Victoria disease is killing Australia. The malady of permanent Labor governments leading to excessive immigration, falling living standards via the labour market expansion economic model, woke policy fixations, and capitulation to China is fatal in the long run. Alas, the primary symptom of the disease is brainwashing, so nobody can see it, let alone cure
When the RBA released its forecasts for the economy in May, their expectation was that unemployment would rise to 4.3% by the end of 2025 and remain there until mid-2027, the conclusion of the forecast period. With the release of the latest labour force data for June, the nation’s unemployment rate arrived at 4.3% quite
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Bear season starts with a bang. The Market Ear. Average August angst Nasdaq closing below its 20 day moving average for the first time since April. The last time the Nasdaq 100 QQQ fell 2%+ on the first trading day of August was… last year. The QQQs actually fell 2%+ on each of the first
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On Sunday [22 June], the rabbi of the Western Wall joined Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to offer a special prayer for President Trump as a token of appreciation for his steadfast support of the State of Israel during this time, and for his contribution to regional security.
Netanyahu Thanks God, Prays for Trump at Western WallBy Hana Levi Julian - 27 Sivan 5785 – June 22, 2025
S&P Global has advised the Victorian government that its credit rating will not be downgraded from ‘AA’, as it has been assured by the government that it will “control operating costs ahead of the 2026 election, deliver promised cost savings, and slow growth in debt”. However, S&P noted that the Victorian government’s financial management has
From this morning’s walk and talk around the park:
Slim Jim looked up and sure enough, he spotted the two really big drones that were constantly circling around the site, keeping an eye on it. They were massive, and not that high up, but he couldn’t hear them. What he could hear was the gnat-like buzz of the much smaller drones they were building and testing out here, the same model he’d been playing with at the pool party in the previous chapter.
Sometimes the dictation AI isn’t quite as intelligent as I assume.
While most of Labor is lost on Planet Gaza, Jenny George is focused on what matters. From The Australian: The government’s review of gas markets is timely as the interaction of our domestic and export markets is dysfunctional. LNG is exported without regard for our domestic needs. We’re the second-largest exporter of LNG, yet facing domestic gas
If you’ve been following my live blog, you would have seen that the preference count in the Tasmanian state election finished on Saturday, with the count in Bass being in doubt right up until the end.
Most seats ended up going to the candidates who were expected to win, with just a few exceptions. The parties and candidates in the lead ended up winning every seat in Braddon, Franklin and Lyons. There are two exceptions, and in this post I will explore how those preference counts played out, with the help of graphs.
Goldman with the note. For much of the week, our Dollar views were on the wrong side of market moves, but the substantial revisions to the employment situation should, in turn, revise the emerging narrative that the FX reaction to tariffs has changed again. On the tariff narrative, we see three key aspects to our
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Ron Paul is turning 90 this month. One of the most influential political figures of his time, Paul has meant many things to many people.
Here’s at least a part of what he’s meant to me.
When I was 20 years old, I supported Pat Buchanan for president.
Ron Paul Was My Pat BuchananFrom ‘go, Pat, go’ to ‘Ron Paul Revolution’—and beyond.
Well that was an interesting Friday night with the much anticipated non-farm payroll AKA US unemployment print shocking to the downside, with further revisions to prior month prints finally revealing the impact of the Trump regime’s tariff on the domestic economy. Coupled with the passing of the August 1st tariff “deadline” and King Trump spitting
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US Vice President J.D. Vance has revealed he has been “obsessed” with UFOs and hopes to thoroughly investigate the phenomenon in the nearest future.
Vance made the admission during an episode of the Ruthless Podcast which aired on Friday, where he proclaimed his fascination with the mysterious flying objects.
I believe that the video-sharing platform YouTube is one of the greatest educational tools available. I use YouTube daily to solve a variety of problems and learn information. My 14 year-old daughter has used YouTube ‘How-to’ videos to learn arts and crafts, solve maths problems, fix her phone and computer, learn about history, learn how
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