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MacroBusiness
Monday, October 13, 2025 - 09:30
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In an address to the National Press Club, BlueScope CEO Mark Vassella warned that Australia risks following the United Kingdom’s industrial decline if the federal government fails to fix the gas market. Vassella and other industry leaders say that without cheaper gas, the federal government’s Future Made in Australia policy is doomed, and Australia will The post Labor in civil war over gas reservation appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
The Tally Room
Monday, October 13, 2025 - 09:30
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As part of my efforts to prepare election guides for all of the upcoming elections, I have now published a guide to the 2027 NSW state election. While that election is still almost a year and a half away, the lack of redistributions in NSW (and Victoria) has allowed me to prepare guides for those elections a long way out. |
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MacroBusiness
Monday, October 13, 2025 - 09:00
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Wall Street was sent significantly lower on Friday night as the Trump regime was played again by the Chinese in the ongoing trade war, with another TACO trade brewing. After glowing up all week the NASDAQ fell back nearly 4% while the USD fell back against nearly everything and US Treasury yields retreated alongside oil The post Macro Morning appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Monday, October 13, 2025 - 07:15
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The Trump Always Chickens Out (TACO) trade is on this morning after some mollifying words overnight. President Donald Trump’s administration signaled openness Sunday to a deal with China to quell fresh trade tensions while also warning that recent export controls announced by Beijing were a major barrier to talks. Vice President JD Vance called on The post Australian dollar feasts on new Trump TACO appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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Your Democracy
Monday, October 13, 2025 - 06:55
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In March 2023, the Australian Academy of the Humanities sounded the alarm on the decline in our understanding and knowledge of China through a report on “ Australia’s China Knowledge Capability”. |
John Quiggin
Monday, October 13, 2025 - 04:40
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Labor looks like becoming the “natural party of government”, but in doing so, it is abandoning its traditional role as the party of initiative. In this post, I’ll discuss the first of these points Labor as the natural party of government |
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John Quiggin
Monday, October 13, 2025 - 04:37
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Another Monday Message Board. Post comments on any topic. Civil discussion and no coarse language please. Side discussions and idees fixes to the sandpits, please. I’m now using Substack as a blogging platform, and for my monthly email newsletter. For the moment, I’ll post both at this blog and on Substack. You can also follow me on Mastodon here. |
Your Democracy
Monday, October 13, 2025 - 02:22
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MacroBusiness
Monday, October 13, 2025 - 00:05
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According to analysis from the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO), the federal budget could face a $58 billion revenue decline if average productivity growth remains at 0.5% over the next four years. This forecast is deemed credible by economists amid criticism of Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ higher estimate of 1.2%. Australia’s productivity growth has averaged only 0.1% |
Renew Economy
Sunday, October 12, 2025 - 20:20
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Your Democracy
Sunday, October 12, 2025 - 18:39
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What a difference a few months makes. The last time Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump met at the White House in February, the two countries were riding high. |
Club Troppo
Sunday, October 12, 2025 - 17:26
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No-one really knows the most cost-effective treatments for mental ill-health. But among the most promising candidates seems to be: take the dog for a walk. Illustration: A cost-effective mental resource takes a break from promoting healthy exercise and lifting spirits … Continue reading → |
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MacroBusiness
Sunday, October 12, 2025 - 14:48
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By Harry Ottley, Economist at CBA It was an exceptionally quiet week in Australia with a drop in consumer sentiment the only data of note. RBA Governor Bullock appeared before the Senate Economics Legislation Committee but kept communication very much in line with recent statements. Offshore, the US government shutdown continued, delaying key economic releases The post The economic week ahead appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Your Democracy
Sunday, October 12, 2025 - 09:21
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Weeds are destroying brickworks Ants have more chance of survival Than humans trying to improve Unsatisfied with their unfinished nature In times of enduring friendship The dead come back to honour his passing I was so tired I could not sleep My scooter’s battery was empty The machine would not start at the gate On my way to give treasures and junk Night fell It was too late to ride |
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Your Democracy
Sunday, October 12, 2025 - 06:25
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Unfair criticism has often been levelled at the UN. None has been so gratuitously nasty than President Trump’s 23 September 2025 General Assembly address. Media coverage highlighted Trump’s more outrageous comments, but did not provide deep and comprehensive analysis of the policy implications of his speech.
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Your Democracy
Sunday, October 12, 2025 - 05:44
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On the sidelines of the recent World Public Summit held in Moscow in September, New Eastern Outlook spoke with Sabena Johannes, the President and CEO of Afritrack Angola. The talk turned out to be quite emotional and highly relevant.
Sabena Yohannes: “We must become a single force” BY Yuliya Novitskaya
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Your Democracy
Sunday, October 12, 2025 - 05:24
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Renew Economy
Saturday, October 11, 2025 - 17:43
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MacroBusiness
Saturday, October 11, 2025 - 17:03
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The news of the week that Deloitte had somehow managed to get AI to invent references in a report, for which they harvested 400 thousand dollars, should be a warning for all of us. What it means—Field Exercise So, for this weekend, the Macrobusiness cognoscenti has a field exercise that everyone is to complete. For The post Chatbot consultancy vampires bleed Aussie taxpayers dry appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Your Democracy
Saturday, October 11, 2025 - 13:57
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A new trailer has landed for “Australia: A History”, the upcoming three-part documentary series fronted by former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, set to air on Sky News Australia next week. The series promises to chart the nation’s journey from its ancient Indigenous beginnings to its status as a modern democracy—through the eyes of one of its most divisive former leaders. The former PM's perspective |
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THE BLOT REPORT
Saturday, October 11, 2025 - 11:58
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In March 2018, David Roberts wrote a piece in Vox bemoaning the state of the op-ed page of the New York Times; the main thrust being that these pages do not have enough diversity of opinion, but particularly, he stated that while it carries some conservatives, these authors do not reflect the madness of US conservative politics; they are “alienated from the animating force of US conservatism, which is Trumpism”1. One of the paragraphs that struck a chord with me was the following: |
MacroBusiness
Saturday, October 11, 2025 - 09:29
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Well, that escalated quickly. DXY fell. But AUD crashed. Gold held, oil was murdered. AI metals were deleted. The big bear is back. EM ouch. Led by junk is bearish. Despite a weak DXY , the full bond curve was bid. This will be critical as tariffs return. The stock bubble just burst. It’s not The post Australian dollar crashes with global stocks appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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Your Democracy
Saturday, October 11, 2025 - 08:57
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Democrats have said they will not agree to end the US government shutdown unless Republicans meet their demands, with one senior aide telling CNN it would take an airline catastrophe for the party to back down. |
Renew Economy
Saturday, October 11, 2025 - 07:43
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Your Democracy
Saturday, October 11, 2025 - 06:55
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Western surveillance and censorship is eroding digital freedom and is turning the internet into a “tool of control,”Telegram founder Pavel Durov has warned. The Russian-born billionaire has long portrayed Telegram as an outpost for free speech and privacy, contrasting it with what he describes as authoritarian censorship efforts by Western governments.
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Your Democracy
Saturday, October 11, 2025 - 06:22
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France's political crisis shows no sign of abating. The resignation of Sebastien Lecornu as prime ministerthis week, after just 27 days in office, means the country is set to have an eighth prime minister in the space of five years. |
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MacroBusiness
Saturday, October 11, 2025 - 00:05
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International Reading: ‘We are on the precipice of an incredibly contracting workforce,’ says jobs expert – CNBC White House announces radical new plan to allocate tariff revenue without Congress – MSNBC Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster – Futurism Soybean farmer says $10B bailout is a ‘band-aid on an open wound’ – Yahoo The post Weekend reading and MB media appearances appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Renew Economy
Friday, October 10, 2025 - 20:00
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MacroBusiness
Friday, October 10, 2025 - 17:33
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AUD/USD EUR/USD USD/JPY GBP/USD Gold WTI Brent Australia 200 US S&P 500 UK 100 Japan 225 Vids .…..they should be banned from government contracts for a year….. The post Macro Afternoon: 10 October 2025 appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Cheeseburger Gothic
Friday, October 10, 2025 - 16:35
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Man, what a week! Monday was a public holiday. Tuesday, I caught up with old mates. On Thursday, I had to take the car to the shop again and get myself into the city for a skin check. (One minor BCC to come in December.) Long story short, not a lot was written this week. But I did go back and do proper edits on some earlier chapters of 3.3, which will save me some time in about a month or so. In fact, it convinced me I should block out a couple of hours a week to edit as I go rather than letting it build into a 20-hour job after I finish the first draft. |
