President Donald Trump on Tuesday seemingly announced a major shift in the U.S. approach to the Russia–Ukraine war. “I think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
With the implementation of the Albanese government’s 5% deposit scheme for first home buyers just over a week away, social media is filled with promotional material from the Albanese government crowing about how their achievement will help prospective home buyers. It’s certainly true that some first home buyers will benefit because they will be able
From the Market Ear: Tech spending Without tech spending the US economy would be close/in a recession. DB points out: 1. Good news: The AI super-cycle — with NVIDIA effectively carrying the US economy — is offsetting demand (tariffs) and supply (immigration) shocks. 1. Bad news: The cycle can’t last without parabolic capex. With hyperscaler
Donald Trump has used a speech at the United Nations to criticise countries that have recognised Palestinian statehood, accusing them of encouraging the fighting to continue in the Middle East.
In a lengthy speech laden with characteristic hyperbole, the US president also chastised the UN for failing to stop international conflicts and leaving it up to him to end wars on his own.
The Productivity Commission (PC) released its quarterly Bulletin, which explored the structural decline in Australia’s ‘capital deepening’, which has contributed significantly to the nation’s productivity malaise. “Labour productivity tends to increase when workers have more or better capital (such as computers and buildings) to work with, which is known as ‘capital deepening’”, PC Deputy Chair
UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – US President Donald Trump questioned on Tuesday the UN purpose, claiming that it had not helped him in resolving global conflicts during the first eight months of his second term.
Trump Questions Purpose of United Nations in UNGA Address
Trump’s record suggests that meetings with him frequently fail. Instead, Albanese has an important agenda to pursue at the UN in New York, and when dealing with the US better outcomes are more likely if Australia develops its own policies in its own interests.
Former Labor leader Bill Shorten warned that Australia’s declining economic complexity is the single biggest threat to national security. Shorten noted that the Harvard Kennedy School’s Economic Complexity Index ranked Australia 105th out of 145 nations. “Our near neighbours are Botswana, Panama, Namibia and Togo”, he said. “This is not an academic curiosity; it is
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