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Quinbrook, CATL to build battery storage solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... year-technical collaboration with CATL, and it is a game changer in terms of what it does to the cost of delivered electricity, when [it is installed] in places like Queensland that has very high solar radiation. This enables us to capture more solar ...

Deflation continues, albeit slowly

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... 12 months ago. Most of the increase in annual inflation for the housing group to January was caused by increases in electricity prices for those Queensland households that had used up the Queensland State government electricity rebates. "Electricity ...

Monetary policy not the only game in town: Brian Redican

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... transition might be. If we don't have a seamless transition, then things like gas prices might surge, and that leads to electricity prices surging, and that leads to higher inflation. "How are they [the RBA] going to respond to that? Are they going to ...

Super moves: Aware Super, CareSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... Further, she has been involved in the origination and management of assets across a range of asset classes including electricity distribution, renewable energy, fibre, rolling stock leasing, public-private partnerships, and aged care investments. A former ...

Cbus divests renewable asset

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... complements our existing portfolio of solar and wind assets across the Wholesale Energy Market (WEM) and National Electricity Market (NEM). "We are committed to continue driving the energy transition across Australia. Our new Western Australian assets ...

CPI nears RBA's target range, but rate cut remains in doubt: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... there will be two counts to consider for the RBA, the first of which will depend on when governments wind back the electricity subsidies and rent assistance that are "mitigating" the cost-of-living crisis. However, the RBA is forecasting inflation will ...

Trump's response to global conflict adds uncertainty to private markets: IFM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... conditions, robust government spending and support for infrastructure, decarbonisation efforts, rapidly expanding electricity demand, and the need for more and improved digital infrastructure. "These projects often remain resilient during economic cycles ...

Chalmers boasts inflation data, experts divided

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... January 29) before we can draw any firm conclusions." The CPI data showed the biggest fall in monthly CPI came from electricity, which was down 21.5% thanks to state and federal government subsidies. However, Chalmers said these falls would have come ...

February rate cut unlikely after inflation data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
... alcohol and tobacco (up 6.7%), and recreation and culture (up 3.2%). Partly offsetting the rise in CPI were falls in electricity (down 21.5%) and fuel (down 10.2%). "Annual CPI inflation has risen since last month, in part due to the timing of electricity ...

GDP grows but still slow: 'Confirms our worst fears'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... spending was flat in the September quarter following a fall of 0.3% in June. The largest detractor from growth was electricity and gas spending due, again, to the implementation of the energy bill relief rebates. "The rebate-driven fall in household ...