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How Do Australia’s LNG Majors Stack Up?

Mar 07 2013

With earnings results and project updates now in, how do Australia’s leading oil & gas companies rank against each other in terms of LNG aspiration and prospects of success?


How The RBA Actually Sets Interest Rates

Feb 26 2013

Assistant Governor Guy Debelle explains how the RBA sets its cash rate and how that affects all other rates, including mortgage and deposit rates, and the exchange rate.


A Revised Outlook For LNG: The Road To Riches Or A Waste Of Time And Money?

Feb 22 2013

With a handful of Australia’s ambitious LNG projects edging closer to production, is the world still offering super profits ahead or has the global picture now changed?


The Mining Boom Is Not Over

Sep 13 2012

Falling iron ore prices and shelved capex plans have the market running scared, but analysts ensure Australia’s mining boom is far from over.


BHP’s Write-Down And The Global Gas Outlook

Aug 30 2012

BHP has blamed its shale asset write-down on low US gas prices. What lies in store for gas production investment across the globe? (First published August 8)


A Tale Of Two LNG Hopefuls

Aug 24 2012

Oil Search’s gas-feed options read like an embarrassment of riches, making a third PNG train all but a given, while as Woodside abandons yet another dry exploration well, a second Pluto train looks a long way off and growth seems illusory.


Rare Earths Done and Dusted? Or Is It Xeno-Time?

Aug 02 2012

Australian rare earth hopeful TUC Resources may just have the high-value deposits to take a slice out of China’s dominance. The rare earth race is not over, it is rationalising.


LNG: Fear And Loathing

Jul 05 2012

Origin caused a bit of a spark with its second LNG train announcement, but mostly Australia’s LNG aspirations have been met with exuberant market indifference. Perhaps earlier announcements from Woodside, BG and, most recently, Santos provide the clues.


Deep Fibre, Clouds And Airspace

Jun 26 2012

Communications and IT microcaps Vocus Telecom, Amcom and BigAir are not associated but between them they are successfully exploiting the next revolution in data management, communications and internet access.


Herding Cats

Jun 14 2012

Australia’s insurance industry is putting great faith in 2011-12 representing a peak in catastrophes and the ushering in of a new “cat” down-cycle. But what does longer term weather modelling tell us?