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A bevy of official reports on Australia's energy policy are set to spark heated debate in 2015, keeping energy enthusiasts busy throughout the year.

Over the past forty years the United States dollar has experienced several boom-bust cycles spanning between 6 and 10 years. Both history and relative economic fundamentals suggest we may now be in the relatively early stages of the next great US dollar bull run.

Those opposed to renewables and addressing climate change are looking at India as their next excuse for Australia to do nothing. However India's energy minister says they'll be a "renewables superpower" and solar's off-grid advantage is lighting the way.

The RBA looks to have sensibly ruled out higher loan-to-value ratios to slow house price growth, but its current proposal is still flawed simply because there's no justification for taking any action at all.

The types of high-risk debt securities that triggered the GFC are on the rise again, and the global fallout could be catastrophic.

While the RBA continues to voice its concerns about the Melbourne and Sydney property markets, we don't actually know enough about the impact of investor activity because Treasury hasn't done any work on it.

When four ageing reactors were shutdown in the UK recently, it was ramped-up coal - not wind - which filled the void. But the renewable power is still serving the British grid well.

Operating systems should never really have to change as much as they have and maybe Microsoft has finally got the message.

In a beautiful day for an electric vehicle lover, Zero announced its 2015 range, promising more smooth torque for any occasion, while a Tesla demonstration was a porthole to the future.

The past couple of weeks have not been pleasant for NBN Co's senior management and things could get a lot worse, especially if the cost of running fibre straight to premises continues to tumble.

The Vertigan Committee has delivered its verdict on the future of the NBN, but it's not what the coalition government wants to hear. Can a sustainable future for high-speed internet in Australia be salvaged?

The decision to cut Australia Network makes projecting our soft power in the region a lot harder.

A global loss of legitimacy means a Tiananmen-style response would be too risky for China in the current economic climate.

The suggestion published in Nature that we should ditch the goal of limiting global warming to 2 degrees is wrong. The target, while incredibly difficult, is not impossible and it provides a useful guide for government policy.

Occupy Central was intended as a well-organised protest beginning on October 1. But a student strike originally meant as a curtain raiser quickly morphed into the main event.

With investors playing a key role in creating jobs in the building sector, any steps to cut negative gearing will be detrimental.