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Explainer: how does the weather affect the economy?

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The Office for National Statistics has produced a report on sales of popular summer-related products. Official data on sales of goods are limited in that they tend to be based on annual spending, but clearly the demand for some products tends to be seasonal. Various cold drinks, meat (for barbecues) and ice cream are identified as...

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Hockey left with no regrets but huge bill in 'Treasurer for Sale' case

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imageTreasurer Joe Hockey has been left with a huge bill in his defamation case against Fairfax Media.Joel Carrett/AAP

Treasurer Joe Hockey has declared he does not regret suing Fairfax for defamation, despite being hundreds of thousands of dollars out of pocket after the Federal Court on Wednesday ordered that the media company pay only 15% of his...

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