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The mind control underway in the Australian government today is something to behold. I have repeatedly drawn attention to the RBA’s systematic erasure of the word “immigration,” which has completely trashed its credibility because it can’t forecast anything accurately if it does not make reference to the number one input into Australian macro. Now, the

The Market Ear on the great AI inflation. “Lagom” – not too hot, not too cold Here’s the must-see flow & positioning data from the weekend — a continuation of the “Lagom” theme: not too hot, not too cold. Continued hedge funds de-risking and strange record Russell shorts meets continued systematic and retail buying. De-grossed

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Report reveals WA's gross emissions have ballooned by nearly 50 pct above 2005 levels, largely due to the development of its massive gas industry.

Out of all nations on earth, Canada is arguably the most similar to Australia. Both nations are resource-rich, hosting relatively small populations on massive landmasses. The overwhelming majority of the population lives in small pockets where the weather is most favourable. The bulk of Australia’s population lives on the East Coast, whereas the bulk of

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In the world of United States economics, it has been said that “the construction cycle is the economic cycle”. Looking at the data, there is certainly a degree of truth to that, with the number of homes under construction peaking and then falling significantly prior to 4 of the last 6 non-pandemic-related recessions. Perhaps the

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As anyone who reads my stuff knows, I have been kicked off Facebook permanently, and while initially confused as to why it happened, I came to the conclusion that it was because of my posts about the genocide under way in Gaza and the running of the community standards system by zionists1. At the time, I said I’d look around for alternatives. I have been on social media for a while with the longest time spent on Facebook, followed by Xitter (perhaps as long as 8 years for the latter), while I joined both Mastodon2  and Tribel3  in November 2022 as possible alternatives to then Twitter, which had been taken over by the idiot Elon Musk.

Melbourne’s housing market has experienced a long period of price stagnation compared with the other major capital cities. According to PropTrack, Melbourne’s median dwelling values rose by only 19.2% in the five years to July, compared with an average increase across the combined capital cities of 45.5%. Melbourne’s median dwelling value in July 2025 was

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The Digital Media Bargaining Code, brainchild of Josh Frydenberg, unopposed by Labor, is lining the pockets of the big end of town. What’s the scam?

DXY is back! AUD is not. Lead boots plod on. Gold bashed. Metals too. Big bear intact. EM shaky. Junk fine. The curve steepened. Stocks sold. At issue is the US CPI tomorrow. Goldman. Our analysis implies that tariff effects have boosted the core PCE price level by0.20% so far. We expect another 0.16% impact

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday upped the reward it’s offering for information that leads to the arrest of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro to $50 million. 

Research by the McKell Institute warns that thousands of manufacturing jobs in Australia are at risk, particularly in regional areas The report claims that China’s “aggressive” industrial subsidisation, now likely exceeding its defence spending, risks shuttering some 73,000 jobs in Australian regions reliant on refining and smelting metals. “In the short-term, China’s geoeconomic strategy is

Asian share markets are having a much better start to the trading week although Japanese markets are closed for yet another holiday as Bitcoin and other crypto currencies are seeing big bids. Yen was relatively steady against USD as expected while Euro is climbing again as the Australian dollar holds firm above the 65 cent

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