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MacroBusiness Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 10:00 Source

As the Australian economy progresses, increasingly driven by the expanding size of government and the rising population, warning lights are beginning to signal that not everything is well. Like a real car, it’s possible that the warning lights are being thrown up due to a faulty sensor, in this instance, the deterioration of multiple labour

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Renew Economy Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 09:17 Source
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MacroBusiness Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 09:10 Source

From the Market Ear: AI mania Consecutive sessions higher for the AIQ… Momentum mania “Our high beta momentum winners basket just rallied +11.5% last week (following an +8.8% gain the week prior). This basket aims to capture the best performers over the last year. Notably, 50% of the basket’s gain this past week was driven

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MacroBusiness Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 08:00 Source

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the nation’s total fertility rate fell to a record low of 1.50 babies per woman in 2023. The ABS also reported that the median age of parents hit a record high of 33.8 (fathers) and 31.9 (mothers) in 2023. Last week’s Q1 2025 population data from the

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Your Democracy Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 07:37 Source

 

If I were drafting astrology advice for Anthony Albanese over the next few weeks, I would be hinting that it was the worst possible time for international travel, and that a serious bout of diplomatic flu might be the best way to secure his (and Australia’s) long-term interests.

 

Jack Waterford

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Renew Economy Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 07:04 Source

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Your Democracy Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 05:55 Source

 

The Kremlin has branded Britain a leading force among nations seeking to prolong the Ukraine conflict and obstruct a peaceful settlement brokered by the US.

The comments by spokesman Dmitry Peskov come after US President Donald Trump’s visit to London last week, during which British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called for more pressure on Russia.

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Your Democracy Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 05:44 Source

Western European countries must be ready to fight Russia if they offer security guarantees to Kiev as part of a potential settlement of the Ukraine conflict, Finnish President Alexander Stubb has said.

In an interview with The Guardian released on Saturday, Stubb stressed that if the West decides to provide any assurances to Kiev, they should stick to the notion that “security guarantees in essence are a deterrent.”

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MacroBusiness Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 00:05 Source

The University of Melbourne’s latest Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey has found that households have less disposable income than they did before the pandemic. The survey found that mean annual household disposable income has dropped below 2020 levels to $116,432. Households are also spending far more on childcare, rent, and mortgage

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Renew Economy Monday, September 22, 2025 - 21:56 Source
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Your Democracy Monday, September 22, 2025 - 20:09 Source

The current governments of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom are weakening day by day. Recently, more and more people outside the continent have become convinced that the role of Western Europe in world affairs is in decline.

 

The Three Main Western European States Are Losing the Support of their Populations

Mohammed Amer

 

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Your Democracy Monday, September 22, 2025 - 18:01 Source

The UK Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known as MI6, has launched a portal on the dark web in a bid to attract potential spies in foreign countries, with a particular focus on Russia. Dubbed ‘Silent Courier’, the initiative is aimed at people with “access to sensitive information” on terrorism or foreign intelligence activities, according to the British government.

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MacroBusiness Monday, September 22, 2025 - 17:42 Source

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The post Macro Afternoon: 22 September 2025 appeared first on MacroBusiness.

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THE BLOT REPORT Monday, September 22, 2025 - 14:44 Source
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Renew Economy Monday, September 22, 2025 - 14:41 Source
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MacroBusiness Monday, September 22, 2025 - 14:00 Source

A decade ago, soaring New Zealand home prices were “freaking people out, especially in Auckland”, claims Catherine Masters at One Roof. “The headlines were relentless in stories of despair by first-home buyers shut out of the market, and that was before Covid became a household name and prices went higher still”, Masters wrote. “Back in

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Renew Economy Monday, September 22, 2025 - 13:32 Source

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MacroBusiness Monday, September 22, 2025 - 13:00 Source

In the years following the conclusion of the mining boom, the size of government in Australia has continued to grow larger and larger. Conceptually, such growth is not necessarily a bad thing; if a government is wisely investing large amounts in infrastructure to boost the quality of service to the public and to enhance productivity,

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Renew Economy Monday, September 22, 2025 - 12:45 Source
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Your Democracy Monday, September 22, 2025 - 12:44 Source

There is something ineffably eternal about the “drum beating and bell chiming from sundown to daybreak” when it comes to the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower standing in the north end of ancient Beijing.

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THE BLOT REPORT Monday, September 22, 2025 - 12:15 Source

While I never thought I would witness a genocide in my time on this planet, there have been several; one of the worst, and happening now, is the appalling genocide perpetrated by Israel on Palestinians in Gaza. Numerous organisations have called this a genocide1 and now the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory has delivered their report. They have found that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip2.

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MacroBusiness Monday, September 22, 2025 - 12:00 Source

Many often invoke Japan as a cautionary tale in discussions about Australia’s future and the appropriate level of migration, emphasising the importance of avoiding its fate. Viewed purely through the lens of fertility rates, that is undoubtedly the case; Japan has had a below-replacement fertility rate for over 50 years and, at a national level,

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MacroBusiness Monday, September 22, 2025 - 11:30 Source

As the news of political and ideological division currently defining much of the discourse in the United States continues to filter in from across the Pacific, one is often left wondering to what degree Australia will face similar divisions. Following Shadow Home Affairs Minister Andrew Hastie’s pledge to quit the Shadow Cabinet unless the Coalition’s

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MacroBusiness Monday, September 22, 2025 - 11:00 Source

‍One of Indian Albo’s greatest policy lies is that Labor diplomacy is reaping benefits across the Indo-Pacific. Then again, perhaps he is being truthful. There are benefits. It’s just that they are flowing to everybody other than Australia. Let us do an inventory on the current state of affairs, travelling from west to east. In

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MacroBusiness Monday, September 22, 2025 - 10:30 Source

The Albanese government’s housing target is proving to be one of the nation’s biggest policy shams. The National Housing Accord set a target of building 1.2 million homes in the five years to 2028-29, which requires 240,000 homes to be built every year—a rate of construction never achieved before in the nation’s history. Nobody believes

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MacroBusiness Monday, September 22, 2025 - 10:00 Source

Back in the day, the iron ore trade was governed by annual contract negotiations between Australian miners and a collection of Chinese steel mills under the aegis of CISA. These negotiations would set the price for contract iron ore for the next year. This fraught structure was broken down in the post-GFC environment when BHP’s

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xkcd.com Monday, September 22, 2025 - 10:00 Source

Some lava around the piercing site is normal, but keep an eye out for spreading earthquakes and eruptive activity that might indicate rifting.

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