axios ahead of the release of new book that lays bare the shocking extent of Mr Biden’s mental and physical decline during his administration.
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1 month ago | 
news.com.au | Ben Graham
A leading real estate guru has urged all Australians to ask one important question after the meteoric rise of Commonwealth Bank in recent months. The nation’s biggest bank has seen its share price hit an all time high this week despite global financial turmoil caused by Donald Trump’s trade war with the entire world.
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1 month ago | 
news.com.au | Ben Graham
While the world writhes in economic turmoil not seen in years due to Donald Trump’s protectionist agenda, something unusual is happening here in Australia. The world’s most powerful economy, the US, has seen the value of its top 500 companies fall by almost 10 per cent in the last six months. President Trump’s sweeping global tariffs have caused investors to smash the panic button. Now a new row between the 78-year-old and the chairman of the US Federal Reserve has added fuel to the fire.
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1 month ago | 
news.com.au | Ben Graham
Absolute misery is playing out in the global economy today — including on the ASX — as stock markets take another pounding over comments made by Donald Trump. In a sign that the world is growing even more volatile gold prices hit a fresh record overnight — while the US dollar tumbled further along with shares on Wall Street as the US President slammed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
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2 months ago | 
news.com.au | Ben Graham
There were tears on Wall St as the US stock market sank by a staggering six per cent overnight after a horror session on Thursday, which has resulted in the nation’s top 500 companies losing 11 per cent in the past two days alone. It’s by far the biggest sell-off since the height of the pandemic and Aussie stocks are poised to drop a massive 4.29 per cent on Monday too. The Australian dollar has been obliterated — almost falling below US60c overnight. That's a five-year low for the currency.
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2 months ago | 
news.com.au | Ben Graham
Trillions of dollars have been wiped off US stocks and some of the world’s biggest companies have seen staggering losses as fears of a global recession rise. Wall Street led a global markets bloodbath overnight as countries around the world reeled from President Donald Trump’s trade war, while the White House insisted the US economy will emerge victorious. The S&P 500 — an index of the biggest 500 companies in the US — recorded its biggest one-day decline since 2020.
