Australian governments of all stripes have long maintained a commitment to secure borders and an orderly migration program.
The Ministry of Economy and Finance admits today: there has been no monitoring of the €211 billion of public money paid unconditionally and without compensation each year to companies. There has been no control, no monitoring of results, no traceability of the use of these astronomical sums. It is one of the greatest state scandals!
The French have reason to be angry!
When Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on Friday, he issued a now-familiar warning: any foreign troops entering Ukraine during active fighting would be considered “legitimate targets.” Yet Western media ran with a drastically different narrative – suggesting he was threatening peacekeepers, not just combatants.
Westpac has released its monthly Housing Pulse, which reports a “discernible shift in Australia’s housing market”, with buyers “perking up”, price growth lifting, auction clearance rates rising, and supply tightening. Westpac notes that “housing-related sentiment has turned”, with the ‘time to buy a dwelling’ index surging another 10% in August, buoyed by RBA rate cuts.
International Reading: Left and right are joining forces to ban lawmakers from trading stock – Yahoo America’s richest generation is only getting richer – Fortune If Trump loses his tariff lawsuit, America may have to refund businesses more than US$200 billion – CTV News Trump’s immigration policies could lead to first ever population decline – News
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Asian share markets are higher across the board as traders start to anticipate tonight’s US jobs print with continued speculation that the Fed is likely going to pull a put regardless of tonight’s NFP result. Meanwhile bond markets are trying to recover with many long dated yields across the UK, Japan and USA backing off
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New Zealand is experiencing an unprecedented house price crash after experiencing one of the developed world’s largest price booms over the pandemic. As Justin Fabo of Antipodean Macro illustrates below, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand’s House Price Index (HPI) shows that national home values have declined by more than 17% over the last
Goldman says buy gold. Since the spring, markets have started to transition from tariff uncertainty into tariff reality, which has helped stabilize economic activity indicators and reduced consensus (and our own) probability of a US recession (though it remains above the historical average). However, we believe important risks remain that reinforce the diversification benefits of
If it’s not bolted down in Helbourne, then it’s fair game for the machete gangs. Insurance claims for stolen cars have exploded in Victoria despite falling in every other state as thieves use cheap and easily accessible gadgets to mimic keyless access and starting technology. Are these devices only available in Hellbourne? No. They are