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MacroBusiness Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 13:00 Source

While the focus of Australia’s political policymakers remains on issues largely external to the nation’s rental crisis, more and more data continues to emerge pointing to the impact of the failure of successive governments, which is worsening circumstances by the day. According to a recent report from News.com.au International students are overwhelming Australia’s asylum system with

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MacroBusiness Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 12:00 Source

Australia’s population ballooned by around 8.5 million (45%) over the first 25 years of this century, easily exceeding the population growth experienced by other advanced nations. Between Q1 2021 and Q1 2025, Australia’s population grew by an astonishing 1.88 million (7.9%)—equivalent to adding an Adelaide and Hobart to the nation’s population. The following chart from

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MacroBusiness Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 11:30 Source

In the final climactic battle between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Anakin says to Obi-Wan: “You turned her (his wife Padme) against me!” “You have done that yourself!” Obi-Wan replies. As the saga within the Coalition over Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s comments regarding Indian voters and the Albanese government

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MacroBusiness Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 11:00 Source

Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury, appeared last week on ABC’s Afternoon Briefing with host Patricia Karvelas, where Leigh stated the following blatant lie about Australia’s immigration numbers: “We’ve reduced migration from the record highs it was under the Coalition, getting it more in line, including working with universities on the

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MacroBusiness Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 10:30 Source

Over the past 20 years, Australian universities have evolved into revenue-driven corporations. To summarise, the federal government and Australian universities created a framework to attract huge volumes of full-fee-paying overseas students by: The Australian government provided generous student visa work rights and the opportunity for permanent residency. Australian higher education institutions lowered admission and teaching

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Renew Economy Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 10:25 Source
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MacroBusiness Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 10:00 Source

As the Australian economy progresses, increasingly driven by the expanding size of government and the rising population, warning lights are beginning to signal that not everything is well. Like a real car, it’s possible that the warning lights are being thrown up due to a faulty sensor, in this instance, the deterioration of multiple labour

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Renew Economy Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 09:17 Source
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MacroBusiness Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 09:10 Source

From the Market Ear: AI mania Consecutive sessions higher for the AIQ… Momentum mania “Our high beta momentum winners basket just rallied +11.5% last week (following an +8.8% gain the week prior). This basket aims to capture the best performers over the last year. Notably, 50% of the basket’s gain this past week was driven

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MacroBusiness Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 08:00 Source

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the nation’s total fertility rate fell to a record low of 1.50 babies per woman in 2023. The ABS also reported that the median age of parents hit a record high of 33.8 (fathers) and 31.9 (mothers) in 2023. Last week’s Q1 2025 population data from the

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Your Democracy Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 07:37 Source

 

If I were drafting astrology advice for Anthony Albanese over the next few weeks, I would be hinting that it was the worst possible time for international travel, and that a serious bout of diplomatic flu might be the best way to secure his (and Australia’s) long-term interests.

 

Jack Waterford

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Renew Economy Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 07:04 Source

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Your Democracy Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 05:55 Source

 

The Kremlin has branded Britain a leading force among nations seeking to prolong the Ukraine conflict and obstruct a peaceful settlement brokered by the US.

The comments by spokesman Dmitry Peskov come after US President Donald Trump’s visit to London last week, during which British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called for more pressure on Russia.

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Your Democracy Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 05:44 Source

Western European countries must be ready to fight Russia if they offer security guarantees to Kiev as part of a potential settlement of the Ukraine conflict, Finnish President Alexander Stubb has said.

In an interview with The Guardian released on Saturday, Stubb stressed that if the West decides to provide any assurances to Kiev, they should stick to the notion that “security guarantees in essence are a deterrent.”

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MacroBusiness Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 00:05 Source

The University of Melbourne’s latest Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey has found that households have less disposable income than they did before the pandemic. The survey found that mean annual household disposable income has dropped below 2020 levels to $116,432. Households are also spending far more on childcare, rent, and mortgage

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Renew Economy Monday, September 22, 2025 - 21:56 Source
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Your Democracy Monday, September 22, 2025 - 20:09 Source

The current governments of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom are weakening day by day. Recently, more and more people outside the continent have become convinced that the role of Western Europe in world affairs is in decline.

 

The Three Main Western European States Are Losing the Support of their Populations

Mohammed Amer

 

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Your Democracy Monday, September 22, 2025 - 18:01 Source

The UK Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known as MI6, has launched a portal on the dark web in a bid to attract potential spies in foreign countries, with a particular focus on Russia. Dubbed ‘Silent Courier’, the initiative is aimed at people with “access to sensitive information” on terrorism or foreign intelligence activities, according to the British government.

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MacroBusiness Monday, September 22, 2025 - 17:42 Source

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Cheeseburger Gothic Monday, September 22, 2025 - 15:30 Source

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THE BLOT REPORT Monday, September 22, 2025 - 14:44 Source
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Renew Economy Monday, September 22, 2025 - 14:41 Source
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Renew Economy Monday, September 22, 2025 - 14:07 Source
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MacroBusiness Monday, September 22, 2025 - 14:00 Source

A decade ago, soaring New Zealand home prices were “freaking people out, especially in Auckland”, claims Catherine Masters at One Roof. “The headlines were relentless in stories of despair by first-home buyers shut out of the market, and that was before Covid became a household name and prices went higher still”, Masters wrote. “Back in

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Renew Economy Monday, September 22, 2025 - 13:32 Source

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MacroBusiness Monday, September 22, 2025 - 13:00 Source

In the years following the conclusion of the mining boom, the size of government in Australia has continued to grow larger and larger. Conceptually, such growth is not necessarily a bad thing; if a government is wisely investing large amounts in infrastructure to boost the quality of service to the public and to enhance productivity,

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Renew Economy Monday, September 22, 2025 - 12:45 Source
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Your Democracy Monday, September 22, 2025 - 12:44 Source

There is something ineffably eternal about the “drum beating and bell chiming from sundown to daybreak” when it comes to the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower standing in the north end of ancient Beijing.

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THE BLOT REPORT Monday, September 22, 2025 - 12:15 Source

While I never thought I would witness a genocide in my time on this planet, there have been several; one of the worst, and happening now, is the appalling genocide perpetrated by Israel on Palestinians in Gaza. Numerous organisations have called this a genocide1 and now the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory has delivered their report. They have found that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip2.

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