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Electric car sales have more than doubled in Australia over the past year but while some states zoon ahead in embracing battery power others are lagging badly, a report found.

While Australians pride themselves, for the most part, in having stricter gun laws than most and not being warlike in disposition, their governing officials have increasingly thought otherwise. War drums are beating. The chatter about acquiring and building armaments is getting more frenzied.

Years of disappointment and greenwashing have led many Australians to be sceptical of brands’ sustainable messaging. However, there’s still a role for businesses to play.

Even in Melbourne, a town where his following is strong (he has won 10 Australian Opens), the call back circuit on the local ABC radio station qualified, ignored, even denigrated the Serb.

While Australians battle cost of living pressures and cut back on spending, the Albanese government seems intent on doing the opposite by throwing more money at climate change. 

Minister for Youth and Early Education Anne Aly was called upon during Question Time on Thursday to discuss the difficulties young people in particular are facing in this economy.

An Australia that can engage culturally with Indonesia can also counter the perception that poorly behaved individuals are reflective of wider Australian culture. 

US regional bank First Republic had a little more than $301 billion worth of assets and around 7,000 employees.

While Australians express frustration over rising interest rates and inflation, various crises affecting the globe deserve the blame, writes Jemma Nott.

While Australians were absorbing the pain of the rising cost of energy this summer, the Energy Minister Chris Bowen was touring Europe discussing hydrogen.