Statistics are often given lanky legs that take their user far. But how they are used, and how they are received, is striking. The current figure of 27,500 dead is a blighting, grotesque fact. But as they are Palestinians, the issue is less significant to certain parties than, say, 140 Israeli hostages being held in…

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Australia’s auction market boomed over the weekend, despite high volumes of listings. The national preliminary auction clearance rate rose to 76.2%, up from 73.9% the prior weekend. This is the highest preliminary clearance rate since the first week of June last year, according to CoreLogic. Melbourne hosted the most auctions, with 618 homes put up

Last week, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the nation’s dwelling approvals collapsed to only 162,200 in 2023, thereby tracking some 78,000 below the Albanese government’s target to build 1.2 million homes over five years (i.e. 240,000 homes a year). This collapse in approvals was led by Victoria, where only 51,000 homes were

Pilots at Network Aviation (NA) have voted down three attempts at a new Enterprise Bargaining Agreement. NA pilots are the worst paid in the Qantas group; at present, 70% of NA pilots are paid below award levels, according to the union. Qantas’ says they want a 50% pay rise, but that would only take them up to award levels.

Here is the problem with the Reserve Bank of Australia: Wage rises will have to be lower and interest rates higher for longer if the Reserve Bank of Australia’s “optimistic” expectations for a productivity rebound turn out to be wrong, governor Michele Bullock says. This is poppycock. That Bundering Bullock can utter it tells us

On Thursday, Special Counsel Robert Hur, who had been investigating US President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents following his time as Vice President, announced that he would not bring charges against the president.