In the years since pandemic-driven stimulus and ‘revenge spending’ began to feed out of the economy in the September quarter of 2022, Australia’s economy has, in headline terms, continued to grow decently enough. It’s hardly been stellar, with the economy achieving cumulative growth of just 4.63% since the June quarter of 2022, but the ‘Lucky
A former Israel Defence Forces chief of staff says more than over 10% of Gaza’s population of approximately 2.2 million was killed or injured since October 2023.
China’s recent display of its newly acquired military might surprised not only international observers, but also its own seasoned diplomats.
It is important to view Australia’s immigration policy in a historical context. In the first 60 years after World War 2, Australia’s net overseas migration (NOM) averaged 90,000 per annum, with only two years over that 60-year period recording a NOM of more than 150,000. In the 15 years of ‘Big Australia’ immigration leading up
I realised about halfway through World War 3.2 that I couldn’t finish the story in 3.3. I didn’t even have space in this most recent book to check in on Lonesome Jones. He just gets a few call-outs by other characters. And even though there is a whole ‘nother war in the Pacific and North Asia, we didnt see any of that either. (At least Jones got to kick some ass in 3.1).
So, yeah, I had to accept there would be a lot more AoT coming.
I reported last week how New Zealand is facing an employment crisis. The official Q2 labour force survey from Stats NZ showed that New Zealand’s unemployment rate increased to 5.2% in the second quarter of 2025, up from 4.7% in Q2 2024. The underutilisation rate also rose by 3.5% over the year to 12.8%. As
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Robert Gottiebsen at The Australian argues that the Coalition risks inciting deep animosity among a core part of its traditional supporter base, including farmers and shareholders. This cohort is being targeted by Labor’s proposed 30% tax on the unrealised capital gains of superannuation balances of more than $3 million. Gottliebsen believes that Labor would most
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