2+ hour, 9+ min ago  (1711+ words) For more than a century, gas has been deeply enmeshed in the Australian economy. It heats our homes and cooks our food, generates electricity, fuels industry, and brings in export income. But in the past decade, this has started to…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (953+ words) Six months after announcing plans for a national'gas'reservation, the Federal Government has released a'detailed blueprint'for how the scheme will work. The challenge is to design a scheme that delivers a goldilocks amount of gas " enough to resolve future domestic shortfalls;…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (325+ words) The federal government has finally released details of a domestic gas reservation scheme intended to ensure that Australian consumers have access to Australian gas at affordable prices. The document is convoluted, populated with apparent inconsistencies, and will lead to a…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (839+ words) Renewables and energy storage were pitched as a way to drive down power prices. But the hidden costs of the clean energy transition mean lower prices haven't fully eventuated. That's why this week's news power prices will fall by up…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (812+ words) For policy nerds like me, the week after the federal budget usually brings some much-needed quiet. After months of speculation and drip-fed policy announcements, we're usually well and truly ready to move on. Not this year. The government has announced…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (997+ words) The 2026federal budgetwas delivered after a year of building expectations for bold reform. Part of that buildup was last year'seconomic reform roundtable. That highlighted a laundry list of "regulatory hairballs" from the Productivity Commission, as well as opportunities to boost tepid…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (440+ words) 3 things the Treasurer should do in Budget 2026 " and 1 thing he should not do....

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2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1415+ words) It's been decades in the making. But thankfully, the politics of planning are changing " the YIMBYs are on the rise....

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (132+ words) Grattan Institute A productivity agenda for Australia by Aruna Sathanapally, Brendan Coates, Alison Reeve Productivity growth is the key to raising our living standards in the long term. The federal government doesn't hold all the levers, but it can strengthen…...