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Australia News 15 March 2025 - 5 November 2025

Australia’s 3-Hour Free Power Shock: Who Wins and Who Pays?

Australia’s 3-Hour Free Power Shock: Who Wins and Who Pays?

Solar Sharer: How the Free Electricity Plan Works On Nov 4, 2025 the Albanese government announced a landmark policy – the Solar Sharer – to mandate 3 hours of free power daily. Under this scheme, energy retailers in Default Market Offer (DMO) regions (NSW, SA, south-east Qld) must offer a tariff with a zero‑cost period each day when the sun is highest minister.dcceew.gov.au pv-tech.org. The objective is to exploit Australia’s huge solar surplus: with 4+ million rooftop arrays, midday electricity can flood the grid, driving prices to rock-bottom reuters.com pv-tech.org. By giving this cheap power to customers, the government hopes
5 November 2025
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Australia’s Inflation Bombshell: RBA Cuts Wiped Off Table as Markets Recoil

Australia’s Inflation Bombshell: RBA Cuts Wiped Off Table as Markets Recoil

Shock CPI Report Upends Rate-Cut Hopes On Oct. 29, official data showed Australia’s consumer price index (CPI) surged unexpectedly in Q3 2025. Headline CPI rose 1.3% from the previous quarter – the largest jump in 2½ years – pushing the annual rate to 3.2% (vs. 2.1% in Q2) reuters.com. Underlying inflation was even more worrying: the RBA’s preferred “trimmed mean” measure jumped 1.0% in Q3 (annual 3.0%), well above the 0.8% gain analysts predicted reuters.com bloomberg.co.jp. (By contrast, trimmed mean inflation had been easing – from 6.8% in late 2022 down to 2.7% – until this quarter.) Nearly every category
29 October 2025
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Great Barrier Reef Drone Laws 2025: Permits, No‑Fly Zones & Huge Fines Exposed

Great Barrier Reef Drone Laws 2025: Permits, No‑Fly Zones & Huge Fines Exposed

Overview: Flying Drones in a Protected Paradise The Great Barrier Reef is a World Heritage marine park with unique regulations to safeguard its wildlife and natural beauty. Flying a drone here means following two layers of laws: the standard Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) rules that apply Australia-wide, and environmental rules set by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) and Queensland authorities for the reef and islands. In practice, this means hobbyist drone pilots and professional operators alike must be extra mindful. Below we break down the key requirements for recreational flyers, commercial and research operators, the needed
17 September 2025
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Australia’s Final Frontier: Inside the Rapid Rise of its Space & Satellite Industry

Australia’s Final Frontier: Inside the Rapid Rise of its Space & Satellite Industry

Key Facts and Figures Historical Context: A Decade of Ascent in Space Just over a decade ago, Australia’s space efforts were scattered across academia, defense, and niche industries. Unlike other nations, Australia had no central space agency until recently. In the 2010s, momentum built to coordinate and grow this sector. A 2017 expert review recommended forming a national agency to capitalize on booming global opportunities newspaceeconomy.ca. Consequently, the Australian Space Agency (ASA) was established on 1 July 2018, marking the nation’s return to space leadership after decades on the sidelines wa.gov.au. This followed high-profile moments like hosting the International Astronautical
15 September 2025
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Australian Property Boom 2025: Record Prices, Rental Squeeze & What’s Next for the Market

Australian Property Boom 2025: Record Prices, Rental Squeeze & What’s Next for the Market

Key 2025 Market Highlights Residential Market Overview: Prices, Rents and Affordability After a brief downturn, the residential property market rebounded strongly through 2025. August marked the seventh consecutive month of home price gains, with values rising +0.7% nationally for the month abc.net.au. Prices are now up ~4% year-on-year, and the median Australian dwelling costs about $849,000 abc.net.au michaelwest.com.au. This broad recovery has lifted nearly every region – in August, values climbed in every state except Tasmania michaelwest.com.au – and experts note it’s being driven by classic supply-demand imbalance. “Once again we are seeing a clear mismatch between available supply and
2 September 2025
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Space Race Heats Up: Starlink Double Launches, Mars Mission Reveals & Australia’s Orbital Debut (July 27–28, 2025)

Space Race Heats Up: Starlink Double Launches, Mars Mission Reveals & Australia’s Orbital Debut (July 27–28, 2025)

SpaceX conducted back-to-back Falcon 9 Starlink launches within 24 hours: July 26 from Cape Canaveral with 28 satellites and July 27 from California with 24 satellites, pushing the active Starlink constellation to 8,032. Crew-11 astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, Kimiya Yui and Oleg Platonov are set to launch on July 31 aboard Dragon Endeavour to the ISS. Europe’s Vega C VV27 mission from Guiana Space Centre on July 25 placed four CO3D satellites into a 495 km sun-synchronous orbit and deployed CNES’s MicroCarb to a 650 km orbit. China unveiled Tianwen-3 Mars sample-return mission planned for a 2028 launch, aiming
28 July 2025
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Australian Drone Laws 2025: Complete Guide to Rules, Registration & No-Fly Zones

Australian Drone Laws 2025: Complete Guide to Rules, Registration & No-Fly Zones

CASA regulates drones under Part 101, applying national rules across Australia with uniform standards, while state or local bylaws can add restrictions. Recreational drone rules include a maximum altitude of 120 meters, a 30-meter minimum distance from people, no flying over crowds, daylight and visual line-of-sight operations, and the requirement to operate only one drone at a time. Drones heavier than 250 grams must stay at least 5.5 kilometers from controlled airports, while drones 250 grams or lighter may fly within 5.5 kilometers up to 45 meters but cannot use airport approach or departure paths. Recreational pilots must respect privacy
15 June 2025
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Internet Access in Australia: A Comprehensive Overview

Internet Access in Australia: A Comprehensive Overview

As of mid-2023, around 12.3 million premises were ready to connect to the NBN, and by early 2025 about 8.62 million homes and businesses were actively connected to NBN-based plans. The NBN uses a multi-technology mix—FTTP, FTTN, FTTC, HFC, Fixed Wireless, and Satellite—and is legally required to offer at least 25 Mbps download speeds to all premises nationwide. NBN fixed-line speed tiers include 25 Mbps, 50 Mbps, and 100 Mbps, with higher options up to about 1 Gbps on capable FTTP and HFC connections, and in 2023 these services delivered 98.5% of advertised download speeds during peak hours. Reliability varies
15 March 2025
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