Real per capita household disposable income is considered the most reliable indicator of individual living standards. According to OECD data, Australia recorded the slowest increase in real per capita household disposable income among major English-speaking countries over the decade ending in the March quarter of 2025. Australia’s real per capita household disposable income increased by
The current European nonentities have replaced titans—flawed, perhaps, but figures with gravitas, charisma, and historical will. There was Merkel, who could take a punch; Macron, young and with the ambitions of a new Napoleon; and even Johnson with his chaotic but distinct style
The EU’s House of Cards: How Talentless Pygmalions Are Molding a World Out of Nothingness
George Orwell completed his most famous novel 1984 in 1948, shortly before his early death at 46. A few years earlier, in a remarkable short 1945 essay, Orwell foresaw a future world order overseen by America, Russia and China.
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The Church of England has appointed its first female Archbishop of Canterbury, ending 1,400 years of male leadership. Former top British nurse, Sarah Mullally, was installed as the confession’s highest-ranking clergy by a church synod on Friday.
Last week was an unmitigated disaster for Australian housing affordability. On Tuesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released data on dwelling approvals, which showed that the number of homes approved for construction is falling badly behind the government’s target to build 1.2 million homes over five years, which requires 240,000 homes to be built
Rupert Murdoch built more than a media empire. He built a cathedral of grievance where facts die on the altar and paranoia pays the rent. [...]
Rupert Murdoch built more than a media empire. He built a cathedral of grievance where facts die on the altar and paranoia pays the rent. [...]
By Trent Saunders, economist at CBA The RBA left the cash rate on hold at 3.60%, as expected, but the accompanying statement carried a more hawkish tone. We crystallised some of the upside risk to inflation in our forecasts this week, upgrading our estimate for trimmed-mean inflation in Q3 from 0.7% to 0.8%/qtr. This uplift
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As a private citizen, I have long sought to understand how finance has imposed its influence on the States themselves. I discovered, by consulting the most eminent economists, that the answer, far from being complicated, is quite simple, as described by Michael Hudson, an American economist, considered by his peers to be one of the greatest in the world....
Monetary power and public debt
Many homeowners underestimate the serious damage that overflowing gutters can cause. When water spills over instead of draining properly, it can soak into eaves, walls, and foundations, leading to costly repairs. Overflowing gutters may seem like a small problem after a heavy rainfall, but if left unchecked, they can compromise the structure of your home over time.
The mainstream media, with a few exceptions, is a single-issue lobby group, whose purpose is to assert the rights of capital.
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 20th September 2025
You might have seen the picture above. It’s the Tacoma Narrows bridge which collapsed a few weeks after being built. Why? Well what you can see here is the perturbations from the wind being amplified by the suspension system on … Continue reading →