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Commodity exports continue to tumble

A combination of the higher Australian dollar and lower contracted prices for coal and iron ore have produced a small downward revision in estimates for Australian commodity exports.

Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Godwin Grech at Gringott’s Bank?

Today, Crikey readers discuss Godwin Grech, Utegate media coverage, charging for detention, ABARE, Fruity Fix and the Heart Foundation and more.

ABARE forecasts grim times ahead for ‘Asia’s quarry’

Australia is facing several years of falling commodity export income, according to a grim commodity outlook released this morning, writes Glenn Dyer.

Coalition greenhouse denialism a disgrace

Australian conservatives professed to have changed their minds about global warming. Bollocks they did, writes Bernard Keane.

ABARE ignores inconvenient truths

ABARE’s rigid adherence to denying realities like peak oil and climate change emerged strongly during the long reign of Dr Brian Fisher, writes Bernard Keane.

Crikey Says: Crikey Says

Was this the week that the Rudd Government “jumped the shark”?

Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks

Editors like binge drinking … Ticket clippers get clipped … Betting coup fails … Some what if planning … The Daily Reality Check … The Pick of this Morning’s Political Coverage …

Some good news among the gloom as ABARE ups grain harvest estimates

Just as the full impact of the drought was seen in the worst ever trade deficit in October, there’s some good news for farmers, writes Glenn Dyer.

Food prices are going to keep on rising

There’s going to be no let up in the upward pressure in food prices from the drought and the lack of water in NSW, South Australia and northern Victoria, writes Glenn Dyer.

ABARE still vexed on climate change

When it comes to the greenhouse effect, the Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics has always been an enthusiastic advocate for the primary industries and agricultures sectors.

The Economy: Commodities, sunshine & the ex-PM

Oil price to surge - experts predict - unless OPEC expands supply, which is unlikely. Hedge funds play with gas prices. Chinese-Australian billionaire Shi “Sunshine” Zhengrong tells John Howard to back solar power rather than nuclear.